Hourly designer
~$50–$150 /hr, open-ended
You pay for time, and the total is a guess.
- ✗Final cost unknown up front
- ✗Revisions add to the bill
- ✗Every email is billable
- ✗Scope creep gets expensive
- ✗Hard to budget
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Fixed price vs hourly web design
For anyone who has been burned by an open-ended hourly quote. Hourly designers charge roughly $50 to $150 an hour, and the final bill is a mystery until it lands. Fixed price means you see the number before work starts, from AUD $200 — here is why that matters.
- No hidden fees — ever
- You see the price before you commit
- No lock-in contracts
- Australian-owned
- You own your domain and site
The problem with hourly
Hourly sounds fair. It rarely is for you.
A small business site can take 20 to 60 hours. At $100 an hour that is $2,000 to $6,000, and you do not know which end until the invoice arrives. Every email, every revision, every "quick change" is on the clock.
Worse, hourly punishes you for asking questions. You end up staying quiet to keep the bill down, and the site suffers.
Fixed price puts the risk on us, not you
When we quote a flat rate, we carry the risk if it takes longer. That is the point.
You know the number, you sign off, and that is what you pay. Add-ons are their own clear prices — a booking form is $100, a gallery from $50 — so the total never drifts.
When hourly can make sense
Ongoing tweaks to a complex custom system? Hourly can suit that.
Building a new website for your business? Fixed price is almost always the safer buy. See your exact number on the quote calculator before you decide.
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Fixed Price Websites
From $200 locked in
You pay for the result, priced before we start.
- Full price up front
- Revisions to get it right included
- Ask all the questions you like
- No bill-shock
- Easy to budget
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Frequently asked questions
Is fixed price or hourly cheaper for a website?
For a defined build, fixed price is usually cheaper and always safer. Hourly at $50 to $150 an hour can turn a 40-hour site into a $4,000 surprise. A fixed price from AUD $200 locks the number before work starts, so scope creep is our problem, not your bill.
What if the project takes longer than expected?
With fixed price, that is on us. We quoted the number, so if the build runs long you still pay the agreed price. With hourly, every extra hour lands on your invoice. Fixed price shifts that risk away from you.
Are revisions included in a fixed price?
The revisions needed to get your site right are included in our flat rate. You will not be charged per email or per tweak. If you later want a whole new feature added, that is a clear add-on with its own listed price — never a surprise.
How do you quote a fixed price without seeing everything first?
Our quote calculator asks what your site needs — pages, store, bookings, images — and prices each part. You build the quote yourself and see the total instantly. There is no vague estimate that balloons later; the number you build is the number you pay.
What does a fixed-price website cost?
From AUD $200 for a sole trader site, $300 for an online store and $400 for a restaurant or venue site, plus any add-ons you choose. Every part is priced on the quote calculator so you can see and adjust the total before committing.
Know the price before we start
Flat rate from AUD $200. No clock running, no bill-shock, no lock-in.