Guides for small local businesses
Plain answers to the questions owners ask us most. Every figure has a source and a date, and we say where SEOrted fits only once, at the end.
How much does a small business website cost?
In Australia, published prices we found for a small business website build ranged from A$599 + GST for three pages to A$3,500 + GST and up for a studio’s starter package. Looking after it costs extra: published care plans ran from A$49 to A$340 a month.
How much does SEO cost in Australia?
Most Australian agencies publish prices of about A$600 to A$3,000 a month for a small business’s local SEO. Bigger campaigns go well past that, up to about A$12,000.
Google Business Profile: what matters for a local business
What matters most is a listing that is complete, correct and active: the right primary category, your services and areas, accurate hours, real photos of your work, and replies to your reviews.
Is SEO dead now with AI?
No. More people now get their answer from AI, but AI assistants and Google’s AI Overviews build those answers from the same websites, Business Profiles and reviews that SEO has always looked after.
How to get your business named in ChatGPT and Google’s AI
AI assistants name the local businesses they can find clear, consistent facts about: a complete Google Business Profile, a page for the service and area someone asks about, recent reviews with replies, and the same name, address and phone everywhere.
See your new homepage before you spend a cent
We design your new homepage and a report on where you show up today, usually within a few days. No charge, no commitment, and we’ll tell you honestly if we’re not the right fit.