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Whether you just need a li’l spring clean, want to start fresh with a template, or you’re ready to go full chaos gremlin and build something custom from scratch, here’s what it actually costs to get it done properly.
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Pick your Poison (all prices include GST)
Custom Build – $4,840
For when you’re ready to burn your old site to the ground and start again (in a fun, non-arson way). We design the whole thing from scratch, every page, every layout, every word placement (strategy, baby!) so it fits your business like one of those bandage dresses that used to be all the rage, you know the ones.
Ideal if you’ve got a big or complex offer suite, want to go deep on strategy, or have a really specific vision you want brought to life. Or if you just want to go hard, not go home.
You’ll end up with a site you’re borderline smug about sending people to, instead of muttering “it’s on my to-do list” for the eighth month in a row.
Template Install – $2,420
For when you want a whole new site but you don’t want to sell a kidney to get it. You bring the template (I can help you pick one), then I tear it apart and rebuild it so it looks like it’s all yours, not like the 73 other photographers who bought the same one.
I freakin’ love a template. They’re perfect if your biz is evolving, you’ve outgrown your DIY site, or you just want something new, quickly.
By the end you’ll have a site that’s basically a custom build in disguise, minus the price tag and emotional damage.
One Page Website – $1,760
For when you need a proper website yesterday and don't want to sell a kidney for it. You've got your shit together (copy, images, brand sorted), you just need someone to build you something clean and functional that looks slick.
Perfect if you're just starting out, your business genuinely doesn't need seventeen pages to explain what you do or you’re not ready to commit to a big dawg site.
Best if you're thinking "I just need something up that doesn't make me cringe" – this gets you there without the three-week timeline or the emotional damage of trying to DIY it again.
VIP Day - $1,100 (full) / $650 (half)
For when your site is basically fine but also quietly giving you the ick. I’ll spend a day cleaning it up - fixing weird spacing, updating fonts and colours, wrangling your galleries, and generally making it feel less like a rushed uni assignment. Whatever you want, really - give me a list and I’ll get in there.
Best if you like your site mostly, it’s just not quite hitting for some reason — this is a non-invasive face lift, if you will, not a brand new head.
You still get to say “yeah, I built it myself”, it’ll just look more like what you envisioned in your head rather than whatever actually happened when you were clicking around.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/calendar-day_gray.svg" alt="/icons/calendar-day_gray.svg" width="40px" /> TEMPLATE INSTALL A$2,420
<aside> <img src="/icons/calendar-day_gray.svg" alt="/icons/calendar-day_gray.svg" width="40px" /> ONE PAGE SITE A$1,760
<aside> <img src="/icons/calendar-day_gray.svg" alt="/icons/calendar-day_gray.svg" width="40px" /> VIP DAY A$1,100 FULL / A $650 HALF
Here’s what a few clients have said (unprompted, promise):
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I have no words. Well actually I have heaps but I am seriously so blown away! It's incredible. It's so so so much better than I imagined! Like it is so good it's hard to believe it's mine! You've made my photos look so epic and everything fits together so well. I'm really particular about how my photos are used and how they flow together with colours and movement and I can't quite express it or put my finger on it but what you've done just feels so seamless.
All I keep thinking is THANK THE HEAVENS I GOT YOU TO DO THIS!!!! Imagine what a butchery I would have made of it! You are a wizard!
Thank you thank you thank you!
– Nat (Natalie Alder Creative)
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<aside> <img src="/icons/stars_gray.svg" alt="/icons/stars_gray.svg" width="40px" /> ok brb passing away 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 can I live in this website?????? Like sorry what 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 it’s like my brain and my resume went out for margaritas 🙈🤯👌🥲🤣✌🏼I fucking love it sooooooo so so so so so so much – Em (Zephyr Digital Photography)
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<aside> <img src="/icons/stars_gray.svg" alt="/icons/stars_gray.svg" width="40px" /> I was not expecting this. I’m crying. F*ck. How do I even begin to thank you. I cannot believe what you got done in a day 😭😭😭 I was not expecting this at all.
Me- I’ve f*cked my headings, please fix You- An actual angel 😇 who has made me look super cool and pretty bloody good at my job.
– Laani (Laani Lane Photography)
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<aside> <img src="/icons/stars_gray.svg" alt="/icons/stars_gray.svg" width="40px" /> I came to Ellie to create a new website for my photography business. I'd tried SO MANY DIY websites in the past that just didn't cut the mustard so it was super important to me that I invested in someone who cared just as much about creating a website that represented my business, as I do.
The preparation and attention to detail Ellie takes is above and beyond what I ever expected! Ellie took the little direction I gave and made a masterpiece! The amount of positive feedback I've had relating to the website has been incredible!
THANK YOU FOR MAKING A WEBBY THAT LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE MY BIZ!!
– Gem (Love, Gem Photography)
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