Web design Victoria, Australia businesses can update

WordPress fits a team that publishes often and wants to edit most of the site itself. Its choice of plugins gives you flexibility, though someone needs to keep it updated for security. A hosted builder such as Wix, Squarespace or Webflow suits a small site that an owner wants to run alone. You trade some control over code and speed, and moving away later can mean rebuilding.

A custom design suits a brand, audience or set of content with specific needs. An adapted template fits a simpler site with a tight brief, provided the layouts are reworked around your actual content. For a site that needs heavy editing alongside a custom front end, a headless setup separates the editor from the front end. That gives you more flexibility, with more parts to host and maintain.

Start with your editing routine. Tell us who will make changes and how they work; we use that to recommend WordPress or a custom Next.js site, so the choice fits the people who will use it.

Australian guidance recommends WCAG 2.2 at a minimum of Level AA for digital access. Agree an accessibility target in your brief. We set up the page structure and designs against that target, so access is considered during the build.

The Australian Privacy Principles apply to covered organisations, including health-service businesses regardless of turnover. Where they apply to you, we include a privacy policy page in the site structure and agree what your enquiry forms ask for, who receives messages and what the confirmation says.

Gather what you already have before the conversation.

• Your goalDecide if the site should bring quote requests, calls or job applications, and who handles each enquiry.
• Your prioritiesRank the services or products you want to feature.
• Your brandBring vector logo files, colours and fonts, or note what still needs creating.
• Your proofGather case studies, permitted client logos, testimonials and relevant certifications.
• Your referencesShare sites you like and dislike, with a reason for each.
• Your accountsFind the relevant logins or the person who holds them.

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  Using placeholder copy

  Bring real headings and paragraphs into the design. Their length can change a layout that looked finished with sample text.

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  Choosing a platform too early

  Decide who will update the site and how often before selecting the editor.

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  Letting someone else own the accounts

  Keep the domain and hosting in your business’s name and grant access to the people working on them.

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  Reviewing only on desktop

  Check every page on a phone before approving the design.