Web Design Brisbane

Yes. If you're happy with your logo, colours and fonts, our Website package is made for you. We design every page around your existing brand identity, write the copy, set up the SEO foundations and build it as a WordPress website you can update yourself. Plenty of Brisbane companies come to us with a brand they love and an existing site that no longer does it justice, and that's exactly the website project Website is for.

If your brand needs some work first, our Brand + Website package takes care of both, so the brand and the website design are created together from day one. Those tend to be the websites we're proudest of, because every page is built on thinking that already exists.

One honest note on what counts as a brand. A logo and a favourite colour isn't a brand. A well-considered identity, with the strategy, the assets and the voice behind it, is what makes a website feel cohesive rather than just tidy. If you're not sure yours is there yet, that's the conversation to have before the website starts.

Yes. Red Kite is based in Brisbane and has been designing brands and websites here for years, for everyone from sole traders to national brands like Shaver Shop. You deal directly with the designer working on your website rather than an account manager, our whole team is in house for the entire process, and if you'd like to meet in person before a project starts, that's easy to arrange.

Being local matters more than people expect. We know the Brisbane market, what your competitors' websites look like and what your customers are comparing you with, and we're in the same time zone when something needs a quick turnaround. We also work with businesses right across Australia, so you get the breadth of a national web design agency with a Brisbane web designer at the other end of the phone. Our 160+ Google reviews, all five stars, come from businesses Australia-wide, and we'd rather you read them than take our word for it.

Quite a few, and we're happy to name them. The Houndry, a dog care business opening its Fortitude Valley facility, came to us for a brand and a website that would have bookings coming in before the doors opened. Optium SI, a Paddington software company, needed a website that explains a technical product clearly to industrial buyers. Dietitian Lab wanted a site that sells products as well as it books consultations. Penguin Health Solutions, a Brisbane health consultancy, and You Ignited, a performance hypnotherapy practice, both needed a professional website that builds trust fast with people who've never heard of them.

We've also built sites for businesses down the road on the Gold Coast (Vamoose Escape Rooms, General Building Co.) and as far afield as Adelaide, Melbourne and Japan. Have a look at our case studies to see the range. We've worked with businesses in all sorts of industries over the years.

Web design costs in Brisbane vary enormously, and the range is wider than most people expect. A templated site from a freelancer or a DIY builder can be under $1,000, and you'll see Brisbane offers advertised from a few hundred dollars. A professionally designed small business website from a Brisbane web design agency typically sits between $5,000 and $20,000, mid-market custom builds run from $20,000 to $80,000, and enterprise platforms go well beyond that. Annual website maintenance for a small business is usually around $1,000 on top, and larger companies should budget a few thousand a year for upkeep. Freelancers and small studios tend to serve smaller budgets and first versions. A web design and development business like ours sits in the professional middle, where you're paying for expertise and a website that's expected to earn its money back many times over.

We keep it simple by scoping around outcomes rather than vague hours, so you know exactly what you're paying for and why. Both of our web design packages cover the full website project, from planning and wireframing through to design, copy, web development, go-live and training, and the scope can grow with more pages or functionality where it makes sense for your business goals. Want to see our package pricing? Submit an enquiry and you'll get instant access.

Fast, but never rushed. Our Website package is deliberately streamlined, so with quick feedback from you a website design project can have your new site live in about 2 to 4 weeks from kick-off. You'll see Brisbane agencies promising a professional website in 7 to 14 days. Some of them deliver a template with your logo on it, and we'd rather tell you the real number and hit it. Bigger sites and online stores take longer because of content, features and testing, and the biggest factors are how many pages and templates you need, integrations like bookings or payments, and how quickly approvals come back.

With Brand + Website the identity comes first, because getting that right is what makes the website work. Brand Foundations usually runs 3 to 6 weeks and Brand Master 4 to 8, then the website itself takes about 4 to 8 weeks depending on size and complexity. You'll get a clear estimate at the start, we'll tell you before you commit if anything changes, and we keep you updated at every key milestone.

Yes. Our ecommerce websites span food and beverage, health and beauty, tech products and hospitality businesses running on online booking platforms, built as WordPress websites with WooCommerce or on Shopify, depending on what suits the store. We set up products and collections, integrate payment processing with gateways like Stripe and PayPal, build a fully functional checkout with shipping sorted, write the product copy and leave you with a backend that's easy to manage day to day, so your online store never depends on a developer.

One thing to know about online stores. They vary so much that we don't quote them off a package. Tell us what you sell, how many products you have and what the store needs to do, and we'll set up a quick chat to make sure it's something we can help with and give you an accurate quote rather than a guess.

Every website we build includes the search engine optimisation foundations it needs to be found, which is the technical SEO that most websites get wrong. A clean site structure that search engines can index properly, SEO-friendly URLs and titles, meta descriptions for key pages, optimised images so pages load quickly, and page content that speaks to Brisbane customers and the suburbs you serve, so local searches find you and your online visibility grows. Websites built on best practice simply rank better than ones that aren't, and that increasingly applies to AI search tools as well as Google, so we structure content so it can be read and cited by both.

It's worth being honest here. We're not an SEO agency or a digital marketing agency and we don't promise overnight search rankings. SEO is a long-term investment that builds organic traffic over time, and so is digital marketing. What we promise is a website built correctly from the ground up, so your future content, SEO services, social media marketing and digital strategy have the best possible platform to perform on. When you're ready to go deeper, we can introduce you to Brisbane digital marketing agencies we work closely with, or you're welcome to bring your own team.

It depends on what you need the website to do and the business goals behind it. A freelance website designer in Brisbane can be a good fit for a simple site on a tight budget, but you'll often be sourcing your own copy, photography and SEO, juggling a separate web development contact if anything technical comes up, and relying on one person's availability. A large agency gives you a bigger team, usually at a bigger price, with account managers between you and the people doing the work.

We sit in between, and on purpose. Red Kite is a designer-led business, so you deal directly with the website designer working on your site, and prompt communication is something our Google reviews mention again and again. Strategy, copywriting, website design and development all happen in one place with a professional team behind them, and the project is managed properly from kick-off to launch. You get the care of working with a Brisbane website designer and the breadth of a web design agency, without the layers.

Yes, and most of the businesses we work with are small businesses, from sole traders, trades and service businesses to start-ups and established companies with a team behind them. A small business website doesn't need to be big, it needs to be right. Clear about what you do, easy to find, quick to load and built to generate leads. In a city with as many small business owners as Brisbane, that clarity is what sets you apart and helps you win the potential customers who were about to choose someone else.

Small business owners are usually the ones wearing every hat, so we keep the process light on your time. We run discovery, write the copy, design and develop a WordPress website and hand it over with website training, so you can get on with running the business. If your logo and identity need a refresh at the same time, Brand + Website gets both done in one go, which is often the most cost effective route for a growing small business.

Small businesses often start on a DIY builder, and that's fine for testing an idea. The trouble starts when the business grows. Templates limit how your brand can look, the same layouts turn up on your competitors' sites, performance is often poor on mobile devices, and you don't fully own or control what you've built. A website tailored to how your business actually works performs better in search and gives you full ownership of the design and the content.

Our custom design starts with your customers and your business goals, then the structure, the layouts and the copy are built around them. The content management system is WordPress, which powers over 40% of the websites in the world, so you're never locked in. You get the keys to your website and our Keys to your website guide showing you how to use it, so you can update text, images and pages yourself whenever you like, and we're here for support if you want it. A custom design costs more than a template, and it's the difference between a website that looks like a website and one that looks like you.

Both packages cover end-to-end website design and development as one design service, not just a pretty front end. Think strategy, usability, copywriting, design and a proper build, all working together so the website looks great, loads quickly and guides people to take action.

With Website you get discovery and goal setting, a sitemap and navigation structure planned around your customers, custom website design built around your existing identity, professionally written copy, responsive layouts for mobile, tablet and desktop, SEO foundations so search engines can crawl and index it properly, performance optimisation and cross-browser testing, then launch with 30 days of aftercare and our Keys to your website guide. Every site is built in the WordPress content management system so you can manage it yourself, and a hosting and care plan with ongoing support is there if you want us to look after it long term.

We also design with accessibility in mind, following the WCAG guidelines that Australian accessibility standards are based on, so your website is usable by every customer and you aren't exposed to the legal risk of a site some people can't use.

Brand + Website includes all of that plus the brand itself. Discovery and strategy, your new logo and brand assets, a comprehensive brand style guide, content-first wireframes of every page, a kickoff call with our lead designer, video walkthroughs at every stage, creative direction that carries your brand vision into every page, and copy shaped by the brand work (or written from your brand voice and messaging with Brand Master). You can add a graphic design collateral suite too, so business cards, signage and social templates match the website from day one.

Going live isn't the end, it's where the work starts paying off. We handle the launch, connect your domain, and every website comes with 30 days of aftercare, so any tweaks or fixes in that first month are on us, plus our Keys to your website guide and a WordPress walkthrough so you're confident running it yourself and adding new pages as the business grows.

After that, our optional hosting and care plan keeps everything up to date and handles website changes in a timely manner. Fast, secure hosting, plugin and WordPress updates, daily backups, security monitoring and website support by phone or email from the team that built the site, rather than a ticket queue. Website maintenance is the part most small businesses forget until something breaks, and the plan is a small cost for peace of mind and better uptime. If you'd rather a Brisbane team you can call than a support package on the other side of the world, that's us.

We have 160+ five-star Google reviews, and we'd rather you read them than take our word for it. The themes that come up again and again are that we listen, we're easy to deal with, we take the brief seriously, communication is prompt, and the finished website speaks for itself. Several mention being surprised at how much of the heavy lifting we took off their plate, from writing the copy to sorting the small details at launch.

Many of those Google reviews are from Brisbane businesses, alongside clients right across Australia and around the world. You can read every one of them on our Google Business Profile, and we'd encourage you to have a look before you commit.

Website is for Brisbane companies with a brand they're happy with. We design and build a website around your existing logo, colours and fonts, write the copy for every page and set up the SEO foundations, then hand you the keys.

Brand + Website starts with your brand. You choose one of our brand solutions, Brand Foundations or Brand Master, and once your new identity is signed off we design your website around it. The advantage shows in the detail. Bespoke brand assets, illustration and imagery give the website design a look nobody else in your market has, with a high performing website and a seamless user experience as the result, and because we've got to know your business so well along the way, the copy is far more closely tailored to you. With Brand Master, every page is written from the brand voice and messaging we create together, so the whole site sounds unmistakably like you.

If you're not sure which is right, tell us about your business and we'll give you an honest steer. We'd rather you ended up with the right package than the bigger one.