Website Design
Website Design for Small Businesses — Built in Thornton, NSW
A website should do one job above all others: turn the people searching for what you do into enquiries for your business. NHP Connect designs and builds WordPress websites that do exactly that — more than 300 of them since 2021, backed by 80+ Google reviews with a 5-star rating.
We work with clients in person across Newcastle, the Hunter Valley and Port Stephens, and remotely with businesses Australia-wide.
One-page tradie sites from $1,000, multi-page business sites from $1,500 ex GST, online stores to around $4,000 — fixed proposal before we start. We meet clients in person across Maitland, the Hunter Valley and Newcastle, and build remotely for businesses Australia-wide.
Websie Design
Small Business Websites
WordPress Web Design
Australia-Wide
Sound familiar?
Most business owners who contact us about website design are dealing with one of these:
- Your website gets visits but no enquiries. People find you, look around and leave without calling.
- Your DIY site looks dated and breaks on mobile. It was fine when you started; now it’s costing you jobs.
- You can’t edit your own website. The last designer built something you can’t touch — or worse, something you don’t even own.
- You have no idea what a fair price is. Quotes range from $300 to $30,000 and nobody explains the difference.
- Your last designer disappeared after launch. No updates, no support, no answers.
If any of those sound familiar, you’re exactly who we build for.
What a well-built website changes
We design every website around what your customers actually search for and what you need them to do next. That means a site structured so the right service pages exist for the right searches, every page gives visitors a clear path to enquire, and the whole thing is ready for Google Ads, Meta Ads and your Google Business Profile to plug into from day one.
We won’t promise you rankings — no honest designer can, and you should be wary of anyone who does. What we can point to is a process that has kept our Google rating at 5 stars across 80+ reviews, over 300+ completed websites.
What’s included in every NHP Connect website
Strategy before design
Discovery session on your business and goals, competitor and keyword research, and a planned sitemap — so the site is structured around how your customers search, not guesswork.
Design and build
Built on WordPress with Elementor — a platform you can learn, edit and own. Fully mobile-responsive, with conversion-focused page layouts, professional copywriting and image sourcing.
The functionality your business needs
Contact forms, click-to-call, booking and payment integrations, and full ecommerce for online stores.
Measurement from day one
Google Analytics 4, Site Kit and Google Search Console configured before launch, so you can see what your website is doing from the first week.
On-page SEO foundations
Unique titles and meta descriptions, clean heading structure, image optimisation, internal linking — and if we’re redesigning an existing site, proper redirects so you don’t lose the Google standing you already have.
The unglamorous essentials
Security, backups, cookie and privacy requirements, and accessibility considerations.
Two rounds of revisions via markup
You mark up exactly what you want changed, we change it. Clear and structured — no endless loops.
Handover and training
The website is yours — you own it outright. We hand over admin access and show you how to make changes yourself. WordPress is user-friendly enough that our clients genuinely do learn to run their own sites. Ongoing support is available whenever you’d rather we handle it.
What’s not included
We’d rather tell you now than surprise you later:
Ongoing SEO campaigns
Your site launches with solid SEO foundations, but ongoing ranking work is a separate engagement.
Advertising management
We run Google Ads and Meta Ads as dedicated services.
Logo design
If you need one, our logo design service starts at $350 ex GST and is built to match your new site.
Hosting
Hosting is optional, not forced: $320 per year plus domain renewal if you want us to host and maintain it — but the site is yours either way.
Who we build for
Mostly trades and service businesses — the businesses whose customers search, compare and call. We also build ecommerce stores and informational websites for organisations that need a credible, current online presence. New builds and redesigns, first websites and fifth ones.
Choosing a website designer: Do’s and don’ts
Do
- Ask who owns the website when it’s finished. (With us: you do. Always.)
- Ask exactly what “SEO included” means — get the specifics in writing.
- Ask what happens after launch, and what support costs.
- Check their reviews on Google, not just the logos on their homepage
Don’t
- Pay anyone who guarantees Google rankings. Nobody can.
- Accept a website you can’t log into and edit.
- Judge on price alone — a $300 website that generates nothing is the most expensive website you can buy.
- Sign off without seeing it on your phone. Most of your visitors will.
How it works
1. Discovery
A meeting — in person around Newcastle, the Hunter Valley or Port Stephens, or by phone/video anywhere in Australia.
2. Research and structure
Competitor and keyword research, then a clear sitemap you approve before anything is designed.
3. Content
Copywriting & images for every page, with clear content written around your services, customers & business goals.
4. Design and build
Your site takes shape on WordPress + Elementor, with a professional, mobile-responsive design.
5. Revisions
Two structured rounds of markup — you point, we polish, with clear feedback and the changes you want.
6. Launch
Live, tracked, and properly redirected if we replaced an old site. Typical turnaround time: 2–3 weeks.
7. Handovers
Admin access, training, and your website — owned by you, with guidance on making updates yourself.
Built to be fast
Speed and stability are part of design, not an afterthought. We optimise images, use caching, and keep scripts under control, with Google’s Core Web Vitals as the benchmark — the loading, responsiveness and visual-stability measures Google recommends (an LCP within 2.5 seconds and INP under 200 milliseconds). Good scores don’t guarantee rankings — but slow sites lose visitors before they ever become enquiries.
Recent work
Experience in many industries
Pricing
$1500ex GST
Website design with NHP Connect starts at $1,500 ex GST. From there, price depends on the number of pages, whether you need ecommerce, booking or payment integrations, and how much content needs to be written from scratch.
No minimum terms, no lock-in contracts. Hosting, if you want it, is $320 per year plus domain renewal. You’ll get a fixed proposal before any work starts — no surprises mid-project. For a full breakdown of what each price includes, see how much a website costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Anywhere from a few hundred dollars for a template to tens of thousands from a large agency. NHP Connect websites start at $1,500 ex GST, with the final price depending on pages, functionality and content. You get a fixed quote up front.
Typically 2–3 weeks from discovery to launch, assuming content and feedback keep moving. Complex ecommerce builds can take longer — we’ll tell you before we start.
You do. Full stop. You get admin access, and the site and its content are your property — whether or not you host with us.
WordPress with Elementor. It’s the world’s most widely used website platform, it isn’t locked to any one provider, and it’s friendly enough that you can learn to edit your own site.
Yes — redesigns include proper page-to-page redirects and preservation of your existing page structure where it’s working, so the standing you’ve built isn’t thrown away.
Yes, copywriting and image sourcing are part of the build. You review and approve everything.
Every site we build is fully mobile-responsive and tested on phones before launch — that’s where most of your visitors are.
Hosting is optional at $320 per year plus domain renewal, on Australian servers in Sydney and Melbourne, with 30 days of backups and updates covered. You’re free to host elsewhere — you own the site.
Yes. Handover includes admin access and training so you can make your own changes. Ongoing support is available whenever you’d rather send changes to us.
Your analytics are already running, so we review how the site is performing, and you choose what’s next: self-manage, our hosting and maintenance, or growth services like Google Ads, Meta Ads and lead automation.
Ready when you are
Tell us about your business and we’ll come back with a fixed proposal: structure, inclusions, timeline and price.
