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When you need a website that works, not just one that looks good

CJ Digital is a Hawthorn-based website development team that has built and managed WordPress websites for hundreds of Melbourne businesses since 2014, across many different industries. If you care less about winning a design award and more about a site that loads fast, stays online, and that you can update yourself, you are in the right place.

A good-looking website that breaks, runs slowly, or locks you out of your own content costs you customers. We build it the other way around: reliable first, then good-looking on top of that. The result is a site customers can find, one they trust enough to choose you, and a site you control.
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Four parts ⦿ When you need development ⦿ Integrations ⦿ Process ⦿ Cost ⦿ Support ⦿ FAQs ⦿ Get started 

How CJ Digital builds websites

We are a Melbourne website development company, and three things shape every site we build. 

Built on WordPress

We build on WordPress because it gives you a site you own and can manage, on the most widely used website platform in the world. Our Melbourne WordPress developers work with it every day, so your site is built to last rather than patched together.

Fast, secure and reliable

Slow sites lose customers and rank lower in Google. We build for speed and security from the start, host in Australia, and keep the site updated so it keeps working long after launch.

Built so you can manage and grow it

You should be able to change your own text, add a page, or update a price without calling a developer. We set your site up so the day-to-day changes are simple. We also look after more than 200 Melbourne businesses day to day, so we are here for the bigger jobs too.

When you need website development, not just web design

Most small business websites are simple: a handful of pages, a contact form, clear information. For those, good web design and a clean build are enough. Some projects need more than that. Website development is the work that happens when your site has to do something, not just show something. 

You need development, not just design, when your site has to: 

  • Take bookings and sync them with your calendar
  • Connect to a practice management system or patient portal
  • Run a member area with logins and payment processing
  • Work across several locations or franchises, with shared content and local overrides
  • Link to a point-of-sale system for retail stock and orders
  • Feed enquiries straight into your CRM so nothing slips through

That is the difference between a website and a tool your business runs on. 

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Custom development and integrations we build for Melbourne businesses

Integration is where a website stops being a brochure and starts saving you work. We build these on top of WordPress, not bolted onto a closed builder, so the connection holds and you are not tied to one vendor. 

  • Booking and scheduling: appointment and class bookings that sync with your calendar, so customers book themselves and your team stops playing phone tag.
  • Healthcare practice management: connecting your website to the systems your clinic already runs, so new patient enquiries land where your staff work.
  • Retail point of sale: linking your site to your POS so stock, orders, and product information stay in step.
  • Professional services CRM: feeding website enquiries into your CRM, such as Zoho, so every lead is captured and followed up.
  • Payment gateways: secure online payments set up properly, whether that is a deposit, a full payment, or a recurring charge.

If you already use a particular booking, POS, or CRM tool, tell us and we will confirm how it connects before we start. 

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Moving from Wix, Squarespace or an ageing website

Plenty of businesses start on Wix or Squarespace, or on a site built years ago, then outgrow it. The reasons tend to be the same: the site is slow, you cannot make it do what you need, you do not really own it, or it has stopped showing up in Google. A website redesign in Melbourne is often less about looks and more about moving onto a platform that can keep up.

When we move your site, protecting your search rankings comes first. We map your existing pages, set up redirects, and carry across your URLs and page information so Google keeps recognising your site. It is the same migration discipline we are using on our own rebuild right now. When it is done, the site is yours, on Australian hosting, with no lock-in.
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How a website development project runs

A typical development project runs over roughly 6 to 8 weeks, depending on how much the site has to do. Larger integrations and migrations take longer. A straightforward rebuild can be quicker.

We start by working out what your site needs to do and who it is for. Then we build the structure, place your content, set up the development work and any integrations, and test everything before launch. You see the site come together as we go, not only at the end. After launch we are still here, through ongoing support, to keep it running and help it grow.

What does website development cost?

The honest answer is that it depends on what your site has to do. A clean rebuild costs less than a site with custom bookings, payments, and a CRM connection. The main things that move the price are complexity, the number and type of integrations, and how much migration is involved.

Rather than quote a figure that turns out wrong, we talk through what you need and give you a clear price for it. For ongoing support and maintenance after launch, see our website support packages
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Website development questions, answered

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Yes. We specialise in WordPress because it gives you a site you own and can manage, with the development depth to handle bookings, payments, member areas, and integrations.

In most cases, yes. We build booking, point-of-sale, payment, and CRM connections on top of WordPress. Tell us the tool you use and we will confirm how it connects.

That is the goal of every migration we run. We map your pages, set up redirects, and carry across your URLs and page information so your search rankings hold through the move.

Yes. The site is yours. We build on WordPress with no lock-in contracts, so you are never tied to us to keep your own website running.

Often, yes. We can review what you have, fix what is holding it back, and build on it rather than starting again, where that makes sense.

Let’s talk about your website

If you need a website that works, loads fast, and does the job your business needs, we should talk. Call us or send an enquiry, and we will work out together what your site needs to do.
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