Website design and development

CJ Digital is a Hawthorn agency that handles website design and development for small businesses across Melbourne. One local team runs the whole project, from planning through to launch and the support that follows. Get the online fundamentals right and keep work flowing, your way.

Build trust and loyalty with your customers

Most people look a business up online before they ever call or walk in. Your website is where they decide whether you are the right choice. When it loads fast, reads clearly and answers the questions people came with, it works for you every day without you thinking about it.

That is the part we focus on. We get the online fundamentals right so customers can find you, choose you with confidence, and trust you enough to make contact. CJ Digital has built and managed sites for hundreds of businesses across many industries, from trades and hospitality to health and retail. We know what earns that trust in practice.
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A website project at CJ Digital has four parts: the design, the customer-facing layer; the development, the build underneath; the content that fills it; and the ongoing support that keeps it running. All four get scoped and quoted separately so the buyer can see what they’re getting and what they’re paying for.

CJ Digital has built websites for Melbourne small businesses since 2014, working from a Hawthorn studio. If you’re planning a complete web project and weighing up the options, this page covers the full picture. If you specifically want a small business website without custom integrations or larger development scope, our [web design in Melbourne page](/website-design-melbourne/) is the more focused starting point.

The four parts of a website project

There are four parts to creating you a website that helps your business succeed.

Design

How your site looks and how visitors move through it. We design clean, mobile-first WordPress pages in Breakdance that match your brand and make the next step obvious. See web design Melbourne.

Development

The build behind the design. We turn the design into a fast, secure WordPress site and add the features your business needs. See website development Melbourne.

Content

The words and images that do the work of selling. We write clear page copy and lay it out so customers and search engines both understand it.

Support

Care after launch. Australian hosting, updates, fixes and small changes, with no lock-in contract.

Every CJ Digital project covers all four. Some clients want them sequenced over months rather than bundled in one go. We work either way. 

When a project needs more than a standard website

Some sites need more than pages and a contact form. Online bookings, member areas, point-of-sale links, customer database connections and custom features all sit on top of the standard build. We handle that kind of work too. If your project needs integrations or custom development, the detail lives on our website development Melbourne page.

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How a project runs and what it costs

How a CJ Digital web project runs and what it costs

Every project follows the same clear path. We start with a planning conversation to map your pages, goals and content. We design the site, build it in WordPress, load the content, then test everything before launch. Once it goes live, we stay on to support it. 

There is no fixed price, because no two projects are the same. What shapes the cost is the number of pages, how complex the build is, whether you need integrations or custom features, and whether you need photography or content written from scratch. The simplest way to get a real figure is a short conversation about what you have in mind. 

Hosting and support after launch

Hosting and support after launch

A website needs looking after once it is live. We host sites on Australian servers and offer ongoing support plans that cover updates, security, backups and small changes. Plans start from $150 per month plus GST, with no lock-in contract, so you stay only as long as it suits you. The full Essentials, Business and Premium options are set out on our website support packages page.

Hosting, support, and the years after launch

A website project doesn’t end at launch. The site needs WordPress core and plugin updates, security monitoring, daily backups, performance monitoring, and the small fixes that surface in real-world use. For most CJ Digital clients, ongoing support is the longest part of the relationship.

Hosting and support are offered as one of three monthly packages with no lock-in contract.

Support Packages

$150

(+GST)
Monthly

Essentials Pack: $150 per month plus GST

Australian hosting, one hour of monthly content updates, ongoing site maintenance, dedicated account management, quarterly check-ins.
  • Local hosting
  • 1 hour of monthly allocated changes
  • On-going backend site maintenance
  • Dedicated account management and ongoing support
  • Quarterly check ins to go over website

$200

(+GST)
Monthly

Business Pack: $200 per month plus GST

Adds two hours of monthly time, ongoing on-site SEO updates, and management of third-party integrations.
  • Local hosting
  • 2 hours of monthly allocated changes
  • On-going backend site maintenance
  • Onsite SEO set up and updates
  • 3rd party integrations and ongoing updates
  • Dedicated account management and ongoing support
  • Quarterly check ins to go over website

$300

(+GST)
Monthly

Premium Pack: $300 per month plus GST

Adds three hours of monthly time and a website refresh built into the relationship every two to three years.
  • Local hosting
  • 3 hours of monthly allocated changes
  • On-going backend site maintenance
  • Onsite SEO set up and updates
  • 3rd party integrations and ongoing updates
  • Dedicated account management and ongoing support
  • Quarterly check ins to go over website
  • Website revamp every 2-3 years

Larger ongoing work like new pages, new functionality, or significant redesigns is scoped separately. The line between support hours and project work is discussed with you in advance. No surprises. 

What is the difference between web design and web development?

Web design is how a site looks and how visitors move through it: layout, colours, images and the path to the next step. Web development is the build behind that design, turning it into a working WordPress site, adding features and making sure it is fast and secure. Most projects need both, done together.

Yes. We run design and development as one project with one team, so nothing gets lost between a designer and a separate developer. You deal with people who understand the whole site, which keeps the work moving and the result consistent.

Yes. We build single sites and larger setups with several locations or brands under one structure. If you run multiple sites, or plan to, we can plan the build so they share a consistent design and stay simple to manage.

Plenty of projects do not. Online bookings, member areas, point-of-sale links and custom features all sit outside a standard brochure site. We scope these case by case. The starting point is a conversation about what you need the site to do.

Yes. We take over sites built by other agencies or developers, including WordPress sites that need fixing, updating or moving to better hosting. We will review what you have, tell you honestly what is worth keeping, and handle the move.

Our Web Services

A few ways we help businesses online.

Web Design

New WordPress sites designed around your brand and your customers. (Links to web design Melbourne.

Website Development

The build, the features and the integrations that make the site work.

Ongoing support and hosting

Australian hosting, updates and changes after launch, from $150 per month plus GST.

Online stores on WordPress

WordPress online stores where an online shop fits your business.

Start a web project conversation

Tell us what you are planning and we will tell you honestly what it takes. Call us, email, or send a message through the contact form and a member of our Hawthorn team will get back to you.

Phone: (03) 8582 8702 

Email : [email protected]

16-22 Church Street, Hawthorn VIC 3122 

Let’s talk about your business and build something great together. 

We’ll help you put the right online foundations in place so customers can easily find, trust and choose your business. 

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