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If you are an Adelaide small business owner looking for a website, the price range is confusing. One place quotes $395, another quotes $15,000, and you have no idea what the difference is. This guide breaks down exactly what you pay at each level and what you actually get.
The 5 Website Price Tiers in Adelaide
1. DIY Builder ($200-600/year)
Wix, Squarespace, GoDaddy — you do everything yourself. The platform is cheap but you write every word, design every page, and maintain it all. For a tradie who bills $80/hour, spending 20 hours building a website costs $1,600 in lost time — more than hiring someone.
2. Budget Web Shop ($395-999)
Places like Affordable Websites Adelaide or DigiWebCraft offer cheap sites. You get a template with your logo and some generic text. Often built offshore. No SEO strategy, no local Adelaide context, no ongoing support. Fine for a business card site that nobody finds on Google.
3. AI Adelaide ($699-2,499)
That is us. Our pricing is transparent: Starter $699 (3 pages), Business $1,299 (5-7 pages with blog and SEO foundation), Growth $2,499 (10+ pages with suburb targeting and automation). All custom-designed, locally written, and built for Google. See our website design page for full details.
4. Boutique Agency ($5,000-15,000)
WebAdelaide, Digital Nomads HQ, and similar agencies offer custom design with strategy sessions and multiple revision rounds. Good quality but expensive — usually overkill for a local tradie or cafe that needs 5-7 pages.
5. Premium Agency ($15,000-50,000+)
National agencies with enterprise capabilities. Way more than any small business needs.
What You Actually Pay For
Every website has the same building blocks:
- Domain name: $20-50/year (you own this)
- Hosting: $15-30/month (where your site lives)
- Design and build: $699-2,499 (our pricing) or $5,000-15,000 (agency)
- SSL certificate: Free with modern hosting
- Ongoing maintenance: $0-100/month (basic changes included with us)
- SEO (optional): From $399/month — see our SEO services
Real Example: A Plumber in Norwood
A plumber in Norwood needs a website. With AI Adelaide, the cost is:
- Website (Business tier): $1,299 one-off
- Domain: $22/year
- Hosting: $20/month ($240/year)
- SEO retainer (optional): $399/month
Year 1 total: $6,559 (with SEO) or $1,761 (without SEO). Compare that to $10,000-15,000 at a boutique agency for the same or worse result for a local tradie site.
Why Our Websites Cost $699 Not $5,000
We are a small Adelaide team. No agency overhead, no project managers, no strategy workshops. You tell us about your business, we build the site, you review it, it goes live. Two days, not two months. The quality is professional — we just skip the expensive process that agencies charge for.
Can I Get a Free Website?
Technically yes — Google Sites, free Wix, a Facebook page. But free sites look free. They have ads, limited features, no custom domain, and Google ranks them poorly. One new customer from a $699 website has already paid for it.
What About Ongoing Costs?
With us, basic text changes are included — no monthly fee. You only pay if you add automation or SEO services. With agencies, ongoing maintenance is typically $50-300/month. With DIY builders, you pay $20-50/month forever.
Which Tier Should You Pick?
If you are a sole trader with no website, start with Starter ($699). If you have an established business and want to rank on Google, go Business ($1,299). If you serve multiple suburbs and want to dominate local search, Growth ($2,499) is the play. See our full pricing page for details.
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