A tradie website in Australia runs from a few hundred dollars for a basic template to several thousand for a custom build that books jobs. A site nobody finds is not cheaper.
- Price is driven by build type, page count, and whether the copy, SEO and lead tracking are done for you or left to you.
- Templates are quick and cheap but slow once plugins stack up, look like everyone else's, and are harder to rank.
- Cheap costs you twice: the jobs lost to a competitor with a faster site, then the bill to rebuild it properly.
- Insist on a fast mobile build, copy written to get calls, a tappable number on every page, basic SEO, and lead tracking.
- Web Blend charges $1,500 for landing pages and from $2,800 for custom sites, one number up front and no hourly billing.
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Quick answer: a tradie website in Australia can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars for a basic template to several thousand for a custom build that actually books jobs. The price depends on how many pages you need, whether it is custom-coded or a template, and whether copywriting, SEO and lead tracking are included. A cheap site that no one finds is not really cheaper.
What actually drives the price
Most of the cost comes down to a few things. How the site is built (custom code or a template), how many pages it needs, and whether the words, design, search setup and lead tracking are done for you or left to you.
A one-page template you fill in yourself sits at the cheap end. A custom site, written and built to turn visitors into calls, sits higher. You are paying for the work that makes the phone ring, not just the pixels.
Template vs custom: the price gap explained
A template is a pre-made design thousands of other businesses also use, often built on WordPress. It is quick and cheap, but it is slow once you add plugins, it looks like everyone else, and it is harder to rank. See our full breakdown of WordPress websites for tradies for the real numbers.
A custom site is hand-coded for your business. It costs more to build, but it loads fast, looks like nobody else’s, and is built to get found and book jobs. For most tradies chasing more work, that is where the money is well spent.
What “cheap” really costs you
A cheap site that loads slowly, looks generic and never ranks does not save you money. It loses you the jobs that go to the competitor with a faster, more trustworthy site. Then you pay again to rebuild it properly. The real cost of cheap is the work you never won.
What you should get for the money
Before you pay for any website, make sure it includes:
- A fast, mobile-friendly build that loads in about a second
- Copy written to turn visitors into calls, not filler text
- A clear way to enquire on every page, with the phone number easy to tap
- Basic SEO so you can be found in search
- Tracking so you can see where your leads come from
How Web Blend prices it
We give you one clear number up front for the work, with no hidden hourly billing. The first call and the quote are free, so you know the price before you commit. Web Blend builds landing pages at $1,500 and custom websites from $2,800, and we tell you honestly what your business actually needs.
A website should pay for itself in a handful of jobs at your proper rate. If you are not sure what that rate should be, our charge-out rate calculator works it out from your wage, overheads and billable hours.