Founder-led web team in India, evenings AEST
Website Design & Web Development for Gold Coast Businesses
Before you pay anything, you get a written AUD quote: A$900 is where a WordPress build starts, A$1,200 a custom-designed site and A$2,400 a shop, and the first-year totals are set out below.
From A$900excl. GSTSee pricing →
- Fixed AUD quote before you pay
- First-year cost shown, hosting included
- Written for tourism and hospitality
- Founder-led by Ashish Sharma since 2017
- Online 2:30–11:30pm AEST, Mon–Sat
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
Founder-led delivery
Overview
This page is written for Gold Coast motels, holiday apartments, cafés, restaurants and tour operators first, plus trades, health and professional services. Codingclave is run by its founder from Lucknow, India, and is online 2:30pm–11:30pm AEST, Monday to Saturday.
By Ashish Sharma, founder · Updated 6 October 2026
Quick answer
How much does website design cost on the Gold Coast?
Website design on the Gold Coast runs from $695 for a one-page site to custom builds that are quoted only, based on the first-page Google results we checked on 6 Oct 2026. Webeasy was the only one of those pages to publish build prices ($695 to $995 for 1–7 pages); the larger agencies quote only. With us, expect A$900–A$4,300 for WordPress, A$1,200–A$6,900 for a custom business website and A$2,400–A$19,500 for an online store, plus optional hosting and support at A$80–A$240 a month.
- Prices checked on 6 Oct 2026; they change
- Compare first-year totals, hosting included
- Ask whose name the domain is licensed in
- Get the timeline and exclusions in writing
- Bookings and integrations move you up a range
Local snapshot
Gold Coast at a glance
Areas we work with
- Southport
- Surfers Paradise
- Broadbeach
- Burleigh Heads
- Robina
- Coolangatta
- Helensvale
- Coomera
In Gold Coast
What we build for Gold Coast businesses
- Gold Coast
App Developers
Only one Gold Coast app developer prints prices: $3,000–$25,000 ex GST. See 8 options checked 6 Oct 2026 beside our iOS + Android apps from A$6,900.
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Custom Software Development
8 providers rank for Gold Coast custom software; 2 clearly work from Gold Coast addresses and none we opened shows a price. Ours: A$9,800–A$98,000.
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Shopify Developers
Shopify developers for Gold Coast stores from A$2,400 on one fixed AUD price, usually live in 2–6 weeks. We compared what 8 Gold Coast providers charge.
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WordPress Developers
Gold Coast WordPress sites A$900–A$4,300 in about 1–2 weeks. Takeovers off agency hosting, WooCommerce fixes, care from A$80/mo. Prices vs 7 providers.
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AI Automation
7 of 11 Gold Coast-serving AI automation providers publish prices, checked 6 Oct 2026. Where each is based, plus a fixed AUD build quote from A$1,950.
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SEO
Gold Coast SEO fees checked 7 Oct 2026: Thrive from $550, iOnline $1,100–$2,100 ex GST, CLIQ $2,000+. Ours: A$990–A$9,800/mo, no lock-in, free 3-fix check.
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Google Ads Management
Gold Coast PPC agencies list $1,000–$3,000/mo plus up to $2,500 setup (read 7 Oct 2026). Ours: A$990–A$9,800, with the account in your name.
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Tradie Websites
Gold Coast tradie website prices, checked 7 Oct 2026: $1,497 + GST builds to $14,388 + GST a year plans. Ours A$900–A$6,900, no GST, yours to keep.
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Gold Coast website prices compared (checked 6 Oct 2026)
On 6 October 2026 we checked eight of the first-page results for 'website design Gold Coast' and recorded what each ranking page shows: a build price, a hosting or care price, and a timeline. None showed all three.
| Provider | Build price on the ranking page | Hosting or care shown | Timeline shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webeasy | 1 page $695; up to 3 pages $845; up to 7 pages $995; extra pages $100 each; bespoke by consultation | Hosting and maintenance tiers named, not priced | 7–10 days (1 page); 10–14 days (3 or 7 pages) |
| Thrive Digital (Burleigh Heads) | Quote only | From $45 a month (SSL, ongoing support, security and backup plugins) | 6–10 weeks (website design and build) |
| B Creative Studio | Quote only | Not shown | 6–12 weeks (WordPress) |
| Five by Five, White Peak Digital, 7thVision | Quote only | Not shown | Not shown |
| webdesigngc.com.au | Not on the ranking page (separate fee pages) | Not on the ranking page | Not shown |
| Michael Sherry (Helensvale) | Page could not be loaded | Not checked | Not checked |
| Codingclave (remote, India) | WordPress A$900–A$4,300; business site A$1,200–A$6,900; store A$2,400–A$19,500 | Optional, A$80–A$240 a month: hosting, backups, monitoring and support | 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–6 weeks (estimates) |
If you need a one-page site and nothing more, Webeasy is cheaper than us, and about as quick. Its $695 sits below our A$900 floor, and it publishes 7–14 days for sites of up to 7 pages. If the lowest price matters most, that is the honest answer.
What you get with us: one written price, monthly costs published upfront, and a site built to take bookings, orders and enquiries. Prices change, so check each provider's site. For national costs, see website development for Australian businesses.
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What moves a Gold Coast website up or down our price range
A five-page café site and a 40-product store with booking add-ons are different jobs, so our ranges are wide. These factors decide where your quote lands; the written quote itemises each one.
| Factor | Towards the lower end | Towards the higher end |
|---|---|---|
| Pages | A handful: home, about, rooms or services, contact | Dozens, such as one per room type, tour or suburb |
| Design | A WordPress theme with your colours, logo and photos | A custom design, page by page |
| Bookings and ordering | A button to the booking or ordering system you already use | Enquiry flows, deposits or a third-party system connected in |
| Content | Text and photos ready to load | Content still to be written, or migrated from an old site |
| Products (stores) | A short catalogue, simple shipping | Hundreds of products, variants and shipping rules |
| Extras | English only, standard forms | Extra languages, member areas or custom features |
Tell us where you sit on these six lines and the quote comes back as one figure. Want a rough number first? Try the website cost calculator.
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What your first year actually costs: build plus hosting
The number that matters for a budget is the first year: the build plus twelve months of hosting and support. No page we checked adds these up, so here is ours.
| Site type | Build (once) | Hosting & support (12 months) | First-year range | Estimated build time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress site | A$900–A$4,300 | A$960–A$2,880 | A$1,860–A$7,180 | 1–2 weeks |
| Business website | A$1,200–A$6,900 | A$960–A$2,880 | A$2,160–A$9,780 | 1–3 weeks |
| Online store | A$2,400–A$19,500 | A$960–A$2,880 | A$3,360–A$22,380 | 2–6 weeks |
Hosting and support is optional. It covers hosting, backups, monitoring and support, as listed in your quote. Happy with your current host? Keep it and drop the middle column. Changes beyond the quote are priced in AUD first.
Outside our quote, paid to other providers:
- the domain licence
- a Shopify plan and paid apps
- booking-engine or channel-manager subscriptions
- card and payment-gateway fees
- stock photos or a photographer
Prefer to talk first? Book a free consultation.
Want a fixed AUD price for this?
Tell us what you need and get a quote in writing.
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Websites for Gold Coast tourism, accommodation and hospitality businesses
Tourism and Events Queensland puts tourism at about $5.5 billion in 2022-23, or 12.1% of Gold Coast gross regional product, and about 45,800 jobs, roughly 1 in 8. In the year to June 2025, 636,000 international visitors spent $1.5 billion here. Cafés and restaurants, retail and accommodation are the largest direct tourism employers.
Whether it's a Surfers Paradise apartment building, a Burleigh Heads café, a Coolangatta surf school or a Broadbeach restaurant, the site has to answer three questions on a phone: is it available, what does it cost, and how do I book?
Direct-booking and enquiry paths for motels and apartments
Every page carries a book or enquire button, each room type gets its own page with real photos, and policies sit one tap away. The site links to your booking engine, or the form asks for dates and guest numbers. See our booking engine and direct-booking set-up.
Holiday lets and short-term rentals
Holiday-home owners and managers need a site that takes a direct enquiry with dates and guest numbers, and states house rules, minimum stays, bond and cleaning terms before the guest asks. Several properties with availability per property is booking-system work: see the accommodation page.
Menus, functions and ordering for cafés and restaurants
Menus, opening hours and function enquiries come first, and you edit prices and specials yourself. Ordering integration is scoped per venue: see restaurants, cafés and takeaways, our restaurant POS software and restaurant software in Australia compared.
Sessions, groups and seasonal packages for tour operators
Surf schools, boat tours and hinterland trips sell by session and headcount. Show session times and prices, take group enquiries and say what to bring. School-holiday, schoolies and event packages go on seasonal pages you edit yourself; waivers and deposits are priced in your quote.
Fast mobile pages for visitors on 4G
Visitors often look you up on mobile data. Our target is a Largest Contentful Paint of 2.5 seconds or less, which means photos sized for phones and no autoplay video at the top of the page. See the speed and accessibility targets.
Long stays and international guests
International visitors averaged 14.5 nights in the year to June 2025 (Experience Gold Coast). For long stays, show weekly rates, full cancellation and check-in policies, and a comparison of apartment sizes and inclusions, with prices marked AUD.
Payment-gateway, channel-manager and OTA connections are confirmed in writing for your business before you sign. We take projects from anywhere on the Coast, from Coomera, Helensvale and Southport to Robina. Letting agencies can see our real estate agencies page, and clinics our medical and allied health page.
Tell us on WhatsApp what you sell and when your season peaks.
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What a Gold Coast motel website can offer that Booking.com can’t
A motel or holiday-apartment website won't replace Booking.com or Expedia. Its job is to win the guests who would book direct if given a reason. Australian operators told the ABC (30 May 2026) they pay Booking.com 12–15% commission on standard rates, up to about 30% with optional incentive programs.
Since the ACCC's 2016 changes, you may offer lower rates by phone, to walk-ins and to customer loyalty groups, but the OTAs can still stop you advertising a lower public rate on your own website. The ABC reported that no formal government review had started as of May 2026.
| Channel | Lower rate than the OTAs? | The website's job |
|---|---|---|
| Public rate on your own website | OTAs can still prohibit it | Match the OTA price and add value: late checkout, parking or breakfast |
| Phone and walk-in | Allowed under the 2016 changes | Click-to-call, a visible number and a short enquiry form |
| Customer loyalty group | Allowed under the 2016 changes | A sign-up form, with member rates sent by email or shown after login |
| Repeat-guest email list | May qualify; check your contract | Capture emails at booking and check-out |
| OTA listing | Operators report 12–15%, up to about 30% | Discovery; link to your own site where the OTA allows it |
So design the site around what you may offer: member rates, packages, and a fast phone or enquiry path. A direct booking at the same price still keeps the commission with you. General information, not legal advice; check your own OTA contract.
Ask on WhatsApp about a direct-booking site for your property
Need a PMS and channel manager too? See our hotel management software, the direct-booking engine for motels and holiday apartments and our review of hotel software in Australia.
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Taking enquiries, bookings or online orders? Picking the right platform
Let the job the site has to do pick the platform, then choose the option with the lowest running cost that still does it.
A site that brings in enquiries
WordPress covers most cafés, trades, clinics and seasonal pages, provided it carries few plugins and gets regular updates.
A site that sells products
Shopify hosts the checkout for a monthly plan plus app fees. WooCommerce keeps shop and content together on WordPress, so hosting and updates sit with you.
Something a theme cannot handle
Member portals, availability across several properties or tight speed targets need a custom build, scoped before it is priced.
On any of them you edit text, photos and prices yourself; layout changes and new integrations are quoted separately. Before you choose, compare Gold Coast WordPress developer prices, takeovers and care plans and what a Shopify store on the Gold Coast costs to build and run.
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When a Gold Coast agency is the better choice, and when we are
Choose a local agency if you want people in the room
Pick a Gold Coast agency for face-to-face workshops, an on-site photo or video crew, or a 12-month SEO and Google Business Profile retainer run locally. We can't offer those.
Choose a budget builder if one page is enough
For a single page live within days at the lowest price, a budget builder costs less than we do and can be as quick. You give up custom design and integrations.
Choose us for a fixed price and a site that does more
We suit owners who want one fixed written price, a build that takes bookings, orders or member sign-ups, evening and Saturday availability, and monthly costs published before they sign.
Have a project in mind?
Send a few lines on WhatsApp or get a fixed AUD quote.
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Speed and accessibility targets for every Gold Coast site we build
Google's web.dev defines three 'good' Core Web Vitals thresholds, measured at the 75th percentile of page loads on mobile and desktop. Those are our build targets, with WCAG 2.2 Level AA. The Australian Human Rights Commission's April 2025 Guidelines on Equal Access to Digital Goods and Services treat websites as covered by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and recommend WCAG 2.2 AA.
| Measure | Target | How it is checked |
|---|---|---|
| Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) | 2.5 s or less at the 75th percentile | Lab speed tests before launch, then Search Console field data once traffic builds |
| Interaction to Next Paint (INP) | 200 ms or less | Same as above |
| Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) | 0.1 or less | Same as above |
| Accessibility | WCAG 2.2 Level AA | Automated and manual checks, listed in your written quote |
| Forms and booking paths | Usable on a phone from start to finish | Tried on a phone before launch, as listed in your quote |
These are targets for the site we deliver, not a promise of Google rankings, which also depend on your content, reviews and competition.
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How working with an India-based team works for a Gold Coast business
Codingclave is a founder-led team in Lucknow, India, run by Ashish Sharma since 2017. Here is how a project runs at a distance.
Hours that don’t shift with the seasons
Queensland has no daylight saving, so our 10am–7pm India hours stay at 2:30pm–11:30pm AEST, Monday to Saturday, all year. Send a change on WhatsApp (+91 92771 84741) at lunchtime and the work happens that evening. Email carries documents; video calls cover design reviews.
Where we are, plainly
We have no Australian office, staff, phone number, ABN or legal entity, and we don't claim to be local. Every Gold Coast project is run remotely from Lucknow.
Paying safely
Your written fixed AUD quote sets out scope, dates and when each payment falls due, before you pay anything. Whoever you hire, tie payments to things you can see: an approved design, then a working site.
If something breaks
Monitoring is part of hosting and support. Between 11:30pm and 2:30pm AEST nobody is at a desk here, so your response times are written into your quote. If round-the-clock cover matters for your booking page, say so before you sign.
Proof you can check yourself
4.9 stars on Google from 76 reviews (read them), Top Rated on Upwork, and 200+ projects delivered since 2017 (see the work). For working code, try the live hotel software demo. It was built for Indian hotels, so Australian tax, payment and channel set-up is confirmed in writing for your business before you sign. Message us for the login.
Five questions to ask any web designer, us included
- Who will own the domain, hosting and code?
- What is the first-year total, hosting included?
- What is the timeline, in writing?
- What does support cost, and what does it cover?
- What is excluded from the price?
Ask us those five questions on WhatsApp and get the answers in writing. For the wider picture, read how outsourcing to India works for Australian businesses, or see website design in Brisbane.
| Your time (AEST) | What happens |
|---|---|
| 9:00am–2:30pm | We're offline. Last night's progress is waiting on WhatsApp. |
| 2:30pm–5:00pm | Overlap (2.5 hours): calls, reviews and decisions |
| 5:00pm–11:30pm | Evening availability, after lunch service or the check-in rush |
| Saturday 2:30pm–11:30pm | Available |
| Sunday | Closed |
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Who owns your .com.au domain, hosting and code
Under auDA's rules, a .com.au holder must be a commercial entity with an Australian Presence, such as an Australian citizen or permanent resident, a company registered under the Corporations Act, or an entity with an ABN. The name must link to the holder: its business name or an acronym of it, its Australian trade mark, or a service or product it offers. If that presence lapses, you are no longer eligible and the licence can be cancelled.
So your .com.au belongs in your business name: Codingclave has no Australian Presence. If a quote registers the domain in the supplier's name, ask why.
The same goes for everything that runs the site. Keep these in your business name, or under your own admin login, from day one:
- the hosting account
- the code repository
- the CMS administrator login
- Google Analytics and Search Console
What we hand over at launch is listed in your quote. Ask on WhatsApp what the handover includes.
Pricing in AUD
Fixed AUD prices for Gold Coast websites
Every project gets a fixed AUD quote in writing, with scope, dates and when each payment is due, before you pay anything. The factors above decide where you land in each range.
WordPress website
A$900 – A$4,300
Excl. GSTWordPress website · Typical timeline: 1–2 weeks
Theme-based WordPress with editable pages, enquiry forms and on-page SEO set-up.
Get a quote for this plan
Business website (custom design, Next.js or WordPress)
Custom design, more pages and scoped integrations such as a booking-engine link, enquiry flows and maps.
E-commerce store (Shopify, WooCommerce or custom)
Shopify or WooCommerce with your catalogue, checkout and shipping rules.
Hosting, backups, monitoring and support
Optional: hosting, backups, monitoring and support, with inclusions and response times listed in your quote.
- Fixed price in AUD
- Free scoping call
- No obligation
Domain licences, Shopify plans, booking-engine subscriptions and payment fees are paid to those providers. Need a portal or booking system rather than a website? See custom software development. Planning an app too? See mobile app development.
Prices are in Australian dollars and do not include GST: Codingclave is an overseas (India-based) supplier and is not registered for Australian GST. If your business is GST-registered, check with your accountant whether the reverse-charge rules apply to imported services.
Fixed AUD quote
Get a fixed AUD quote for your Gold Coast site
Send your current URL or a few lines about your business on WhatsApp. You'll get a written price, timeline and exclusions, or an honest answer if a local agency or budget builder would suit you better.
Ashish Sharma
Founder, Codingclave
Ashish or the team will reply on WhatsApp or email within one business day.
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
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From brief to launch: a step-by-step plan, dated in your quote
We estimate 1–2 weeks for WordPress, 1–3 weeks for a business website and 2–6 weeks for an online store. Webeasy publishes 7–14 days for up to 7 pages; the custom studios we checked publish 6–10 or 6–12 weeks. Our dates assume your text and photos are ready and replies come quickly at review points, and your quote states those assumptions.
Brief and written fixed AUD quote
Send your URL or a few lines on WhatsApp or email. The quote lists scope, exclusions, dates and payment points.
Sitemap and wireframe
Pages and content agreed, including booking, menu or enquiry paths.
Design
Key pages designed and reviewed with you on WhatsApp or video. The number of design rounds included is written into your quote.
Build and content load
Site built and content loaded, with seasonal pages ready for you to edit.
Quality checks
Checked against the Core Web Vitals and WCAG 2.2 AA targets, with forms and booking paths tried on a phone.
Launch and post-launch check
Go-live and Search Console set-up, then a check of forms, speed and indexing.
FAQ
Questions Australians ask us
Can’t see yours? Ask Ashish directly — you’ll get a straight answer, not a sales script.
Ask Ashish directly
How much should I pay a website designer on the Gold Coast?
What is the average cost of a website design in Australia?
How long does it take to build a small business website?
Can a web designer who isn't on the Gold Coast build my website?
Who should own my .com.au domain and website?
Can my motel offer cheaper rates on its own website than on Booking.com?
Does a small business on the Gold Coast still need a website in 2026?
Does my business website need to be accessible under Australian law?
Ashish Sharma · Founder
Get a written AUD quote for your Gold Coast website
Send your current URL or a few lines about your business on WhatsApp. You'll get a written price, timeline and exclusions, or an honest answer if a local agency or budget builder would suit you better.
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- Free scoping call
- Fixed AUD quote, no obligation
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
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Ashish founded Codingclave in Lucknow, India, in 2017 and still leads delivery on every project.
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- Tourism and Events Queensland – Gold Coast Regional Tourism Satellite Account 2022-23
- Experience Gold Coast – Record year for international visitor expenditure on the Gold Coast
- ABC News – Booking.com price parity clauses (30 May 2026)
- ACCC – Expedia and Booking.com agree to amend contracts with Australian hotels (2016)
- auDA – .com.au domain names
- Google web.dev – Web Vitals
- Australian Human Rights Commission – Guidelines on Equal Access to Digital Goods and Services (2025)
- W3C – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2
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- Thrive Digital – Web design Gold Coast
- B Creative Studio – Gold Coast custom web design
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