How Much Does a Carpenter Website Cost in Australia?
Carpentry website pricing, what's usually excluded from a quote, and where the money is best spent.
Carpentry sells on craftsmanship, which makes the website a different job to an emergency trade. Fewer urgent calls, longer decision times, bigger jobs - and a portfolio that has to carry a lot of weight.
What changes the price
- Portfolio depth. A dozen jobs with proper galleries is more work than a strip of thumbnails.
- Service pages. Decks, pergolas, renovations, fit-outs, framing, doors, built-in storage.
- Residential vs commercial. Two audiences, two paths.
- Copywriting. Nearly always the difference between a cheap quote and a complete one.
- Photography. Your own good photos beat any budget for stock imagery.
- Service areas. More suburbs done properly means more pages.
| What you're paying for | Commonly included? | Confirm before signing |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting and SSL | Sometimes | Ongoing annual cost |
| Domain | Sometimes | Registered in your name |
| Portfolio setup | Varies | How many projects are included |
| Written content | Often not | Who writes it |
| Revisions | Limited | Rounds included before extras |
| Future changes | Rarely | Cost and turnaround |
Where to spend, and where not to
Spend on photography and on service pages that answer real questions. Don't spend on animation, custom illustration, or a homepage video nobody watches. A visitor deciding on a $30,000 deck wants to see five completed decks and read how you work - not watch a hero reel.
Think in three-year costs
Hosting, domain renewals, subscriptions and the changes you'll want as you add services. A one-off build with no maintenance arrangement usually ends up either neglected or more expensive than it looked.
What I charge
$99 to get started. See how it performs during 5 weeks free after launch, then continue for $45/week or cancel - up to 10 pages built around your carpentry services and your work, your domain, hosting, SEO foundations, 3 rounds of revisions before launch and a monthly update afterwards, with no lock-in contract - cancel anytime with no cancellation fees.
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Common questions
- I get all my work through builders - do I need a website?
- Builders check you out too, and a portfolio makes you easier to recommend. It also gives you somewhere to send direct enquiries if the builder work slows down.
- How many projects should the portfolio have?
- Six to twelve well-photographed jobs beats fifty average ones. More on that in how to show off your carpentry work.
Written by Mike - Web Guy Mike
I build and look after websites for Australian tradies and small service businesses. Every site is built by me - no outsourcing, no account managers. More about Mike.