Getting your Dunedin business found on Google
The Edinburgh of the south — university, wildlife and heritage streets. In a market this size, being good at the job is not what separates businesses. Being findable is: the search results decide who gets rung before anyone compares two firms properly.
We build the site to rank for the terms that produce paying work in Dunedin, and keep at it after launch — the part most studios quietly skip. Published price from $299 a month, everything in it.
Getting found in Dunedin: the honest version
Main-centre markets are decided on coverage rather than on how the homepage looks. The sites ranking for Dunedin generally have a page per service, load fast on mobile, and kept adding content long after the build was signed off.
Very few got there within a month, and anyone promising you that in a market this competitive is selling something. We build the structure that makes the climb possible and then add to it every month — because a site that stops improving begins sliding.
A small measured thing rather than an assertion: in August 2026 the top three ordinary results for a web designer in Dunedin held both businesses based in the area and firms running the same page for many towns. We check this before we build, for your trade rather than ours.
No office in Dunedin — what that actually means
The studio runs on Indonesian hours, and a New Zealand afternoon lands on our working morning — so a question sent from Dunedin after lunch generally gets an answer the same day. Beyond that there is nothing unusual about it: published prices, a site live in 10 business days, and a monthly report carrying the before-and-after HTML for everything that changed.
- Free 20-minute call — you tell us what your business does and for whom; we tell you honestly whether we fit. No proposal theater.
- Every price is published — $299, $599 or $1,199 a month in USD, no setup fee, cancel any month.
- Live in 10 business days from kick-off, or your first month is free — that promise is in writing.
- Improved every month — new pages and ongoing SEO, with every fix verified by an independent re-crawl.
The cost of a website in Dunedin, without waiting on a quote
Website pricing around Dunedin is quoted rather than published, which is what makes two proposals for the same brief so hard to compare — they can sit a long way apart and both be honest, because they describe different amounts of work. We publish. $299 a month in USD covers the build, the domain, the hosting, the copy we write for you and the SEO that continues every month. No setup fee, cancel any month.
Pay yearly and get two months free. Cancel any time and we refund the unused months pro rata — the annual plan is a discount, not a lock-in.
- 5-page SEO-first website — domain, hosting and SSL included
- 1 location page for your service area
- Automated blog — 2 SEO-optimised articles published each month
- Custom AI-powered CRM in the backend
- Ongoing SEO optimisation, connected to the JustMarket.Me SEO aggregator
- GEO optimisation for AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity)
- Google Business Profile set up and connected to your site
- Monthly report — the before-and-after HTML for every fix we shipped
- Unlimited change requests, one in the queue at a time
Already have a website that isn't being found?
Then the honest first step is the SEO Audit — $490, delivered in five business days, every finding quoted with the evidence and a fix plan in priority order. We fetch your site the way Googlebot receives it and show you what is actually holding it back in Dunedin and the wider Otago market. Start a plan within 30 days and the fee is credited in full across your first three months.
Building for a specific trade?
Every plan costs the same whatever your business does, but the details differ by industry. These guides go a level deeper:
car dealership · horse riding school · rental property management
Frequently asked questions
Does the time difference make this awkward?
Less than you would expect. The studio works Indonesian hours, and a New Zealand afternoon falls on our working morning — so anything sent after lunch is usually answered the same day rather than overnight.
How long until I see results in Dunedin?
The site is live in 10 business days and your first monthly report shows every fix that shipped, so the work is visible immediately. Rankings are slower — they compound over months and depend on your competitors and how long your domain has existed. In a main centre they are slower again. Anyone quoting a date is guessing.
Can I update the site myself afterwards?
Yes. You get a simple editor for text, images, prices and opening hours, so you are never waiting on us for a small change. Anything larger, send it over and it is covered by the plan.
Can you get my business to number one on Google in Dunedin?
Nobody can guarantee a Google ranking, and Google says as much in its own guidance — it warns that anyone promising one is a red flag. What we guarantee instead is the price, the scope, the delivery date, what you own and the exit, and every fix is proven with a re-crawl you can read yourself.
How fast will my website be live?
Within 10 business days of the kick-off call. If we miss that date your first month is free, and that promise is in writing.