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Darwin, NT

Web design Darwin.

Darwin is its own market — defence-adjacent, mining-adjacent, tropical, with a small but tight small-business community across hospitality, trades, and professional services.

Lighthouse 100, every page
Australian-owned
From $997, fixed pricing
Why Bold

Australian-owned. No agency markup, no offshoring, no retainers.

Bold Agency is a small studio — the person who builds your site is the person you talk to. No account managers, no junior designers handed your project after a senior pitches it, no surprise scope creep. You own everything we ship.

Lighthouse 100, every page

Performance, SEO, Accessibility, Best Practices — measured at launch with the live URL, not promised in a pitch deck.

You own the code, the data, the domain

Each client gets their own repository and admin login. If you ever want to walk, we hand it all over. No lock-in, no proprietary platform tax.

Fixed pricing, published on the website

Four tiers from $997 to $8,997. The price you see is the price you pay. No discovery-call dance required to find out what your project costs.

Darwin small business

What building for Darwin actually looks like.

Darwin websites need to load on bad mobile connections, handle a seasonal audience (wet and dry seasons drive completely different traffic patterns), and look credible to a procurement officer at the base or a mining services buyer. We build for that — aggressive image optimisation, structured content that performs on 4G in Stuart Park or out at Casuarina, and proper schema markup for the service-area searches that drive most Darwin small-business enquiries. Build categories: trades, hospitality through the city and Parap, allied health, and defence-adjacent supplier sites. 30-minute timezone offset to Brisbane in our winter, 90 minutes in our summer — we work around it.

Areas we build for
Darwin CityParapStuart ParkLarrakeyahCasuarinaPalmerstonNightcliff

…and anywhere else in greater Darwin. Suburb isn't a gate.

Sprint

One page, fixed scope, $1,397.

from$1,397 + GST
+ $49/mo hosting + care (optional)

A single-page presence for sole traders, side hustles, and event microsites. Live in three working days flat.

  • 1 custom-designed long-scroll page
  • Mobile-first responsive build
  • Lighthouse 95+ guaranteed
  • Contact form to your inbox
  • Domain + hosting setup (you keep them)
  • 3 working day turnaround

Spark

Online and converting in days, not weeks.

from$1,997 + GST
+ $79/mo hosting + care (optional)

A polished 3-page brochure for sole traders and new businesses who need a real online presence — fast.

  • 3 custom-designed pages (Home, About, Contact)
  • Mobile-first responsive build
  • Basic on-page SEO + Google Business Profile setup
  • Contact form to your inbox
  • 1 round of revisions
  • Stripe-ready (add payments later)
  • 1 month of post-launch support
Most popular

Signature

The complete small business website.

from$4,497 + GST
+ $149/mo hosting + care (optional)

5–7 pages with motion, a live blog, and the SEO foundation to actually rank. Most clients land here.

  • 5–7 custom-designed pages
  • Section-level animations and motion
  • Self-edit blog/CMS — change content without calling us
  • Advanced on-page SEO + schema markup
  • Google Business Profile + analytics + Search Console
  • 2 rounds of revisions
  • Lighthouse 95+ guaranteed
  • 3 months of post-launch support

Flagship

When the website is the business.

from$8,997 + GST
+ $299/mo hosting + care (optional)

10+ pages with custom interactions, e-commerce or booking, and copy written for conversion. Built to win the category.

  • 10+ custom-designed pages
  • Cinematic interactions (GSAP, scroll-driven, 3D where useful)
  • E-commerce (Stripe) or booking (Cal.com / custom)
  • Conversion-focused copywriting included
  • Premium photography + custom hero imagery + curated stock
  • Industry schema + review-rich snippets
  • 3 rounds of revisions
  • Lighthouse 99+ guaranteed
  • 3 months of post-launch support + monthly strategy call
How it works

No discovery calls. No black-box quotes.

Most agencies open with a discovery call and a vague timeline. We open with a real number and a live staging URL.

Step 01

Quote in 60 seconds

Use the estimator or send us a brief. Real number, no calls required.

Step 02

30% deposit locks your slot

Pay via Stripe. We open a starter repo, send a brief form, and book the kickoff.

Step 03

Design + build, in the open

We work on a live staging URL you can watch evolve. No black-box period, no surprises at hand-off.

Step 04

Launch + ongoing care

Final payment on launch. Move onto a $79–$299/mo care plan or take the keys.

Darwin FAQ

Honest answers to the things Darwin businesses ask.

Can you build a site that works on rural and remote NT connections?

Yes — that's a constraint we design for. Lighthouse 100 mobile performance, image budgets enforced, no unnecessary JavaScript. A site that loads in 1.5 seconds on a fibre connection in the CBD will load in 4-5 on a 4G signal at Litchfield. We optimise for the worst-case visitor, not the best-case one.

How does pricing work?

Four fixed tiers, published on the pricing page. Sprint $997 (single page), Spark $1,997 (3 pages), Signature $4,497 (5–7 pages, most popular), Flagship $8,997 (10+ pages, ecommerce or booking). 30% deposit on acceptance, 70% on launch. No retainer padding, no surprise extras.

Do I own the site at the end?

Yes. You own the code, the domain, the data, and the admin login. If you ever want to walk, we hand it all over and you go. We don't lock anyone into proprietary platforms or lock-in hosting.

How long does a build take?

Most builds run two to four weeks of active work, depending on tier and how quickly you can review drafts. We don't publish exact-day promises because every project has its own pace — but we work on a live staging URL from week one, so you watch it evolve rather than waiting for a big reveal.

What's not included?

Stock photography licences if you want premium imagery (we offer free options first), domain registration if you don't have one (~$20/year), and email forwarding setup. Everything else listed in the tier is included with no surprises.

Can I edit the site myself after launch?

Yes. The admin backend (the same one we use) lets you edit copy, swap photos, update prices, and add team members without touching code. Hand-over includes a 5-minute walkthrough video.

What if I don't like what you build?

We work in stages with checkpoints — wireframe, design draft, build. You sign off on each one before we move on. If something's wrong, we revise it before going further. We don't disappear for a month and ship something you've never seen.

Other cities we serve

Building beyond Darwin.

Same fixed-tier pricing, same modern stack, same Australian-owned shop — wherever in the country you are.

Open for May builds

Get a quote in 60 seconds.
A site live in days.

Slide our pages, pick the features you need, see the price update live. Save your quote with one email — no sales calls to get a number.

Money-back if you don't love it in week one. Australian-owned. ABN-registered.