How much does a website cost?

The Outcrop is $5,500. The Summit is $8,500. The Whole Rock starts at $12,500 after a paid discovery. The price is on the pricing page. We will not send you a forty-page proposal.

How long does it take?

Three weeks for The Outcrop. Four for The Summit. If we are late we take a thousand dollars off.

Do I own the website?

Yes. Code, domain, hosting, content. Walk away whenever you like.

Can you beat another quote?

Yes. Bring a written quote. We match it or we beat it. Two-grand template jobs are a different product. We will say so.

Do you have a team page?

No. If that bothers you, there are eleven other web designers in the Macedon Ranges and most of them have very nice team pages.

Will you rebuild my Wix or Squarespace site?

Yes. That is a lot of the work. You leave with a site you own.

Do you care about how the site looks?

Yes. Looking cheap loses trust. But look is not the scoreboard. Calls, bookings and quotes are.

The studio other site owners send their mates to

You do not need a website. You need the phone to ring.

Hanging Rock Digital. Macedon Ranges. We do not sell a pretty page. We sell phone calls, quote forms that get used, and a site that actually ranks. We will beat a written quote.

Get the phone ringing See the work

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POINT

Calls. Leads.

PRICE

We beat quotes

TIME

21 days

GROUND

Macedon Ranges

-37.2580, 144.4550 / ELEV 509M

Why us

These are the people you call.

Every other studio in the shire is selling a website. We are selling what the website is for.

Who cares about a website.

Pretty is free. Phone calls are the job. Every page exists to get someone to ring you, book you, or walk in.

We will beat the price and the pitch.

Bring their PDF. Bring their 'discovery workshop'. We put the number on the page and we will beat a written quote.

Other site owners send us their mates.

Not a trophy. Not a plaque. Designers and owners who already have a site are the ones who tell people to call us.

Nobody messes with the work.

You own the code. No locked Wix. No 'sorry, that is a premium app'. Walk away whenever you like.

-37.3950, 144.6100 / ELEV 432M

The shire, named

Us versus everyone you will Google.

Fair, not cute. These are the shops that already rank. Here is why you still start here.

If you want this

KGMG Creative

A Wix Studio shop with a full local team and awards.

Biggest name locally. Awards. Wix Studio Expert. Council and NFP work.

Go to KGMG Creative

Come here if

They are Wix-led. We build custom, it loads faster, and you own it. Their entry work leaves the serious slot wide open.

If you want this

2 Dam Creative

A corporate digital agency and a council-shaped pitch.

Shire Council, Tourism Macedon Ranges, national clients. Corporate.

Go to 2 Dam Creative

Come here if

Right shop if you are the Council. Wrong shop if you are a cafe, a builder, or a shop that needs the phone to ring this month.

If you want this

Magnetic Websites

A long-tenure WordPress operator who already knows Woodend.

Solo operator. Strong reviews. Long tenure. WordPress.

Go to Magnetic Websites

Come here if

Good people. The look hit a ceiling years ago. We win on speed, design and leads.

If you want this

CBandC

A familiar local WordPress build at a familiar price.

Macedon Ranges website design. Long tenure.

Go to CBandC

Come here if

Fine if you want the 2018 version of a website. Come here if you want the phone to ring in 2026.

If you want this

Greengraphics

A Castlemaine shop that has been at this a long time.

Solo operators. Daylesford and Castlemaine work. WordPress.

Go to Greengraphics

Come here if

We do not try to win on being cheaper than two grand. We win on look, speed and leads.

If you want this

GOOP Digital

A Geelong shop with a page for every suburb.

Programmatic location pages. Ads and SEO as a bundle.

Go to GOOP Digital

Come here if

Google is getting better at ignoring thin suburb pages. We write one real page or we do not publish.

We are not saying they cannot build a site. We are saying if you want calls this quarter, you do not want a council pitch deck, a Wix template, or a suburb page with your town name swapped in.

-37.3631, 144.5264 / ELEV 580M

The offer

Prices on the page. Quotes get beaten.

Bring what they sent you. If we cannot beat it, we will tell you why theirs is cheaper, and what you lose.

TIER 01

The Outcrop

A custom site for a business that already knows what it wants to say.

$5,500

Fixed. Live in 3 weeks.

Up to 6 pages, custom designed
Copy shaped from your existing content
Sub-one-second load, mobile first
Google Business Profile setup
Local SEO foundations, schema, sitemap, Search Console
Two rounds of changes

Start with this

TIER 02 / HERO

The Summit

More pages, copy written from scratch, and the local pages that actually rank.

$8,500

The one most people pick. Live in 4 weeks.

Everything in The Outcrop
Up to 14 pages
Dedicated town and service-area pages
Copy written from scratch after a 90-minute interview
Half-day photography, or direction for your photographer
Booking or quote flow to your inbox and calendar
3 months of rank tracking, one-page monthly report

Start with this

TIER 03

The Whole Rock

Ecommerce, bookings, memberships, or anything a template cannot hold.

$12,500+

Scoped after discovery. Timed after a paid discovery.

Shopify or a custom build
Paid discovery at $1,500, credited to the project
Functionality scoped before a line is drawn
You still own the lot

Start with this

-37.3950, 144.6100 / ELEV 432M

Work

A pile of sites. Click any of them.

Studio samples for the jobs that pay out here. Crane hire, trades, cafes, cellar doors, venues, physio, stays, retail. Each one is a real page.

hangingrock.digital/work

Ridge Crane sample website on a monitor.

Crane hire · Gisborne

Journal

Read this before you hire anyone.

All the journal

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Questions

Plain answers.

How much does a website cost?: The Outcrop is $5,500. The Summit is $8,500. The Whole Rock starts at $12,500 after a paid discovery. The price is on the pricing page. We will not send you a forty-page proposal.
How long does it take?: Three weeks for The Outcrop. Four for The Summit. If we are late we take a thousand dollars off.
Do I own the website?: Yes. Code, domain, hosting, content. Walk away whenever you like.
Can you beat another quote?: Yes. Bring a written quote. We match it or we beat it. Two-grand template jobs are a different product. We will say so.
Do you have a team page?: No. If that bothers you, there are eleven other web designers in the Macedon Ranges and most of them have very nice team pages.
Will you rebuild my Wix or Squarespace site?: Yes. That is a lot of the work. You leave with a site you own.
Do you care about how the site looks?: Yes. Looking cheap loses trust. But look is not the scoreboard. Calls, bookings and quotes are.

-37.3697, 144.5872 / ELEV 718M

Start

Send the quote. Or just write it down.

Name, email, town, what is not working. We work nights. Replies can land late.

You do not need a website. You need the phone to ring.

These are the people you call.

Who cares about a website.

We will beat the price and the pitch.

Other site owners send us their mates.

Nobody messes with the work.

Us versus everyone you will Google.

KGMG Creative

2 Dam Creative

Magnetic Websites

CBandC

Greengraphics

GOOP Digital

Prices on the page. Quotes get beaten.

The Outcrop

The Summit

The Whole Rock

A pile of sites. Click any of them.

Ridge Crane

Open Ground

Gold Grass

Long Paddock

Stone Gate

Quiet Room

Blackwood Stays

Aitken Goods

Read this before you hire anyone.

Plain answers.

Send the quote. Or just write it down.