Website design, development and care
Website design and development with one developer responsible from planning through ongoing care.
This service is for businesses that need a clear, professional website without coordinating separate designers, developers and hosting providers. I work directly with you to plan the pages and content, design and build the responsive site, test its performance and enquiry path, deploy it and remain responsible for hosting, technical maintenance and agreed updates after launch.
Discuss your business websiteWho the service is for
For businesses that need a clear website and continuing technical responsibility.
The service can cover a first business website, the replacement of a site that no longer represents the business or an ongoing arrangement where hosting, maintenance and smaller changes need a clear owner.
First business website
The business needs a professional place to explain its services
Customers need to understand what you provide, whether it suits them and how to make contact. The website needs a defined purpose and useful content, not pages added simply to make the site appear larger.
Website replacement
The current site no longer supports the business properly
Its information may be outdated, difficult to use on mobile, slow to load or unclear about the services and enquiry process. A replacement can address those problems while preserving useful content and established URLs where appropriate.
Ongoing responsibility
Someone needs to look after the technical side
The business does not want hosting, SSL, software maintenance, monitoring and small updates divided between several providers—or left unattended until something fails.
What a typical website project includes
The finished pages are only part of the service.
The page count, content and features are agreed before work begins. The base managed plan covers a focused business website, hosting and ongoing technical care. Ecommerce, bookings, custom integrations, large content programs and other specialist features remain separate unless included in the written scope.
Planning the pages and content
Define what the website needs to explain, who it is speaking to and what visitors should do next. Agree the page structure, service boundaries, contact details and required source material before design begins. You remain responsible for the accuracy and approval of the business information supplied.
Responsive design and development
Design the website around its real content rather than filling a template with placeholders. Build layouts, navigation, forms and interactions that work across mobile, tablet and desktop screens, with a clear visual hierarchy and straightforward paths through the site.
Performance and accessibility checks
Prepare images and front-end assets with loading time in mind. Review keyboard access, form labels, heading order, text contrast and responsive behaviour as part of the build. These checks support a more usable website but are not a claim of certified accessibility or a fixed performance score under every third-party condition.
Technical SEO foundations
Use descriptive page titles, sensible metadata, clean content hierarchy, internal links, crawlable navigation, canonicals and a sitemap. Add structured data where it suits the page and test that search engines can access the intended content. These foundations help Google understand the site; they do not guarantee rankings, traffic or enquiries.
Enquiry handling and deployment
Provide a clear contact path and test forms through to their agreed receiving destination. Review domain and hosting configuration, production settings and redirects when replacing an existing site. Confirm the live pages, contact details and enquiry delivery after release.
Hosting, maintenance and ongoing updates
The managed plan includes hosting, SSL, applicable technical updates, basic monitoring and one hour each month for smaller content changes, fixes or page adjustments. Included time does not roll over. Larger changes and work outside the allowance are agreed separately.
From content to launch
Agree the responsibilities before design begins.
A website project moves more cleanly when the business facts, technical accounts, approvals and post-launch responsibilities are clear from the start.
01
Define the website and source material
Agree the pages, services, audience, enquiry path and features included in the first release. Identify who will supply and approve text, images, logos, legal wording, domain access and any third-party account information.
02
Design and review the working website
Build the actual pages using the agreed content, then review them on desktop and smaller screens. Check whether the hierarchy is clear, the services are represented accurately and visitors can find the information needed before making an enquiry.
03
Test, deploy and keep it maintained
Check links, forms, metadata, responsive behaviour and loading before release. Configure the production site, complete live checks and establish how updates will be requested and prioritised under the ongoing support allowance.
Managed website plan
The initial build, hosting and ongoing care are one managed service.
The base plan includes the website build, hosting, SSL, technical maintenance, basic monitoring and one hour of support each month. There is no separate setup fee. A 12-month minimum term applies, after which the service continues month-to-month until cancelled in writing.
Managed website
$199/month
Prices are in AUD and exclude GST. Included support time does not roll over. Work outside the agreed website scope or monthly allowance is quoted or billed separately under the applicable terms.
Discuss the managed website planGuides for planning this work
Optional website features
Add only the features the website actually needs.
These options sit outside the base managed website plan. Each feature still needs an agreed scope, and third-party subscriptions, transaction charges, product preparation or specialist integration work may apply separately.
Questions
Questions about website design and development
Planning and scope
What is included in the base managed website plan?
The base plan includes planning for a focused business website, responsive design and development, technical SEO foundations, an agreed enquiry path, deployment, hosting, SSL, technical maintenance, basic monitoring and one hour of monthly support. The exact pages and functionality are confirmed before work begins.
What content do I need to provide?
You need to provide or verify the facts only your business can confirm: services, prices where published, service areas, contact details, policies, qualifications and other claims. Existing material can be reviewed and structured into the agreed pages, but you remain responsible for its accuracy, legal suitability and final approval.
Can you take over or improve my current website?
Possibly, but the platform, administration or source access, hosting, licences and domain arrangements need to be reviewed first. The managed plan is not a promise to maintain every existing platform. In some cases, retaining the current site is practical; in others, replacing it may be clearer and safer.
What is not included in the base plan?
Ecommerce, booking systems, custom software, business-system integrations, extensive content production, branding, specialist photography and ongoing marketing or SEO campaigns are not automatically included. Optional features and third-party charges are confirmed separately before work starts.
After launch
Who is responsible for hosting and maintenance?
Under the managed plan, ardakara .NET looks after the agreed hosting, SSL, applicable technical updates, basic monitoring and included support allowance. You remain responsible for approving business information, responding to enquiries and maintaining any accounts, content or obligations that only your business controls.
How are website changes handled after launch?
One hour each month is available for smaller content updates, fixes and page adjustments. The allowance does not roll over. Larger additions, redesigns, integrations or work beyond the available time are scoped separately before proceeding.
What happens if the managed website service is cancelled?
Cancellation during the 12-month minimum term may require payment of the remaining monthly fees. After the minimum term, the plan continues month-to-month until cancelled in writing. When the service ends, managed hosting, maintenance and the website licence may also end. The design and source code are not automatically transferred, although a separate transfer or buy-out can be discussed.
Do I own my domain and content?
You retain ownership of the text, images, logos and other business material you supply. A domain managed through ardakara .NET may be transferred once outstanding fees, minimum-term obligations and agreed transfer costs are settled. The website design, reusable code, hosting setup and system files remain with ardakara .NET unless a written transfer agreement states otherwise.
Will the website rank on Google or generate more enquiries?
No ranking, traffic or enquiry volume can be guaranteed. The service provides a clean technical structure, sensible metadata, crawlable navigation, mobile usability, performance work and content hierarchy. Search performance also depends on competition, content quality, the business’s wider reputation and work outside the website itself.
Discuss the work
Tell me what customers need to understand before they contact you.
Include your current website if you have one, the services the new site needs to explain, the areas you work in and how you want enquiries handled. Mention any required ecommerce, booking or business-system connection so it can be separated from the base website scope before work begins.