4.9 Google Rating
Wellington Website Design That's Built to Rank, Not Just Look Good
10+ years in search
30-Day Launch Guarantee Or It's Free
Serving Wellington businesses from the CBD to the Hutt
4.9/5 on Google
Trusted by clients for exceptional results!
23,000+ Monthly Visitors
Generated for a single client
10+ Years
In competitive international SEO
30-Day Launch Guarantee
If we don't launch your site within 30 days, it's free.
You're Probably Weighing Up Whether to Just Do It Yourself
You run a business in Wellington — maybe a consultancy in the CBD, a firm up in Thorndon, a practice out in the Hutt.
You know the website needs sorting. And you’re stuck on the same fork every Wellington business owner hits.
On one side: do it yourself.
Wix, Squarespace, get ChatGPT to knock something up over a weekend. And you can — the tools are good enough to get something online.
But a DIY template just gets you a website.
It doesn’t get you one that looks credible, ranks in Wellington, or grows with you.
On the other side: hire someone. And that brings its own worry.
Half the designers won’t tell you what it costs until you’re on a call.
So you’re stuck between cheap-and-DIY and expensive-and-uncertain.
That’s the gap this is built to close.
A site built properly, by people who’ll tell you the price up front, and built to actually get found in Wellington — because getting found is what we do every single day.
Website Design in Wellington
Wellington runs on professional services — consultants, law and accountancy firms, financial advisers, agencies and tech.
In a city like that, your website isn’t just a brochure. It’s the first impression that decides whether someone trusts you enough to pick up the phone.
And plenty of Wellington businesses are sitting on sites that look dated — or look sharp but rank nowhere.
Here’s what makes us different: we’re an SEO company first.
Most Wellington website design companies build you a site and treat getting found as a separate job — or something you sort out later.
We build the SEO foundation in from the start, because a credible site that nobody finds still isn’t doing its job.
Whether you’re a consultant in the CBD, a law firm in Thorndon, or a service business out in the Hutt Valley — your site is built to look the part and get found by the clients already searching for you.
Wellington Websites Built to Earn Their Keep
A good web designer will build you a custom site that looks sharp and converts. That’s the bar. We clear it — and add the part almost everyone else in Wellington leaves out.
The right people find you
We build your site to rank from the ground up because we're an SEO company. When someone in Wellington searches for what you do, you want to be the result they find — not the one buried on page four.
A site that's genuinely yours
A custom build you control and can grow, not a locked template you've outgrown in a year. No corners cut, no clunky drag-and-drop.
It turns visitors into enquiries
Looking good is the easy part. We design for the next step — the call, the form, the booking — so the traffic you earn actually becomes business.
What's Included in Every Wellington Website We Build
Every website covers four areas. Each one fixes a specific way sites lose customers.
01
Design & UX
Looking the part, working for the customer
The problem: a dated or confusing site loses people in seconds
Wellington client judges your business by your website before they read a word — and in professional services, that first impression decides whether they trust you. We design a clean, modern site mapped around the journey from landing on the page to making contact.
02
Build & Development
Fast, mobile, yours to manage
The problem: slow, clunky sites bleed visitors
Most of your visitors are on a phone, and a site that’s slow or awkward on mobile loses them fast. We build fast, mobile-first, on a platform you can manage yourself.
03
SEO Foundation
Built to rank from day one
The problem: the best-looking site is worthless if no one finds it
This is the part most designers skip or sell separately. Clean code, proper structure, internal linking, and search-ready content — baked in as we build, not patched on after. Ranking was the foundation, not an afterthought.
04
Launch & Support
Tested, live, looked after
The problem: designers who vanish after launch
We try our hardest to break it first — every browser, every device — then go live. And we’re still here afterwards: hosting sorted, support on hand, a site that keeps working.
Want to see what your website could be doing?
Website Design Wellington
Packages & Pricing
Landing Page
Best for: Sole traders, new businesses getting online, or a focused campaign or ads landing page.
From
$2,950
What's Included?
- Single, conversion-focused page (everything on one scroll)
- Custom design built around your brand
- Mobile-perfect, fast-loading build
- Full SEO foundation — structure, speed, indexing, keywords
- Launch, testing + handover
- 3 rounds of revisions
Standard Website
Best for: Established NZ businesses that need a full site built to rank and bring in leads.
From
$8,950
What's Included?
- Everything in Landing Page, plus:
- Up to 5 custom pages (home, about, services, contact + one more)
- Conversion-focused design across the whole site
- On-page SEO on every page (keywords, structure, internal linking)
- Content structure and copy guidance
- Built on a platform you can manage yourself
- Post-launch support
Premium Website
Best for: Businesses with multiple services or locations that want each one ranking on its own.
From
$14,950
What's Included?
- Everything in Standard Website, plus:
- Up to ~8 pages, including a dedicated page for each service
- Each service page individually optimised to rank for its own searches
- Advanced on-page + technical SEO
- Internal linking strategy across service pages
- Conversion tracking setup
- Priority support
Need something larger?
Real Results, Not Just Nice Designs
Health & Wellness Brand — From Zero to 23,000+ Monthly Visitors
Content & Affiliate Brand — 5,000+ Daily Visitors
We scaled a content site to over 5,000 daily
visitors on a slow day, with regular traffic exceeding 10,000 daily visits.
The site generated $50,000+ per month traffic value entirely from organic search and content marketing
YouTube Channel — 3 Million+ Views Through SEO
Using YouTube SEO strategies, we grew a channel from scratch to 30,000+ subscribers and over 3 million views.
That’s 296,000+ hours of watch time — more than 33 years — built without paid promotion.
Expert SEO Itself — Competing With Decade-Old Brands
Expert SEO is just under a year old. It’s competing against businesses with ten years of authority.
Despite that, it’s already ranking for competitive NZ keywords, appearing in Google AI Overviews, and being cited in ChatGPT responses.
Every one of these was built on the same foundation we'll build into yours: structured to rank, not just to look good. That's the difference between a site that sits there and a site that earns its keep.
Websites We've Built in Wellington
How We Build Your Wellington Website
STEP
01
Discovery & Strategy
STEP
02
Design
STEP
03
Build & SEO Foundation
STEP
04
Launch & Support
The 30-Day Launch Guarantee
The promise: once we've got everything we need to begin, if your site isn't live within 30 days, you don't pay a cent. Every build includes up to 3 rounds of revisions so we get it right without the project dragging on indefinitely.
Website Design Across Wellington & the Region
Wellington Website Design FAQ
Do you work with Wellington businesses?
Yes. We’re based in the Waikato and deliver every build remotely, with regular video calls and clear communication. You get senior, SEO-led work without big-agency overheads — and a site built to rank in Wellington from day one.
Do I need to be based in Wellington to rank for Wellington searches?
No. Google ranks the most relevant, best-built page for a search — not the closest office. What matters is that your site is genuinely built around what Wellington clients are searching for, properly structured, and backed by real authority. We’re based in the Waikato and build sites that rank in Wellington — because ranking comes from how the site is built, not where the designer sits.
What is website design?
Website design is the process of planning, building and styling a website so it’s easy to use, looks professional, and works on every device. Done properly, it also makes the site easy for Google to read and rank — not just nice to look at.
Should I just build it myself on Wix or Squarespace?
ou can, and for a hobby or a quick placeholder it’s fine. But DIY platforms are built to be easy, not to rank or convert. If your website needs to bring in real business, a site built on a proper SEO foundation will out-earn a template many times over.
What platform do you build on?
We mainly build on WordPress — it’s flexible, you can manage it yourself, and it gives us full control over the SEO foundation. Whatever we use, you own it outright.
How much does a website cost in Wellington?
It depends on size and complexity. A one-page site is the cheapest option, a full business website costs more, and a site with dedicated service pages costs more again. Our builds start from $2,950 + GST, with the full SEO foundation included in every one.
How long does it take to build a website?
Most small-business sites take a few weeks from kickoff to launch, depending on how quickly content and feedback come through. Larger sites take longer.
Is SEO built in, or charged separately?
Built in. Every site we build includes the SEO foundation as standard — because that’s the whole point of how we work.
Can you redesign my existing website?
Yes. If you’ve already got a site that looks dated, loads slowly, or just isn’t bringing in enquiries, we can redesign it rather than start from scratch. A redesign often recovers rankings a poorly built site was quietly losing.
Do you write the content, or do I?
Either works. Most clients give us the raw details and we shape it into clear, search-ready copy. If you’d rather write it yourself, that’s fine too — we’ll tell you exactly what each page needs.
Why I Build Websites This Way
For years I cut my teeth on SEO in the United States — one of the most competitive search markets on the planet.
That’s where I learned what it takes to build a website that doesn’t just look pretty, but actually pulls people in and turns them into customers.
So when I came home and saw what New Zealand businesses were being sold, it got under my skin.
The same story, over and over: owners duped by “web design agencies” promising a site with the SEO built in — then delivering nothing of the sort.
One had spent $15,000 on a site they were told had the SEO foundations baked in. It didn’t — and it looked so rough I wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot broom.
My goal is to fix that. I build sites that look the part, work for your customers, and genuinely have the SEO foundation in place from day one — not bolted on later, not promised and skipped.
If that’s the kind of website you want, let’s have a chat.
Ready for a Website That Earns Its Keep?
Prefer to talk?
- Call +64 21 0291 8884
- Email danyon@expertseo.co.nz