The Bello studio for Bello businesses.

Bellingen runs on reputation. Online, that reputation goes missing.

This is a town built on word of mouth — a maker at the markets, a cafe everyone swears by, a trade whose number gets passed around. But the searches that should find you ("cafe Bellingen", "electrician Bellingen", "massage Bellingen") often land on a directory, a business two towns over, or nothing at all. The reputation is real; it just isn't reaching the people who haven't met you yet.

A website is how a stranger meets your business before they walk in. Built well — fast, clear, and structured so Google understands exactly what you do and where — it earns its keep every week, quietly, without you lifting a finger.

Made for the businesses that make this valley.

• Makers, growers and retail who sell a story as much as a product
• Wellness, health and practitioners who live or die by being easy to find and easy to trust
• Trades and services across the valley who want the enquiry, not just the referral
• Tourism and stays that compete for a weekend the moment someone searches
• Cafes, pubs and hospitality that need to be found before someone else's table gets booked

Every site is designed around your customers — no template you'll spot on the next business down the street. One senior pair of hands, start to finish: the person who builds it is the person you talk to.

Published prices, no surprises.

Two ways to work. Build & Care keeps the upfront cost low: a one-pager is $499 to set up, then $49/month; a typical 4–5 page site is from $999 plus the same $49/month, on a 12-month minimum. Own it outright if you'd rather pay once: a one-pager is $990, a typical site from $1,990, with optional care at $49/month or hosting-only at $19/month.

Either way the site is yours from day one. The $49/month is the care service — hosting, updates, backups and 30 minutes of changes a month, with a real person accountable for it — and on Build & Care the lower upfront price is tied to a 12-month care commitment. Automations start around $990, stores and bookings from $1,990, apps from $2,990. For established businesses that need strategy, copy and custom design, business builds typically run $2,500–$6,000 with Care+ from $249/month. Full detail on the services page.

A national ranking is a harder problem than a Bellingen one. The same foundations — speed, structure, schema, content that answers real searches — are in every build.

Based in Bellingen. Working across the valley and the coast.

In town and across the shire — Bellingen, Dorrigo, Urunga, Repton, Raleigh and the villages between — plus the wider Mid North Coast. Close enough for a coffee; senior enough that you only ever deal with the person doing the work.

In or near Coffs? There's a dedicated page for web design in Coffs Harbour. Further afield on the Mid North Coast? Everything happens online, so anywhere works.

What do Google — and ChatGPT — say about your business?

More customers than ever find businesses through search and AI assistants. Tell me your website and I'll check where you show up for the searches that matter — and whether the AI answers recommend you or your competitors. You'll get a one-page snapshot with the three things holding you back. Checked by me personally, not a bot — in your inbox within one business day. Free, specific to your business, and yours to keep whatever you do next.

Straight answers.