The Best Web Design Companies in Australia

MyWork doesn’t just help SMEs set up their own mobile-optimised websites and online shops. It also offers handy additional services, like logo design and copywriting, to help you create a cohesive brand identity and social media presence. And since 2009, the company has helped over 6,000 businesses to do just this – an impressive number for one of the younger businesses on our list. Focused on making a complex process as easy for you as possible, MyWork uses WordPress – an open source Content Management System (CMS) – to build your site, meaning you can take over control when the company’s work is done.

Beyond just building a website and putting it out there, Excite Media’s aim is to help your business achieve a specific goal. Whether that’s generating leads, making sales, growing your subscriber list, or something else, Excite does so by creating a site that’s optimised for UX, with your business’ KPIs in mind. As well as your website, Excite Media can help fine tune the other aspects of your online presence – including branding, online advertising and email marketing – to offer a comprehensive service. You’ll be in experienced hands with this company – Excite has been going since 2003, making it positively seasoned in all things web design.

Building responsive websites, ecommerce sites and apps, Brisbane’s Digital8 bases its designs on real-world data in order to get the best results. Unlike many other web designers, Digital8 won’t limit you to a pre-decided framework – it uses WordPress, Kentico, Drupal, Shopify, Magento, and tonnes more, so each business gets to work with the right platform for them. Notably, Digital8 offers a comprehensive web design package called ClubD8, which includes the building of your website plus hosting, SEO management, and strategic support. You’ll also get exclusive discounts with external branding, content and PR firms to help you elevate your business further.

Alyka prides itself on authenticity, reliability, and integrity – or what this Perth-based agency refers to as “the Genuine Factor”. In other words, Alyka says its staff are honest about what they can achieve, keep their promises to you, and don’t feed you frustrating excuses if they make a mistake. With this philosophy in mind, Alyka builds stylish websites designed to engage your customers, and also offers a comprehensive range of web marketing services. Though younger than many of the companies on this list, Alyka has scooped plenty of awards in recent years, including being listed in 2017’s AFR Fast 100 and reaching Kentico Gold Partner status.

While the phrase bird brain might conjure images of ditziness, this agency is anything but feather-brained. Born in 1995 on the cusp of the digital age – before Google had even processed its first search – Birdbrain boasts over two decades’ experience in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing. Integrating SEO, AdWords and social media services, Birdbrain creates modern, intuitive websites that “perform on every level”. And with a 24/7 client portal, you’ll be able to see how your project is progressing in real-time, whenever you like – instead of having to wait for the team to report back to you.

Offering a series of crystal clear price plans, Havealook is a rapidly-growing, Sydney-based web design company that’s known for its affordability and transparency. This is an approach that has proved popular – since starting in 2005, the company now serves a whopping 7,000-plus small to medium businesses across the entire country, helping them build and maintain websites and online shops that are optimised for desktop and mobile screens. With a focus on free, efficient customer service and an approach to web building that keeps things uncomplicated for you, Havealook could be the perfect choice for young start-ups on tight budgets.

Having started in 2003, boutique agency jimmyweb has clocked up over 15 years’ web design experience – making it one of the most seasoned companies on this list. jimmyweb says its focus is on creating websites that achieve your marketing goals, and attract long-term customers to your business. To do so, it places great importance on designing and building a beautiful, engaging site that’s customised to your unique requirements. The company highlights its experience in building websites for travel, fashion and retail businesses, but the team can turn their hands to a range of focuses outside of these sectors.

If ever there was a company that does what it says on the tin, Small Business Web Designs is it. With over 5,000 SME clients across Australia, this agency aims to make great websites accessible, affordable and “hassle-free” to small businesses who may not have much online experience. Using a unique guided email process, SBWD’s small, friendly team will hold your hand throughout. The company always uses its own templates and images rather than any bespoke graphics, meaning it can build sites at breathtaking speed for low prices – although this also means your site may not be 100% tailored to your vision.

WebAlive has been building websites for businesses in Melbourne since 2003, and has also expanded throughout Australia, the UK, Canada, the Middle East and China. As well as its primary calling – the creation of websites – the company also specialises in app development and marketing consultancy. While building websites for clients – it’s worth noting that this company can take on projects of all sizes – WebAlive promises to forge a collaborative relationship, in which both the WebAlive team and the business it’s working with can share feedback, thoughts and ideas honestly, and on equal terms.

As its name might imply, Digital Rescue aims to help small to medium sized businesses with poor websites to drastically improve them. First, it’ll carry out an in-depth ‘rescue audit’ of your site (and your business) in order to understand your goals, and create a web strategy that’ll turn your lacklustre online presence into a lead-generating machine. In fact, Digital Rescue says its clients experience up to a 600% increase in online conversions thanks to its services. Of course, Digital Rescue helps businesses without websites to build one from scratch, too – and implement winning online strategies for success.