Tasmania
I build fast, static websites for Tasmanian businesses — from Hobart to Launceston, the Huon Valley to the East Coast, Cradle Mountain to Bruny Island. Websites designed to get you found on Google, Apple Maps, and the AI assistants that are reshaping how people discover local businesses.
01 — Tasmania's opportunity
Tasmania has become a world-class destination. MONA, the food scene, the wilderness, the wine — the world is paying attention. But too many Tasmanian business websites haven't kept up. They're slow on mobile, difficult for search systems to understand, and running on platforms that cost more than they should.
The businesses that thrive in Tasmania's competitive tourism and hospitality market are the ones that get found first — on Google, on Apple Maps, and increasingly through AI-assisted search. A performance-first static website with proper schema markup and clear, machine-readable content has a structural advantage over a slow WordPress or Squarespace template.
I've been building websites since 1996, working in digital marketing for over 25 years, and running my own small businesses since 2013. I moved to Tasmania because it's where I want to live and work — and I bring decades of internet expertise to a state that's ready for it. I'm based in the Huon Valley, just outside Hobart.
I live in the Huon Valley with my family. This isn't remote work from Sydney — I'm a Tasmanian building for Tasmanians.
Building websites since 1996, digital marketing since before Google existed. I've seen every era and I build for the current one.
I've built for accommodation, wedding vendors, restaurants, experience operators, and farm gates. See my wedding and travel industry pages.
Whether you're in Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, the East Coast, or the West Coast — your website gets the same full build.
I've been a small business owner for 17 years. I understand real budgets, seasonal cash flow, and the need to just get found.
I know Tasmania's connectivity. Your site needs to load fast on mobile coverage in Freycinet, not just fibre in Hobart.
02 — Getting found in Tasmania
A mainland visitor planning a Tasmania trip will Google "best restaurants Hobart", ask ChatGPT "where should I stay near Cradle Mountain", or search Apple Maps for "things to do Bruny Island". The businesses with fast, well-structured, AI-readable websites are the ones that show up. Everyone else is invisible.
Local customers are searching too — for tradespeople, professional services, farm gates, and experiences. The search intent is different but the mechanics are the same: speed, structured data, and local listing accuracy determine who ranks.
Every website I build includes the full technical foundation: a high PageSpeed target validated before launch, JSON-LD schema markup, llms.txt for AI readability, XML sitemaps, and properly configured Google Business and Apple Maps listings. Your website is built to be understood wherever customers search.
Structured for the searches visitors actually make — by region, by activity, by 'near me', by 'best in Tasmania'.
Schema markup with your exact location, service area, hours, and offerings for local pack ranking.
llms.txt and clean structured data so ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini recommend your business when asked about Tasmania.
Set up correctly with Tasmanian categories, service areas, and content that matches your website.
Tasmanian tourists with iPhones see Apple Maps first. Your listing complete and accurate.
Performance, accessibility, best practices, and SEO are tested before launch—not left for a plugin to fix later.
03 — Tasmanian work
Hobart's award-winning video production studio. SEO delivered improved rankings and increased inquiries.
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Tasmania's premier wedding videographer. SEO and Google Workspace with 500+ weddings showcased.
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Huon Valley motel with integrated booking software. Five rooms on the Huon River.
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Huon Valley pick-your-own flower farm. 100/100/100/100 PageSpeed.
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Tasmanian massage therapist. SEO got the business busy within a short time.
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Tasmania's top wedding celebrant. Astro build with content collections and interactive islands.
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"Your commitment to developing modern, professional, and high-performance sites exceeded my expectations. The SEO optimisation has already yielded measurable results, with improved Google rankings and an increase in inquiries. Your services provide significant value."
Adam Sills
HutchTV & Bride's Day Films, Hobart
"Josh has been great to deal with right from our initial contact. He has helped us navigate the online world, and has taken the time to explain things and offer personalised advice. Being complete technophobes, Josh's guidance and advice has been invaluable for getting our business busy within a short time."
Justin Taylor
Justin Taylor Massage, Tasmania
04 — Across Tasmania
Whether you're running an accommodation in Freycinet, a restaurant in Launceston, a farm gate in the Tamar Valley, or a tour business on the West Coast — you get the same comprehensive build. Static website, full SEO, AI visibility, and local listing setup.
Static sites work especially well for regional Tasmania because there is so little work left for the visitor's phone to do. On mobile data outside Strahan or café Wi-Fi in Richmond, pre-built HTML has a structural advantage over a WordPress site carrying a theme, plugins, database-backed rendering, and browser scripts.
Hobart CBD, Sandy Bay, North Hobart, Battery Point, Kingston, Bellerive, and surrounds.
Huonville, Cygnet, Franklin, Geeveston, Dover, Grove, Ranelagh, and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
Freycinet, Bicheno, Swansea, Triabunna, and the Bay of Fires.
Launceston, Tamar Valley, Deloraine, Devonport, and the North-West Coast.
Strahan, Queenstown, Cradle Mountain, and the Central Highlands.
Bruny Island, King Island, Flinders Island — regional connectivity is not a barrier.
Website offers and investment
A typical website build starts around A$3,000–A$4,000. These offers explain the shape of the work; the written quote confirms the pages, functions, exclusions, and investment for your business.
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For a business with an ageing, slow, difficult, or platform-bound website that is worth preserving.
Starting investment
Quoted after a review. If a full rebuild is the right answer, a typical website build starts around A$3,000–A$4,000.
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For a small business that needs a professional website built properly from the ground up.
Starting investment
A typical small-business website build starts around A$3,000–A$4,000, with a quote based on scope.
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For celebrants, photographers, filmmakers, planners, venues, and other wedding professionals.
Starting investment
A typical wedding-industry website build starts around A$3,000–A$4,000, with a quote based on scope.
Josh first confirms the scope and investment in a written quote. Once you accept it, a 50% deposit starts the project. The quote and invoice set out the remaining payment details.
Support can cover agreed site changes, technical monitoring, listings, search visibility, and reporting. There is no invented monthly package price: enquire for a scope based on the work your business needs.
I build fast, static websites that belong to your business, help it get found, and give customers a better experience.