We have no Melbourne office. Remote delivery means you are not paying for Fitzroy rent on your invoice, and the people scoping the work stay involved through build and handover. Prefer a local studio if you need regular in-person creative workshops, on-site shoots, or a team that can drop into your venue weekly during a hospitality relaunch.
Melbourne · Victoria
Web Design & Development in Melbourne
Commercial websites for hospitality, retail, creative, health, property and SaaS teams — with SEO and AEO available when organic demand matters.
Honest positioning
No Melbourne office — and when that matters.
Melbourne market
What the commercial web landscape actually looks like.
Melbourne’s digital economy concentrates in the CBD and Docklands (corporate, legal, property), Cremorne and Richmond (Australia’s densest software and startup corridor), Collingwood and Fitzroy (creative, hospitality groups, DTC brands), and outer corridors like Box Hill and Dandenong (health, education, manufacturing and logistics). Buyers expect strong visual craft and will reject sites that feel generic — but they still abandon pages that hide menus, booking paths or product pricing. Local quotes for a serious business site often sit in the $8,000–$35,000 range; theme-shop builds undercut that and then fail when seasonal menus, multi-location hours or SaaS onboarding flows need real CMS modelling. The recurring problem is brand-led design that never finishes the commercial job: enquiry, booking or trial.
Buyer context
What the website needs to account for.
01
Character without confusing UX
Typography and imagery can set a Melbourne brand apart, but mobile navigation, service detail and enquiry paths still do the commercial work.
02
Hospitality and retail need live content
Menus, hours, stock and events require editing fields your team can update without waiting on a developer.
03
SaaS buyers skim for product truth
Cremorne-corridor startups need clear positioning, pricing logic and onboarding paths — not agency adjectives.
Services
Services for Melbourne businesses.
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Web Design
Custom websites designed for Australian businesses that look polished, load fast, and guide visitors toward a clear next
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Website Redesign
A planned website redesign that improves mobile UX, speed and conversion paths while protecting useful content and searc
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Web Development
Fast, secure websites and web applications built on modern code that passes Core Web Vitals and scales as your business
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UI & UX Design
Research-led interface design and design systems that reduce friction and help users complete tasks with confidence.
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SaaS & App Design
Product design for SaaS platforms and apps - from MVP dashboards to full design systems ready for investor demos and s
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SEO & AEO
Search visibility for Google and AI assistants - technical SEO, content strategy and Answer Engine Optimisation built
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AI Development
Custom AI agents, chatbots and automation built around real workflows - practical tools your team will actually use.
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Custom Software Development
Custom web applications, portals and internal tools built around your workflow, integrations and ownership requirements.
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Who we are — and are not — for.
You're a good fit if…
- You sell to buyers who compare brand and clarity before they enquire
- You need CMS fields for menus, locations, products or product marketing
- You can collaborate over video with written scope and staging reviews
- You want an SEO-safe redesign rather than a hard cutover
We're probably not right if…
- You need weekly in-person workshops in Cremorne or the CBD
- Your budget is under $5,000 for custom work
- You want a template clone with logo swap only
- You need us to manage your social channels as the primary engagement
Pricing
Indicative AUD bands for Melbourne projects.
| Engagement | Indicative AUD (ex GST) |
|---|---|
| Small business site (5–10 pages, CMS) | $6,000 – $12,000 AUD |
| Custom business site (15–30 pages) | $12,000 – $30,000 AUD |
| Website redesign + SEO-safe migration | $10,000 – $25,000 AUD |
| Ecommerce build | $15,000 – $60,000 AUD |
| SaaS / product design engagement | From $20,000 AUD |
| Custom software / portal | From $30,000 AUD |
| Ongoing support & care | From $400 AUD/month |
Most Australian small businesses expect around $3,000–$4,000 AUD for a website; professional custom work realistically runs $6,000–$25,000 AUD because scope covers strategy, design systems, CMS fields, accessibility, tracking and a documented handover — not a theme install. Indicative only — final scope is quoted after discovery.
Timezone
Working rhythm for Melbourne.
Melbourne uses AEST/AEDT. Reviews land in Victorian business hours; async Loom feedback keeps product and hospitality stakeholders moving when calendars clash.
Remote delivery
How projects actually run.
- Discovery workshop over video with a written scope document
- Staging link from early in the build
- Async Loom reviews for design and content iterations
- Recorded CMS handover for your editors
- All platform accounts created in your organisation’s name
Service areas
Plan local content around genuine coverage.
Projects can serve Melbourne CBD, Cremorne, Richmond, Collingwood, Fitzroy, South Yarra, bayside, western suburbs, Dandenong and wider Victoria when coverage is genuine. Suburb pages are only recommended with distinct buyer context.
Sectors
Common digital needs in Melbourne.
HospitalityRetail & e-commerceCreative servicesProfessional servicesHealth & wellnessPropertyTechnology & SaaSEducation
Proof
Local proof, without fiction.
We do not publish client names for every project — ask for relevant industry examples in discovery. See /work/ for studio concepts. Browse portfolio concepts orask for relevant examples in discovery.
Also see all Australian locations and our work across Victoria.
FAQ
Melbourne FAQ
No. We are remote-first. Melbourne projects use video workshops and shared docs so senior people stay on delivery without city-office overhead.
Small CMS sites typically $6,000–$12,000 ex GST; larger custom builds $12,000–$30,000; SEO-safe redesigns $10,000–$25,000. Quotes follow discovery.
Yes. We map redirects, preserve useful content, crawl staging and watch Search Console coverage after launch. Outcomes are not guaranteed, but process is.
Yes. Product marketing sites, waitlists and marketing-site-to-app handoffs are a natural fit when scope is clear and stakeholders can review asynchronously.
When CMS editing is in scope, yes — we model the fields you change most often and train your team at handover.
Yes. Technical SEO, content and Answer Engine Optimisation are available as a dedicated programme — see our Melbourne SEO services page. We do not sell paid social or Google Ads management.
Yes. Location and hours content is structured in the CMS so each venue stays accurate without rebuilding pages.
Let's collaborate
Discuss your Melbourne project
Email hello@devoq.com.au or call +61 411 388 665 — send the problem, timing and budget range.
- 01You send the messy versionCurrent site, workflow or rough idea — no brief required.
- 02We reply by the next business dayFrom the people who would do the work, not an account manager.
- 03You get a written scope and quoteFixed, itemised, with exclusions stated. No obligation.