A small business website Victor Harbor locals can find on Google
Plenty of businesses on the Fleurieu start with a Facebook page and do well for a while. A small business website Victor Harbor customers can find on Google takes things further, while your Facebook page keeps doing its job.
Great for regulars, not so great for being found
I specialise in websites for small businesses and a lot of my clients come to me with only a Facebook page. It has served them well with regulars and friends of friends. The trouble starts when someone new goes looking.
When a holiday maker in Victor Harbor searches for a plumber, a cafe or a boat tour, Google shows websites and Google Business Profiles first. Facebook pages rarely rank well for those everyday searches. Many visitors from Adelaide also do not use Facebook at all. Others will not log in just to see your prices.
There are other limits too. Facebook decides who sees your posts. Your page can be restricted or hacked with little warning. Important details like prices, menus and service areas get lost in a feed of old posts. A website fixes all of that and gives you something you control.
Your page already holds most of what a website needs
You have probably built up years of good content without realising it. I go through your page with you and bring the best of it across.
Your best shots of work, food, rooms or products, resized so they load quickly on phones.
Kind words from real customers shown on the site, with your Google reviews displayed alongside them.
Posts that explain what you do well become proper service pages people can find on Google.
Opening hours, phone, email and service areas pulled together in one clear place.
Price lists and menus turned into readable pages instead of blurry photos of a board.
Your logo, colours and the feel of your page carried over so regulars recognise you straight away.
Two tools that work better together
Moving to a website does not mean giving up Facebook. Keep posting specials, photos and community news there. Your website becomes the permanent home for the important details and the place you send people to book or enquire.
I add links both ways. Your website shows your Facebook and Instagram. Your Facebook page points to your website for prices, bookings and contact. I can also show your latest Google reviews on the site so new visitors see social proof straight away.
A web address and email that belong to your business
A Facebook page is rented space. Your own domain name is yours. It goes on your ute, your flyers and your invoices and it never changes, even if social media platforms do.
With a domain comes a proper email address like hello at your business name, which looks far more trustworthy than a free webmail account. I can set up the domain, the email and fast hosting so everything is registered in your name, not mine.
No tech knowledge needed on your end
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On a quick call I go through your Facebook page with you and note what to bring across.
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I help register your domain, set up email and organise hosting in your business name.
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Your photos, reviews and details become a clean website. You get a preview link to check.
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The site goes live and I connect it to Facebook, Instagram and your Google Business Profile.
Most Facebook only businesses start with one of the first two
All prices include GST and a free first year of maintenance. Domain and hosting are extra.
Most popular
$880
Your Facebook essentials on one tidy page
$2200
Separate pages so Google can rank each service
$3300
From this price, if you sell or take bookings
Want more customers from Google once you are live? Local SEO plans start at $279 a month.
What Facebook only businesses ask before switching
Got a question that isn’t listed? Ring or message me and you’ll hear back from me, not a call centre, within one working day.
A Facebook page rarely shows up on Google in Victor Harbor because Google favours websites and Google Business Profiles for local searches. Facebook pages have limited text that Google can read and little structure around services and towns. A small website with a page for each service gives Google much more to work with.
Website Design Victor Harbor turns Facebook pages into proper websites for small businesses across the Fleurieu. Nick, who runs it, brings your photos, reviews and details across, sets up your own domain and email and links everything together. A single page site costs $880 including GST.
Facebook reviews can go on your new website by quoting them on a reviews section with the customer’s first name. I usually show your Google reviews as well, since they help with local searches. Both give new visitors the confidence to get in touch.
A Goolwa business should keep its Facebook page after getting a website because each does a different job. Facebook is good for news, specials and community chatter. The website holds the details that matter and is what Google shows when new customers search for your service.
Moving from Facebook to a website near Victor Harbor costs $880 for a single page site or $2200 for a multi page site, both including GST. Each comes with a free first year of maintenance. You also need a domain name and hosting, which are small yearly costs I can set up for you.
A small business on the south coast should have its own domain name because it builds trust and stays yours for good. It gives you a professional email address and a web address that fits on signage and invoices. Your domain is registered in your business name, not mine.
Nick at Website Design Victor Harbor can still build your website if you have lost your Facebook login, as long as the page is public. Photos and reviews can be gathered from what is visible. He can also point you to Meta’s recovery steps so you can regain control of the page.
Send me a link to your Facebook page and I will tell you what can move across and which package makes sense.
