Since 2004
Web Design Gold Coast
Award-Winning, Search Engine Optimised Websites
Websites for small and medium businesses, developed to rank and designed to generate sales since 2004, by a Gold Coast team that does all of the work in-house.
Designed to convert visitors to customers
Optimised to rank above competitors on Google
20+ Years' Experience
Building websites since 2004
5.0 Google Rating
From 34 Google reviews
Award-Winning Agency
Web Excellence Awards winner
100% In-House
Nothing secretly outsourced
Why Us
The Best Website Design and Development in 2026
We connect customers with businesses, and businesses with customers. Expert digital communicators connecting the customers you want with your business.
Your Website Is the Foundation, SEO Is the Amplifier
SEO is the strongest lead generator, so it's our primary focus. It's wise to put your effort into the most valuable work, and your website and SEO must work in sync for maximum results.
Big Party Oz: 90.52% of clicks from organic search, 9.48% from paid adsHuman Experts and AI
Experienced people and AI working together produce next-level, advanced websites.
Customers and Businesses, Connected
Every page is planned around the searches your ideal customers make, so the right people find you first.
Business Stability and Equity
A website that ranks and converts builds equity in your business, adding stability and supporting a stronger valuation.
Refined Every Year for Over Two Decades
The same proven system, tested and improved every year since 2004.
Not sure where your website stands?Get a free Digital Marketing Report from our Senior SEO Strategist.
Get My Free Report
One Minute Health Check
How Healthy Is Your Website?
Answer yes or no to each question. Your score shows where to start.
- Your website loads fast and works well on phones
- You rank on page 1 of Google for your main service
- Every service has its own page
- Calls and forms from your website are tracked
- Your website has been updated in the last 12 months
- Visitors can contact you in one tap
What's the Difference?
Web Design vs an SEO-Designed Website
Most websites are built by a graphic designer. Yours is built by SEO specialists with web development experience, so it looks great and ranks.
Typical Web Design
Designed by a Graphic Designer or a Free Builder
Free and DIY builders, e.g. 
Wix 
Squarespace
- Graphic design
- Social media marketing
- Email campaigns
- Website design and development
- Not optimised by an SEO specialist with web development experience
SEO-Designed Website
Designed and Optimised by SEO Expert Gold Coast
- Graphic design and website development
- Search engine optimisation built in
- Onsite technical SEO and SEO audits
- Conversion rate optimisation
- Professional website copywriting
- Hand coded in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP
The difference shows up where it counts: your position on Google.
Why Page 1 Isn't Enough
The Top 3 Positions Take 75.1% of Clicks
A beautiful website on page 2 is invisible. Drag your website up Google and see how many more of your customers find you.
Where Does Your Website Rank?
Out of every 1,000 people searching your main keyword
#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10
#7Your Position
42Visitors to Your Website
What You Get
Built to Rank, Designed to Sell
Choose the website your business needs. Every build is optimised for Google from the first line of code.
Business Websites
Web Design and Development
Award-winning, hand coded websites, built for optimal rankings and creatively designed to convert.
- Fully Responsive and Mobile Friendly
- Conversion Rate Optimised
- Designed to Beat Your Competition
Online Stores
eCommerce Websites
Custom online stores designed to rank well and turn visitors into paying customers.
- Automated Shipping
- Secure Payment Gateways
- Designed to Sell Your Products
Under One Account
Domains, Emails and Hosting
Your domain name, business emails and web hosting set up and managed in one place.
- Your Business Name Secured
- Business Emails on Every Device
- Fast, Reliable Cloud Hosting
Free Tool
How Many Leads Is Your Website Leaving Behind?
The average website converts just 2.35% of visitors, while the top-performing websites convert 11.45%. Move the sliders to see what that gap means for you.
Your website
15
Average (2.35%)
24
Top performers (11.45%)
115
Enquiries or sales per month, based on your monthly visitors.
Award-Winning Websites
Take a Closer Look at the Winners
Four of our website designs have been named winners in the Web Excellence Awards, which honour standout websites from agencies and designers worldwide.
Web Excellence Awards4 winning websitesSeasons 14, 15, 16 and 18
Tech Behemoths#1 SEO Company in Australia 2025Award winner every year from 2021 to 2025
ClutchTop SEO companyBack-to-back in 2020 and 2021
The Full Digital Marketing Suite
We Offer the Digital Roadmap
Your website is the first stop. Every service after it is planned in the right order, by the same in-house team. Select a stop to see its role.
01
Business Presentation
Plan My Roadmap
Website Design
Your website presents your business. It's the foundation every other channel sends people to, so it's built to convert from day one.
The technology behind your website
Results, Not Promises
See More Client Results
Big Party Oz, Rank 1 in 4 Months
Within just 4 months, the team took Big Party Oz to rank 1 for both of its primary keywords, the most searched terms in its market on the Gold Coast.
Costumes Gold CoastRank 1
Costume Shop Gold CoastRank 1
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Of clicks came from organic search, against 9.48% from paid ads
Organic 90.52%Paid 9.48%
Test Your Knowledge
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How Well Do You Know Your Customers Online?
Five quick questions, real evidence and a few surprises about how customers find and choose businesses today. See how you score.
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Justin, Senior SEO StrategistGet your score explained, with a free Digital Marketing Report for your business.
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Now find out how your own website performs. Your free Digital Marketing Report shows your precise position, where you could be and a specific plan to grow.
Who We Work For
Gold Coast Based, Global Experience
Just because we're based on the Gold Coast doesn't mean we think small. We specialise in small and medium businesses. Here are some of the local, national and international businesses we've worked with.
PlumbersElectriciansBuildersDentistsLawyersAccountants
DoctorsMechanicsPool BuildersLandscapersAir ConditioningPest ControlCabinet MakersOnline Stores
LocksmithsConcrete ContractorsAesthetics ClinicsGymsCharters and TourismInsurance BrokersTraining CollegesBusiness BrokersHandyman ServicesEvent Hire
Local
Gold Coast owned and operated, with an office in Mudgeeraba you can visit by appointment.
National
Clients across Australia, from Perth to Melbourne, Sydney and North Queensland.
International
Websites ranking overseas too, including an award-winning charter business in Mexico.
Sole Trader, Micro, Small and Medium Business SEO Specialists
What size is your business? Select yours to see how we can help.
Select Your Business Size
Choose a size above to see how we help businesses like yours.
Industries Where We've Gained Experience and Achieved Success
Medical
Dental, denture and aesthetics clinics, including Soul Dental and Lalwa Aesthetics By Yves.
Manufacturing
Makers and fabricators, including Elite Custom Cabinetry, Bonita Stone and Armament Mfg.
Hospitality
Tourism, charters and experiences, including award winner Riviera Charters.
Trades and Services
Plumbers, landscapers, flooring and pool builders, including Green Coast Plumbing and MowPro Landscapes.
eCommerce
Online stores on Shopify and WooCommerce, including Tallow Balm Shop and Armament Mfg.
Professional Services
Lawyers, accountants and business services, including Premier Business Sales and Stonewell Insurance.
Don't see your industry?Experience across hundreds of businesses means we've likely solved your challenge before.
Ask a Question
Your Team
Your Dedicated Web Design Team
When nothing is secretly outsourced and all work is completed by an in-house team working side by side, you can have confidence in quality assurance and reliability. Your team of web design experts are talented and creative problem solvers: dedicated, methodical, hard working and competitive. Precisely what is needed to succeed in even the most competitive industries. Makarni and Amy work on every account alongside Justin, so your project never stops when someone is away.
MMakarni
SEO Specialist & Manager- Onsite Technical SEO
- Page Speed Optimisation
- SEO Audits
- Website Design & Development
- Search Engine Optimisation
JJustin
Senior SEO Strategist & Director- Website Design & Development
- Hand Coded HTML, CSS & PHP
- Conversion Rate Optimisation
- Digital Marketing Strategy
- Search Engine Optimisation
AAmy
Content Marketing Specialist- Website Copywriting
- Page Content Planning
- Content Marketing
- Blog Publishing
- Social Media Marketing
More Than SEO Experts
Your Passion, Enhanced
Growth on Your Terms
A Team You Can Sit With
Prefer to meet face to face? Sit down with the team to review strategies, designs and ideas at our Mudgeeraba office, by appointment. Or keep it to phone, email and video calls. The choice is yours.
Why It Matters
The Difference a Marketing Team Makes
With no marketing team, you do it all yourself while wearing every other hat, and pay for it in time and lost customers. With an ineffective one, you pay and still get beaten by businesses with effective teams. Here is how the four options compare.
Doing It YourselfNo marketing team, every hat
SEO Expert Gold CoastA senior team, every channel
Typical AgencyBig promises, small bench
In-House TeamYour own hire, every overhead
Team
You, after hours, while wearing every other hat
Justin, Makarni and Amy: a senior team that has worked together for over a decade, with nothing outsourced
Generalists juggling too many accounts, with work often sent offshore
One or two hires expected to cover every skill, plus recruitment, leave and turnover
Your Website
A DIY site that rarely changes
Website and SEO working in sync
A pretty website nobody finds
A website that waits until someone has spare time
Strategy
Trial and error, whenever you find the time
A plan built around your business, your market and your competitors, starting with a free report
The same playbook applied to every industry
Limited to what one person has seen before
Reporting
No clear picture of what is working
Our custom reporting tool tracks every call and form, with a monthly report you can read in under 5 minutes
Long reports full of numbers, and very few enquiries
Spreadsheets built by hand, when there is time
Account
Nobody to ask when something breaks
Your own account manager, the same person doing the work, who picks up the phone and brings you ideas
A rotating account manager who passes messages along
Close by, but the knowledge walks out when they leave
Contract
Free on paper, but your time and lost customers cost the most
No lock-in contracts. The results keep you here, not the paperwork
A long lock-in that outlasts the results
Salary, super, software and training, every month
AI Search
Not on the radar
Visibility in Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT offered alongside your SEO, by the same team
Only discussed when a client asks about it
One more skill to learn on top of everything else
How It Works
Four Simple Steps to Your New Website
You focus on your business. The team takes care of everything else, from the first call to launch day.
1
Enquire
Call or enquire online. The team reviews your website and Google position, then talks it through with you by phone or in person.
2
Report
You receive a manual, comprehensive report with insights into your website, business, competitors and market.
3
Review
Visit the office in Mudgeeraba to review your Digital Marketing Report, have a coffee and meet the team on your project.
4
Launch
The team actions the plan, optimising your website and writing your content so it launches ready to rank.
How Long Does a New Website Take?
Every website is different, so your timeline is mapped out in your Digital Marketing Report at step 2, based on the size of your website and your goals, before any work begins. No surprises.
How Long Until Page 1?
It depends on your competition and your program. An example from our SEO programs:
Advanced
2 months
Standard
4 months
Our Commitment to You
What Can You Expect?
We set the bar high, then strive to exceed your expectations. This is our 7 part agreement with you.
01
Your Own Account Manager
Deal with the same person doing the work, from your first consultation to page 1.
02
A Proven, Effective System
Developed and refined over 20 years to place websites at the top of Google.
03
High Return Keywords
We research the most valuable searches in your industry and show you what each is worth.
04
Detailed Monthly Reports
Fast, easy reports in your inbox that take less than 5 minutes to read.
05
No Lock-In Contracts
No one likes being locked in unnecessarily. The results speak for themselves.
06
Easy to Do Business With
We do the hard work. You focus on your business and review the results.
07
Nothing Is Outsourced
Every task is completed in-house by an experienced, qualified local team.
0Google Rating
0Google Reviews
0Years' Experience
0New Clients from Referrals
0Years of Tech Behemoths Awards
0Web Excellence Wins
In Their Words
5.0Why We're One of the Gold Coast's Favourite Web Design Services
★★★★★From 34 Google Reviews
★★★★★
We recently changed website companies to Seo Expert Gold Coast. We have found them to be extremely professional and very easy to deal with. The results we are seeing with our website ranking is fantastic.
Shane GriffithGoogle Review★★★★★
He has provided a full service across a number of areas that we required and we couldn't be happier. Web site design, set up and maintenance, exceptional skill in SEO and management of our google ads.
Paula McElligotAction Admin Services★★★★★
The team has always been easy to communicate with, and whenever we've had a question, they've been quick to call or pick up the phone and have a chat.
James HayGoogle Review
Mission, Vision and Values
Company Profile
A local, Gold Coast owned and operated, full service agency delivering award-winning digital marketing since 2004.
Commitment to our
Mission
At our core, we believe in helping people reach their full potential, improving our clients' businesses, creating opportunities to employ new staff and improving the lifestyles of those around them.
Our continuing
Vision
Our vision is to empower business owners to transform their business into the dream business they envision it to be.
Driven by
Values
The three values behind everything we do.
ServiceQualityResults
Clients
We serve our clients to the best of our ability, in turn improving their businesses, creating opportunities to employ new staff and, as a result, improving their lifestyles and those of the people around them.
Colleagues
We believe in our colleagues, who lead the digital marketing space and are continuously striving, progressing, upskilling and paying it forward to give others a chance to grow.
Community
We believe in giving back to the greater global community of those less fortunate than us, and we achieve all of this by doing our job well.
Contact Details
- Business
- SEO Expert Gold Coast
- ABN
- 43 650 288 225
- Established
- 2004
- Office
- 07 5628 2543
- Mobile
- 0434 196 585
- Address
- B7/50-54 Railway Street, Mudgeeraba QLD 4213 (by appointment only)
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 7am to 3pm
- Online
- Contact form
- Support
- 7 days a week for mission critical issues
- Response
- Critical issues within 30 minutes, all other requests within 1 business day
- Social
- Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn
Awards and Qualifications
- Tech Behemoths, #1 SEO Company in Australia 2025Award winner every year from 2021 to 2025
- Web Excellence Awards, 4 winning websitesElite Custom Cabinetry, Riviera Charters, Sunseeker Pools NQ and Hideaway Pools
- Clutch, top SEO companyBack-to-back in 2020 and 2021
- Google Ads certifiedPaid search managed in-house
- Qualified in business, marketing and ITManagement, Marketing, Information Technology
Questions Answered
Before Your New Website Goes Live
Straight answers about how your website is designed, built and hosted. Anything else, call the team on 07 5628 2543 or 0434 196 585.
Ask the TeamWhat's the Difference Between Web Design and an SEO-Designed Website?
Most websites are designed by a graphic designer and never optimised by an SEO specialist with web development experience. An SEO-designed website is planned, built and optimised by the same in-house team that ranks websites on Google, so it is designed to convert visitors to customers and optimised to rank above your competitors.
How Long Does a New Website Take?
Every website is different, so your timeline is mapped out in your Digital Marketing Report, based on the size of your website and your goals, before any work begins.
Do You Look After My Website After It Launches?
Yes. Clients turn to us for website and software updates, backups, security, hosting, domains and emails, and many hold their positions on an affordable maintenance program.
Do You Use AI to Build Websites?
Human experts and AI work together to produce next-level, advanced websites. Every page is still planned, built and optimised by our in-house team.
Will My Website Work on Phones and Tablets?
Yes. Every website is fully responsive and mobile friendly, so it looks and works properly on any screen size.
Which Platforms Do You Build On?
The team works with all major platforms, including WordPress, Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, OpenCart, Joomla and Drupal, and hand codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP and SQL.
Can You Build an Online Store?
Yes. Custom eCommerce websites are designed to rank well and convert visitors into paying customers, with automated shipping and secure payment gateways.
Can You Host My Website and Set Up My Emails?
Yes. Your domain name, emails and web hosting can all sit under one account, set up and managed by the team that built your site.
Is Any of the Work Outsourced?
No. Nothing is secretly outsourced. All work is completed in-house on the Gold Coast for quality assurance and reliability, and support is available 7 days a week.
Will I Be Locked into a Contract?
No. There are no lock-in contracts. No one likes being locked in unnecessarily, and the results speak for themselves.
Where Are You Based?
The office is at B7/50-54 Railway Street, Mudgeeraba QLD 4213, and visits are by appointment only. The team works with local, national and international clients.
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Justin, Senior SEO Strategist and Director
I've been performing SEO since 2004, and designing and developing websites for small, medium and large businesses and digital marketing agencies throughout Australia. Qualified in Business Management, Marketing and Information Technology. Contact us today and discover how we can help you.
- Search Engine Optimisation
- Digital Marketing Strategy
- Website Design & Development
- Google Ads Certified
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Makarni, SEO Specialist & Manager
Makarni manages SEO campaigns at SEO Expert Gold Coast and works on every account alongside Justin and Amy, part of an in-house team that has worked together for over a decade. He checks our content for accuracy before it goes live.
- Onsite Technical SEO
- SEO Audits
- Link Building
- Google Ads Certified
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- Understand your precise position
- Preview where you could be
- Receive a specific plan to grow your business
- Prefer to talk? Call 07 5628 2543 or 0434 196 585
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