Provider facts
What does The Site Studio charge, and what do you get?
Disclosure: Appear is run by creativebyjake, which appears in this comparison. Every fact is from each provider's own pages with the date we read them, ours included.
The Site Studio (Sydney: contact page footer "Digital Studio" "Sydney, AU" "Serving businesses Australia-wide"; phone "0423 903 724", email "zoe@thesitestudio.com.au". No street address or ABN shown on the pages read): Fixed prices including GST ($795 for a landing page, $1,999 for eight pages, a $1,499 tradie startup pack), a named founder, and 12 projects shown, trades among them. Below is everything its own pages say about price and packages, read 14 Oct 2026, with each source linked.
The Site Studio, from its own pages
Named by: Bing Australia, page 1 (13 Oct) for "affordable website for a tradie in Australia".
- Website price shown
- Services page ("Clear packages for your business"): "LANDING PAGE" "$795" "Incl. GST"; "PREMIUM WEBSITE" ("Most popular") "$1,999" "Incl. GST"; "CUSTOM" "Price on Application" "Custom quote"; "TRADIE SPECIAL" ("Pay-per-lead program") "$1,999" "Incl. GST". Home page: "All prices in AUD, GST included. Flexible payment plans available, 50% upfront, 50% on completion, or split into instalments." The tradie page's $1,499 pack is in niche
thesitestudio.com.au/services, thesitestudio.com.au - What a build includes
- LANDING PAGE: "Single custom landing page", "Professional copywriting", "Mobile-optimised", "Contact form & click-to-call", "SEO setup". PREMIUM WEBSITE: "8 custom-designed pages", "Professional copywriting", "Mobile-optimised", "Contact forms & click-to-call", "SEO setup", "Image sourcing & editing", "2 rounds of revisions". TRADIE SPECIAL: "Up to 6 custom pages", "12-month pay-per-lead SEO plan", "Lead tracking dashboard", "Free hosting & edits", "Google Search Console setup", "You own all content". CUSTOM: "Tailored scope", "E-commerce setup", "Multi-location SEO", "Ongoing retainers", "Custom functionality"
thesitestudio.com.au/services - Ongoing fees
- Hosting, "This is a required cost": "MANAGED HOSTING" "$30 per month" ("Hosting fully managed") or "SELF-MANAGED HOSTING" "$37 per month" ("Direct billing with Lovable"). Retainers: "MONTHLY RETAINER" "$200 / month" "Includes hosting, must be on managed hosting" ("Hosting included ($30 value)"); "QUARTERLY REFRESH" "$300 / 3 months" "Hosting not included"; "BI-ANNUAL REFRESH" "$500 / 6 months" "Hosting not included". No GST note on these.
thesitestudio.com.au/services - Local SEO or marketing
- Tradie Special: "Fresh website plus a 12-month pay-per-lead SEO plan. Built for service-based businesses with high-ticket work who are happy to pay $50 or more per qualified lead." "$1,999" "Incl. GST"; no per-lead price shown on the pages read (the Tradie Special page asks for details to send a plan, see claims). AI search service: "Show Up in ChatGPT & AI Search Engines", shown "IN PARTNERSHIP WITH" another firm, "3-Month Refund Guarantee", "Rank Higher on Google", "Get Found by AI Search", "5 Backlinks Monthly", "Free $2,500 Visibility Audit", no price shown. CUSTOM lists "Multi-location SEO" and "Ongoing retainers" at "Price on Application". Each package lists "SEO setup". No separate Google Business Profile service or price shown on the pages read
thesitestudio.com.au/services - Platform
- Lovable, as stated on the services page: hosting "you can either have it managed by us, or set up your own account directly with Lovable"; self-managed: "You edit directly within Lovable". Their own site's served HTML is a JavaScript app shell with no page text, and its share image is a lovable.app preview
thesitestudio.com.au/services - Named person
- "Hi, I'm Zoe", "The founder behind The Site Studio" (first name only); blog byline "Zoe" "Founder, The Site Studio". "My journey into website building started in the e-commerce world, working hands-on with Shopify stores, large platform migrations, and product optimisation for growing brands."
thesitestudio.com.au/about, thesitestudio.com.au/blog/tradie-website-cost-guide - Reviews on its own site
- Testimonials only: home "Kind Words" shows four quotes (Adam Ossher, Ossher Design + Build; Ian Hardy; Stewart Electrical Group; Marks Trading Group). No Google rating or count in the visible text. The served HTML's structured data (not visible) carries an AggregateRating of ratingValue "5" and reviewCount "2"
thesitestudio.com.au - Example builds
- Portfolio page: 12 projects in three groups: "Ecom/Products for sale" (El Botanical, Miro's Deli, Sculpted Studio & Co), "High-end editorial" (Ossher Design and Build, Stewart Electrical Group, Dental Ceramics Studio, Atlas of Beauty), "Trades, straight to the point" (Wood's Plumbing Services, M N D Tool Repairs, Cut 4 Less Tree Services, Devine Carpentry, One Oak Roof Repairs). "Bear with us as we continue to publish our clients' sites. More projects coming soon!"
thesitestudio.com.au/work - Page for tradies
- Tradie page titled "Tradie Website Design Australia | The Site Studio" at /website-design-for-tradies: "Websites Built for Tradies & Builders", "Done for you in 2 weeks. From $1,499."; "Tradies Startup Pack" "$1,499" "One-time · No hidden fees · GST inc.": "Strategy call to plan your site", "Professional copywriting done for you", "Up to 4 custom pages", "Mobile-optimised layout", "SEO-optimised content & structure", "Domain name transfer", "Contact forms & click-to-call", "Google Maps integration". FAQ: "Our Tradies Startup Pack starts at $1,499." "Most tradie websites are live within 2 weeks of receiving your content and deposit." Banner "100% 5-STAR REVIEWS" with two quotes (Stewart Electrical Group, MND Tool Repairs)
thesitestudio.com.au/website-design-for-tradies - Based
- Sydney: contact page footer "Digital Studio" "Sydney, AU" "Serving businesses Australia-wide"; phone "0423 903 724", email "zoe@thesitestudio.com.au". No street address or ABN shown on the pages read
thesitestudio.com.au/contact
Other things its pages say
- The page Bing showed, "How Much Does a Tradie Website Cost in Australia?", dated "2026-07-14", by "Zoe": "expect to pay somewhere between $1,500 and $6,000 as a one-off build"; "Our $1,999 Tradie Website Special" "for $1,999 incl. GST (a limited 30-day offer)": "4 essential website pages", "10 location SEO pages", "10 search intent SEO pages", "Business dashboard"; "That's 24 pages of real, indexable content plus the tracking to prove it's working, a scope most agencies charge $4,000 to $6,000 for."; "It's available for the next 30 days only." thesitestudio.com.au/blog/tradie-website-cost-guide
- Home page tradie offer: "$1,999 incl. GST" website set up, no monthly "hosting or marketing fees", 12-month "SEO plan"; "You only pay for leads at your agreed rate. No monthly hosting or marketing fees."; "Client result, Builder, Sutherland Shire": "6 calls, 5 enquiries and +522% Google clicks in one month." thesitestudio.com.au
- "Pay-per-lead SEO for trades": "Fill in the details below and we'll send you a personalised plan: what we'd target, what a lead is worth to you, and what it would cost. No retainers, no lock-in." "We built him 130 local SEO pages. Within one month he was ranking on Google, and it brought in 6 phone calls and 5 enquiry form submissions." (clicks "9" previous 28 days, "56" last 28 days, "+522%") thesitestudio.com.au/tradie-special
- "Affordable & Timely" "WEBSITE IN 1-2 WEEKS"; "We offer free proposals and website audits" thesitestudio.com.au/work
Is The Site Studio right for you?
Best for: tradies and small businesses who want a site in one to two weeks at a fixed price including GST.
Worth asking them: about the platform it builds on (Lovable) and the hosting it requires ($30 or $37 a month), and what a lead costs on its pay-per-lead plan, which its pages do not show.
How does creativebyjake compare?
creativebyjake runs this site, so read this as our side of it. Same date, same kind of source.
| The Site Studio | creativebyjake (ours) | |
|---|---|---|
| Website price shown | Services page ("Clear packages for your business"): "LANDING PAGE" "$795" "Incl. GST"; "PREMIUM WEBSITE" ("Most popular") "$1,999" "Incl. GST"; "CUSTOM" "Price on Application" "Custom quote"; "TRADIE SPECIAL" ("Pay-per-lead program") "$1,999" "Incl. GST". Home page: "All prices in AUD, GST included. Flexible payment plans available, 50% upfront, 50% on completion, or split into instalments." The tradie page's $1,499 pack is in niche thesitestudio.com.au/services, thesitestudio.com.au | $500 + GST for a two-page site, paid once; going live on a domain in the client's own name is $100 plus the domain's own fees creativebyjake.com.au/tradie-websites/ |
| Ongoing fees | Hosting, "This is a required cost": "MANAGED HOSTING" "$30 per month" ("Hosting fully managed") or "SELF-MANAGED HOSTING" "$37 per month" ("Direct billing with Lovable"). Retainers: "MONTHLY RETAINER" "$200 / month" "Includes hosting, must be on managed hosting" ("Hosting included ($30 value)"); "QUARTERLY REFRESH" "$300 / 3 months" "Hosting not included"; "BI-ANNUAL REFRESH" "$500 / 6 months" "Hosting not included". No GST note on these. thesitestudio.com.au/services | Maintenance at $50 + GST a month, no contract, two weeks' notice to stop; hosting: not stated on its pages creativebyjake.com.au/tradie-websites/ |
| Local SEO or marketing | Tradie Special: "Fresh website plus a 12-month pay-per-lead SEO plan. Built for service-based businesses with high-ticket work who are happy to pay $50 or more per qualified lead." "$1,999" "Incl. GST"; no per-lead price shown on the pages read (the Tradie Special page asks for details to send a plan, see claims). AI search service: "Show Up in ChatGPT & AI Search Engines", shown "IN PARTNERSHIP WITH" another firm, "3-Month Refund Guarantee", "Rank Higher on Google", "Get Found by AI Search", "5 Backlinks Monthly", "Free $2,500 Visibility Audit", no price shown. CUSTOM lists "Multi-location SEO" and "Ongoing retainers" at "Price on Application". Each package lists "SEO setup". No separate Google Business Profile service or price shown on the pages read thesitestudio.com.au/services | Appear at $250 + GST a month: the Google listing kept up, details matched across directories, a review kit, a local page every second month, Maps read weekly and AI answers monthly; Appear and maintenance together are $300 a month including GST creativebyjake.com.au/appear/ |
| Reviews on its own site | Testimonials only: home "Kind Words" shows four quotes (Adam Ossher, Ossher Design + Build; Ian Hardy; Stewart Electrical Group; Marks Trading Group). No Google rating or count in the visible text. The served HTML's structured data (not visible) carries an AggregateRating of ratingValue "5" and reviewCount "2" thesitestudio.com.au | Not shown on the pages read creativebyjake.com.au |
| Example builds | Portfolio page: 12 projects in three groups: "Ecom/Products for sale" (El Botanical, Miro's Deli, Sculpted Studio & Co), "High-end editorial" (Ossher Design and Build, Stewart Electrical Group, Dental Ceramics Studio, Atlas of Beauty), "Trades, straight to the point" (Wood's Plumbing Services, M N D Tool Repairs, Cut 4 Less Tree Services, Devine Carpentry, One Oak Roof Repairs). "Bear with us as we continue to publish our clients' sites. More projects coming soon!" thesitestudio.com.au/work | Example builds for made-up businesses, labelled as such: Pipeworth Plumbing Co. and Brushmore Painting Co. creativebyjake.com.au/tradie-websites/ |
Worth asking us: about how new it is: its examples are builds for made-up businesses and its site shows no reviews, so ask Jake for a call and judge for yourself.
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