Provider facts
What does Webfrog Studios 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.
Webfrog Studios ("Where we are" "Sydney, Australia", phone "(02) 8999 3345" (contact page); no street address shown on the pages read): More than 20 years in business, a Sydney plumber among its case studies, and published hosting and care plans. Below is everything its own pages say about price and packages, read 13 Oct 2026, with each source linked.
Webfrog Studios, from its own pages
Named by: ChatGPT (8 Oct) for "website designer for tradies in Australia".
- Website price shown
- Home page FAQ: "a new professional website typically ranges from $5,000 to $30,000"; "We work on a time basis but always quote a fixed project fee against an agreed scope of work". Tradie page: "Every business is different, so we price each project to what it actually needs rather than a one-size package." No GST note. The contact form's lowest budget option is "$5,000 to $10,000"
webfrogstudios.com.au, webfrogstudios.com.au/website-design-for-tradies, webfrogstudios.com.au/contact-us - What a build includes
- Tradie page: "Click-to-call buttons and quick quote forms"; "A gallery of your best jobs with real photos"; "Built on solid technical SEO foundations"; process items "Homepage and key pages designed", "Up to 2 rounds of revisions", "Bespoke WordPress CMS", "Services and gallery structured", "301 redirects prepared", "30 days of post-launch support"
webfrogstudios.com.au/website-design-for-tradies - Ongoing fees
- Hosting is separate from care. Hosting page: from "Startup" "$40/ month" "Billed yearly at $480" (no email) and "Basics" "$50/ month" "Billed yearly at $600" up to "Freedom 100" "$280/ month", "Prices are in AUD and are annual plans." Care page: "Essential WordPress Care" "$70/ month" "Billed yearly at $840"; "Premium WordPress Care" "$120/ month" "Billed yearly at $1,440"; casual support "at $150 an hour, or $140 for maintenance plan holders". No GST note on either page
webfrogstudios.com.au/wordpress-maintenance, webfrogstudios.com.au, webfrogstudios.com.au/wordpress-hosting, webfrogstudios.com.au/website-design - Local SEO or marketing
- Technical SEO built into each build ("Built on solid technical SEO foundations"; "We cannot promise rankings"); no local SEO or Google Ads package or price shown on the pages read. Separate Technical SEO and AIO & GEO service pages exist but were not read (eight-page limit)
webfrogstudios.com.au/website-design-for-tradies - Platform
- "We build on WordPress" (home FAQ); "Bespoke WordPress CMS" (tradie page). Their own site is served as WordPress (wp-content in the served HTML)
webfrogstudios.com.au - Named person
- "Ken Davis.Director" under "A note from the director" (studio page); testimonials also name "Daniel"
webfrogstudios.com.au/studio - Reviews on its own site
- Testimonials only: 19 on the studio page, each shown with "★★★★★" and "Webfrog client" (for example "Floorland", "Joanne Messina"); no Google rating, review count or Google profile link on the pages read
webfrogstudios.com.au/studio - Example builds
- 12 case studies on /our-work/, including "Sydney CBD Plumbing" ("A fast, functional site that wins local trade work"), "Jay's Air Conditioning" and four construction firms, plus a "full portfolio" of 211 tiles from the Jimmyweb Group feed with "Preview" and "Website" links. The tradie page's "Successful tradie websites" section holds the same 211 tiles across all sectors in the served HTML; the grid is filtered in the browser, which was not checked
webfrogstudios.com.au/our-work, webfrogstudios.com.au/website-design-for-tradies - Page for tradies
- "Tradie Website Design Sydney" (page heading), "Websites that keep tradies booked", title "Website Design for Tradies | Webfrog", https://www.webfrogstudios.com.au/website-design-for-tradies/
webfrogstudios.com.au/website-design-for-tradies - Based
- "Where we are" "Sydney, Australia", phone "(02) 8999 3345" (contact page); no street address shown on the pages read
webfrogstudios.com.au/contact-us
Other things its pages say
- "Since 2003, Webfrog has helped ambitious Aussie brands win online." webfrogstudios.com.au
- "Webfrog has spent more than 20 years designing and building websites for Australian businesses, with 500 plus launched." webfrogstudios.com.au/studio
- "Webfrog became part of the Jimmyweb Group in 2025"; footer "Proudly part of the Jimmyweb Group." webfrogstudios.com.au
- Counters in the served HTML hold data-count values 20 ("years of professional craft"), 500 ("websites designed & launched") and 18 ("designers, developers & support staff"); the visible text shows "0" until a script animates them webfrogstudios.com.au/studio
- Tradie page cites "Source: SEMrush keyword research, June 2026." for tradie web design search volumes webfrogstudios.com.au/website-design-for-tradies
Is Webfrog Studios right for you?
Best for: tradies who want a bespoke WordPress site from a Sydney studio running since 2003.
Worth asking them: for the fixed project fee before you start: its general range ($5,000 to $30,000) is the widest shown here.
How does creativebyjake compare?
creativebyjake runs this site, so read this as our side of it. Same date, same kind of source.
| Webfrog Studios | creativebyjake (ours) | |
|---|---|---|
| Website price shown | Home page FAQ: "a new professional website typically ranges from $5,000 to $30,000"; "We work on a time basis but always quote a fixed project fee against an agreed scope of work". Tradie page: "Every business is different, so we price each project to what it actually needs rather than a one-size package." No GST note. The contact form's lowest budget option is "$5,000 to $10,000" webfrogstudios.com.au, webfrogstudios.com.au/website-design-for-tradies, webfrogstudios.com.au/contact-us | $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 is separate from care. Hosting page: from "Startup" "$40/ month" "Billed yearly at $480" (no email) and "Basics" "$50/ month" "Billed yearly at $600" up to "Freedom 100" "$280/ month", "Prices are in AUD and are annual plans." Care page: "Essential WordPress Care" "$70/ month" "Billed yearly at $840"; "Premium WordPress Care" "$120/ month" "Billed yearly at $1,440"; casual support "at $150 an hour, or $140 for maintenance plan holders". No GST note on either page webfrogstudios.com.au/wordpress-maintenance, webfrogstudios.com.au, webfrogstudios.com.au/wordpress-hosting, webfrogstudios.com.au/website-design | 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 | Technical SEO built into each build ("Built on solid technical SEO foundations"; "We cannot promise rankings"); no local SEO or Google Ads package or price shown on the pages read. Separate Technical SEO and AIO & GEO service pages exist but were not read (eight-page limit) webfrogstudios.com.au/website-design-for-tradies | 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: 19 on the studio page, each shown with "★★★★★" and "Webfrog client" (for example "Floorland", "Joanne Messina"); no Google rating, review count or Google profile link on the pages read webfrogstudios.com.au/studio | Not shown on the pages read creativebyjake.com.au |
| Example builds | 12 case studies on /our-work/, including "Sydney CBD Plumbing" ("A fast, functional site that wins local trade work"), "Jay's Air Conditioning" and four construction firms, plus a "full portfolio" of 211 tiles from the Jimmyweb Group feed with "Preview" and "Website" links. The tradie page's "Successful tradie websites" section holds the same 211 tiles across all sectors in the served HTML; the grid is filtered in the browser, which was not checked webfrogstudios.com.au/our-work, webfrogstudios.com.au/website-design-for-tradies | 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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