How much does a law firm website cost in Australia?
Realistic 2026 range for solo and small-firm sites is $4,000–$25,000. Solo practitioners typically sit in $4–7k (Launch), small firms competing on Google in $8–14k (Practice), and multi-location firms $15k+ with an ongoing retainer (Growth). See the honest cost guide.
How long until I see more enquiries?
Conversion lifts on existing traffic land at launch (intake redesign alone often moves the needle within weeks). Map-pack visibility takes 3–6 months with a strong Google Business Profile and review velocity. Competitive organic rankings for "[area] lawyer [city]" take 9–18 months with the page system, content and link-earning. Anyone promising faster on a competitive term is selling you something else.
Do you handle Conduct-Rules and Law Society advertising guidance?
Yes - every page we write is built against the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules and state-specific Law Society advertising guidance (NSW, VIC/LIV, QLD/QLS, SA, WA). It's the single biggest reason generalist-built sites later get rewritten - see the Conduct-Rules marketing guide.
Do I own the site, content and domain?
Yes, on day one - all of it. Site code, copy we write, domain, hosting account, analytics. Exportable on request, no lock-in clauses, ever. Anyone selling you a website who keeps any of that is buying themselves leverage at your expense.
Will the site rank for "family lawyer Sydney" / "criminal lawyer Melbourne" etc.?
Eventually, with sustained effort - these are among the most contested local-commercial terms in Australia. The realistic path is map-pack first (3–6 months), then competitive organic (9–18 months), via the practice-area × city page system + reviews + niche links. We'll tell you honestly in the audit if your specific market and budget can realistically reach top-3 in 12 months.
Can I just buy SEO, without the website?
Sometimes - if your existing site is structurally sound but under-marketed. More often the on-page foundation is the blocker, and SEO spend without fixing it is wasted. The free audit tells you which case you're in before you commit to either.
Do you work with firms outside the capital cities?
Yes. The page-system approach extends to regional centres and suburbs you genuinely service. We don't mass-produce thin suburb pages - Google penalises them and prospects see through them.
What if my market is too small or too contested to justify the spend?
We'll tell you. A focused specialist would rather lose the project than build something that won't earn its keep. The audit returns an honest read on what your market can realistically convert - sometimes the right answer is to lead with Google Ads and reviews for nine months while authority compounds, not to spend on SEO straight away.
Do you also build for barristers, in-house counsel or non-legal businesses?
We work with practising law firms, including sole practitioners, partnerships and small-to-mid firms. We've worked with barrister chambers on similar terms. We don't take non-legal clients - that focus is the whole point.
What's the next step?
Request the free recorded audit. A real human reviews your live site and sends back a 10-minute walkthrough of the conversion, compliance and ranking gaps that matter most for your practice - within one business day, no sales call required.
