Gympie Web Design
Custom Websites Built to Rank & Grow Your Business In Gympie, the Sunshine Coast, and South Burnett
No templates. No guesswork. Every website we build starts with competitor research and keyword analysis, so it ranks for the terms your customers are actually typing into Google. Multiple clients on Page 1 within weeks of launch.
2025 E-Business Institute Graduate of the Year
5-star Google reviews
Multiple clients on Page 1 within weeks
Locally owned and operated
2025 E-Business Institute Graduate of the Year
5-star Google reviews
Multiple clients on Page 1 within weeks
Locally owned and operated
WHAT WE DO
Web Design, SEO, & Maintenance for Gympie Businesses
Whether you need a new website built to rank, an ongoing SEO retainer to grow your Google presence, or a maintenance plan so you never have to touch your site again — we handle everything.
Web Design
- Custom-built WordPress websites
- Optimised for speed, security, and Google from day one
- Competitor and keyword research before a line of code is written
Search Engine Optimisation
- Plain English reporting, no lock-in contracts
- Rankings that drive real enquiries, not vanity metrics
- One new client typically covers the monthly retainer cost
Website Maintenance
- From $100/month — hosting, domain, security, updates
- You never touch your website. We handle everything.
- Fast turnaround on content changes
WHO WE ARE
A Gympie web design team who actually live locally
Rhys grew up in Gympie, served the region for more than a decade as a Queensland Police officer, and now applies the same rigorous, no-shortcuts approach to web design and SEO. He is a graduate of the E-Business Institute Champions Program and was named Graduate of the Year for 2025. That is not a participation award. It is a nationally recognised credential.
Olivia holds a Master of Business and has secured more than $13 million in grant funding as a professional grant writer. She oversees all content and copy across every build.
When you work with Gympie Web Design, you speak to us directly. Not an account manager. Not an offshore team. The same two people who build your site, write your content, and track your rankings every month.
We sponsor local football clubs, Rally Queensland, and the Brisbane Rotary Art Show. Our children go to school here and play sports here. We show up for this community on and off the screen.
WHY CHOOSE US
What makes our web design different from every other agency in the region
Most competitors lead with design. We lead with results. Here is what that looks like in practice.
Award-winning SEO strategy
We were trained by the E-Business Institute and apply the same strategies used by large national brands. Every build starts with competitor research and keyword analysis before a single line of code is written. The postcode does not determine the result. The strategy does.
You deal with us directly, every time
No account managers. No junior staff. No handovers. From your first strategy call to your monthly SEO report, you speak to Rhys and Olivia. One team. One point of contact. From brief to build to monthly retainer.
Genuinely local, not just claiming to be
Rhys was born here, served this region as a police officer for over a decade, and his children go to school here. We sponsor local footy clubs, Rally Queensland, and the Brisbane Rotary Art Show. This is not a marketing position. It is a biography.
Page 1 results, not just prettier websites
Multiple clients have reached Page 1 of Google within weeks of launch, including Position 1 for keywords that directly drive revenue. We measure success by enquiries and rankings, not by how a site looks in a portfolio screenshot.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Real results from Gympie businesses just like yours
EXCELLENT Based on 7 reviews Posted on Google Jenna JohnsonTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Rhys from Gympie Web Design created us the most beautiful, functional website! Very happy we found him. The whole process was professional yet super easy and we absolutely love the end result. Highly recommend!Posted on Google Samuel YatesTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Amazing websites. Results speak for themselves!Posted on Google Jess PickTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Excellent service and professional advice. Rhys met with us in person to discuss our vision and the functionality of our website. The end product is fantastic. Follow up is great. Highly recommend, thanks Rhys!Posted on Google Josh SantonTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We engaged Rhys from Gympie Wed Design to assist us with our new business website. His service was exceptional. He was ahead of us every step of the way with what would be required from a business perspective whilst being digestible to our customers. His work with the search engine optimisation is excellent and we are seeing great google search figures as a result. He truly listened to what we wanted to achieve and really exceeded our expectations when it came to creating it. He is extremely efficient, and no alteration was an issue no matter how small or big! We trust Gympie Web Design with our business completely and will only be using his services in the future. We have had numerous comments about how good our website looks - Could not recommend enough!Posted on Google Timothy McBrideTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Wow, Rhys at Gympie Web Design - Amazing! Professional to the core. Rhys put together our website just as we envisioned. He was inclusive of my partner and I the entire journey from first meet to "go live". We are completely satisfied with the product and look forward to the continued working relationship as Gympie Web Design will maintain our website as we journey through the growth of our business.Posted on Google Luke BaylyTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Absolutely love the new website from Gympie Web Design. Their eye for detail and the layouts have created an amazing digital marketing hub for the business!Posted on Google Josie RitchieTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Rhys was amazing to deal with. Very quick and made the process so easy as I had no idea where to start. He walked me through everything and answered all my questions. The website design is professional and easy to follow and I have already had customers contact me through the website
HOW IT WORKS
From your first call to your first Page 1 ranking
We handle everything. Here is what that looks like from your side.
Rhys speaks to you directly. We talk about your business, your target market, and what is holding your current site back.
Before a line of code is written, we identify exactly what your customers are searching and where your competitors are beatable.
Rhys builds the website. Olivia critiques the copy. Every page is structured to rank. You can review before anything goes live.
We handle the technical launch. Multiple clients have reached Page 1 within weeks. We report back in plain English.
We can keep your site fast, secure, and climbing the rankings. You never have to think about it again.
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WHERE WE WORK
Web Design and SEO Services Across Gympie, Sunshine Coast, and South Burnett
Our clients are in Gympie, the Sunshine Coast, Kingaroy, Hervey Bay, Noosa, Maryborough, and throughout regional Queensland. If you are a local business and want a website that ranks on Google, we can help regardless of where you are in Queensland.
- SEO Gympie
- SEO Kingaroy
- SEO Sunshine Coast
COMMON QUESTIONS
Answers to the questions Gympie business owners ask us every week
How much does web design cost for a small business in Gympie?
Every website is quoted individually because every business is different. What we can tell you is that a custom, SEO-first WordPress build is an investment, not an expense. Most clients recover the cost within the first few months from leads they would never have received from a template site. Request a free quote and we will give you a straight number with no obligation.
How long does it take to get to Page 1 of Google?
Faster than most people expect, but impossible to predict. Every keyword you are targeting has different competitors and differing keyword difficulties. Multiple clients have reached Page 1 for their primary keywords within weeks of launch. Because every site we build is engineered to have great SEO foundations, sometimes ongoing SEO is not needed at all.
I already tried SEO and it did not work. Why would this be different?
What most businesses tried was a reporting service, not real SEO. Monthly reports with graphs and no results is not a strategy. What we do is build the website itself to rank, then continue to optimise the content, structure, and links month by month. You see keyword positions move. You see enquiries come through.
Do I need a website if I already have a Facebook page?
Yes. When a potential customer searches Google for your service, Facebook does not show up in position one. A website does. If your business has no website, you are invisible to the majority of people searching for what you offer right now.
What does website maintenance include and why do I need it?
Our maintenance plans cover hosting, domain renewal, security monitoring, software updates, and content changes. Without maintenance, websites slow down, get hacked, and fall in rankings. From $100 per month, it is the lowest-risk way to protect an investment that is actively sending you enquiries.
Can a Gympie web designer deliver enterprise-level SEO results?
We were trained by the E-Business Institute, one of Australia’s leading digital education providers, and Rhys was named Graduate of the Year for 2025. The strategy we apply to every build is the same used by national brands. Being based in Gympie means we do not carry city-centre overheads. You get the expertise without the postcode premium.
Will I be locked into a contract?
No lock-in contracts. Our SEO and maintenance retainers run month to month. We keep clients because the results speak for themselves, not because of fine print. If at any point you are not seeing value, that is a conversation we want to have.
Your website should be regularly generating organic leads .
If it's not, we can fix that.
Request a free quote and we will tell you exactly what is holding your site back. No cost. No obligation. Most responses within two business days.