Western Southland
Web Design in Riverton
We build websites for Riverton and the Western Southland coast — cafés, accommodation, fishing and charter operators, artists and coastal tourism. Small-scale businesses that get a real lift from being properly findable, built by someone half an hour away.
Riverton runs on passing traffic and day trips
A lot of Riverton's business comes from people who decided that morning — an Invercargill day trip, someone driving the Southern Scenic Route, a family looking for somewhere for lunch. Those decisions are made on a phone, in a car, in the next town over.
That puts a specific demand on the website: opening hours current and visible immediately, location obvious, and fast enough to load before someone gives up and picks the next result. It's a low bar that a surprising number of coastal hospitality sites don't clear.
A good share of that traffic starts in Invercargill, half an hour up the coast.
Tourism operators need to be found before the trip, too
For accommodation, fishing charters and guided experiences, the other half of the audience is planning ahead — often from Australia or further. Those people search by activity rather than by business name, so the site needs pages answering “fishing charter Southland” or “places to stay Riverton”.
A page that only introduces your business to someone who already knows it will never reach them.
Small business, small site, done properly
Most Riverton businesses need a handful of pages, not a platform. Built well, configured properly, and cheap to keep running. We'd rather build you four excellent pages than twelve mediocre ones and charge you for the difference.
What it costs
Web Presence is a $599 setup fee plus $75 a month on a 24-month term — hosting, maintenance, security and small content changes included. If you're selling online, eCommerce is $120 a month. Domain and analytics in your name.
Common questions
- Do you work with cafés and accommodation?
- Yes. For hospitality the priorities are hours, location, menu or rooms, and photos that look like the actual place — surfaced immediately rather than buried a click deep.
- Can I update my opening hours myself?
- Yes, and you should be able to without ringing anyone. We set that up so it is easy to change, and content changes are included in the monthly fee regardless.
- How do I get found by people driving the Southern Scenic Route?
- A properly maintained Google Business Profile with current hours and recent photos does most of that work, backed by a site that loads quickly on a phone with average coverage. We set both up.
- Are you nearby?
- We're in Ohai, about half an hour from Riverton.
Other areas we work in
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On the Western Southland coast?
Four pages that load fast and say the right things will usually do it. Tell us what you're working with.
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