Website Design
Custom, on-brand designs tailored to your business — not a recycled template.
Brightside — Web Design & Development, Canberra
“Brightside it.”
We're a Canberra-based web design & development studio helping local businesses launch fast, modern, high-converting websites — without the agency runaround.
Fixed-price quotes
2–4 week turnaround
Ongoing local support
Mobile-first & SEO-ready
What we offer
Everything you need to launch and grow online.
From your first landing page to a full online store, we handle design, build, and the boring bits in between.
Web Development
Fast, responsive, accessible builds using modern tools — built to scale as you grow.
E-Commerce
Online stores that make it easy for customers to browse, trust you, and check out.
SEO & Maintenance
Ongoing care, content updates, and search visibility so your site keeps working for you.
Design workshop
Wireframes & sitemap
Content strategy
Performance testing
Launch support
Ongoing maintenance
How it works
From idea to launch in three steps.
STEP 01
Discovery call
We chat about your business, goals, and what your site needs to do — then send a fixed-price quote.
STEP 02
Design & build
We design and build your site in weekly rounds, with your feedback shaping every step.
STEP 03
Launch & support
We launch, test everything, and stay on hand for updates, tweaks, and questions after go-live.
Our work
Recent projects we're proud of.
A snapshot of the kind of work we do for Canberra businesses. Full case studies coming soon.
Lenny's Landscaping
Landscaping & Outdoor Care
Before/after gallery with instant online quotes
An interactive before-and-after showcase with clickable service hotspots and a built-in quote form — designed to turn browsers into booked jobs.
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Bright & Co Barbers
Hospitality & Lifestyle
Interactive 3D booking experience
A bold barbershop site with a spinnable 3D chair, live pricing, and an online booking flow built to match the in-store vibe.
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Lakeside Fish & Chips
Food & Takeaway
Local takeaway site built to drive calls & orders
A fast, mobile-first site with an always-current menu, opening hours, and a click-to-call ordering flow for Belconnen's local chippy.
View projectOut of respect for our clients' privacy, the projects shown above are illustrative mockups rather than real, named businesses.
Pricing
Simple, transparent packages.
Every project gets a fixed-price quote after your discovery call — these packages are a starting point.
Starter
A professional website, live in a week, with someone actually watching it.
$500 setup
+ $75/mo
- 3–5 page custom website (Home, About, Services, Contact, Gallery)
- Mobile-optimized, custom domain connected
- Hosting, SSL, and uptime monitoring
- 1 content update/month (text, photos, hours, etc.)
- Basic Google Business Profile setup
Recommended
Growth
Built to bring customers in, not just look nice.
Most local businesses start here.
$900 setup
+ $125/mo
- Everything in Starter, plus up to 8 pages
- On-page SEO setup (keywords, meta tags, local search optimization)
- Monthly SEO performance report
- 3 content updates/month
Pro
Your website and your marketing, handled.
$1,500 setup
+ $200/mo
- Everything in Growth, plus custom design elements (not just templates)
- Active monthly SEO work (ongoing optimization, not just setup)
- Speed & performance optimization (ongoing monitoring and tuning)
- Priority support (24–48hr turnaround on changes)
- Quarterly strategy call to review performance and plan updates
Custom
E-commerce, bookings, or bespoke functionality — scoped to fit.
Let's talk
- Unlimited pages
- E-commerce & integrations
- Ongoing maintenance plan
- Priority local support
Why choose us
Why Choose Brightside.
Direct access to the person building your site — no account managers, no handoffs.
Fixed-price quotes, no surprise costs.
Local, Canberra-based support that continues after launch.
Small client list by design, so every project gets real attention.
About us
Proudly Canberra-based.
Brightside is a solo web design & development studio working with businesses across Canberra and the ACT. I keep my client list small on purpose — so every project gets real attention, not a template and a handoff.
No offshore call centres, no disappearing after launch. Just direct access to the person actually building your site.
- Based in Canberra, working ACT-wide
- Direct access to your designer & developer
- Support that continues after launch
Lenny Bright
Founder & Lead Developer
FAQ
Got questions? We've got answers.
Most projects take 2–4 weeks from kickoff to launch, depending on scope. E-commerce and custom builds can take longer — we'll give you a realistic timeline in your quote.
Yes. Every project includes a support period after launch, and we offer ongoing maintenance plans for updates, edits, and technical support beyond that.
Canberra and the ACT are our home base, but we work with businesses across Australia. Everything can be handled remotely if that suits you better.
Design, development, mobile optimisation, basic SEO setup, and a support period after launch. Hosting and domain costs are billed separately at cost.
Definitely — a lot of our work is rebuilding outdated sites. We'll review what you have and recommend what's worth keeping versus rebuilding.
Get in touch
Ready to see your business in a better light?
Tell us a bit about your project and we'll get back to you with next steps and a fixed-price quote.
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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