A web design blog for Ballarat businesses, written in plain English
This is my web design blog for Ballarat small businesses, with practical guides on websites, local SEO and Google Ads. Each one answers a question local owners ask me, in plain English and with real prices where they help.
Straight answers for small businesses around Ballarat
Each guide tackles one real question that business owners across Ballarat and the Central Highlands bring to me. I’d rather publish a few genuinely useful articles than a pile of filler, so new posts go up when they’re properly finished.
If there’s a topic you’d like covered, send me a message and I’ll add it to the list.
Plenty of Ballarat businesses run happily on a Facebook page for years. Here is an honest look at what Facebook does well, where it lets you down and when a website is worth adding.
A plain English guide on how to choose a web designer in Ballarat, from prices and questions to ask through to red flags and looking after the site once it is live.
Topics I'm working on next
Setting up and filling out a Google Business Profile so you appear in local map results.
Simple ways to describe your services so visitors know exactly what to do next.
When a website builder is fine and when it starts costing you enquiries.
A realistic look at timeframes for a local business starting from scratch.
How to spend a few hundred dollars a month without wasting most of it.
Simple habits that stop most hacks before they happen.
Detailed pages that answer common questions
Alongside the blog, these pages cover a lot of the same ground in more detail.
SEO Pricing
What SEO costs and what you get
Facebook to Website
Moving beyond a Facebook page
Local SEO
Showing up on Google Maps
SEO Glossary
SEO terms explained simply
Google Ads
How paid search works
Affordable Web Design
A good site on a small budget
Website Redesigns
Signs your site needs a refresh
WordPress Maintenance
Keeping your site updated
Useful first, with no sales pitch in every paragraph
Every article on this web design blog is written by me, based on more than 30 years of building websites for small businesses. I explain technical things only when they matter and in words that make sense to someone running a business rather than a website.
Where a post mentions prices I use the same prices shown across this site, like the website packages from $880 and SEO plans from $279 a month, so nothing contradicts what you’d be quoted.
What to expect from these articles
Got a question that isn’t covered here? Ring me or send a message and you’ll hear back within one business day.
The Website Design Ballarat blog currently covers how to choose a web designer in Ballarat and when a local business should add a website to its Facebook page. More guides on Google Maps, SEO timeframes and Google Ads are being written. Pages on local SEO and SEO pricing answer plenty of related questions in the meantime.
Every web design article on this Ballarat site is written by Nick Fritzkowski, who has been building websites since 1995. He doesn’t use ghost writers or outsource any content. The articles are based on the questions small business owners actually ask him about websites, local SEO and Google Ads.
Suggesting a topic for the Ballarat web design blog is welcome and easy to do. Send Nick a message through the contact page with your question. If it’s likely to help other local businesses he’ll add it to the list of upcoming posts.
The blog will cover SEO tips for small businesses in Ballarat and the surrounding towns, with a focus on local search and Google Maps. Expect practical steps you can take yourself, plus honest notes on when it makes sense to get help. The SEO glossary explains common terms in the meantime.
The website tips on this blog will be useful for small businesses anywhere in Victoria and beyond, even though the examples lean towards Ballarat and the Central Highlands. Good websites and local SEO follow the same basic ideas in most towns, so the advice should travel well.
The advice on the Website Design Ballarat blog is free to read and use for your own business. Nick writes it to help owners make better decisions about their websites, with no sign up needed. If you’d rather have the work done for you, he can quote on it by phone or email.
No need to wait for a blog post. Ask me directly and I’ll give you a straight answer.
