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Web design, SEO
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Everything we have worked out about getting a Newcastle business found, written down properly. Pricing, platforms, local SEO, and how AI search actually decides who to recommend. No fluff, no gated PDFs.

01The website copy formula that actually worksMost website copy talks to the logical brain when the decision was already made by instinct. Here is how neuro principles, SEO, AEO and GEO stack into one page that converts and gets cited.Illustration of a copywriter pointing at a glowing brain diagram labelled with buying triggers, feeding into SEO, AEO and GEO panelsCopywriting10 min read02What is AEO? How Newcastle businesses get into Google's AI answersAnswer engine optimisation is how your business gets quoted in Google's AI Overviews and featured snippets instead of buried under them. Five rules, and what they look like on a real trade website.Illustration of a Newcastle tradesperson celebrating in front of a giant search results screen showing an AI Answers box above the blue linksAEO8 min read03Do I need a website if I have a Facebook page?Plenty of Australian small businesses run on a Facebook page alone. It reaches the people who already know you, and almost nobody else. Here is what that costs, in the searches you never show up for.Split illustration comparing a lit up Newcastle business shopfront with a rented Facebook billboard where the landlord is changing the rulesWeb Design8 min read04How much does a website cost in Australia?Australian website prices run from $500 to $50,000, which is a useless range on its own. The useful question is what you get at each price, and whether the thing you get will ever bring you work.Illustration of a relaxed business owner at a desk with a glowing dollar price tag floating above a laptop, Australian coastline at sunset behindWeb Design8 min read05WordPress vs Astro: which is right for your business website?WordPress runs 43 per cent of the internet, which makes it sound like the safe choice. For a local service business it usually is not. Here is what the performance numbers say, and when WordPress still wins.Illustration of two figures facing off at sunset, one beside a glowing blue WordPress screen and one beside an orange Astro rocket screenWeb Design8 min read06Custom Astro web design: why every build we ship runs on AstroAstro builds the whole page before anyone visits it, which is why the numbers are what they are. Here is what that means for a Newcastle business getting a site built, in plain terms.Illustration of a web designer on a Newcastle rooftop at sunset beside a laptop showing a green page speed gauge and a glowing Astro rocket emblemWeb Design7 min read07Local SEO for Newcastle businesses: the complete guideLocal SEO is how a Newcastle business shows up when somebody nearby searches for what it does. Smaller competition, more specific keywords, and a much shorter path to page one than national SEO.Illustration of a Newcastle shop owner outside their store pointing at a floating number one map pin and a search results panelSEO8 min read08What is GEO? How Newcastle businesses get recommended by AIWhen somebody asks ChatGPT who does web design in Newcastle, one business gets named and the rest do not exist. Generative engine optimisation is the work that decides which one you are.Illustration of a Newcastle shop owner outside a burger shop as an AI speech bubble names the business as the best in NewcastleGEO8 min read

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