What a painting website costs: NZ$269 a month, all of it on this page
One plan, one price, and every figure attached to it: the build fee, the monthly fee, what the money buys, what it does not, and how the minimum term works.
The minimum term is 12 months from the day your site goes live. After that the plan runs month to month.
NZ$269 / month
- Build fee, after launch
- NZ$549
- Tax
- GST may apply
- Minimum term
- 12 months
- Live within
- 7 days of your content
Five things the fee puts right
These are the five gaps we find on painting websites over and over. Every one of them is part of what the monthly fee is paying to close.
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The best work is stuck on a Facebook feed
Finished jobs sink out of sight within a week, so the photo that would sell the next repaint is never seen by the person comparing painters.
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A quote means a phone call
Homeowners look after work. With no form that asks about the job, the enquiry either waits for a callback or goes to the next painter.
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No suburbs anywhere
A customer in Riccarton or Remuera looks for their own suburb first. Without it they assume you don’t cover them.
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One page for every kind of job
A roof customer, a decorator’s client and a facilities manager all land on the same paragraph, and none of them find what they came for.
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Nobody updates it
Old numbers, old photos, services you stopped doing. Changes wait on whoever built the site, so they never happen.
Where the monthly fee goes
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Your website live within 7 days of us receiving your content
The clock starts when the content checklist is complete, not when you sign. If something is missing, we tell you what on the day, not on day ten.
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Hosting, SSL certificate and security updates
The site runs on managed hosting and loads over https. Software and security updates sit with us, so nothing separate lands in your inbox to pay or renew.
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5 revisions a month, then NZ$20 each, done in 2 to 5 working days
New before and after photos, a changed service, an extra suburb, a “booked until March” line. Each revision is one change to an existing page; new pages are quoted separately. Send it in plain words and we make the change.
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Built for 90+ PageSpeed; if a page drops below, we fix it at no charge
A short record of every enquiry the site received that month, by date and job type. It shows what the site is doing and which work people ask about.
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A monthly report of the enquiries your website received
The first year is fixed, which is what pays for the build. After that the plan runs month to month and either of us can end it with written notice.
What counts as a revision
One change to an existing page; new pages are quoted separately. Up to 5 are included every month. For a painting business, a normal month's edits look like this:
- A new before and after pair in the gallery
- A changed price or service description
- A suburb added or removed
- New hours or a new phone number
- A “now booking for autumn” line on the home page
- A review you have permission to quote
Done every month, with no reminder from you
- Hosting kept running and the SSL certificate kept current
- Security and software updates applied
- Your enquiry report sent
- Your revisions made when you send them
You don't log in, renew anything or chase anyone. Your job is to send the photos.
The money side in full: fees, term and leaving
The same wording as the plan terms, without the legal layout.
- Build fee
- NZ$549, invoiced once, after your site is live and you have approved it. Never at sign-up, never on a promise.
- Monthly fee
- NZ$269, invoiced in advance each month, starting from the month your site goes live. Nothing is charged while we build.
- Minimum term
- 12 months from launch. End it early and the remaining monthly fees in that term are still payable, unless we seriously breached the terms and didn’t fix it within 14 days.
- After the minimum term
- Month to month. Written notice before the next billing date, and the plan ends at the end of the month already paid for.
- Price changes
- Only after the minimum term, with at least 30 days’ written notice. You can end the plan before the new fee starts. Founding clients are not affected: their monthly price stays as it was when they joined.
- Founding clients
- The first 10 businesses on the plan keep today's monthly price of NZ$269 for as long as they stay on the plan, even if the price rises later. The NZ$549 build fee stays.
- Revisions
- 5 a month, each done in 2 to 5 working days, then a flat NZ$20 each with no cap. A revision is one change to an existing page; new pages are quoted separately, and a redesign is priced in writing first.
What the first year costs
Across the minimum term you pay the build fee once, after launch, and twelve monthly fees. From month thirteen it is the monthly fee only, for as long as you keep the plan.
All figures are shown without GST. GST may apply. In New Zealand a business must register for GST once its turnover reaches $60,000 1 in 12 months, and only a registered business adds GST to its invoices. If GST applies when we invoice you, it is shown on the invoice.
| Item | NZ$ |
|---|---|
| Build fee, invoiced after launch | 549 |
| Monthly fee x 12 months | 3,228 |
| First 12 months in total | 3,777 |
| Each month after that | 269 |
How the plan sits against the other two routes
A website builder and a one-off agency build are both reasonable choices. They cost differently and put the work in different places: your evenings, or a bill every time something changes. Prices for both vary widely, so this compares how each works rather than quoting anyone else's prices.
| Question | This plan | DIY website builder | One-off agency build |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you pay up front | Nothing until launch | Usually little or nothing | Usually the largest single cost of the three |
| What you pay ongoing | NZ$269 a month, GST may apply | A subscription for the builder, plus your own time | Hosting, plus a charge each time you need changes |
| Who builds the pages | We do, from your content | You do, in the evenings | The agency does, once |
| Who makes changes later | We do, up to 5 edits a month | You do | The agency, usually billed per job |
| Built around painting work | Yes: quote form, before and after gallery, suburbs | Only if you set it up that way | Depends on the brief you write |
| Commitment | 12-month minimum, then monthly | Usually month to month | Paid per project |
The awkward questions, answered
I paid for a website before and it never brought in a job.
That’s common, and usually the site had no quote form, no suburbs and no photos of finished work. We can’t promise enquiries and won’t pretend to, but we build the parts that let a customer act, and your monthly report shows exactly what comes through.
I’m not a computer person.
You don’t need to be. You answer the checklist in plain words, send photos from your phone and email the changes you want. You never log in to anything.
What do I actually have to hand over?
Your services, the suburbs you cover, photos of your work, any prices you want shown, your logo if you have one and access to your domain. The full list is on the how it works page, as a checklist you can tick.
What if I want to leave?
After the 12-month minimum term, give written notice before the next billing date. Your domain and your content are yours; we give you a copy of your content and help you point the domain elsewhere.
From the chat to the launch, in four moves
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Have a chat
Services, suburbs and photos talked through, then the price and terms in writing.
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Sign up and send your content
Nothing to pay yet: the content checklist goes out. The 7 days start when your content is complete.
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Review the preview
Check it on your phone. Changes before launch are part of the build.
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Go live, then the build fee
You approve the live site, and only then is the NZ$549 build fee invoiced. Monthly billing and the 12-month term start at launch.
Questions about the money
The full service terms are on the plan terms page.
Is there a build fee, and when is it charged?
Yes: NZ$549, paid once, and it is invoiced after your site is live and you have approved it. Not at sign-up, and never on a promise. Monthly billing starts from the month your site goes live, so nothing is charged while we build.
Once the site is live and approved, the build fee is payable in full. It pays for the build you have already seen and signed off.
Do the prices include GST?
No. Prices are shown without GST and the label reads "GST may apply". A business only charges GST once it is registered, and registration is required when turnover reaches $60,000 in 12 months. If GST applies when we invoice you, it is added and shown on the invoice.
How long is the minimum term?
12 months from the day your site goes live. The build fee and the monthly fees together pay for building and running the site across that first year, which is why the plan has a minimum term. It is stated here, on the pricing page and in the plan terms, so there is nothing to find in the small print later.
What happens after 12 months?
The plan carries on month to month at the same fee. Either of us can end it with written notice before the next billing date, and it finishes at the end of the month already paid for. If the fee ever changes, you get at least 30 days’ written notice first and can end the plan before the new fee starts. Founding clients keep the price they joined on for as long as they stay on the plan.
Can I cancel during the minimum term?
You can end the plan at any time with written notice, but the monthly fees for the rest of the minimum term remain payable. That doesn’t apply if you end it because we seriously breached the terms and didn’t fix the problem within 14 days of you telling us.
What if I need more changes than the plan includes?
Send them anyway. Past the 5 included each month, a revision is a flat NZ$20, and there is no cap. A revision is one change to an existing page; new pages are quoted separately. A new feature or a full redesign is priced in writing first too and nothing is charged unless you agree.
Why is there only one plan?
Because a painting business doesn’t need a menu of tiers to choose from. A sole-trader house painter and a commercial contractor need different pages, but the same things underneath: a fast site, a gallery, a proper quote form, somebody to make changes and somebody to keep it secure. One plan means one price, stated in full, with no upsell waiting on the second call.
Is hosting an extra cost?
No. Hosting, the SSL certificate and security updates all sit inside the monthly fee. Nothing arrives separately to pay, nothing expires in your name, and no updates wait for you to run them.
Talk it through before you decide
Book a call and ask the awkward questions: the minimum term, what happens if you leave, what the site can't promise. You leave the call with the price and the terms in writing, and no pressure to sign.
NZ$269 a month plus a NZ$549 build fee invoiced after launch, GST may apply, 12-month minimum term. The call and the mockup are free, with no obligation.
- Live within 7 days of your content
- The build fee is invoiced after launch
- Your domain stays in your name