What a Small Business Website Actually Costs in the Bay of Plenty (2026)
Somebody in Tauranga got quoted $12,000 last month for a five page website. Someone else paid $400 to a bloke on Facebook and got a site that Google has never once shown to a customer. Both of them asked us the same question afterwards: what is this actually supposed to cost? Fair question. We have […]
How to get your NZ business found by Siri and Apple Maps
Apple Business Connect is free and most NZ businesses have never claimed it. Here is how to appear when someone asks Siri or Apple Maps to find you.
How to Get Your Electrician Business Found by AI, Not Just Google
Here’s a question worth asking yourself: if someone in your town asked ChatGPT or Google’s AI Overview for a good electrician right now, would your business be the one it names? Not your Google ranking. Not your reviews page. The actual sentence the AI says back to a customer who’s never heard of you. For […]
We’ll Make Your Website AI-Ready — Done For You, From $999
The exact build that got a Raglan electrician named by Google’s AI, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, done for your business — plus a free year of the tool that keeps it that way.
How to List a New Zealand Business for Local SEO and AI Search (Before Your Competitors Do)
Here is the short version: local citations still matter for getting a New Zealand business found, but the goalposts have moved. People used to type a business name into Google. Now a huge share of them ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google’s AI Overviews “who’s the best builder in Tauranga?” and take the two or three […]
Everything We’ve Learned About SEO After 7 Years of Ranking NZ Businesses
We’ve been building websites and doing SEO in Tauranga since 2018. In that time, we’ve shipped over 70 sites, watched Google rewrite its algorithm more times than we can count, and learned some hard lessons about what actually moves the needle for New Zealand businesses. This isn’t a sales pitch. This is what we know. […]
AI Stole Your Customers (And You Didn’t Even Notice)
Something Weird Is Happening to Your Website Traffic Picture this. It’s a Tuesday afternoon. Sarah from Hamilton is craving Thai food. Two years ago, she’d open Google, type “best Thai restaurant Hamilton,” scroll past four ads, three map pins, and a suspicious blog from 2019 — then pick whichever place had more than 3.5 stars. […]
7 Free SEO Wins Most NZ Websites Miss
Here’s a dirty little secret about SEO: some of the most powerful things you can do for your website rankings cost absolutely nothing. Zero. Zilch. Not even a flat white’s worth of investment. And yet, most small business websites in New Zealand are leaving these free points sitting on the table like an untouched plate […]
How Much Does SEO Cost in New Zealand?
If you’ve Googled “SEO cost New Zealand,” you’re probably getting a headache. Some agencies quote $500 a month. Others want $5,000. A bloke on Facebook reckons he can do it for $99. And none of them explain what you’re actually paying for. Let’s fix that. We’re Bay Web Co, an SEO and web design agency […]