Website redesign without losing your Google rankings
A new design shouldn't cost you the rankings your current site has earned. We rebuild your website in a fast, modern design and handle the SEO migration properly: every URL mapped, every redirect tested and rankings monitored daily after launch. $249 with any monthly SEO plan, or from $899 standalone.
Why redesigns lose rankings
Changing a website's design, platform or URL structure is the most common way New Zealand businesses lose years of search traffic overnight. It rarely happens because the new site is worse. It happens because of a handful of technical mistakes during the switch:
- Old page addresses change and nobody sets up redirects, so Google's links lead to 404 errors
- Pages that ranked are merged or deleted to "simplify" the site
- Titles, headings and body text are rewritten without checking what they ranked for
- The new site is left blocked from Google after launch
- Page-builder themes make the new site slower than the old one
How we protect your rankings
Benchmark
We record every indexed URL, its rankings, traffic and links before touching anything.
Map
Every old URL is matched to its new equivalent, and pages that earn traffic are kept or improved, never dropped.
Build and test
The new site is built on a private staging site, blocked from Google, and tested for redirects, speed and structured data.
Launch and watch
We launch, submit sitemaps, and check rankings and errors daily for 30 days, fixing anything that slips.
Redesign and website packages
A redesign is $249 with any monthly SEO plan, or from $899 standalone, for up to 15 pages. Larger sites, and moves between platforms such as Wix or Squarespace to WordPress, are quoted at a fixed price after a short review.
Starter website
Up to 5 pages. Trades, sole traders and new businesses.
$199 with an SEO plan
Paired with the Local SEO plan at $149 a month for 6 months. Standalone, no SEO plan: $599.
- Up to 5 pages on WordPress, built mobile-first
- Professional design matched to your brand
- Copywriting for every page, in NZ English
- On-page SEO and structured data on every page
- Google Business Profile set up or optimised
- Contact form, click-to-call and map
- Analytics, Search Console and enquiry tracking
- 90+ mobile PageSpeed score
- 2 rounds of revisions
- Live in 2–3 weeks; 3 months of Website Care included
Business website
Up to 15 pages. Established service businesses.
$349 with an SEO plan
Paired with the Growth SEO plan at $299 a month for 6 months. Standalone, no SEO plan: $1,099.
- Everything in Starter
- Up to 15 pages, including service and location pages
- Custom design, not an off-the-shelf template
- Blog set up, with 2 launch articles written
- Quote or booking form
- Your Google reviews shown on the site
- 3 rounds of revisions
- Video training so you can edit it yourself
- Live in 3–5 weeks; 3 months of Website Care included
Website redesign
Your existing site, rebuilt without losing rankings.
$249 from with an SEO plan
Paired with the Local or Growth SEO plan at $149 a month for 6 months. Standalone, no SEO plan: from $899.
- Up to 15 pages rebuilt in a fast, modern design
- Rankings and traffic benchmarked before launch
- Every old URL mapped and redirected (301s)
- Content carried over, and rewritten where it's weak
- Titles, headings and structured data kept or improved
- Tested on a private staging site first
- 30 days of daily ranking checks after launch
- Live in 3–5 weeks; 3 months of Website Care included
How the "with an SEO plan" price works
- You pay the low build price up front, then your SEO plan monthly for at least 6 months. The SEO plan is what makes the site rank, so the two belong together.
- After 6 months, carry on month-to-month, or drop to Website Care at $20 a month and keep the site.
- If you cancel the SEO plan before month 6, you pay the difference up to the standalone build price, and you keep the site. Nothing else.
- Hosting and care, $20 a month after the free 3 months: we host the site on fast managed hosting with SSL, daily backups, updates, uptime monitoring and 30 minutes of edits. Your domain and site always stay in your name.
Signs it's time for a redesign
- Your site takes more than three seconds to load on a phone
- You can't update it yourself without breaking something
- It was built more than five years ago, on a page builder
- Visitors arrive but don't call or fill in the form
- It doesn't have a separate page for each service you offer
When you don't need one
If your site looks fine and works well but doesn't rank, a redesign won't fix that on its own. The problem is usually content, structure or authority, and an SEO audit or technical SEO will get you further for less. We'll tell you honestly which you need.
Websites, stores and the SEO behind them
Website design and development
Starter, Business and redesign packages from $199 with an SEO plan, each built SEO-ready with copywriting included.
Ecommerce websites
Shopify stores from $349 with our Ecommerce SEO plan, built to rank from day one.
SEO plans and pricing
Local, Growth, Ecommerce and Scale plans from $149 a month, with every monthly task listed.
Web design Christchurch
Websites for businesses across Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri.
Web design Auckland
Websites for Auckland small businesses, from single-suburb trades to city-wide brands.
How much does a website cost in NZ?
Real 2026 prices for templates, custom sites and online stores, and what drives the cost.
Questions about website redesigns
Will I lose my Google rankings if I redesign my website?
Not if the migration is handled properly. Rankings are lost when old URLs aren't redirected, pages that ranked are deleted, or the new site is left blocked from Google. We benchmark every URL first, redirect each one, keep or improve the pages that earn traffic, and monitor rankings daily for 30 days after launch.
Can you move my site from Wix or Squarespace to WordPress?
Yes. We move the content, rebuild the design, set up redirects from every old address and transfer your domain. Platform moves are quoted at a fixed price after a short review, and most fit within the standard redesign price.
Can you keep my existing content?
Yes. We carry over everything that works and rewrite pages that are thin, outdated or not ranking. Pages that already bring in traffic are kept close to their current wording so they don't lose position.
How long does a redesign take?
Three to five weeks for most sites of up to 15 pages, including a review period on a private staging site. Your current site stays live until the new one is approved.
How much does a website redesign cost?
$249 with any of our monthly SEO plans, or from $899 standalone, for up to 15 pages including the SEO migration and three months of Website Care. Larger sites are quoted at a fixed price before work starts.
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