A small business website Albury Wodonga customers can find on Google
If your business lives on a Facebook page, a small business website in Albury is the next step. I move your best photos, posts and details across into a website you own, set up so people searching Google can find you.
Great for regulars, hard for strangers to find
Facebook is a handy place to start. It is free and your regulars can follow along as you post jobs and specials.
The problem shows up when someone who has never heard of you goes looking. A person in Thurgoona who needs a cleaner or a family in Wodonga after a mechanic will usually type it into Google. Facebook pages rarely appear in those results. When they do, they sit well below proper websites.
Facebook also decides who sees your posts. Only a small slice of your followers see each update. The rules change without warning. You are building on land you do not own.
A home base that works while you are on the job
A website gives each service its own page, written around the words people actually search. A plumber can have a page for hot water systems and another for blocked drains. A cafe can show its menu and hours in a way that loads fast on a phone.
Google reads those pages and can match them to searches like “electrician Lavington” or “dog groomer Wodonga”. Over time that brings in people who would never have found your Facebook page.
A website also looks more established. A clean site with real photos and an easy way to get in touch makes choosing you simpler.
Your page already has most of what a site needs
Years of posts and photos make great raw material for a website. I do the sorting for you.
Job photos, products and your team, picked and sized so they load fast.
Kind words from Facebook customers can be quoted on the site with their permission.
Detailed posts about jobs often become the start of a service page.
Phone number, hours and service areas, all checked and tidied up.
Your logo and colours carry through so everything feels like one business.
Questions people ask in Messenger make a great FAQ section that also helps on Google.
Keep the page, add a website
You do not need to give up Facebook. Keep posting there for your regulars. The website becomes the place you send people when they want details, prices or a way to book.
I link the two both ways. Your Facebook page points to the website and the website shows your page so visitors can follow along.
Things a Facebook page can never give you
A web address in your business name, like yourbusiness.com.au. It goes on your ute, cards and invoices and stays yours as long as you renew it.
An email address on your domain looks far more professional than a free account and keeps working even if you change providers.
The listing that shows on Google Maps. I set it up or tidy it so it links to your new site and covers the areas you serve.
Your Google Business Profile matters as much as the website
When someone searches for a service near them, Google usually shows a map with three businesses first. Those come from Google Business Profile, not from Facebook. A profile that is complete, linked to a real website and set to the right service area has a much better chance of showing up there.
For businesses on the Border that matters twice over. Customers often search for both Albury and Wodonga, so I set things up to cover both sides of the Murray where it makes sense.
If you want ongoing help after launch, local SEO plans start at $279 a month and run month to month.
Two packages cover most Facebook businesses
Most businesses moving off Facebook start with one of two options. The Single Page Website at $880 puts everything on one tidy scrolling page, with your services, photos, contact form and a Google Map. It suits sole traders and new businesses.
The Complete Website at $2200 gives each service and key area its own page. That gives Google far more to work with across Albury Wodonga searches.
Both include GST, a free first year of WordPress maintenance, mobile friendly design, Google Analytics and full access to edit. Domain and hosting are extra. See all the details on the website design page or the affordable web design page.
Four steps from Facebook page to live website
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I go through your Facebook page, photos and reviews and talk with you about your customers and the areas you cover.
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I suggest the pages, gather the best content and help write clear wording for each service.
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I build the site in WordPress and Elementor and send a preview link so you can check it on your phone.
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The site goes live, your Facebook page and Google Business Profile get linked and Google is told about the new site.
What Border business owners usually ask
Got a question that isn’t covered here? Ring me or send a message and you’ll hear back within one business day.
An Albury business with a Facebook page still benefits from a website, because Facebook pages rarely show up when people search Google. A website gives each service its own page that Google can match to searches.
Website Design Albury builds small business websites in Albury Wodonga, run by Nick Fritzkowski, who has been building websites since 1995. Nick builds each site himself in WordPress and Elementor and specialises in businesses moving off a Facebook page. You can read more about Nick or call 0413 651 740.
A small business website in Albury from Website Design Albury costs $880 for a single page site or $2200 for a complete multi page site, both including GST. Each comes with a free first year of WordPress maintenance and full access to edit. Domain and hosting are extra. Shops or booking sites start at $3300.
Photos from your Facebook page can be moved onto your new website. Customer reviews can be quoted with their permission. Nick picks the strongest images, resizes them to load quickly and places them on the right pages.
A website helps a Wodonga business show up on Google Maps because Google trusts a Business Profile more when it links to a real site. Nick sets up or tidies your Google Business Profile, connects it to the website and sets the right service areas. Ongoing local SEO can build on that.
Albury businesses should keep posting on Facebook after their website goes live, because the two work best together. Facebook keeps regular customers up to date while the website brings in new people from Google.
Moving from Facebook to a website means you own your own domain and business email, which a Facebook page can never give you. The domain is registered in your name and you keep it as long as you renew it. Nick can set up email on that domain so it matches your website.
Moving an Albury Wodonga business from Facebook to a single page website usually takes one to two weeks. A complete site takes around three to five weeks. Much of the content already exists on your page, which speeds things up. Fast feedback on the preview link also helps get it live sooner.
Send me a link to your Facebook page and I’ll tell you what a website could look like for your business and what it would cost.
