It loses people on mobile
Slow pages, awkward menus or calls to action buried below the fold turn interested visitors into quick exits.
Website redesign in Auckland, without losing what already works.
If your site is slow, dated or painful to update, I rebuild it around the business you run now—while protecting your domain, useful content and Google visibility.
Auckland-based and working directly with the developer. Call or text 021 069 9543.
The decision
Does the site need a repair or a rebuild?
Not every tired website needs replacing. A few targeted fixes are smarter when the foundations are sound. A rebuild starts to make sense when the same problems keep returning because they are built into the theme, platform or structure.
You cannot keep it current
If changing a service, photo or price means waiting on someone else, the site slowly stops matching the business.
The structure fights growth
Duplicated pages, unclear services and brittle plugins make SEO and every future improvement harder than it needs to be.
Unsure which camp yours is in? Use the fix-or-rebuild decision guide, or get a fixed-price audit and a direct answer.
What stays safe
A redesign should not reset the business.
Your current site may be awkward, but it can still hold years of useful search history. The migration is planned before the new design replaces anything.
- Your domain and email stay the same. A rebuild changes the website, not how customers already reach you.
- Useful URLs are kept or redirected. Old addresses map to their closest new page instead of falling into a 404.
- Ranking content is carried across deliberately. Pages are improved without casually deleting the reason they were found.
- Analytics and Search Console remain connected. Launch is measured, so a problem is visible early rather than guessed at later.
- The new site is tested before the switch. Mobile, forms, speed, metadata and redirects all get checked against a launch list.
Work you can verify
A live redesign, not a mock-up.
Back to Nature Tours
The old tourism site was slow, dated and split across WordPress and Wix. I rebuilt it as one fast site the owner can edit, integrated FareHarbor bookings, preserved established URLs and added the structured data the old build was missing.
“The finished website exceeded my expectations, with a seamless booking integration, great attention to detail, and a polished, professional result.”
Chris Roberts · Back to Nature Tours · verified Google review ↗
How it works
A controlled rebuild from audit to launch.
01Audit
I map the pages, rankings, forms and content worth keeping, plus the problems that actually need fixing.
02Plan
You get a clear scope, fixed quote, page structure and redirect plan before the build begins.
03Build
I design and code the new site directly. You review it in progress while the old one stays live.
04Migrate
Content, tracking and redirects move across; then I verify the live pages, forms and crawl signals.
Cost and timing
A fixed project, not an open meter.
Most small-business redesigns
Usually 2–4 weeks from kickoff. The final cost depends on page count, content, integrations and whether the old site needs a complex SEO migration.
$2,000–$8,000NZD · fixed quote before work starts
For a wider comparison, use the NZ price guide and estimator: How much does a website cost in NZ? → Custom online stores are scoped separately and start around $6,000.
Website redesign questions
Will a redesign hurt my Google rankings?
It should not when the migration is planned properly. Existing URLs are preserved where sensible, changed addresses receive one-to-one redirects, and useful ranking content is carried across. No developer can guarantee that rankings never move, but a controlled migration removes the common avoidable causes of a drop.
Can I keep my domain name and business email?
Yes. Your domain and email remain yours. The website can be replaced without changing the address customers know or interrupting the mail service connected to it.
Do I have to rebuild the whole site?
No. If a focused repair is the better investment, I will say so. The $100 audit exists to separate fixable problems from a platform or structure that has genuinely reached its limit.
Can I update the redesigned site myself?
Yes. If you need regular edits, the build includes a straightforward content setup for the things you actually change. The domain, hosting, analytics and content stay in accounts you control.
Do you meet Auckland clients in person?
I work virtually by default and can meet Auckland clients at their business by appointment. You deal directly with me—the developer doing the redesign—from the first audit through launch.
Show me the site you have now.
Send the URL and the biggest thing that is not working. I’ll reply personally with the sensible next step, likely scope and likely cost.