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We turn searches into bookings.
A small studio that punches up.
Whale Digital Consulting is a Melbourne Bayside studio building websites, apps and brands for Australian small businesses — restaurants, tradies, dentists, law firms and local retailers among them. Founded by Ray S and Haylee L, with backgrounds spanning IT service, public service, hospitality and global asset management, we help Australian SMEs sell more online. The people who pitch are the people who build.
First we learn your business and the story behind it — the owner, the craft, what makes it unlike anyone else's. Then we build the digital tool that tells that story and converts: measured in revenue, profit and happy customers, not vanity metrics. Where a proven tool beats a custom build, we say so — trust scales better than invoices.
What we do
Whale Digital offers six services for Melbourne small businesses — website design, AI & automation, brand building, personal websites, event pages and ongoing care, all under one roof. Restaurant sites start at A$499, most builds go live in days not months, and every one is engineered to convert and found on Google and AI.
How do Google and AI see your business?
Run a free 90-second scan and get your AI Search Score — plus the three fixes that move it most.
News & insights
Common questions
Honest answers, no fine print — on cost, timeline, bookings and how we work.
How much does a small-business website cost?
For cafe & restaurant websites we offer three flat packages: Starter from A$499, Professional from A$1,699 (most popular) and Enterprise from A$4,800 — one-off, in AUD. We're under the GST threshold today, so the price you see is the price you pay. For every other industry and service, the build is scoped and quoted to you — contact us for a proposal.
How long does a website build take?
Most sites go live in days, not months. We scope tightly so momentum never waits on paperwork.
Do you set up online bookings?
Yes — we build online booking and ordering straight into your site, or connect the system you already use, like OpenTable, Mr Yum, Calendly or your POS. Reservations land directly, with no app commission taken off every table.
Will my website show up on Google and AI search?
We build for both. Every build includes on-page SEO and schema; the Professional package or above adds AI visibility (GEO & AEO) — the signals assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini read when they choose who to recommend. Most local rivals only do the Google half.
Do you build bilingual (English + 繁體中文) websites?
Yes — this very site runs bilingual in English and 繁體中文, switchable with one click. We build the same for clients who need to speak to English and Chinese-speaking customers, with no separate site to maintain.
Do I own everything, with no lock-in?
Yes — your domain and accounts are in your name from day one, and the site, its design and code are assigned to you on final payment. One standard carve-out: reusable tools we built before your project stay ours, with a permanent free licence so they never limit your site. No lock-in, ever — leaving is easy, which is exactly why most clients choose to stay.