Gladstone Digital

Gladstone Digital Professional websites for Gladstone trades & small businesses. Managed hosting. Flexible pricing.

Google Business Profile is free. It puts you on the map, literally. When someone searches "electrician near me," the bus...
09/07/2026

Google Business Profile is free. It puts you on the map, literally. When someone searches "electrician near me," the businesses with a profile show up first. And if you set yours up years ago and haven't looked since, old hours, old photos, services you no longer offer, that's free search traffic slipping past. Fifteen minutes brings it back up to date.

Ran Google's Lighthouse scorecard over a client site of mine, Tropical Blue Homes. Desktop: 100 across all four categori...
08/07/2026

Ran Google's Lighthouse scorecard over a client site of mine, Tropical Blue Homes. Desktop: 100 across all four categories. Speed, accessibility, best practices, SEO. Mobile: 94 for speed, 100s for the rest. Out of curiosity I ran the same test over eleven other local business websites. One passed everything. The rest dropped points somewhere it costs them, usually too slow on a phone or hard for Google to read. These scores feed into where you show up when someone searches.

How does your site score?

The number one reason new website builds stall? Content. Business owners know their trade inside out but freeze when ask...
07/07/2026

The number one reason new website builds stall? Content. Business owners know their trade inside out but freeze when asked to write about it. So we don't ask you to. A short phone call or your rough notes is enough for us to draft every page. You read it, tell us what's off, and nothing goes live until you're happy with the words. Nobody stares at a blank page.

What "managed" actually means: gladstonedigital.com.au/services

Here's one we're proud of: Reef City Plumbing. They already had a website, but it was built and managed from a long way ...
06/07/2026

Here's one we're proud of: Reef City Plumbing. They already had a website, but it was built and managed from a long way away, and they wanted it in local hands. So we rebuilt it. Same business, cleaner look, faster, and it behaves properly on a phone. Their domain sits in their own name, and when something needs changing, they ask us and it's done. This is what we do for trades and small businesses right across Central Queensland.

Customer name goes in the email. Then the spreadsheet. Then the invoice. Then the job sheet. Every re-entry is a chance ...
04/07/2026

Customer name goes in the email. Then the spreadsheet. Then the invoice. Then the job sheet. Every re-entry is a chance for an error and a waste of time. If your business has grown past the point where manual processes make sense, we can help you build something that actually talks to itself.

What's the clunkiest process in your business? Tell us in the comments.

Spent a couple of hours today moving a client's domain off a provider who was charging them way too much for something t...
03/07/2026

Spent a couple of hours today moving a client's domain off a provider who was charging them way too much for something that costs about $21 a year. It's in their name now. They own it. They can take it anywhere. This is the stuff that never makes it into a portfolio, but it's the difference between a web designer and someone who actually understands the tech. If your provider owns your domain, that's a problem. You should own it. Always.

Why your domain (and a .com.au) matters: gladstonedigital.com.au/blog/why-com-au-beats-com

Gladstone Digital builds websites and business tools for trades and small businesses right across Central Queensland. Bu...
03/07/2026

Gladstone Digital builds websites and business tools for trades and small businesses right across Central Queensland. Built by someone who actually lives here. If you run a business in the region, get in touch.

Someone mentioned your name three weeks ago. The person who heard it can't quite remember, was it "Coastal Plumbing" or ...
02/07/2026

Someone mentioned your name three weeks ago. The person who heard it can't quite remember, was it "Coastal Plumbing" or "Coastline Plumbing"? They Google it. If your website comes up, you win. If it doesn't, the recommendation died in someone's memory.

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7:36pm. Dinner sorted, laptop open on the couch. This is what the side hustle actually looks like - day job done, then a...
01/07/2026

7:36pm. Dinner sorted, laptop open on the couch. This is what the side hustle actually looks like - day job done, then a few hours building and fixing things for local businesses. No fancy office, no team. Just someone who likes solving problems and happens to live up the road. Wouldn't trade it.

A bit about who's behind it: gladstonedigital.com.au/about

Changed your phone number? Added a new service? Got a photo from a job you want on the site? Send it through and it's do...
30/06/2026

Changed your phone number? Added a new service? Got a photo from a job you want on the site? Send it through and it's done. No logging into a CMS you don't understand. No support tickets. No waiting three weeks. It's part of what you pay for.

What "managed" actually means: gladstonedigital.com.au/services

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