You can. It'll cost you $300–$600/year in platform fees, load at ~4 seconds on a phone (most people leave before 3), rank below competitors who built properly, and look like every other Wix site in your industry. A hand-coded site on Netlify costs about $0–$20/month to host, loads in under a second, and is yours forever — not rented from a platform that can change pricing or shut down your business.

Both, honestly. We're genuinely based on the Sunshine Coast — our clients are local businesses we can meet in person. But yes, we also care about ranking for "web design Sunshine Coast" because that's how new clients find us. The difference from a directory listing is that we've actually driven local results: locksmiths, retail, automotive, health — real Sunshine Coast businesses with real traffic growth.

Nothing. Seriously. If you've got the time, enjoy learning, and the cost of your hours is lower than what we charge — go for it. Where we're different: we've already solved the conversion problems, the SEO structure, the performance bottlenecks and the Google compliance issues for your industry. You'd be solving those from scratch. Most business owners eventually work out that their time is worth more spent on the actual business.