Before Josh came on board, we were starting to stress about marketing the business effectively and generating consistent leads. Since launching our new custom website and ads, we've completely transformed - we're now getting so many leads that turn in to job conversions and booking jobs faster than ever, so we can grow the business. Josh went above and beyond to make sure we succeeded and nothing was any trouble. He's honest, easy to deal with and knows his stuff. Can't thank him enough for making our life easier.
Business website management in Hervey Bay
Business website management
for Hervey Bay operators
who do not want to run the site themselves.
We handle the site, the tech and the ongoing improvements so Hervey Bay business owners are not stuck updating plugins or chasing developers.
Start a projectMeet Josh
I'm the person behind Paragon Panda.
I design, build and look after websites for small businesses all across Australia. No account managers. No handballing offshore. Just me.
If you need a site that loads fast, shows up in Google and doesn't break after a couple months, here's what I can help with.

Hands-Off Website Management
- Stop wrestling with plugins. We build, host, update and secure your site for a single, predictable monthly fee. No upfront costs.
Expert Local SEO
- We deploy localised search strategies specifically designed to help you dominate your local service areas and outrank competitors.
No Agency Bloat
- We operate without the massive overheads of CBD agencies. You get premium website management without paying for our ping-pong table.
Unlimited Content Updates
- Change your pricing? Hired a new team member? Just email us. Unlimited text and image updates are included in your management plan.
Enterprise-Grade Security
- We protect your digital reputation with automatic updates, SSL certificates and robust daily backups, rollback and staging technology.
Loved by Google
- Every site is built from the ground up using Google’s best practices, ensuring our local SEO efforts take hold faster.
Accessible Design
- We build inclusive websites that work perfectly for all users, protecting your brand and widening your potential audience.
Bespoke, Fast Code
- Say goodbye to the spinny wheel of death. We abandon slow templates and builders to code instant-loading pages tailored to your brand.
Built to Scale
- Whether you're adding new services, opening a second location, or hiring more staff, the website grows effortlessly with you.
Bit of our work
A few recent small business sites.
Some examples of design and build work we've done for Aussie small businesses.

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Arts
Naturopath
Health
Normanby Manor
Venue Hire
Private Financial
Finance
Hello Concierge
Business
Just-in-Timber Wall Removal
Trades
Bede Carmody Fund
Charity
Bayside Autos
Automotive
Luxury Vehicle Hire
Rentals
Sparky Steve
Trades
ThreeSixty
Corporate
Who Gives a Cluck
Charity
MR TREES Tree Removal
Trades
Melbourne School of Art
Creative
Katie Blakely Wellness
Health
Painters
TradesHow we help
Managed website plans, technical and local SEO and custom builds for Hervey Bay businesses.
All service areasWhy should your Hervey Bay business invest in professional website management?
Your website is the first impression many customers in Hervey Bay will have of your brand and we make sure it delivers. Our sites aren't only designed to impress but built with SEO at their core - ensuring faster indexing, higher rankings and a competitive edge across mobile and desktop.
We don’t do shoddy templates. We build smart, localised websites that feel like your business and function like your best salesperson - capturing leads, answering questions and encouraging action every step of the way.
In a place like Hervey Bay, where businesses rely on strong local connections, we make sure your website communicates trust, expertise and convenience - all in a format that search engines love.
Also providing website management in nearby areas
HERE’S HOW PARAGON PANDA IS DIFFERENT.
Spend lots of coin, bang your head on a wall for three months, cry when you struggle to upload a picture afterwards. Or Paragon Panda: strategic from day one, tailored approach to your business, ongoing management. Things. Just. Work.
The Typical Way
Don't fall for it
- Carbon-copy sites that make you look like everyone else
- Burned budgets or 'budget' results that fail
- Asking for an update
- Babysitting your developer just to get a reply
- Fragile tech that breaks the second you look away
- Begging for a status update. Again.
- Plastic stock photos that make you cringe
- Project on hold for months because they're waiting on you to write copy and provide pretty piccies
- Faceless teams you’ll never see or hear from
- Hard-sell tactics built on empty promises
- Launch, handover keys and disappear. Two months later you're still figuring out how to change a phone number
- * Sneaky clauses designed to trap you in the fine print
- * Still charge you $20k
THE PANDA WAY.
How it's done with us
- One flat rate.
- Everything handled. Words, graphics, seo and more. Done
- A local that picks up the phone
- Bespoke design tailored to you (strictly no shoddy templates)
- Continuous upgrades because looking after you is what pays my bills
- Make your competition look like amateurs
- Focus on your business, not your backend
- That phone number change? Done 10 minutes after getting your email
- A decade of professional experience from SMB's to ASX100 companies. Not some donkey with a Youtube degree
Your website should be your best asset.
Clients have been with me for over a decade.
You could be too.
Client Results.
I care about displaying your brand to the world the best way possible without cutting corners.

Just-In-Timber
I torched their clunky offshore hosted WordPress setup. Deployed a custom site. Fantastic performance, no headaches. Now they're flat out every day, are booked months in advance and the owners can step back and focus on larger projects.
"Shit I don't know I just pay him and he makes everything easy"

Sparky Steve
Steve wanted the 'Eastern Suburbs'. So I took it. After an awful series of events with what he had with iPages/Weebly, I built a custom design on WordPress and continuously anlysed competitors, make changes every other week, eventually getting him the top spot.

Who Gives a Cluck
I helped WGAC by designing a new site with a homely, chooky vibe with inbuilt donation collection that seriously helps the mission achieve it's charity objectives.
@Josh, mate. You have been a life-saver and absolute breath of fresh air. Your authenticity, hard work and candour have been greatly appreciated. Thank you for going above and beyond on this one and for doing things I didn't even realise needed doing! I can't wait to see what you do next =)
The service and quality of product supplied by the team at Paragon Panda in my opinion cannot be faulted. Every request I asked for in terms of layout and colour were handled with the utmost professionalism and in a timely manner.
I had a fantastic experience working with Josh! The quality of the design exceeded my expectations and the attention to detail was great. The communication throughout the project was phenomenal - they were always quick to respond and kept me updated at every step. I highly recommend Josh to anyone looking for top-notch web design and seamless collaboration. A well-deserved 5-star rating!
I'm so happy with the website that Josh designed for me.It has really captured the essence of my business while still looking professional & eye - catching.My website was designed within the agreed time - frame & Josh has been excellent at website support, getting onto my requests promptly. It's been a great experience working with him.
I recently had the pleasure of working with Josh who exceeded all expectations. From the moment we connected, their commitment to helping my business thrive was evident. Always go's above and beyond to help me out.Highly recommend using for quick and effortless experience.My go to person to fix my shopify store.
Highly recommended, Josh was very easy to deal with and he was fast and responsive and created the most elegant website for us and a bunch of other stuff. Thanks!!!
we had one of those template things that said Hervey Bay but looked nothing like us. patient with me which helped cos i change my mind a lot. people looking for us in Hervey Bay actually find us and the request comes through. josh doesnt mess around
Every other place nearby had a nicer site it was embarassing living in hervey bay. They cleaned the pages up and its clearer what we do. we look like a real Hervey Bay outfit online now not a half finished draft. Would of done it earlier if i wasnt so stubborn
A custom, high-converting website up to 15 pages built from the ground up and managed entirely by us. You focus on running your business in Hervey Bay we ensure your clients find exactly what they're looking for. Zero upfront. Smaller options available from $99. Outright from $2500.
No templates. We build a high-end, custom presence tailored to your brand identity.
Need a photo changed or a new promotion added? Send it through. We handle all site edits so you don’t have to.
Nothing loses a sale quicker than a slow website. We use develop custom code so your site loads instantly without bloated plugins and features that plague the majority of websites, keeping customers engaged and scrolling.
High-performance hosting, security and maintenance are all included.
Your site will look and perform perfectly on every device, from phones to flat screen TV's and everything in between.
Built-in forms and call-to-actions designed to turn passive visitors into paying customers.

Josh Muntz
No Juniors.
No Offshore.
Just Me.
Agencies sell you the "A-Team" during the pitch, then hand your project off to a junior developer learning on the job.
I work differently.
With years of experience delivering high-stakes content for ASX100 companies and scaling small businesses, I've built all the skills of a high-performing team in one
One fee.
I don't just write code; I understand marketing, content strategy and business outcomes. When you call, you speak to the person building your future-not Manpreet from India.





Some things we get asked.
Good to know bits and pieces you may find useful.
To be clear, WordPress isn't the villain; lazy implementation is.
The problem is that 99% of agencies use it to cut corners. They install heavy page builders (Elementor/Divi), bloat it with 50 unmanaged plugins and a shoddy theme and hand you a site that is slow, insecure and breaks every time it updates.
I build custom because it gives us total control over performance. It is the same tech stack used by Netflix, Uber and Twitch. However, if your team needs a CMS to blog daily, I can connect a headless CMS (like Sanity) so you get the easy editing interface without the slow frontend performance. We can explore WordPress too, we'll just do it the right way.
While we do offer an email service, we don't recommend it.
Ideally you don't want your emails tied to your website hosting. If the server has a hiccup, your email goes down. If your website gets flagged for spam, your email gets blacklisted.
I can manage this for you with Google or Microsoft depending on your preference. It's secure, enterprise-grade and stays with you forever, regardless of who builds your website.
No. You wouldn't put a Ferrari engine in a lawnmower.
Modern web applications require modern infrastructure (Edge Networks/Node.js environments). Standard shared hosting from 2012 cannot run this technology.
I deploy to Vercel or Amazon Web Services global edge networks. This is included in your monthly fee. It ensures your site loads instantly from Sydney to New York, handles traffic spikes automatically and is virtually unhackable.
This depends entirely on the financial model you select:
- Outright: You pay the development fee upfront. You own 100% of the code and IP immediately. I hand over the keys. You handle maintenance (or pay me a retainer).
- Site-as-a-service: I retain ownership of the infrastructure. You're paying for the service of having a high-performance digital asset which we completely manage on your behalf. You always own your domain and your content (text/images).
*Buyout clauses are always available for Leased plans if you eventually want to take the asset in-house.
If you're on the Leased Model, the website is a service. If you cancel the service, the website comes down at the end of the billing cycle.
Think of it like leasing a commercial office. If you stop paying rent, you don't keep the building, but you do keep your furniture (your content, branding and domain name).
I don't enforce lock-in contracts because I don't believe in holding clients hostage. If the site isn't making you money, you should fire me.
It means you have a partner, not a billable hour meter.
Included: "Change this text," "Swap this image," "Add a new testimonial," "Post this blog article," "Update our pricing," "Create a new landing page for a promotion."
Not Included: "Rebrand the entire company," "Build a complex software portal," "Add a 500-product e-commerce store."
If it's maintaining and updating the current site, it's included. If it's an extension or completely new project, we quote it separately.
Scenario A: You have 1-10 products (Merch, E-books, specific service packages).
YES. We can integrate Stripe or a simple cart easily.
Scenario B: You're a fashion brand with 500 SKUs, inventory management and shipping logistics.
NO. You need Shopify or similar eCom solution.
Do not try to build a massive store on a custom site unless you have a larger budget. I'll happily build you a high-performance custom frontend that connects to Shopify, giving you the best of both worlds. Ecom. scoped and priced seperately.
Not on our leased plans. You shouldn't want to.
The value of the "Managed" model is that you never have to log into a CMS again. You have a business to run. You shouldn't be resizing images or wrestling with text alignment at 11 PM.
Just text or email your change. It gets done within 24 hours while you're working on a new service or off sipping beers. Properly optimised, correctly formatted and without breaking the layout.
Any developer who promises you #1 rankings is lying to you. SEO is a gym routine that you need to keep chipping at, not a checklist.
What I provide is a Formula 1 Car. It is technically perfect, fast and structured exactly how Google wants it (Schema, Core Web Vitals, Semantic HTML).
However, a fast car still needs a driver. To rank #1, you need a strategy (content, backlinks, authority). I build the foundation that makes ranking possible, but simply "launching a website" doesn't guarantee a podium finish.
We do however offer higher tiers to focus on this with a money-back guarantee on leased plans if your site isn't ranked in the first page of Google for specific phrases within a given timeframe. We bill seperately if you want us to rank your own site.
Managed plans for Hervey Bay
Web design, website design and local SEO for Hervey Bay
Extra detail for Hervey Bay owners comparing website designers, new builds and local search support.
Web design in Hervey Bay
A professional Hervey Bay website should not require a huge upfront invoice before you know whether the site will generate enquiries.
Managed plans let you launch with strong design, reliable hosting and ongoing support while you keep cash flow for the parts of the business that matter day to day.
Website designer Hervey Bay businesses can work with directly
Many Hervey Bay owners want one relationship that covers design, hosting, security, updates and fixes without reopening the budget every month.
We work with owner-led businesses that need a site that loads fast and converts. That is the model we use: one accountable team, clear communication and a site that stays maintained.
WordPress, eCommerce and brochure sites in Hervey Bay
Plan-based websites in Hervey Bay can still be custom to your services, suburbs and enquiry flow. The difference is how you pay and how ongoing work is handled.
We match the stack to your needs, then include updates and technical care in the managed relationship instead of billing ad hoc.
Local SEO × Hervey Bay
Local SEO works best when someone is actively maintaining your Hervey Bay pages, not when a site launches and sits untouched for a year.
Managed plans include the ongoing tweaks that keep suburb pages, metadata and internal links aligned with how you want to rank around Hervey Bay.
Hervey Bay service area map
Monthly website plans with design, hosting, updates and local SEO for Hervey Bay businesses.
Did you know?
Humpback whales pause in Hervey Bay on migration, which is why the town became one of the world's best land-based whale spots.
Hervey Bay web design and SEO questions
Common questions from Hervey Bay owners comparing website designers and local SEO support.
How much does a website cost in Hervey Bay?
Managed website plans for Hervey Bay businesses start from $249 per month with no large upfront build fee. Custom work is quoted separately when you need something outside the plan scope.
Do you offer web design in Hervey Bay?
Yes. Plan-based web design is available for Hervey Bay businesses that want a professional site without a big capital outlay at launch.
Can you help my Hervey Bay business show up on Google Maps?
We support Google Maps visibility through ongoing local SEO work on your site: suburb pages, on-page improvements, technical fixes and internal linking around Hervey Bay.
Do you build WordPress websites for Hervey Bay businesses?
Yes. WordPress can sit inside a managed plan for Hervey Bay businesses when editing access matters. Custom builds are available when performance and simplicity matter more.
How long does a new website take for a Hervey Bay business?
Plan-based Hervey Bay sites can launch quickly once your services and contact details are ready, often within a few business days.
Can you redesign an existing Hervey Bay website without losing rankings?
Yes. We can redesign an existing Hervey Bay site onto a managed plan while preserving the rankings and enquiry paths you already have.
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