There isn't one. LAB59 is new and builds sites for free while it builds a portfolio. There is no hosting fee, no monthly plan and no contract. If you don't like the draft, you walk away and owe nothing.

A simple website for your business, built for free.

Q: Do I pay anything, now or later?

No. The site is free and LAB59 does not charge for hosting. The only cost is your domain name renewal, which you pay to your domain provider.

Q: Where does the site live, and what if LAB59 isn't around?

The site is hosted on Cloudflare. A simple site like this fits inside their free offering, which is why LAB59 does not charge for hosting. You get a full copy of the site files at handover, and they can be moved to almost any host.

Q: What about Google Business Profile?

You get a step-by-step guide to claim it yourself. LAB59 can set it up for you as an add-on, from $250.

Q: Can I change things later?

Yes. LAB59 can make changes later for a small fee (3 content changes for $150), or you can leave the site as it is. It is your choice.

Built for owner-operated businesses that need to look credible when someone searches for them. No logins to manage, no plugins to maintain and no database that can be hacked.

Free. No catch, no contract, nothing to pay later. LAB59 is new, and I’d rather show what I do with real work than tell you about it.

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What you usually get, and what this is instead

The agency way

Quote in the thousands
Monthly retainer or hosting fee
You rent the site, they hold the logins
Reports full of numbers that don't help

The LAB59 way

Free while I build my portfolio
No hosting bill, only your domain renewal
Your domain, your site
Fast, secure, nothing to maintain

What's included, and what isn't

Included

A fast, simple website, up to 3 pages, built to suit your business
Hosting, with no charge from me
Your content written up and laid out
A step-by-step guide to claim your Google Business Profile
Handover, so you own everything

Not included

Setting up your Google Business Profile for you (add-on)
Online shops, bookings or logins
Ongoing content updates (available later, only if you want them)
SEO retainers or ad management

How it works

Chat
A short call to understand your business and what you need.
Draft
You send the basics. I build a draft of your site and send you a private preview link. One round of changes before you decide, and one more before launch if you go ahead.
Decide
Happy with it? It goes live on your domain. Not for you? Walk away, no hard feelings.
Handover
You get the source code. The domain stays in your name. The site is yours.

What it costs

Free

The core site, up to 3 pages, built at no charge. LAB59 is new, and the best way for me to show what I do is to do it for real businesses. You get a fast, simple website. In return, I'd like to show it on my Work page and, if you're happy with it, ask for an honest Google review.

No contract, no hosting bill and nothing to pay later. The only cost is your own domain name, which is registered in your name and renewed with your domain provider.

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Optional extras, only if you ask for them	Price
Extra pages, beyond the first 3	From $100 each
Google Business Profile set up for you	From $250
Update pack: 3 content changes, pre-paid	$150

Recent work

Common Ground Maintenance

Websites don't stay important for the same reasons forever, and Garth's is a good example of that.

When Common Ground was still building its name, the website mattered. Garth used the WordPress blog to show his knowledge, share results, and prove he could deliver, exactly what a growing business needs when it's still earning trust. It worked. Years of consistent, good work followed, and Common Ground built the kind of loyal client base most businesses spend a career chasing.

Somewhere along the way, a plugin issue broke the homepage, so visitors landed on the blog instead of the front page. Garth never got around to fixing it. Not because he didn't care, but because the business had moved past needing the website to do that job. Referrals and reputation had taken over. He was now in the position of choosing which clients he took on, not looking for more. Meanwhile, he was still paying for hosting on a site that no longer reflected the business.

What LAB59 built him reflects where Common Ground is now: a simple site that confirms the business is real and legitimate, without the cost or upkeep of something built for a different stage of growth.

If he ever wants the blog back, the same site can do that too. A new post is a text file and a quick update to a list, nothing more. No login screen, no database, no plugin sitting there waiting to break the homepage again.

Visit Common Ground Maintenance →

Giggles Photography

Giggles is a pop-up portrait studio, no fixed shopfront, no fixed address. Where they show up changes week to week, which means the one constant a customer can rely on is their online presence. When their GoDaddy subscription lapsed, that constant disappeared.

What they needed wasn't complicated. A site that actually looked like Giggles, not a generic template, and one that pointed people to where the business really lives day to day: Instagram and Facebook, where bookings happen and where the studio's personality actually comes through. A pop-up studio doesn't need a website to do the selling. It needs a website that gets people to the right place and gets out of the way.

That's what LAB59 built. A site that reflects the brand properly and sends visitors straight to the socials Giggles already uses to connect with families, check the pop-up's current location, and book a session.

Visit Giggles Photography →

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Who's behind it

Hi, I’m Gary. I've spent years working across global tech platforms, and I headed up production at a Brisbane agency. That agency job is where I saw the problem. Small businesses were paying agency prices for things they didn't need, or settling for cheap template sites that lapsed or broke when nobody was looking.

Most of them just wanted something simple that showed they were real, and that they didn't have to think about again. That's what LAB59 builds. I run it myself and take on a small number of clients, so you deal with me from the first email to handover.

Questions

What's the catch?

There isn't one. I'm not selling hosting, ads or a monthly plan. If you don't like the draft, you walk away and owe nothing.

Do I pay anything, now or later?

No. The site is free and I don't charge for hosting. The only cost is your domain name renewal, which you pay to your domain provider, not to me.

Where does the site live, and what if LAB59 isn't around?

Your site is hosted on Cloudflare, one of the largest networks on the internet. A simple site like this fits inside what they offer for free, which is why I don't charge for hosting. You also get a full copy of your site's files at handover. If I ever stopped running LAB59, or you'd rather look after it yourself, those files can go on almost any host and I'll help you move them.

Who owns the site?

You do. You receive the complete source code. There are no logins, databases or plugins to manage. It just works.

What about Google Business Profile?

You get a guide to claim it yourself. I can do it for you as an add-on.

Can I change things later?

Yes. If you want changes down the track, I can do them for a small fee, or you can leave the site as it is. Your choice, no pressure.

Is this right for my business?

If you're an owner-operated business that needs a credible web presence, probably. The free audit will tell you.