Need a new website?
That’s still a separate project (Launch / Establish / Scale). This monthly plan starts when the site is live.
Founding Five · monthly improvements
Five founding spots. Ongoing help with the website we already built.
$499/mo + GST while founding spots last — then $699. 4 hrs/mo practical website improvements so your site keeps bringing in jobs (clearer pages, stronger enquiry forms, small updates). Full redesign or new site = separate project.
5 of 5 founding spots left
Founding applications close 30 November 2026.
5 founding spots · 4 hrs/mo on your live site · 12-month founding term · then month-to-month
$499/month + GST while founding spots last — then $699/month + GST · 4 hrs/mo on your live site · 12-month founding term
Time is for work on your live website. Meetings aren’t unlimited. Unused hours don’t roll forever (max one month). Bigger jobs get a separate quote.
What this is
After launch, most sites quietly get worse.
This is monthly care plus website improvements on your live site — not a new website build.
Already have a site we built?
We start with hosting and keep the site healthy, then the monthly hours on your live site.
Founding rate, about 4 hours a month
Founding spots are $499/month + GST for 12 months, then month-to-month. After five spots, this monthly plan is $699/month + GST.
What’s included each month
Hosting, keep the site healthy, and hands-on work on your live site.
Time is for work on your live website. Meetings aren’t unlimited. Unused hours don’t roll forever (max one month). Bigger jobs get a separate quote.
Hosting and keep the site healthy
- Keep the site hosted, secure, and monitored
- SSL
- Backups
- Security updates
- Uptime monitoring
- Priority support
Website improvements
4 hours a month on your live website
- Website improvements: forms, a clearer call-to-action, updating a section, or improving a page that already exists
- A service page in your existing style
- Meetings aren’t unlimited
- Unused hours don’t roll forever (max one month)
A quick health check and one useful change
- Check Google’s search tools for obvious problems
- Check sitemap and robots
- Fix important broken links
- Tidy titles and short descriptions on your main pages
- Test the enquiry form
- Quick phone-speed check
- One improvement a month: a useful article OR a clearer page that explains what you do
- A short plain note: what we did and what’s next
Not included
A full redesign and big extras are quoted separately.
A live site we built, then a simple monthly brief.
- Need a new site: we quote Launch, Establish, or Scale first. The monthly plan starts when the site is live.
- Already live with us: we start with hosting and keep the site healthy.
- A practical monthly priority that fits about four hours
- Decisions within the 12-month founding term
A full redesign and big extras are quoted separately.
Those stay Launch, Establish, Scale, or Custom. We don’t promise rankings, more enquiries, or ad results.
- A new look and feel, or a full redesign / rebrand
- Big new features or integrations
- Running Google or Meta ads
- Big SEO projects
- Hours that roll forever
A lighter option
Just hosting and keep the site healthy?
Prefer hosting and keep the site healthy only? That’s Care at $149/mo + GST. Founding spots are the monthly improvement plan.
A website project is still a website project.
One path is a one-off build with hosting on the side. This monthly plan is care and hands-on improvements on a site we built. It is not a cheap way to buy a new website.
| Usual path | Founding monthly plan | |
|---|---|---|
| New website | A one-off design and build, quoted and paid up front | Still a Launch, Establish, Scale, or Custom project if you need a new site |
| After launch | Separate hosting, then odd jobs billed as they come up | $499/month + GST for hosting, keep the site healthy, and about 4 hours a month on your live site |
| What the monthly fee buys | Usually hosting only, sometimes a small hosting plan | Hosting, keep the site healthy, about 4 hours on the live site, a quick health check, a short note |
| Upfront website fee | The build is paid as a project | The build is still paid as a project. This monthly plan is not a payment plan for the website |
| Commitment | Project delivery, then optional hosting | 12-month founding term, then month-to-month |
| Guarantees | Depends on the studio | None. We don’t promise rankings, more enquiries, or ad results |
How the money works
Two fees, two jobs.
You pay for the website as a project. This monthly help is for after the site is live. Founding Five only discounts that second part.
Website packages
Launch, Establish, Scale, and Custom remain the way new websites are designed and built. Scope, timeline, and project fee are confirmed before that work starts.
Founding monthly plan
$499/month + GST for 12 months, then month-to-month. That fee is hosting, keep the site healthy, and about four hours a month on your live site. It is not a payment plan for the website itself.
After five founding spots
After the five founding spots are filled, this monthly plan is $699/month + GST. Your founding rate is locked for the founding term. Prefer hosting and keep the site healthy only? That’s Care at $149/mo + GST.
How the hours work
Time is for work on your live website.
- Time is for work on your live website. Meetings aren’t unlimited. Unused hours don’t roll forever (max one month). Bigger jobs get a separate quote.
- We take a small number of clients so the work stays careful.
- We don’t promise rankings, more enquiries, or ad results. Ads are not included.
- If the job needs a rebuild, a new integration, or a campaign, we quote that separately. That is not inside $499.
Fit
For sites we built, after launch.
A good fit if
- You have a website we built and want hosting plus a few hours of hands-on work each month.
- You’re quoting a new site as Launch, Establish, or Scale, and want this monthly plan once it’s live.
- You want the site kept healthy after launch and one useful improvement a month.
- You’re happy with about four hours a month and a short plain note.
Not the right offer if
- You want a professional website folded into a monthly fee.
- You need a full redesign, a new platform, ads, or a big SEO project inside the $499.
- You expect guaranteed leads, rankings, or advertising return.
- You need us to take over a site we did not build, without a replacement project.
Common questions
Is Founding Five a website for $499 a month?
No. Founding Five is five founding spots of the monthly plan. If you need a new website, that is still a Launch, Establish, Scale, or Custom project. The $499/month + GST starts when the site is live.
Is a new website included in the monthly fee?
No. We do not sell a website build inside this monthly plan. New sites are quoted as project packages. The monthly plan is what runs after that site exists.
What if I already have an Elphick Digital website?
Then a founding spot can start after we set up hosting and keep the site healthy. The monthly work stays on your live site and inside about four hours.
What is included in the four hours?
Website improvements on your live site: forms, a clearer call-to-action, updating a section, a service page in your existing style, or improving a page that already exists. Time is for work on your live website. Meetings aren’t unlimited.
What is not included?
A new look and feel, a full redesign or rebrand, big new features or integrations, running Google or Meta ads, and big SEO projects. Those are quoted separately.
Do you guarantee rankings or more enquiries?
No. We keep the site healthy after launch, make one useful improvement a month, and send a short plain note. We don’t promise rankings, more enquiries, or ad results.
What happens after the 12-month founding term?
The plan continues month-to-month. Your founding price stays locked for the founding term; after the five founding spots are filled, new customers pay $699/mo + GST. Prefer hosting and keep the site healthy only? That’s Care at $149/mo + GST.
What is Care?
Hosting and keep the site healthy only. That’s Care at $149/mo + GST. Founding spots are the monthly improvement plan. managed hosting
How do I get a new website as well?
Apply here and tell us you need a new site. We will quote Launch, Establish, or Scale first. web design packages A founding spot, if offered, starts when the site is live.
Why only five spots?
The hours are real studio time. Five founding spots is the cap at $499/month + GST. After those five are filled, this monthly plan is $699/month + GST.
Where can I read the full monthly plan?
The monthly plan page explains what’s included, what’s not, Care, and the 21-day trial. Founding spots are the opening rate. monthly plan
Apply
Apply for a founding spot.
A short application, not a checkout. We review fit, spots left, and whether Launch, Establish, or Scale is needed first. There are five founding spots.
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