Remote web design · Melbourne studio · Canada
SIX9 Design is a small studio in Melbourne, Australia. We build custom websites for Canadian small businesses entirely online, at fixed prices shown in CAD. We have no Canadian office and say so upfront, so you can decide with the full picture.
Who you'd be hiring
Some agencies list addresses in cities where nobody works. We would rather tell you where we are.
SIX9 Design is based in Melbourne, Australia. Founder and lead designer Rifat Hasan Rafi leads the design and build, from the first reply to launch. We have no office, staff or phone line in Canada, and we don't publish Canadian city pages that pretend otherwise.
What we do have is a process built for distance: published prices, a written scope before any payment, preview links you can open on your phone, and a website you own once it is paid for.
We build custom websites for service businesses of every kind: contractors, clinics, restaurants, coaches and professional services. Each is designed from scratch, not dropped into a template.
Local or remote?
Neither is automatically better. What matters is whether you can check the work, understand the price and get answers when you need them.
| Local web designer | Remote studio (SIX9) | |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting in person | Usually possible | No. Email, preview links and video calls |
| Price | Varies widely; many quote after a discovery call | Published fixed packages from C$169, the same in every province |
| Knowing your area | Often knows local suburbs, events and competitors | You supply local detail; we turn it into clear pages |
| Response times | Same working hours as you | Replies overnight; calls in your afternoon |
| Checking them out | Office, local reviews, word of mouth | Live sites you can open, a written scope, no payment with the brief |
| Ownership | Depends on the contract; ask | You own the finished website once it is paid for |
| Ongoing help | Often sold as a monthly retainer | No retainer; later changes are quoted in writing |
Process
Most standard websites are ready within 5–7 business days after we receive your content, images, access and project details. Your turnaround starts once we’ve got everything needed to get cracking.
Time zones
Melbourne runs on AEST (UTC+10), or AEDT (UTC+11) from early October to early April. That puts us most of a day ahead of Canada.
| Your time zone | UTC offset | Melbourne is ahead by | Early Melbourne morning is your… |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland (NT) | UTC−3:30, or −2:30 in summer | 12½–14½ hours | Late afternoon to evening |
| Atlantic (AT) | UTC−4, or −3 in summer | 13–15 hours | Late afternoon to early evening |
| Eastern (ET) | UTC−5, or −4 in summer | 14–16 hours | Mid to late afternoon |
| Central (CT) | UTC−6, or −5 in summer | 15–17 hours | Early to late afternoon |
| Mountain (MT) | UTC−7, or −6 in summer | 16–18 hours | Early to mid afternoon |
| Pacific (PT) | UTC−8, or −7 in summer | 17–19 hours | Around midday to mid afternoon |
Async first. Most of the project runs in writing. You send feedback during your day; we work on it during ours, which is your evening and night. By the time you are back at your desk there is usually a reply or an updated preview waiting.
A short live-call window. When talking is quicker, we book a call for early morning in Melbourne. Because Melbourne is a day ahead, that is the afternoon or early evening of the previous calendar day for you. Calls are optional; many projects never need one.
Payment
Know exactly what you are paying, in your own currency, before you commit.
Ownership
Once the project is fully paid, the finished website is yours, subject to any third-party platform or licence restrictions.
Your domain stays in your name. There is no monthly plan to lock you in, and if you later hire someone else, including a local designer, they can pick up where we left off.
Proof
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Honest advice
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Rules to know
This isn't legal advice. It is a short list of things to raise early so they are built in rather than bolted on.
What we don't do
Knowing this now saves both of us time.
Packages
Pick by the number of pages you need. Each package is designed and built from scratch around your business.
C$169once
A focused site for one clear offer.
The price covers the features listed. Anything extra is quoted separately before work starts.
Choose LaunchC$299once
Our recommendation for a service business with several offers.
The price covers the features listed. Anything extra is quoted separately before work starts.
Choose GrowthC$449once
A larger site with an editable collection and inquiry routing.
The price covers the features listed. Anything extra is quoted separately before work starts.
Choose AdvancedBeyond a website
Same written-scope process, packaged or quoted separately.
It can be, if you can check who you are dealing with. SIX9 Design is a registered Australian business based in Melbourne, run by founder and lead designer Rifat Hasan Rafi. We state that we have no Canadian office, show live work you can open yourself, take no payment with your brief and confirm the scope and total in writing before any work starts.
Yes. The website packages are C$169, C$299 or C$449 once for up to 3, 5 or 8 pages, whether you are in Ontario, Alberta or Nova Scotia. Prices are converted into Canadian dollars and rounded, and the written quote confirms the final amount before work starts.
We work on Melbourne business hours, which fall during your evening and night. Messages you send during your day are usually answered by the time your next working day starts. When a call helps, it is booked for your afternoon, which is early morning in Melbourne.
Every project starts with a written scope: the pages, features, revision rounds, timeline, total and payment timing. You approve it before work begins, and our published terms apply. If anything changes, the change and its price are confirmed in writing first.
You would be paying an overseas business, and how GST/HST applies to imported services depends on your own registration. We can't give tax advice, so ask your accountant. Your written quote shows any tax we charge before you agree to anything.
Yes, a bilingual structure with separate English and French pages and a language switch can be included in your scope. We don't write French copy ourselves, so the French text should come from you or a professional translator.
Mostly by email, with preview links you can open on any device. Feedback is collected in consolidated rounds so nothing gets lost across time zones, and short video calls are available when talking is quicker.
Launch assistance is included, and forms are checked again once the site is live. After that there is no monthly maintenance plan to buy. If something stops working, email us: if it traces back to work in your agreed scope we look at it, and any new work is quoted in writing before we start.
Once the project is fully paid, the finished website is yours, subject to any third-party platform or licence restrictions. Keep your domain registered in your own name; we never need to own it.
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