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Building and managing WordPress websites

I help small businesses across Australia build, maintain and grow WordPress websites that are fast, user-friendly and built to last.

With over 15 years of WordPress experience, I'll work with you one-on-one to create a website that not only looks great but supports your business as it grows.

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15+ Years Experience

$Carly, WordPress Website Designer in Adelaide$

☕ Coffee-fuelled & detail-obsessed

15+ Years WordPress Experience

Website Care Plans

SEO & Speed Optimisation

★★★★★ 5-Star Google Rated

Based in Adelaide • Working Australia-wide

Personal One-on-One Support

Secure & Reliable WordPress Websites

15+ Years WordPress Experience

Website Care Plans

SEO & Speed Optimisation

★★★★★ 5-Star Google Rated

Based in Adelaide • Working Australia-wide

Personal One-on-One Support

Secure & Reliable WordPress Websites

Why Work With Me — Redesign v2 (brand-matched)

✦ Why work with me

I'm your go-to for everything WordPress

When you hire Hatched Designs, you get one person building your website — not an agency where you're passed between three account managers before your project even starts. You get someone who picks up the phone, explains things in plain English, and treats your business like her own.

Here's how I can help:

→Build a WordPress site that actually brings in enquiries
→Rescue a broken or neglected site when your last developer vanished
→Keep your site running smoothly with a care plan you never have to think about
→Train you to update your own website with confidence

The whole process is collaborative — drafts, feedback, regular updates. You'll always know what's happening next.

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✦ How I can help

Ways I can work with you

From a brand-new build to keeping an existing site healthy, here's how I support WordPress businesses like yours.

WordPress Website Design

Get a website that's uniquely yours. I pay attention to the details that matter, so you walk away with a distinctive, professionally crafted site that actually feels like your brand.

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WordPress Care Plans

My Care Plans are designed to simplify your life. I'll handle the pesky updates, backups and security, so you can focus on what matters most: growing your business.

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Website Audits

A comprehensive audit means I dig into your site's design, functionality and performance, then hand you a detailed report full of practical, actionable recommendations.

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WordPress Training

My personalised 1:1 Training is designed just for you. I'll teach you the skills and confidence to manage your own website, no tech jargon, promise.

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WordPress Speed

Using expert techniques and the right tools, I'll fine-tune every part of your website for a faster, smoother experience, and give your search rankings a boost too.

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Website Rescue

Need to resuscitate your website? Unhappy with the design, or just not sure how to fix what's broken? I'm here to help, no judgement, just solutions.

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About / Hey There Carly — Redesign v2 (brand-matched)

✦ Nice to e-meet you

Hey there, Carly here

Hi, I'm Carly, the founder of Hatched Designs, based in Adelaide, South Australia.

I help businesses create, improve and maintain WordPress websites that not only look great but are easy to use and designed to support your goals. Whether you're starting from scratch, refreshing an existing website or need help fixing a WordPress issue, I'm here to help.

With over a decade of experience working with WordPress, I've had the privilege of helping businesses across Australia build websites that are functional, user-friendly and easy to manage. I believe great websites should do more than just look good — they should work hard for your business too.

One of the things my clients value most is the personalised support I provide. I work closely with you throughout the process, explaining things in plain English and making sure you feel confident every step of the way.

When I'm not working on websites, you'll usually find me spending time with my family, enjoying a good coffee, taking the pug for a walk or planning my next creative project.

I love what I do and would love the opportunity to help bring your website vision to life.

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★ Most Popular Service

Keep your WordPress site safe with a Care Plan

You've got enough on your plate. What if you never had to think about WordPress updates, backups, security or plugin issues again? A Care Plan means I handle it all — quietly, in the background — so you can focus on your business.

Bronze

$55/ month

Billed monthly

Monthly website monitoring, encompassing critical plugin and WordPress updates.

✓Monthly updates on plugins, themes, and framework
✓Weekly Malware checks
✓Weekly backups
✓Weekly monitoring of spam and spam comments
✓Community Wordfence
✓Support during business hours
✓Monthly report including updates performed, malware scans, backups completed, and items needing attention
✓Video Tutorials
✓Facebook Support Group (coming soon)

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Not ready for a monthly plan?

Try the one-time WordPress update package — one full round of updates, malware scan, backup and report to get your site current.

$249

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✦ Reviews

Kind Words

5-star rated by clients across Australia. Here's what a few of them said.

      EXCELLENT  
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   Tiffany Falzon 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Carly has really upped my SEO game! I had contacted someone else that specialises in SEO and was quoted in the thousands to optimise my site. Carly had been doing websites edits for me and offered to do the SEO for me. Carly provided a detailed report and we picked key phrases to focus on. Not only did we optimise my site and significantly pay less for it, but we have a game plan for writing Blog content around some key phrases too. SEO had always overwhelmed me, but Carly has simplified it for me, and continuously provides updated reports so we can see how quickly we are moving up in searches (I love getting these reports!). I thought it would take longer to see results, but it was instant! - I highly recommend Carly from Hatched Designs!
  
 
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   Kellie Robinson 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Carly came highly recommended to me by a few ladies in business, & I’m so glad I found her. She has taken the stress away from me on many different avenues. I have found Carly to be extremely officiant, professional, full of knowledge & super nice to deal with. I’m so glad I found Carly for all my website/tech worries, she has been an absolute gem.
  
 
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   Simone Pavils 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Finding a website developer who not only possesses technical expertise but is also friendly and approachable can make all the difference in the journey of building a website. Carly is all of those things, and more. Not only did Carly build my own website, but she also regularly assists me in fixing up my clients WordPress websites. Carly listens to your needs, offers valuable insight and suggestions, and ensures that your vision is translated into a beautifully designed and functional website. In an industry often characterised by complexity and jargon, Carly stands out as someone who simplifies the process and makes everything easy. I appreciate you so much Carly!
  
 
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   Sister Sensory 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I have used Carly for many years.. She has been very valuable to our business- she is a great asset in my team.. She has saved my websites - many times over..
  
 
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   Monica Green 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Carly is always so prompt, competent, professional and efficient with her work. She takes the hassle out of all the tech stuff and it's so easy to do business with her, she knows what she is doing. I highly recommend Carly at Hatched Designs, 5 stars!
  
 
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   Melissa Bagnall 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Carly is incredible at what she does! She is always there to help when things aren't quite going the way they should on my website. Carly has been managing my website and keeping the backend running for almost 5 years now and I don't know what I would do without her. I would highly recommend Carly for both website design and ongoing maintenance.
  
 
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   David Earley 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Working with Hatched Designs to upgrade my website has been a great experience. Carly has been patient, paid attention to detail and has listened to what I wanted out of the new website and I couldn't be happier with the result. Highly recommend!
  
 
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   Andrea Davison 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I highly recommend Hatched Designs. Carly was efficient and easy to work with. I have worked with a few website people and she has by far been the best. She did what she said she would and her rates are very reasonable.
  
 
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   Sarah Ford 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Carly has created a new website for Australian charity SCAD Research Inc and we could not be happier with the result! Carly took the time to understand what we were after and has delivered a website with a user experience that has exceeded our expectations. I can't recommend her highly enough and can't wait for the site to go live. Thanks Carly!
  
 
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   Emma Selander 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Carly is amazing and I can’t recommend Hatched Designs highly enough! Knowledgeable, responsive, and so patient and easy to work with. Thank you so much for your ongoing help and support Carly!
  
 
  
  
 
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