THE DEAL
We build you a website for free. You own the code. We get to show it off in our portfolio. That's the trade.
WHAT "FREE" MEANS
- ✓ Design and development: $0
- ✓ You own the code — it's yours
- ✓ We're happy to make changes
- ✓ No lock-in, no strings attached
HOSTING & DOMAINS
You don't have to host with us at all. Take your code and run it anywhere you like.
But if you want us to handle it:
- > Hosting: $9.95/month (ex GST) — we keep your site running, SSL included
- > .com.au domains: $15/year (ex GST) — or bring your own domain, no worries
ONLINE STORES
Want to sell online? We're happy to work on that. E-commerce is more complex, so we'll have a chat and provide a quote based on what you need. No pressure — just options.
WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU
Be a real small Australian business. Give us the content and info we need. Be responsive when we have questions. Don't be a pain in the arse.
We reserve the right to say no, or to stop working with you if things go sideways. We're doing this for free, so please be reasonable.
SHOWCASE & PORTFOLIO
By accepting a free site, you agree we can:
- • Show your site in our portfolio
- • Use screenshots for marketing
- • Include a small "Built by FreeSites.au" link in the footer
This is how we grow and help more businesses. If you don't want your site shown, we can discuss—but the footer link stays.
OWNERSHIP
Everything is yours. The code, the design, your content — all of it. We build it, you own it.
Want to move to a different host? Go for it. Want to hire another developer to work on it? No worries. It's your website.
UPTIME & SUPPORT
If you're hosting with us, we do our best to keep your site running. We use reliable infrastructure (Cloudflare) and monitor for issues. But we're not promising 99.99% uptime with SLAs and all that enterprise stuff.
If something breaks, email us and we'll sort it. We care about our work.
NO DODGY BUSINESSES
We won't build sites for anything illegal, harmful, deceptive, or that we think is gross. Adult content, gambling, crypto scams, MLMs, hate groups—hard no.
We reserve the right to refuse any project or take down any site if we discover you're not what you said you were.
CHANGES TO THESE TERMS
We might update these terms. If we do, we'll try to let you know if it affects you. The current version is always on this page.
Last updated: 3 January 2026
QUESTIONS?
Just ask. hello@freesites.au
THE LEGAL ENTITY
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Australian law applies. Sydney courts if it comes to that (it won't).