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WordPress, SaaS thinking, integrations, automation and local SEO from Derek Robertson, a Ballarat full-stack developer with 25+ years turning messy digital problems into fast, useful systems.

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Derek Robertson Senior full-stack developer

25+ years building, fixing and scaling web systems

Full stack WordPress, PHP, Node.js, React, APIs and SQL

SaaS real product experience at Buildxact

Ballarat local developer, not a faceless package shop

Why this should win locally

Most Ballarat businesses do not need another pretty brochure. They need a website that behaves like a sales system.

That means search intent, conversion paths, performance, technical foundations, analytics, clear service pages and the boring-but-critical bits that stop leads leaking away. I build those pieces together.

Local SEO baked in. Pages, headings, schema, metadata and location language shaped around how Ballarat customers actually search.

Built by the person you talk to. Strategy, UX, development and launch are handled directly by Derek, so nothing gets lost between sales and delivery.

Ready for growth. WordPress sites, custom portals, automation, payment flows, CRMs, APIs and internal tools can all grow from the same foundation.

Services

Web design, development and automation for businesses that want an unfair advantage.

Start with a sharp local website, then keep adding the systems that save time, win leads and make your business easier to run.

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Fast, modern WordPress websites for trades, professional services, local retailers, consultants, clinics and growing regional brands.

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Local SEO Foundations

Search-focused site structure, suburb targeting, service pages, schema, Core Web Vitals and content plans aimed at Ballarat intent.

Target the region

Systems & Integrations

Connect forms, CRMs, booking tools, payment flows, dashboards, portals, APIs and internal processes so the website does real work.

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E-commerce & Payments

WooCommerce stores, product catalogues, subscription flows and checkout cleanups designed to convert without becoming a maintenance mess.

Improve checkout

AI & Automation

Practical AI workflows, local LLM experiments, content operations, admin helpers and automation that reduce repeated manual work.

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Care, Speed & Rescue

Site audits, performance fixes, plugin cleanup, hosting moves, security hardening and rescue work for WordPress sites that have gone sideways.

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Designed to show up where your customers are already looking.

The domain is exact-match gold, but the win comes from building useful pages around real buyer intent: website design Ballarat, WordPress developer Ballarat, local SEO Ballarat, e-commerce help, website repairs and suburb-specific service searches.

Against agencies

Senior developer access without layers of account management or slow handoffs.

Against templates

Cleaner strategy, custom technical decisions and a site that can grow into software.

Against cheap builds

Performance, maintainability and conversion thinking from day one.

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Process

A straightforward path from idea to launch.

Audit the opportunity

Clarify offers, competitors, search terms, lead paths and the technical state of what you already have.

Shape the system

Plan pages, content, UX, integrations, hosting and the practical jobs the website must perform.

Build and refine

Develop the site cleanly, test responsiveness, speed, forms, tracking and content before launch.

Measure and improve

Use analytics and search data to keep improving pages, calls to action and conversion points.

Proof of depth

This is not brochureware thinking.

Derek has worked across full-stack development, CMS architecture, e-commerce, integrations, UX optimisation, DevOps, internal tools, customer portals and high-traffic websites.

Recent personal projects include local AI assistants, WordPress automation, Babylon.js experiences and self-hosted LLM tooling, the sort of experimentation that turns into practical advantages for clients.

Read Derek's notes derek.net.au Review public code GitHub: doctarock Connect professionally LinkedIn: vicwebsites

Ready to own Ballarat search properly?

Bring me the goal, the mess, or the half-built idea. I will help turn it into a fast website and a useful digital system.

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