Digital Marketing · Canberra, ACT
Digital marketing that helps Canberra businesses stand out.
Canberra is Australia’s capital and one of its most affluent markets, which means standing out online matters more here than just about anywhere. I help local businesses cut through it, getting found online and chosen over the rest, with web, SEO, ads and AI search, all done by the person you talk to.
- Web DesignYour shopfronton
- Local SEOFound in Canberraon
- Google AdsAhead of the packon
- AEOThe name AI giveson
- GEOFound in AI searchon
The basics
What does digital marketing for Canberra businesses do?
Digital marketing in Canberra is how a business gets found, chosen and called online in Australia’s capital and one of its most affluent markets. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Canberra customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand digital marketing agency that works with businesses across Australia and New Zealand, helping them get found online and win more work in busy markets. One person, the whole growth engine, no big-agency runaround.
- Standing out matters more here. In a competitive city, showing up first is worth a lot.
- One of the most competitive markets. You’re competing in a compact, competitive market, where getting found first is the whole game.
- A real person, not an agency. Plain English, and the person you talk to does the work.
Working with Canberra businesses
A real person, focused on getting you seen.
I’m Stu, a New Zealand-based digital marketer. I work with businesses across New Zealand and Australia, getting them found online and winning more work in markets where standing out is half the battle. With 15+ years in the trades and over a decade running my own business behind me, I get what small local businesses need.
I’m not based in Canberra, but everything runs online, so distance is no barrier. You deal with someone who actually does the work himself, not a faceless agency or an account manager reading from a script.
Canberra is Australia's capital and one of its most affluent, well-educated cities, with an economy built on government, defence, higher education, tech and a steady construction and home-services sector. From Civic and Braddon out through Kingston and Belconnen to surrounding districts and towns like Woden, Tuggeranong, Gungahlin and Queanbeyan, customers search locally for services near them. In a compact, competitive market, a sharp website and strong local SEO are what get you found first.
Real results for local businesses
We focus on getting you more work.
What we do
Everything to grow your Canberra business.
Each is a service in its own right, built for local businesses, and they work even harder together. Prices in AUD.
Web Design Canberra
Fast, trustworthy websites that turn Canberra visitors into booked jobs, your foundation for everything else.
fromAU$1,300one-off
Explore web design →SEO Canberra
Rank for “near me” and the local Canberra searches that bring a steady flow of work.
fromAU$520/mo
Explore SEO →Google Ads Canberra
Top of Google in Canberra today, ahead of the pack, for the jobs you want most.
fromAU$650/mo
Explore Google Ads →AEO AI answers
Be the Canberra business named and cited when people ask AI assistants and voice search for help.
Includedin every SEO plan
Explore AEO →GEO generative AI
Get named in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity when people ask for a business like yours.
add-on fromAU$520/mo
Explore GEO →Free SEO Audit
Not sure where to start? See exactly what’s holding your Canberra website back, on the house.
Freeup to 5 pages
Get your free audit →Most Canberra businesses combine two or three. Tell me your goals and budget and I’ll build a tailored plan around them, no rigid packages, no paying for channels you don’t need.
Get a tailored plan →Every corner of the city
Growing businesses across Canberra.
Wherever your customers are across the ACT, we build the local marketing that reaches them.
Canberra Central & Civic
The city’s commercial and government heart. We put you in front of the customers searching for professional services, hospitality and trades across Civic and the central precincts.
Inner North
Braddon and Dickson, the buzzy inner-north dining and retail strips. High-traffic, high-competition, exactly where sharp local marketing pays off.
Inner South
Kingston, Manuka and the foreshore, an affluent inner-south hub where customers look for trusted, quality local businesses.
Belconnen & the north
Belconnen town centre and the northern suburbs, where a big share of the city’s households search from.
Woden & Weston Creek
The Woden town centre and Weston Creek suburbs, an established southern district with steady demand for local services and trades.
Tuggeranong & the south
Tuggeranong and the far-south suburbs out to Lanyon, a large residential valley with its own local searches to win.
Gungahlin & the new suburbs
Gungahlin and the fast-growing new estates to the north, one of the ACT’s quickest-growing areas. We get you found as it booms.
Queanbeyan & the wider region
Queanbeyan and the surrounding NSW towns like Yass and Murrumbateman, part of the wider catchment that searches for Canberra businesses.
How we work
A simple process. Real results.
- 01
Discover
A call to learn your Canberra business, your goals and your best customers, then we research your local market and the town centres you serve.
- 02
Plan
A tailored strategy focused on one thing: getting you more local leads and booked jobs across the districts that matter most.
- 03
Build
I set up your website, campaigns and tracking, then get to work driving Canberra leads.
- 04
Grow
We measure, refine and scale what works, month after month, for more local customers.
Stu at EightySix Digital has been fantastic at providing Google ads services and website support. His expertise and flexibility to individual circumstances have really helped in the digital marketing of our business.
Chris Smith · North Shore Physiotherapy
What does digital marketing for Canberra businesses involve?
It gets your business found, chosen and called online in a competitive market. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Canberra customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
How much does digital marketing cost in Canberra?
It depends on the mix. A website starts from AU$1,300 one-off, SEO from AU$520/mo, and Google Ads management from AU$650/mo plus your ad budget. Most Canberra businesses combine two or three, and I build a tailored plan around your goals and budget. Prices in AUD. See full pricing →
Is Canberra a competitive market for digital marketing?
Yes. Canberra is Australia’s capital city, so the same local searches are fiercely contested and standing out is worth a lot. That makes showing up first, with a fast site and sharp local SEO and ads, more valuable here than in a quieter town.
Are you based in Canberra?
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand agency run by Stu Clark. I’m not based in Canberra, but I work with businesses across Australia and New Zealand and everything runs online, so distance is no barrier. You get someone who does the work himself, not an account manager reading from a script.
Which Canberra areas do you cover?
All of Canberra and across the ACT, including Civic and the central precincts, the inner north (Braddon, Dickson), the inner south (Kingston, Manuka), and the town centres of Belconnen, Woden, Weston Creek, Tuggeranong and Gungahlin, out to Queanbeyan and the wider region including Yass and Murrumbateman.
How do you target marketing across Canberra’s town centres?
Canberra is a planned city organised into town centres and districts, so we research your market online and build campaigns and pages around the areas you actually serve, from Civic and the inner north to Belconnen, Woden, Tuggeranong and Gungahlin. That way your budget targets the suburbs where your customers are, not the whole ACT at once.
Should I use SEO or Google Ads for my Canberra business?
Both work well together. Google Ads gets you to the top of Google in Canberra today, ahead of the pack, while SEO builds local rankings that bring steady leads over time without paying per click.
Let’s get your Canberra business found.
Tell me about your business and I’ll show you the smartest way to stand out and get more customers, in plain English.