Digital Marketing · Gold Coast, Australia
Digital marketing that helps Gold Coast businesses stand out.
Gold Coast is one of Australia’s biggest and most competitive 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 on the Gold Coaston
- Google AdsAhead of the packon
- AEOThe name AI giveson
- GEOFound in AI searchon
The basics
What does digital marketing for Gold Coast businesses do?
Digital marketing on the Gold Coast is how a business gets found, chosen and called online in one of Australia’s biggest and most competitive markets. It brings together your website, local SEO, Google Ads and AI search so Gold Coast 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 one of Australia’s most crowded markets, 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 Gold Coast 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 on the Gold Coast, 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.
The Gold Coast is one of Australia's largest and fastest-growing cities, a coastal strip where tourism, construction, trades, hospitality and a fast-expanding population drive constant demand. From Southport and Surfers Paradise to Robina and the Hinterland, customers search locally for services close to them across a long, spread-out city. In a market growing this quickly, a fast website and strong local SEO are what get businesses found ahead of a rising tide of competition.
Real results for local businesses
We focus on getting you more work.
What we do
Everything to grow your Gold Coast business.
Each is a service in its own right, built for local businesses, and they work even harder together. Prices in AUD.
Web Design Gold Coast
Fast, trustworthy websites that turn Gold Coast visitors into booked jobs, your foundation for everything else.
fromAU$1,300one-off
Explore web design →SEO Gold Coast
Rank for “near me” and the local Gold Coast searches that bring a steady flow of work.
fromAU$520/mo
Explore SEO →Google Ads Gold Coast
Top of Google on the Gold Coast today, ahead of the pack, for the jobs you want most.
fromAU$650/mo
Explore Google Ads →AEO AI answers
Be the Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast website back, on the house.
Freeup to 5 pages
Get your free audit →Most Gold Coast 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 coast
Getting businesses found across the Gold Coast.
Wherever your customers are along the coast, we build the local marketing that reaches them.
Surfers Paradise & Broadbeach
The tourist heart of the coast. We put you in front of the customers driving the hospitality, retail and services searches that run hot here year-round.
Southport & the CBD
The commercial core and health precinct. High-traffic, high-competition, exactly where sharp local marketing pays off.
Burleigh Heads & Palm Beach
The fast-growing southern lifestyle suburbs, where a rising wave of residents and businesses search local every day.
Coolangatta & the southern end
The southern tip of the coast, a tight-knit community that searches local for trusted, nearby businesses.
Robina & Varsity Lakes
The central shopping, offices and new-estate hub, where a big share of the coast’s households search from.
Nerang & the hinterland
From Mudgeeraba out to Tamborine, the greener, spread-out west where local relevance is everything.
Coomera & the northern Gold Coast
Coomera, Pimpama and Ormeau, the fastest-growing corridor on the coast. We get you found as it booms.
Tweed Heads & the border
Just over the state line, where the coast keeps flowing south. We help you reach customers on both sides of the border.
How we work
A simple process. Real results.
- 01
Discover
A call to learn your Gold Coast business, your goals and your best customers.
- 02
Plan
A tailored strategy focused on one thing: getting you more local leads and booked jobs.
- 03
Build
I set up your website, campaigns and tracking, then get to work driving Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast customers find you first and pick you over the competition.
How much does digital marketing cost on the Gold Coast?
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 Gold Coast businesses combine two or three, and I build a tailored plan around your goals and budget. Prices in AUD. See full pricing →
Is Gold Coast a competitive market for digital marketing?
Yes. Gold Coast is one of Australia’s largest cities, 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 on the Gold Coast?
EightySix Digital is a New Zealand agency run by Stu Clark. I’m not based on the Gold Coast, 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 Gold Coast areas do you cover?
All of the Gold Coast and across Queensland, including Southport, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Robina, Coolangatta, Nerang and the Hinterland, out to Coomera, Ormeau and Palm Beach.
Should I use SEO or Google Ads for my Gold Coast business?
Both work well together. Google Ads gets you to the top of Google on the Gold Coast today, ahead of the pack, while SEO builds local rankings that bring steady leads over time without paying per click.
How competitive is digital marketing on the Gold Coast?
Very. The Gold Coast is a long, densely populated coastal strip with a huge tourism, hospitality and trades scene, so the same local searches are hotly contested from Coolangatta to Southport. Add the fast-growing northern corridor around Coomera and Pimpama, where new residents and businesses keep arriving, and standing out online is worth more here than in a quieter market. A fast website with sharp local SEO and ads is what gets you found ahead of a rising tide of competition.
Let’s get your Gold Coast 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.