Website design for Austrian businesses

Who needs a new website in Austria

Typical clients are a law or tax practice in Vienna, a hotel in Tyrol, a manufacturer in Upper Austria, a clinic in Graz or a service firm that sells across the DACH region. They share one problem: the current site is old, slow on mobile and does not make it easy to ask for an offer.

Austrian visitors tend to look for proof before contact: who runs the company, where it is registered, what the process is. A strong design puts those facts in view without turning the home page into a legal notice.

A second pattern is the international firm with an Austrian entity, such as a branch of a group that needs a local page set. That site should carry Austrian contact data, a local Impressum and wording that matches the group's brand without sounding translated.

What we deliver

• A page map built around the questions customers ask, with one clear contact route on every page.
• Responsive design in your brand, with German text laid out for long compound words that break narrow mobile columns.
• Impressum, Datenschutzerklärung and cookie banner built into the layout, using your lawyer's text.
• Accessibility to WCAG 2.2 AA: contrast, keyboard use, form labels and focus states.
• Basic SEO: titles, headings, schema, sitemap and de-AT hreflang if you serve more than one market.
• Training and handover, so your team can edit pages without calling us.

For the general service, see website design. If you already have a site that needs replacing, the better page is website redesign for Austria.

Images matter more than most owners expect. Real photos of the team, premises and work build more trust than stock photos, and Austrian visitors tend to notice the difference. We plan a photo list early, so a photographer can be booked before the design is final.

Designing for German text and Austrian users

Legal wording stays with your lawyer. We make sure the page, the footer link and the structure are in place.

Forms deserve the same care. Fields for Anrede, Titel and Firma are common in Austria, and academic titles such as Mag. or Dr. are often expected in business contacts. We include optional fields for these and keep the form short so more people finish it.

Accessibility from 28 June 2025

Austria implements the European Accessibility Act through the Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG), which applies from 28 June 2025 to many consumer-facing services, including online shops. Microenterprises that provide services have an exemption, but not every small firm qualifies, so ask your lawyer which group you are in.

We build to WCAG 2.2 AA in any case. It improves usability for everyone, and it is a safer base than fixing issues later. Our WCAG checklist shows what we test.

An accessibility statement page is also useful. It describes what is accessible, known gaps and how to report a problem, and it shows that you take the topic seriously.

Project flow and time zone

A typical site takes a few weeks from approved scope, depending on how quickly text and images arrive. Calls are held in Vienna mornings, which are early afternoon for our team: 10:00 in Austria is 13:30 in summer and 14:30 in winter in India. A weekly demo shows progress on a staging link, and one lead handles all messages.

Pricing starts at $1,500 per project, with additional work at $30 an hour. The number of pages, custom features and languages decide the quote. Read the website cost guide for typical ranges.

1. Scope and quoteA short call, a page list and a fixed quote within one working day.
2. DesignHome page and one inner page first, then the rest of the templates after your feedback.
3. Build and reviewWeekly demos on a staging link, with your German text and legal pages added as they arrive.
4. LaunchRedirects from old URLs, consent banner, analytics and Search Console set up, then handover.