A development partner for Australian businesses, from India
We build websites, SEO and software for companies across Australia. The honest starting point is timezone: Sydney and Melbourne run four and a half hours ahead of us, but Perth runs only two and a half — closer to our day than either the US or the UK ever gets.
In one paragraph
The Tech Genius is a web design and SEO agency in India that builds websites, ecommerce stores and software for businesses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and across Australia. Delivery is remote, invoices are in Australian dollars as an export of services under the ATO's business-to-business rule, and the company is registered for GST in India with its prices published on this site.
- Invoicing
- AUD, an export of services from India — no Indian GST added
- Payment
- Local AUD account details via licensed cross-border payment providers
- Overlap
- Perth is 2.5 hours ahead of IST; Sydney and Melbourne are 4.5 hours ahead (5.5 during AU daylight saving, Oct–Apr)
- GST
- Under the ATO's business-to-business rule for non-resident suppliers, we don't add GST if you're GST-registered — give us your ABN
- Contract
- Our MSA, or yours — we will sign a reasonable client paper
Working with us from Australia
Why Australian clients work with us
Perth changes the timezone math
Most offshore comparisons assume Sydney time. Perth is only two and a half hours ahead of India, which gets a Perth-based team close to a live working day with us — genuinely different from the overnight handover a Sydney or Melbourne client is used to with other offshore vendors.
The cost gap, without hiding it
Australian agency rates run high relative to market size, largely because the domestic talent pool is small and expensive. We don't carry that cost structure, and the saving is real — we just won't pretend the timezone is identical to hiring locally. That applies whether you need a web design company for a build, an SEO company for a retainer or a social media marketing agency for the month-to-month work: our builds and SEO services are priced from direct Australian research and published, so you can compare before you call.
GST, handled the way the ATO actually intends
The ATO's non-resident supplier rules include a business-to-business exception: if you're GST-registered and use our services for your business, we don't add GST to the invoice. Give us your ABN and we'll reference it. Where the classification is genuinely unclear — say part of the engagement could be argued as a technical fee or royalty under the India–Australia tax treaty — we'll say so rather than guess, and provide a certificate of residence so you can claim treaty relief where it applies.
Honest about what's locally priced and what isn't
Our website and SEO prices for Australia come from direct market research. Our other prices are carried over from the ratios we found in the US market until we gather local numbers for them too — ask and we'll tell you which is which.
SEO for Australian businesses
A monthly retainer covers the technical foundation, keyword and intent mapping for Australian search, content written to answer the query, generative engine optimisation so AI assistants cite you, and link acquisition through genuine outreach. Priced in Australian dollars against Australian benchmarks from direct market research, invoiced without GST under the ATO's business-to-business rule when you give us your ABN.
- Working-hours overlap
- Three to four live hours a day for the east coast — our late morning, your afternoon — and close to a full working day for Perth, which is only two and a half hours ahead of us. The rest runs on a written daily update and calls booked into the overlap.
- Reporting
- A monthly report covering rankings, traffic, conversions and AI-citation tracking, plus a short written note each week on what shipped. When a month goes badly you hear it from us first, with the reason.
Monthly retainer in AUD
A$1,000 – A$4,500 / month
Retainers run A$1,000 to A$4,500 per month by scope and competitiveness. One-off technical audits start at A$700. Minimum sensible engagement is six months — that is how long compounding takes.
Cities we work with in Australia
These are where most of our Australian work comes from. Delivery is remote, so we take projects from anywhere in Australia — and meet in person when a project warrants it.
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Perth
- Adelaide
- Gold Coast
- Canberra
- Newcastle
- Hobart
- Darwin
Partner with us from Australia
Two ways in, besides hiring us directly. Both run on written terms agreed before anything starts.
White-label for agencies
Your agency's name on the work, our team behind it. Websites, SEO, ecommerce, software and WhatsApp automation built under your brand, at published wholesale rates.
How it works50/50 ecommerce partnership
You bring the stock, we bring the marketing, and the profit splits 50/50. The partner holds and ships stock inside India.
How it works
Questions from Australian clients
Do you charge GST?
If you're an Australian business registered for GST and using our services for that business, no — the ATO's business-to-business rule for non-resident suppliers means we don't add GST to the invoice. Give us your ABN and we'll note it on the paperwork.
Will payments to you attract withholding tax on your end or mine?
It depends on how the specific engagement is classified under the India–Australia tax treaty — plain web development reads differently to a tax office than something that could be argued as a technical fee or royalty. We'll flag it plainly if we think it applies to your scope, and provide a certificate of tax residence so you can claim treaty relief if it's due. Worth raising with your accountant before the contract is signed.
How do we actually pay you?
We hold local AUD account details through a licensed cross-border payment provider, so it's a normal domestic transfer for your accounts team, not an international wire.
Do you have Australian clients already?
We're building this as a priced market rather than pointing you to a client list we don't have. What you do get: published prices, a GST registration you can verify, and a small paid first step so you can judge the work before committing further.
Do you work with businesses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth?
Yes, all four — remotely, from India, with no Australian office. The only thing that changes between them is the overlap: Perth is two and a half hours ahead of us and gets close to a live working day, while Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are four and a half hours ahead and run on a written daily update with calls booked into the shared window. Invoicing is in Australian dollars either way. Type 'seo agency Sydney' or 'digital marketing agency Melbourne' into Google and the first page is agencies whose CBD lease is inside the quote; ours is a published price.
Let’s talk about your project.
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