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Brand · Web · Story — Bayside and South East Melbourne For trades & operators

Better jobs don't find you by accident.

You do good work. The jobs coming through the door don't reflect it. I build the brand, website and local search presence that gets Melbourne trade businesses found by the customers worth having — and I build it myself, start to finish. Ten years leading creative production for brands like Volvo, the Australian Defence Force and Nando's before this.

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Michael Beets directing on set
Crowncon brand film — poster frame
Custom home exterior at golden hour — Crowncon build
Film crew on location, behind the scenes
Campaign still from senior creative work

Volvo — Australian Defence Force — Hugo Wines — Aptamil — Nando's — Melbourne Design Week — Venice · Cannes

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A customer about to spend real money doesn't check one place before they call you. They check nine. Most Melbourne trade businesses show up properly in three — and never find out which six let them down.

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02Map
03Reviews
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Featured work crowncon.com.au ↗

Crowncon — a full rebuild, delivered.

Crowncon · Custom Home Builder · Bayside

A quality builder whose work far outran their marketing. We rebuilt the brand, website, SEO and video presence from the ground up.

From a broken technical foundation — 24 crawl errors, zero search presence — to a full content engine in the first month. Brand refresh, new website, local SEO, social and video production.

Brand refresh · New website · Local SEO · Video

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And in AI search

Ask ChatGPT or Gemini for a custom home builder in south east Melbourne and Crowncon comes up in the recommendations — the exact market they're going after. More buyers now start there instead of Google, and the work that got them found in one is what got them found in the other.

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The model

I work with a few businesses — not a roomful.

You get me, not a junior

The person you meet in the first call does the strategy, the design and the words.

I learn your business

The jobs you want more of, and the customers worth having. Not just the brief.

Small roster, by design

A senior partner who picks up the phone — not a ticket number in a queue of twenty.

What I do

Melbourne's branding agency for trades & operators.

One connected system, built by one person — so brand, website, search and video all pull the same way.

Foundation

Brand & Identity

Logo, colour, type and voice that look right on a ute and a tender document.

Foundation

Website Design

Fast, clear tradie websites built to turn visitors into callers.

Foundation

Local SEO

Ranking in the Melbourne suburbs where the jobs you want actually are.

Growth

Marketing & Growth

Search, ads, email and content — reported on calls, not likes.

My craft

Video & Content

Brand films, walk-throughs and testimonials shot with a director's eye.

Edge

AI & Automation

An assistant trained on your pricing and services, catching leads at 9pm.

About Michael
Michael Beets — founder and creative director, directing on set
Michael Beets — Founder & Creative Director
Film crew at work on location in Melbourne

What a decade on Volvo and the ADF actually taught me.

For over a decade I've led creative across campaigns, brand systems and interactive work for Volvo, the Australian Defence Force, Nando's, Aptamil and Hugo Wines — with work shown at Melbourne Design Week, Venice and Cannes. The fundamentals that make a Volvo campaign land are the same ones that make a plumber in Dandenong get the job over the next three results on Google.

I'm not a strategist who hands off to a production team. I shape the story and then build it — the website, the brand, the video, the SEO. If you're a tradie after a marketing agency built for trades, that's exactly what this is.

They build real things for real people. They deserve a brand that's as good as the work.

Award-winning creative director Founder, Beets & Co 10+ years senior creative Based in South East Melbourne
How it works

First call to live in two to six weeks.

Fixed scope, fixed quote, five short stages.

01

Discover

Week 1
02

Shape

Week 1
03

Make

Week 2–4
04

Launch

Week 5–6
05

Grow

Ongoing
Questions

The things people ask before they call.

How many clients do you take on each year?
I work with a small number of clients at a time — so every client gets a senior partner, not a junior. You get direct access to me across strategy, design, copy and production, plus a strong network of specialists I bring in for the right parts of the job.
What areas of Melbourne do you work with?
I'm based in South East Melbourne and primarily work with local businesses across the Bayside corridor — Chelsea, Bonbeach, Mordialloc, Seaford, Edithvale, Aspendale — and broader Greater Melbourne.
How is a branding and website project priced?
Every project is scoped individually — branding, website and local SEO can be combined into one fixed-price package built around what you need. Fixed pricing — no timesheet surprises.
How long does a project take?
Most projects go from first call to a live brand and website in 2–6 weeks.
Do you do video and content as well as branding?
Yes — I've led creative across campaigns and content for brands including Volvo, Australian Defence Force and Nando's. Video and content is where I'm genuinely different to most branding studios. Brand films, testimonials and social cut-downs made to sell, not just to look good.
Start a conversation

Tell me what you're building.

Tell me about your business and what you're trying to do. I'll come back to you personally — to set up a call, or point you somewhere useful if it's not the right fit.

I read every application personally. No bots, no call centre — just me.

hello@beetsandco.com.au

Bayside and South East Melbourne · VIC, Australia

No commitment · A small number of clients at a time