Early access · Illawarra

Be the first name
they find.

Ripic builds and runs everything a local business needs online — a website made for your trade, your Google profile, your reviews and your regulars. One monthly plan, done for you.

Free. We build a preview of your new site from your Google listing within 24 hours. No card, no call needed.

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Google Maps rank · “barber near me”

Average rank 14.2

1–3 4–10 11+ Illustrative example

In 2024 Google switched off the free websites it gave local businesses. Most customers still choose from a map listing — your stars, your photos, your hours. That's where we work, every month.

What we do

A customer finds you, picks you, contacts you, and comes back. We run all four.

1Get found

Show up where people search.

  • A fast website designed for your industry, on your own .com.au domain
  • Your Google Business Profile set up properly and kept in step with your site
  • Pages for each service and suburb you cover, written to rank
  • A monthly map-ranking grid: where you show up across your whole area, not just next door
  • Your name, address and phone checked against Google every month, with a checklist for Apple Maps, Bing, Yelp and True Local
  • A monthly check of whether AI assistants recommend you when locals ask

cafe near me

  1. Saltwater Coffee4.9 ★ (412) · Open · 350 mYou
  2. Harbour Bean4.4 ★ (96) · Open · 600 m
  3. The Daily Grind4.2 ★ (51) · Closes 2 pm

AI answer“For coffee near Thirroul beach, locals rate Saltwater Coffee highly…”

2Get chosen

Win the side-by-side comparison.

  • Your live Google reviews on your site, updated automatically
  • A tap-to-review NFC stand and QR card for your counter
  • An email the day a new review lands, with a reply in your voice ready to paste
  • Your nearest competitors' ratings and reviews, tracked month by month
JM
Jess M.★★★★★ · 2 hours ago

“Best flat white on the coast and they remembered my name on the second visit.”

Suggested reply

Thanks Jess! Second visit and already a regular — see you for the next one.

CopyReply on Google ↗

3Get contacted

Never miss someone who's ready.

  • An AI receptionist on your site that answers from your own details, day and night
  • Booking requests, table enquiries or quote requests with photos
  • Every new enquiry emailed to you the moment it arrives, and kept in one inbox
  • Your site in up to two more languages — Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese and more

Are you open Sunday? Do you take walk-ins?

Yes — Sunday 9:30 am to 5 pm, and walk-ins are welcome. Want me to request a 2 pm chair with Sam?

Yes please

Request sent to Ironbark Barbers

4Bring them back

Turn first visits into regulars.

  • A digital stamp card on their phone that saves to Google Wallet — no app to download
  • Offers sent straight to the cards in their Wallet
  • A customer list that builds itself from people who opt in, with win-back emails
  • A ready-made calendar of Australian seasonal campaigns
Saltwater CoffeeCoffee card

7 / 10 · 10th coffee free

Saltwater Coffee

Rainy Tuesday: double stamps until noon.

Your dashboard · my.ripic.org

Every tool, in one place.

Read enquiries, change your hours and check how you're tracking — from your phone, with one login. The tag shows the plan each tool comes with.

  • All plansEnquiries inboxEvery booking, table and quote request, with a reply button.
  • All plansEdit my siteHours, prices, photos and specials — live as soon as you save.
  • All plansMonthly reportEarly each month by email, and kept here to look back on.
  • All plansLoyalty cardA digital stamp card that saves to Google Wallet.
  • GrowthReview alertsAn email the day a new review lands, with a reply ready to paste.
  • GrowthMap rankingsA grid of where you rank on Google Maps across your area.
  • GrowthListings checkYour name, address and phone, checked against Google monthly.
  • ProAI receptionistAnswers questions and takes enquiries while you work.
  • ProAI visibilityWhether AI assistants name you when locals ask for a recommendation.
  • ProCompetitor watchYour nearest rivals' ratings and reviews, month by month.
  • ProCustomers & campaignsWin-back and seasonal emails to customers who opted in.
  • ProMore languagesYour site in up to two more of 14 languages.

Industries

Built for the way your customers choose.

Eight kinds of business, each with designs, words and tools of its own — the right booking form, the right Google searches, the right questions for your receptionist. Open a live demo; every business in them is fictional.

Barbers

Booking requests, your team, before-and-after gallery.

Open demo

Hair & beauty

Appointment requests, your stylists, prices for cuts, colour, nails and brows.

Open demo

Cafés

Live menu with QR, daily specials, a digital coffee card.

Open demo

Restaurants

Menu with dietary filters, table and function enquiries, delivery links.

Open demo

Trades

Quote requests with photos, service areas, licence details up front.

Open demo

Mechanics & auto

Service bookings with photos, logbook servicing, your licence number.

Open demo

Fitness & wellness

Classes and memberships, your coaches, free-trial requests.

Open demo

Pet grooming

Groom bookings by size and service, before-and-after photos.

Open demo

Pick your design when you sign up → Something else? Ask about yours — most local businesses fit one of these.

Your monthly report

Numbers you can check, not promises.

Early each month you get one short email: how many people found you, what they did next, how your reviews and map rank moved, and what we're doing next. It stays in your dashboard too. Nobody can honestly guarantee you first place on Google — we measure, improve, and show you the result.

Your October reportSaltwater Coffee · Thirroul
Example
People who found you
1,284
+18%
Asked for directions
212
+9%
New Google reviews
23
avg 4.9 ★
Average map rank
2.4
was 7.1

This month we'll

  • Add a page for your new breakfast menu
  • Run the “Rainy Tuesday” Wallet offer
  • Fix your listing on Apple Maps (wrong hours)

Getting started

You send one link. We do the rest.

  1. Day 0

    Send your Google Maps link

    Nothing to fill in. We read your listing, photos, hours and reviews.

  2. Day 1

    See your preview

    A real, working site for your business — yours to look through before you decide.

  3. Day 7

    Go live

    On your own domain, with your Google profile tidied up and your review stand on its way.

  4. Every month

    Grow

    Review alerts, ranking checks, new pages and your report early in the month.

Pricing · AUD

One plan. Everything done for you.

Month to month — cancel any time. Your domain and your data stay yours.

Presence

For businesses that need to look right online.

$79/month

  • Website designed for your industry
  • Hosting and security, on your own domain
  • Google Business Profile set up and synced
  • Live Google reviews on your site
  • Every enquiry emailed to you, in one inbox
  • Digital loyalty card with Google Wallet
  • Small edits done within 48 hours
  • Help setting up email at your domain
  • Monthly report
Choose Presence

Most popular

Growth

For businesses that want more customers every month.

$149/month

  • Everything in Presence
  • NFC review stand and QR cards
  • New-review alerts with a reply ready to paste
  • Service and suburb pages
  • Monthly map-ranking grid
  • Monthly listings check
Choose Growth

Pro

For businesses ready to lead their suburb.

$249/month

  • Everything in Growth
  • AI receptionist on your site, 24/7
  • AI assistant visibility tracking
  • Competitor watch
  • Customer list, win-back and seasonal campaigns
  • Your site in up to two more languages
  • Quarterly review with clear next steps
Choose Pro

No payment when you sign up — you see your site first and only pay once it goes live. One-off setup $199 — just $99 for our first 10 clients — and waived on annual plans. Founding price is locked for the first 20 businesses in the Illawarra.

Questions

Straight answers.

Do I own my website and domain?

Yes. You buy your domain yourself (a .com.au is about $20–25 a year, and we show you how), so it's always in your business's name, and we connect it to your site. If you leave, it stays yours, and we export your content, reviews and customer list.

Am I locked into a contract?

No. Plans are month to month. Annual plans just save you the setup fee.

I already have a website. Can you still help?

Yes. We can rebuild it, or keep it and run your Google profile, reviews and loyalty for you.

Where do the photos come from?

We start with the photos you've uploaded to your Google listing, then add your own or arrange a shoot. We never use your customers' photos without permission.

Will the AI receptionist make things up?

It answers only from your site's details and the notes you give it, and says so when it doesn't know. It never confirms a booking or a price — it takes the request and passes it to you. You can switch it off at any time.

Who owns the customer list?

You do. People are added only when they tick a box on your forms, every email has a one-click unsubscribe, and you can download the list whenever you like.

Can you guarantee I'll be number one on Google?

No one honestly can. We do the work that moves rankings and show you every month, in numbers, what changed.

How much of my time does this take?

About fifteen minutes to get started. After that, a minute or two when a new enquiry or review comes in — everything else is done for you.

See your business
the way it should look.

Send your Google Maps link. Within 24 hours you'll have a working preview of your new site — free, with no obligation.

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