About Us
The MY WEB GEM Story
Passion Meets Purpose
With 45+ combined years of teaching experience, we’ve spent our careers helping others grow, learn, and succeed. Seeking a fresh challenge, we transitioned into the digital space, channeling our expertise into empowering Gold Coast businesses online through expert web design, SEO, and digital strategy.
Deep Expertise in Property Investment
As seasoned property investors with 20+ years of experience, we understand the effort and financial commitment required to turn rentals into thriving assets. This insight drives our dedication to providing high-performance websites that showcase the unique personality of your property while maximising bookings.
Inspired by Travel, Designed for Guests
As a family who loves exploring South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales, we’ve searched high and low for quality holiday accommodations. Yet, many listings lacked clear, detailed information—especially for travellers with specific needs like pet-friendly stays. We often wished properties had their own custom websites with high-quality booking systems, making it easier to book with confidence.
The Birth of My Web Gem
This gap sparked the creation of My Web Gem—a short-term rental website design agency committed to helping STR owners stand out. We saw too many listings that blended into generic booking platforms, missing branding opportunities and limiting profitability. We knew we could change that.
Our Services: More Than Just a Website
At My Web Gem, we provide comprehensive web solutions tailored to STR owners who want to attract more direct bookings, own their brand, and increase revenue:
- Custom Website Design and Website Redesign – Stunning, user-friendly sites tailored to showcase your rental’s uniqueness.
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) – Powerful strategies to rank on Google and drive high-quality traffic.
- Direct Booking Integration – Seamless direct booking solutions to maximize occupancy.
- Ongoing Website Maintenance – Hassle-free management so your site stays updated and optimised.
Your Property, Your Brand, Your Success
Let us transform your rental into an online gem that shines! With expert design, SEO, and booking integration, your short-term rental is in safe hands. Own your brand. Own your bookings.
Get to Know Us
We’re a family who values hard work, trust, and connection—principles that guide everything we do at My Web Gem. With years of experience navigating the property market and a deep appreciation for the effort that goes into managing rentals, we understand the challenges and opportunities you face as a property owner. We’ve built My Web Gem to provide a reliable, high-quality service that short-term rental property owners can count on to enhance their online presence and boost bookings.
As locals living on the Gold Coast, we take pride in supporting our community and delivering personalised solutions tailored to the unique needs of short-term rental owners. Every project is handled with care, creativity, and a commitment to excellence, ensuring your property stands out in today’s competitive market.
We’re not just website designers; we’re partners invested in your success. Let’s collaborate to transform your holiday rental into a dazzling web gem that truly stands out.
Our Gold Coast Website Design Team
Chris handles hosting, back-end development, and technical SEO specifically for short-term rental websites. He ensures your direct booking site is fast, secure, consistently monitored, and regularly backed up — so you can focus on managing your property, not your tech.
Kate looks after front-end development, keyword research, content creation, link building, and local SEO — all tailored for short-term rental websites. She ensures your site not only looks stunning but also ranks well and attracts the right guests to boost your direct bookings.
Our Website Design & SEO Training
The team at My Web Gem are trained and accredited through eBusiness Institute Australia. eBusiness offer cutting-edge training in web development covering digital marketing strategy, keyword research, search engine optimisation, user experience, conversion, monetisation and website security.
Specifically, we are certified and experienced in:
- Fundamentals of effective digital marketing
- Webmaster competencies including domain setup and management, hosting setup and management, cPanel management and WordPress setup
- Search engine optimisation for business websites including keyword and competition research and SEO optimised website design
- Effective website layout and sitemapping
- Website design using UX and UI principles
- Design, development and live launch of WordPress websites