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2026 · Accounting & tax · Sydney & Melbourne

True Elite Business Services

Same playbook we use for trades — applied here to a professional firm. True Elite is a Sydney and Melbourne accounting practice; the brief was a site that earns trust before the first meeting: credentials visible, services clear, and a consultation path that works on a phone. Same engineering discipline as Qantas, Westfield, IAG, and Flight Centre.

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The brief

Where it was, what it needed.

Where it was

What it needed

Most page content was images of text — invisible to Google, unusable with a screen reader
Real, indexable HTML on every page — readable by search engines and assistive tech
No mobile layout; phone numbers not tappable
Mobile-first design with tap-to-call and consultation CTAs above the fold
No structured data; two offices with no consistent NAP online
AccountingService JSON-LD for the firm and each office — Sydney and Melbourne
Three visually inconsistent sub-brands with no unified trust story
One calm, professional design system across home, services, team, and contact
Tax depreciation page carried FY2011 worked examples
Timeless explainer copy with a clear 'request an estimate' path
Enquiries scattered; no validated form path
Contact form with server-side validation and honeypot, routed to info@trueelite.com.au

What we built

A site shaped for trust, clarity, and the first consultation.

  • 01Seven-page rebuild — Home, About, Services, Tax Depreciation, Team, Contact, and a post-submit thanks page
  • 02Trust-first homepage — TPB registration, FCPA, and CA ANZ credentials visible before the scroll on mobile
  • 03Services grouped into scannable categories: tax, bookkeeping & payroll, structuring, advisory, depreciation, and migration
  • 04Dedicated tax depreciation page — Division 40/43 explained in plain English, on-site inspection differentiator, from-$650 pricing
  • 05Multilingual and cross-border positioning for clients moving from Malaysia and China to Australia
  • 06Two-office contact page — Sydney and Melbourne addresses, embedded maps, office selector on the enquiry form
  • 07AccountingService schema on the organisation and each office — consistent name, address, phone across site and Google
  • 08Static-first Next.js on Vercel — pre-rendered pages, no client-side fetch on the critical path

The new site

Live now — credentials first, consultation one tap away.

True Elite homepage on desktop — accounting and tax hero with credentials strip and consultation CTAs
Desktop home — TPB, FCPA, and CA ANZ credentials above the fold
True Elite homepage on mobile — book a consultation and call CTAs
Mobile home — consultation and call paths above the fold

Proof

Built to earn trust before the first meeting.

Loads fast enough that a referral doesn't bounce to a bigger firm.

Under three seconds on a 4G phone. Professional services buyers compare you to the big names — slow sites read as outdated practice.

2.6 s LCP · 96 Lighthouse · 342 KiB

Credentials visible before they scroll — not buried in a PDF footer.

Registered Tax Agent, FCPA, and CA ANZ on the homepage. For accounting and tax, regulatory standing is the first filter — it belongs above the fold.

Client credentials surfaced: TPB · FCPA · CA ANZ

Book a consultation or call — not a contact-page treasure hunt.

Primary CTAs on every key page. Tap-to-call on mobile. Enquiry form with office selector for Sydney and Melbourne — straight to the inbox, validated server-side.

Fixed quote · Own outright · No mandatory retainers

What we're tracking

The metrics that tell us the site is working.

  • Enquiry form submissions — volume and source
  • Consultation bookings and call volume from the site
  • Local search visibility for Sydney and Melbourne accounting queries

Want this for your trade, service, or professional practice?

Same engineer. Same engineering as Qantas, Westfield, IAG, and Flight Centre. Sydney-local. Fixed quote in writing, from $3,000 — you own the site outright, no mandatory retainers.

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