We build websites, too.
If you followed the little "built with love" note at the bottom of a site we made — welcome. Yes, that was us. And yes, we can build yours.
Most of our work is custom software. But a good website is the same craft at a smaller scale, and we enjoy it — so when a business we like needs one, we build it. This page stays plain on purpose; the work speaks for itself. Have a look:
Coppersmith Hotel | South Melbourne
Bar, bistro, rooftop and boutique accommodation on Clarendon Street, South Melbourne.
coppersmithhotel.com.au
Custom Home Builder — Macedon Ranges | Summerfield Homes
A local Macedon Ranges builder for people who want a home above the rest.
dev-summerfieldhomes.ranges.studio
Hand-built, on purpose
No page builders, no plugins, no themes bought off a shelf. Every site is written by hand, which is why they load fast, look like your business rather than a template, and don't break when a plugin updates. Hosted properly on Microsoft Azure, with SSL, backups, and the boring things done right.
No CMS — and that's the good part
We don't hand you a content management system to wrestle with. When something needs changing — new menu, new photos, a price, a paragraph — you email us and we make the change. Usually same day or next. You run your business; the website is our job.
What it costs
We're plain about pricing because it saves everyone time. A care retainer of $150 a month covers hosting, security, monitoring, and small fixes — and means you can pick up the phone when something's off. Content and design changes are billed at $330 an hour (inc. GST), and most changes take well under an hour. The build itself is quoted fixed-price once we've seen what you need.
Websites and software are different doors
A website is a fixed-scope build with a small care retainer. Custom software — replacing the systems your business runs on — is a longer partnership, and it's the main thing we do. If you're here for that, start with replacing your SaaS. Either way, the promise is the same: we build it properly, we stay on, and nothing we hand you is a black box.