Website design Website development
Fast, cheap to run, and easy for your team to edit.
We build websites that do their job: they load fast, rank on Google, get mentioned in AI answers, and let your team change content without a developer. They're static sites: every page is built ahead of time, so it loads in under a second, with no plugins to update and nothing to patch.
38×
faster
Wingboy · page loads from 27s to 0.7s
0.8s
fully loaded
NIODA · ten seconds or more on WordPress
+37%
conversion rate
Cheeky Kiwi Travel · since leaving WordPress
<0.5s
page loads
Joris · perfect performance scores
What's the Problem?
Most websites get slower, costlier and riskier every month.
Most sites come with plugins to update, hosting to pay for, a database to protect, and “quick changes” that still need a developer. Over time, the site gets slower and more fragile. Some of the sites we've rebuilt took ten seconds or more to load, and one took 27 seconds.
A slow site does more than annoy people. It doesn't rank on Google, it doesn't get mentioned in AI answers, and it doesn't turn visitors into customers.
Why Static
What a static site does for you.
A static site is built ahead of time. Every page is a finished file before anyone asks for it, sent from servers close to your visitors, so nothing has to run when they arrive.
That one difference is where the rest comes from: the speed, the hosting bill, the security, and the time your team gets back.
- 01 Under a second. Every page loads in under a second, on phones as well as laptops. We measure it rather than promise it.
- 02 Close to $0 to host. Hosting costs close to nothing a month, often nothing at all, in your own account. No plugin licences to renew.
- 03 Nothing to patch. No database, plugins or login page on the site for anyone to attack, and no updates to run.
- 04 Your team edits it. A visual editor that shows every change before it goes live, with the features you need built in.
Easy to Edit
Your team edits it like a document.
Click the part of the page you want to change, type, and press publish. Your team sees exactly what will go live before it does, without waiting on a developer.
- Click what you want to change.
Each page is a few named sections with a few fields each, so nothing else gets in the way.
- See it before it goes live.
The preview shows the page exactly as your visitors will see it.
- Publish in a minute or two.
Press publish and the site rebuilds itself. No upload, and no waiting on us.
- Every version kept.
Any change can be undone, so nobody needs to be nervous about editing.
On WordPress? We'll move you off it, rankings and all.
Every page and post moved across, every old address redirected, and every plugin replaced by something that doesn't need patching.
Baked In
Included with every website.
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Designed from scratch.
Designed around your brand, not a template with your logo on it.
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Built to be found.
Clean, well-structured pages that load in under a second and that Google and AI tools can read easily. It's the same foundation our SEO work relies on.
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Editable by your team.
Your team edits pages visually and sees changes before they go live, without waiting on us to change a headline.
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Works on every screen.
Designed for phones first, then tablets and desktops.
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Accessible by default.
Readable colours, full keyboard navigation and proper headings, to the WCAG AA standard. Our own site scores 100 for accessibility in Google's Lighthouse test, and yours will too.
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12 months of care.
For a year after launch, we fix any bug and apply critical updates, at no charge.
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Never offshored.
Designed and built in Australia, by a small studio with a network of Australian specialists.
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No lock-in.
The code, the hosting and the editor are all in your name, so you can leave any time.
Fresh Out
Sites we've shipped.
Fresh Out
Cheeky Kiwi Travel A tour operator's ten-second site rebuilt as a booking platform connected to its booking system. The conversion rate is up 37%.
Skyreach A WordPress site rebuilt as a catalogue of more than 130 machines, with proper filters and a quote list. Five times faster.
Tilt Renewables 21 project mini-sites and a document library that sorts itself, with the homepage fully loaded in 549ms.
Wingboy Pages load in 0.7 seconds, down from 27. Same content, rebuilt from scratch.
NIODA A WordPress site that took ten seconds to load and only one person could edit. It now loads in 0.8 seconds, and the staff publish their own changes.
Fiducian Rebuilt in 2021 and again in 2026. It loads in 1.3 seconds, and their own team has edited it without a developer for five years.
Precise Group Three WordPress sites rebuilt as one system, with the main content on screen in 831ms and each page published to the sites it belongs on.
Rookies A site for a new brand, built to get parents signing up quickly.
Joris A site for a new agency in Newcastle, built to rank on Google from day one.
The Process
Scope. Design. Build. Launch.
- Step 1 · week 0
Scope.
We start with a 20-minute call, then send a fixed quote, with the editor and set-up we recommend for your team and why.
- Step 2 · weeks 1–3
Design.
We plan the structure and the words first, then design. You review real pages, not mood boards.
- Step 3 · weeks 3–6
Build.
We build the site, connect it to the editor your team will use, load your content and test it on real phones.
- Step 4 · week 6+
Launch and after.
We switch your domain over, redirect your old page addresses, set up analytics and Google Search Console, and watch the numbers for a month. For 12 months after launch, we fix any bug and apply critical updates at no charge. A care plan for changes and a monthly speed report is optional: a static site runs fine without us.
Price List
What it costs.
Price List
- Website build static, pre-rendered, designed from scratch
- from $9,000 typically $9–18k
- Content migration moving content from your current site
- quoted typically $1–4k
- Care plan monitoring, updates, small changes and a monthly speed report
- from $250/month
What affects the price:
- how many page layouts
- how the editor is set up, and how much content we move across
- connections to other software (forms, CRM, bookings, payments)
Fixed quote after a scoping call. For a first idea of cost, describe your site to our estimator in your own words.
Try the estimatorFair Questions
Ask away.
Seven questions people ask before they book. Have another question? Ask us.
What is a static website?
A website whose pages are built ahead of time as finished files and served from servers near your visitors, instead of being put together by a program each time someone asks. Nothing runs when a visitor arrives, so it loads in under a second, costs close to nothing to host and has nothing to patch.
Why is a pre-rendered site faster?
Every page is built ahead of time and served from a server near the visitor. Nothing has to be worked out when someone arrives: no database lookups, no plugins, no theme code running. That's why Wingboy went from 27 seconds to 0.7 with the same content.
Can we update it ourselves?
Yes. Our sites come with CloudCannon or Sanity, so you click on the page, edit it, preview it and publish. Each page is a few named sections, so there's less to get wrong.
How long does a website take to build?
About six weeks for most sites, from the first call to launch. Design takes around three weeks and the build about three more, with your team reviewing real pages along the way. A larger site takes longer, and the fixed quote gives the dates.
What does hosting cost?
A static site on Cloudflare costs close to nothing to host, and often nothing at all, in your own account.
Do we need a care plan?
Bug fixes and critical updates are included for the first 12 months. After that, no. A static site runs without us, and the care plan is for people who want changes made and a monthly speed report.
Do you build WordPress sites?
No, only static sites. If your site runs on WordPress now, we'll move you off it, with every old address redirected.
Also on the menu Web development
- eCommerce. Shopify stores, from a custom theme to a fully custom storefront.
- Web & mobile apps. Client portals, booking systems, dashboards and mobile apps.
- SEO & AI Visibility. Get mentioned when customers ask ChatGPT, Claude or Google's AI.
- AI Automation. Enquiries, bookings and paperwork handled by systems that connect to your software.
Made to Order
Tell us what the site needs to do.
A couple of lines is enough. Within a business day of our call, you'll get our recommendation and a fixed quote.