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Web Development

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Our Approach

Built to work, not just look nice.

These days almost every business has a website, but having one and having one that actually does something for you are two different things. A good site represents your brand properly, makes it easy for people to find what they need, and gives you a clear way to turn visitors into enquiries or sales.

We build sites around your customers first, keep them easy for you to manage once we've handed over, and build them to handle whatever your business actually needs - whether that's a simple site that gets the job done, a full product catalogue for trade and wholesale buyers, or an online store that needs to sell around the clock.

What's Included
Website Design Website Development Content Management Systems E-Commerce Contact & Quote Forms Social Media Integration Full Website Audits Ongoing Support & Updates Search Engine Fundamentals (SEO) Generative Engine Optimisation
Website Options

Prices from.

Every build is quoted on what your business actually needs, but here's roughly where things sit depending on the type of site.

Basic

Static HTML Site

From $600 NZD

Affordable, simple, and no ongoing maintenance to worry about - a straightforward site that gets the job done.

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CMS / Page Builder

Managed Website

From $1,500 NZD

WordPress, Squarespace, Wix and the like - we work across all of them, built so you can manage your own content afterwards.

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Online Store

E-Commerce Site

From $2,000 NZD

Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and others - built to make browsing, buying and managing stock genuinely easy.

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Bespoke Build

Full-Stack Custom

From $8,000 NZD

A site built from the ground up around exactly what your business needs, no template or platform constraints.

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E-Commerce Stores

Selling online, done properly.

Selling online means your website needs to do more than look good - it needs to make buying easy. We build stores that are simple to browse, quick to check out, and just as easy for you to manage stock, pricing and orders behind the scenes.

Service-Based Businesses

Turning visitors into enquiries.

If what you're selling is your time or expertise, your website's job is to get people to actually reach out. We build around clear calls to action, easy enquiry forms, and a structure that answers the questions people have before they ask them.

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How We Work

From brief to launch.

Four stages, start to finish - tap a stage to see how it works.

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Discover

Before anything gets designed, we sit down and work out what the site actually needs to achieve for your business - selling products, taking bookings, generating enquiries, or just giving people the confidence to pick up the phone. We look at what's working and what isn't on your current site if you have one, who your customers actually are, and what they need to find quickly.

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Design

We put together wireframes and visual designs built around your brand, not a generic template with your logo dropped in. You'll see and sign off on the look and structure of the site before a single line of code gets written, so there are no surprises later.

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Build

Development happens with you kept in the loop, not hidden away until a big reveal at the end. Behind the scenes we're building in the technical fundamentals too - fast load times, mobile responsiveness, proper page structure and the groundwork for search engines to actually find you.

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Launch & Support

We handle the technical side of getting the site live - domains, hosting, and testing everything works across devices and browsers. Once it's live, we walk you through how to use it yourself, and we stick around afterwards for updates, fixes and the odd "can you just change this" request.

Common Questions

Website FAQs.

How much does a website cost?

It depends on what you actually need. A basic static site starts from $600, a CMS or page builder build (WordPress, Squarespace, Wix and similar) starts from $1,500, an e-commerce store (Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and others) starts from $2,000, and a full-stack custom build starts from $8,000. We'll give you a straight answer once we know what your business needs, not a generic "starting from" number that never applies to anyone.

Which website option is right for me?

If you just need a simple online presence with no ongoing changes, a basic static site does the job. If you'll be updating content yourself regularly, a CMS build gives you that control. If you're selling products, you need an e-commerce site. And if your business needs something no off-the-shelf platform can do, that's when a full-stack custom build makes sense. Happy to talk through which fits before you commit to anything.

How long does it take to build a website?

Most straightforward business sites take a few weeks from brief to launch. Bigger builds - a large product catalogue, a custom online store - take longer, mostly because there's more content and structure to get right, not because the process itself changes.

Do I need a logo or brand before I can get a website?

It helps, but it's not a hard requirement. If you don't have one yet, we can sort logo and branding first, or build the site around a simple starting point and refine it later. We'd rather get you online than have you wait on a logo that's stuck in limbo.

Will I be able to update the site myself afterwards?

Yes - we build on content management systems made for people who aren't developers, and we walk you through how to use it before we hand over. If you'd rather not touch it at all, we also offer ongoing support and updates.

Do you work with businesses outside Rangiora and Christchurch?

Most of our clients are based across Canterbury, but web development doesn't require us to be in the same room - we work with businesses anywhere in New Zealand.

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