Services
Software, websites, hosting and photography.
We build our own software products, and we offer the services around them: custom software, website design and development, managed web hosting and professional photography. One team instead of four vendors.
Custom software & web apps
When off-the-shelf tools don't fit how you work, we build the system that does, on the same platform and engineering behind our own products.
- Customer portals and secure dashboards
- Internal tools for scheduling, dispatch and day-to-day operations
- Multi-tenant SaaS platforms with role-based permissions
- Integrations: REST APIs, payment processors, email and SMS
- Data pipelines and machine-learning insights trained on your own data
A good fit for growing organizations that have outgrown spreadsheets, and ideas that need a real product behind them.
Website design
A site that looks like you, not like a template. We design around your brand, your customers and the one or two things you most need visitors to do.
- Discovery of your goals, audience and competitors
- Visual direction: typography, colour and imagery
- Page layouts designed mobile-first, then scaled up
- Designs you review and approve before development starts
- Readable type and accessible colour contrast from the start
A good fit for new businesses, rebrands, and sites that no longer reflect who you are.
Website development
Hand-built, standards-based code that loads fast, ranks well and is easy to keep running.
- Responsive front ends in clean HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Performance as a requirement: optimised images, minimal scripts
- Semantic markup, metadata and sitemaps for search engines
- Forms, maps, galleries and integrations with the tools you already use
- Testing across modern browsers and devices
A good fit for sites that need to be fast, findable and reliable.
Web hosting
Fast, secure, managed hosting for websites and web applications, run on the same infrastructure as our own software.
- Managed cloud hosting with SSL certificates
- Version-controlled, containerised deployments
- Uptime monitoring and alerts
- Security and software updates
- Help with content changes and new features
A good fit for anyone who would rather run their business than their web server.
Photography
Stock photos make every site look the same. We photograph your people, products, places and events, so your website shows your business as it really is.
- Photos planned around the pages and campaigns they're for
- Product, team, location and event photography
- Edited images, sized and optimised for the web
- Shoots scheduled alongside a website build, or booked on their own
A good fit for new websites, refreshed marketing, and events worth remembering.
E-commerce & payments
Take money online without the headaches: a secure checkout, clear receipts, and records you can reconcile.
- Product catalogs, carts and checkout
- Stripe card payments for orders, deposits, donations and invoices
- Automatic email receipts and confirmations
- Inventory and fulfillment tracking
- CSV exports for your bookkeeping
A good fit for shops, nonprofits, and service businesses that bill online.
Booking & registration
Your website can take bookings and registrations from day one, using software we built and run ourselves.
- Embeddable booking forms for rooms, cabins and campsites, powered by Lodging
- Embeddable registration forms for races, camps and events, powered by Events
- Online payments and automatic confirmation emails
- A self-service portal where customers can review and change what they booked
- Back-office dashboards for your staff
A good fit for campgrounds, lodges, event organizers and anyone who takes reservations.
Consulting & project rescue
A stalled project, an inherited codebase, or an old system that keeps breaking? We step in, give you an honest assessment and stabilise it.
- An audit of what works today: code, content, search rankings, integrations
- Quick fixes for bugs and performance bottlenecks
- Modernising legacy code without losing what it does
- Technical scoping documents and a realistic roadmap
A good fit for systems that work, mostly, and projects that need a steady hand.
Included with every website
The details that make a site actually work.
Every website we build ships with these. They are not add-ons.
- Mobile-first, responsive layouts
- Accessibility built in: semantic HTML, colour contrast, keyboard navigation
- Fast loading, with optimised images and lean code
- SEO foundations: clean URLs, page titles, descriptions and a sitemap
- Contact forms that reach your inbox
- SSL and secure, managed hosting
- Analytics, so you can see what's working
- Hand-off documentation and a walkthrough
How we work
Straightforward, from first call to launch.
No retainer surprises. No six-month discovery phases. Working results early, and a clear price before we start.
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Discovery call
We talk through what you need, what you have, and what success looks like. No charge, no commitment.
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Scope & proposal
A clear written scope with a timeline and fixed or capped pricing, so you know what you're getting before we start.
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Build & iterate
We work in visible milestones and share working results early. Feedback loops are short, and you're never left in the dark.
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Launch & support
We handle deployment, hosting, hand-off documentation and ongoing support, so it keeps working long after launch.
Technology
Stable tools, not hype.
Sometimes the right technology is the most reliable one, not the most fashionable. This is the stack we build our own products on.
Front end
- HTML, CSS and modern JavaScript
- Tailwind CSS and Bootstrap
- Server-rendered Jinja2 templates
- Leaflet maps and Chart.js charts
Back end
- Python with FastAPI
- PHP with CodeIgniter 4
- MySQL and Redis
- REST APIs and webhooks
Infrastructure & services
- DigitalOcean App Platform and Docker
- Stripe payments
- Twilio SMS and Mailgun email
- Google sign-in and Maps
Questions
Good questions to ask before you hire anyone.
How much does a project cost?
It depends on scope. After a free discovery call we send a written proposal with fixed or capped pricing, so you know the cost before any work starts.
How long does a project take?
That depends on the size of the project and how quickly content and feedback come together. Your proposal includes a timeline with milestones, and you'll see working results early rather than everything at the end.
Can you redesign my existing site?
Yes. We start by reviewing what works today, including your content, search rankings and integrations, so the redesign improves things without losing what you already have.
Do you offer web hosting?
Yes. Managed web hosting is one of our core services. Tell us what you're running today and we'll recommend the right setup on the discovery call.
Ready when you are.
Book a free discovery call. Bring a rough idea and a real problem, and we'll figure out the rest together.