Long-form writing on performance, hosting, SEO and the craft behind the sites we ship. Written for the NZ context — your customers, your networks, your competitors.
Which platform should a New Zealand online shop run on? What each one does well, where it stops, what you can change at checkout, what it costs to run in NZD, and which NZ payment, courier and accounting tools work with it.
Read the noteAgencies quote anything from $500 to $10,000 a month and rarely say why. Here are the prices NZ providers publish, what the big international surveys found, how long the money takes to come back, and exactly what we charge, with a source for every number.
Read the noteSquarespace, Wix, Shopify and Rocketspark cost less than a web designer up front. Here is what each one really costs in New Zealand, what three years of each adds up to, and how to tell which one your business needs.
Read the noteEvery agency answers this with "it depends." True, and useless. Here are the real ranges for a New Zealand website in 2026, what it costs to keep one running, and exactly what we charge, with sources for every number.
Read the noteA Facebook page, a Google listing, and word of mouth carry a lot of businesses — until they don't. The five jobs only your own website can do, and the moment most owners realise they need one.
Read the noteIf you’ve read enough and want a real conversation about your site, we’ll audit it for free and tell you what’s actually costing you.
