Web design + development · Micro business
Web design that gets to the point
Websites for micro businesses and solo operators in Newcastle and across Australia. Streamlined, fast and cheap to run — because growing a small business shouldn't cost the earth.
Sites from A$2,000, fixed scope · Payload CMS + SvelteKit, Next.js when it fits
Four things, done properly
Services
- 1
Web Design
A site that explains the business in three seconds and gives people an obvious next step. Content first, decoration second.
- 2
Development
Payload CMS for content you actually own, SvelteKit for the front end. Typed, fast and free of page-builder debt.
- 3
Hosting
Managed hosting, SSL, backups and monitoring. The boring parts, handled so the site stays up.
- 4
Support
Content updates, fixes and improvements after launch — without reopening a six-month project.
The stack
Not a traditional CMS
No plugin marketplace. No page builder holding the design hostage. Payload CMS models the content your business actually has, and SvelteKit renders it fast. Pages ship as static HTML with very little JavaScript, so the site opens quickly on a phone, moves less data and costs little to host — the micro-carbon part of the build.
- Payload CMS. Collections and fields built around your services, staff, projects or stock — not around a plugin's assumptions.
- SvelteKit. A small, fast front end with routing, forms and server logic in one codebase.
- Next.js. The same Payload backend when a project needs the React ecosystem.
- One codebase. Content model, design and deployment live together and stay maintainable.
Who it is for
For owner-operators, not boardrooms
Micro business is the whole brief. Enough scope to do the job properly; not enough overhead to lose six months before the homepage exists. The person who signs it off is the person running the business.
- Solo operators. A first proper site or a rebuild, priced so it does not need a business loan.
- Trades and contractors. Show the work, the area covered and a way to get a quote.
- Clinics and practices. Clear services, opening hours and booking without a maze.
- Studios and makers. A portfolio that loads fast and lets the work speak.
- Retailers and hospitality. Menus, ranges and locations people can find on a phone.
- Professional services. Credibility, plain-language offers and a clean enquiry path.
Four steps. No theatre
Process
Brief
One conversation about the business, the customers and what the site has to achieve. No discovery deck.
Design
Structure first, then type and colour. You see the real pages, not a mood board.
Build
Payload content model, SvelteKit front end, tested forms and a staging link you can click.
Launch & support
Go live, hand over the admin, and stay on for hosting, updates and the next round of changes.
Next step