Web design and hosting for small businesses.
I design, build, and host websites that bring you customers, and stick around to maintain them. Independent, based in Wellington, and working with small businesses across the lower North Island and the rest of New Zealand: one person, one bill, and no account manager in between.
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Everything your website needs.
Seven services, one studio. Mix and match what you need, or hand the whole thing over and let me run it. Design, build, hosting and support from the same person, for small businesses across New Zealand.
Custom web design
Designs tailored to your brand and customers, not a theme with your logo dropped in. Every page is laid out for the people you want to reach and the action you want them to take.
More about custom web design (page) →Web development
Hand-coded HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with no page builder or stack of plugins underneath. Fast on mobile, accessible by default, Lighthouse 95+ from day one.
More about web development (page) →Hosting plans
Managed hosting from NZ$60 a month with free SSL and 99.99% uptime. When something breaks, a real person gets the alert.
More about hosting plans (page) →Domain registration
Domain names registered, renewed and pointed at the right place, on the same bill as your hosting. No DNS headaches, no transfer fees.
More about domain registration (page) →Maintenance & support
Updates, security and small change requests, included in your monthly fee. Your site keeps working long after launch day.
More about maintenance & support (page) →SEO
Technical SEO, page structure, metadata and structured data so Google understands the site, plus content that helps the right New Zealand customers find you.
More about seo (page) →Branding & logos
Wordmarks, colour palettes and type: the visual system your website, signage and social profiles are built on top of.
More about branding & logos (page) →Need something custom?
Tell me what you have in mind. Booking systems, member areas, integrations with the tools you already use: most projects are bespoke anyway.
A few projects I’m proud of.
A selection of recent websites designed and built for New Zealand small businesses.
Levin Glassworks(opens in a new tab)
Levin Landscape Depot(opens in a new tab)
Entirely Chaotic(opens in a new tab)
Built for small businesses. Not enterprises.
I work best with owner-operated New Zealand businesses: a small team, a phone number on the door, and no time to manage a website. If that sounds like you, we’ll get on fine.
Trades and home services
Plumbers, electricians, builders and landscapers who need the phone to ring. Clear services, service areas, and a quote form that works on a phone in a van.
Cafés, restaurants and hospitality
Menus and opening hours kept current, bookings that go where you want them, and photos that load fast on mobile data.
Professional services
Law firms, accountants and consultants. Sites that explain what you do plainly and make it easy to get in touch.
Health and wellbeing
Dental practices, physios, clinics and studios. Appointment links, practitioner profiles and accessible design as standard.
Retail and e-commerce
Online shops for New Zealand retailers: products, payments and shipping set up properly, then hosted and looked after for one monthly fee.
Studios and creative businesses
Designers, photographers and makers. Portfolio sites that put the work first and stay out of its way.
Simple, flat-rate hosting.
Flat monthly fees, no contract and no surprise renewal fees. Every site I build runs on the same managed hosting I personally monitor, and you can move to it from your current host at no cost.
- Your site designed, built and hosted
- Changes whenever you need them
- Free SSL certificate
- Uptime checked every minute, 24/7
- Nothing upfront, no contract
- Free migrationFrom your current host, handled for you.
- Free SSLAn HTTPS certificate on your site, included.
- Uptime monitoringWatched around the clock. A person gets the alert.
One person. By design.
Stravia Marketing is run by one designer and developer. I take on a small number of projects each quarter, so every site gets the attention it would get at a much bigger agency, without the bigger agency’s bill.
The person who designs your site is the same person who builds it, hosts it, and answers when you email at 9pm with a broken contact form.
Every site is hand-built to be fast, accessible and easy to find on Google, then hosted and maintained under the same roof, for as long as you want it.
- No templatesEvery layout is designed for your business, not adapted from a theme.
- No contractStay because it works, not because you signed something. Leave any time, with no exit fee.
- No account managersYou talk to the person doing the work, from the first message to long after launch.
Every job, the same person.
| Job | At an agency | Here |
|---|---|---|
| Designs your site | A designer | Me |
| Builds it | A developer | Me |
| Hosts and watches it | A hosting company | Me |
| Fixes it at 9pm | A support queue | Me |
| Answers your questions | An account manager | Me |
From hello to live in four steps.
No quote to sign and nothing to pay upfront. I build your site first, you tell me what to change, and the monthly fee starts once it is live.
A quick chat
A few quick messages, by email or text, about your business and what the site needs to do.
I build your site
I design and build it with your real content. You see a working site, not a mock-up, and there is nothing to pay while I build it.
You tell me what to change
Look it over and send me what you want changed. I make the changes and send it back until you are happy with it.
Live, then monthly
It goes live when you say so. From then on it is one monthly fee for hosting, support and changes. I stay around to keep it working.
Common questions.
Straight answers on cost, timing, hosting and what happens if you leave.
Don’t see yours? Just email me.
Most sites are ready for you to look over within 2–4 weeks of our first chat. After that it depends on how many changes you want; most go live within a couple of weeks of that first look.
Tell me about your business.
A few sentences is enough. I reply within one working day with either a calendar link or a polite redirect to someone who’d be a better fit.
Reply time: under 24 hours, Monday to Friday.
- I read it and reply within one working day.
- A few quick questions, by email or text, about what you need.
- I build your site and send it to you to look over. Nothing to pay until it is live.
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