Website Development
Fast, clean, high-performance websites for founders and small businesses — built in Invercargill for Southland, and remotely for the rest of New Zealand, without the overhead of a large agency.
Based in
Invercargill, Southland
Typical scope
Fast launch sites
Delivery style
Lightweight code
Launch focus
2–3 week builds
Invercargill · Southland
Shan Studio is based in Invercargill, so Southland work starts face to face and the rest of the country is handled remotely. Same code either way — what changes is whether the first conversation happens over a coffee or a call.
A web designer and developer you can actually sit down with, in town rather than on the other end of a ticket queue. For a Southland business that means the project starts over a coffee, and questions later are a message to a person rather than a support ticket.
Not every problem is a brochure site. Booking flows, quoting tools, internal dashboards, and integrations between the systems you already pay for — built as custom software when an off-the-shelf product would cost more to bend than to replace.
Invercargill, Bluff, Winton, Gore, Riverton, and the wider Southland region for the in-person tier. Everywhere else in New Zealand is done remotely, on the same fixed-price basis, with the scope call over a video link instead of a table.
What you get
The work is scoped around the few decisions that matter most for a first release: the core workflow, the technical shape, and the path to launch.
Lightweight sites that load instantly and score well on Core Web Vitals — quick on a phone and on a rural connection.
A site should do more than look good. It should drive inquiries and clarify your offer in the first screen.
Clean code and a modern stack mean the site stays fast and easy to update as you grow — no plugin pile to babysit.
The work is biased toward fast, clean, low-overhead delivery rather than drawn-out complexity. A focused single-page site can be live inside a week.
The tech notes on this site show how these builds actually go together — structure, fundamentals, and launch workflow. The approach is checkable, not just claimed.
Whether it is a service site, launch page, or product companion, the build stays intentionally small — maintenance cost and iteration speed are part of the outcome.
Pricing
A real project, quoted fixed after a scope call and delivered remotely anywhere in New Zealand.
per project
From NZD 2,500
Fixed price, quoted after the scope call. Anywhere in New Zealand, done remotely.
Two to three weeks from the scope call to live.
A handful of pages built properly: a clear offer, a page per thing you sell, and a path to getting in touch. Built as plain code, so it stays quick and there is no subscription standing between you and an edit.
Best for
Founders launching something, and established businesses whose current site is slow, dated, or trapped inside a builder they cannot escape.
Proof and fit
Shan Studio keeps strategy, UX, and implementation close together. That reduces handoff loss and helps founders move from idea to real product faster.
If the first release is clearly a launch site, landing page, or service website, go straight to the website brief. If you are still deciding whether version one should include more of the product itself, compare it with startup MVP development.
How the work moves
Four steps, and you see the shape of the thing before it gets built — while changing your mind still costs nothing.
01
Clarify the goal, audience, constraints, and the smallest useful version.
02
Turn the scope into screens, flows, technical decisions, and a build plan.
03
Implement the core product directly, review progress, and adjust without heavy handoffs.
04
Prepare the release, fix the rough edges, and define the next iteration from real feedback.
Most focused projects move from scope to first release in weeks, not months.
FAQs
If something else is on your mind, just email me — a real reply, not a sales sequence.
Yes — that is the home patch. Shan Studio is based in Invercargill, so Southland projects start in person, usually over a coffee. Launch sites are quoted fixed and work the same way whether you are in Invercargill or Auckland.
Both. A website is the most common first project, but the same person also builds custom software: booking and quoting flows, internal tools, AI prototypes, and first product versions for startups. If your problem is a workflow rather than a web page, say so in the brief and it gets scoped as software rather than a site.
No. I build custom, lightweight sites for better performance, security, and design control. If a builder genuinely suits your situation better, I will say so rather than take the project.
A typical launch site or small business site starts at NZD 2,500, quoted fixed after a scope call.
Most website projects are completed within two to three weeks from the scope call, with the shape of the site agreed before the build starts.
Yes. We can wire in a simple editor during the build, so you are not left needing a developer for a price change or a new photo.
I guide you through setting up hosting and the domain in your own name, so you retain full ownership and can move the site anywhere, anytime.
Tell me about your product or service. I will come back with a suggested plan and a fixed price — or, in Southland, a coffee.
NZD 2,500from, per project
Quoted fixed after the scope call, anywhere in New Zealand.
You'll hear back directly from me within one business day.