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A website you actually own, fully managed

Modern, fast websites for Australian service businesses - Adelaide-based, serving clients Australia-wide. I handle the hosting, your domain setup, the updates, the SEO - everything. You approve changes when you want to. Otherwise, it just works.

Who this is for

  • Service businesses tired of fighting a Squarespace or Wix dashboard
  • Owners who want a site that looks like they give a stuff, without having to build it themselves
  • Businesses ready to outgrow a template, not babysit one

If you need a 40-page e-commerce build with a custom booking engine, I'm probably not the right fit - and that's fine.

What's included

Every engagement is scoped to what you actually need. Every one includes hosting, SSL, backups, and a real human to email.

Always on

Modern, fast hosting on infrastructure you actually own. Automated backups, SSL, uptime monitoring, and a monthly health check so nothing quietly breaks.

Findable

SEO foundations on day one, Google Search Console set up and monitored, active local SEO for the searches that matter in your city, and fixes when Google flags something.

Looked after

Domain, DNS and email records managed for you. Quarterly or monthly content updates depending on scope. You approve changes when you want to, otherwise it just gets handled.

Actively growing

Keyword tracking, competitor monitoring, a monthly blog post drafted in your voice, and Core Web Vitals optimisation. For businesses ready to climb the rankings, not just stay online.

What “managed”actually looks like

Managed means the site is built for you, updates get handled for you, and you don't have to be the designer, developer, and tech support person all at once. You still own the business direction, content, and every decision. I own the rest.

Below is a real month of work on one of my active clients. Not a features list - actual tasks completed, quietly, without a single email from the client.

Activity · Last 30 days
Live
  • Monthly report sent

    Keyword rankings, traffic trends, and next month's plan

  • Blog post drafted and published

    Written in the client's voice, reviewed and live same day

  • Dependencies updated

    3 security patches applied with zero downtime

  • Broken link fixed

    Flagged in Search Console, 2 pages resubmitted for indexing

  • Project photos optimised

    4 images compressed — 2.1 MB saved off page load

  • Service area copy updated

    6 suburb names added for local search coverage

  • Search Console review

    3 new queries surfaced, 2 pages climbing

  • Monthly health check

    Contact form tested, uptime verified, 1.2s load time

8 tasks completed · 0 emails from the client.

No hand-off

Most agencies build you a website, hand over a login, and disappear. I build it, manage it, and stay - because the work isn't done when the site goes live.

Sam Howarth · Samwise Studio

Squarespace and Wix are costing you customers

A DIY builder gives you hosting and a template, then expects you to run the rest. A managed site is built properly for your business, hosted on modern infrastructure, and looked after month to month. Side by side:

Setup
DIY builderTemplate, one size for all
Samwise managedBuilt properly for your business
Feel
DIY builderFine for the basics
Samwise managedModern, fast, premium
Speed
DIY builderClunky on mobile
Samwise managedFast on 4G, quick to load
Flexibility
DIY builderHits the ceiling fast
Samwise managedGrows with you
Ownership
DIY builderLocked inside their system
Samwise managedCode in Git, domain in your name
Best fit
DIY builderStarter sites
Samwise managedSerious service businesses

Domain registration is billed by your registrar (I'll recommend VentraIP and move it for you if you want). Every engagement is scoped and quoted per project - no hidden fees, no surprise bills.

Fair questions

Why not just use Squarespace?

Fine for a starter site. Not fine when your business outgrows the template, when the builder locks you out of doing anything interesting, or when you'd rather be running the business than sitting in a dashboard. If the goal is just to get something online, a DIY builder is cheaper. If the goal is a site that makes you look like a serious operator and keeps up as you grow, this is the better route.

What's Vercel and why should I care?

It's the modern hosting platform your site runs on behind the scenes. You don't deal with it. What you get is the result: fast loads, proper uptime, and a site that feels premium. The underlying code also lives in Git under your name, so you're never trapped inside one company's builder.

Do I still have control of my website?

Yes. You're handing over the burden of building and managing the site, not the business. Content, direction, brand, and final say on every change stay with you. I just handle the grunt work so you don't have to be the designer, developer, and tech support person all at once.

You wouldn't hand out a tatty business card

Don't send customers to a slow, clunky website either. Start a conversation and I'll scope what makes sense.

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