About
The name is a Dutch word. It is also how we work.
bouw /bʌu/ noun · Dutch
From bouwen, to build. Related: bouwer, builder; gebouw, a building; fundering, foundation.
It is also our name, and we took it for the studio because all three senses describe the work. A site is a construction: it has to stand up. It has a structure: what you do, where, and for whom, in the order a buyer needs it. And it is ground that bears: get it right, and every ad, post and referral after it has somewhere solid to land.
Since 2017
The studio begins as a photography and videography group, shooting for small businesses and creatives.
Rowan begins a Bachelor of Creative and Interactive Media alongside a Bachelor of Business. The studio keeps taking work and widens from shoots to websites and marketing.
The studio's work now runs from photography to websites, lead pipelines and content.
A new name for a wider job, and clients Australia-wide.
Working together
Running a business is busy work, so we keep every contact online. Briefs and sign-offs happen by email. Calls are recorded sessions you book when it suits you, so you can replay them and miss nothing.
You know the cost before we talk, and the price you sign is the price you pay.
You see the design, then the finished site, and say yes to each. A few hours of your time in total.
The site, the domain and the files are yours once the final payment clears. No retainer you cannot leave.
What we believe
Your site is the foundation. Fix it before you pay for attention.
Plain words beat clever ones. Buyers should understand you in one read.
You own what we build: the site, the domain and the files.
Where we stop
Where we are
The Gold Coast, Queensland, working with businesses Australia-wide. Most of a build happens on calls and shared links, so distance never slows it down.
What happens next
Who it is for
For small businesses and creatives whose work is good and whose site brings too few of the right enquiries.
Not for
Not for anyone who needs ads, a logo or a site by Friday.
Questions
Small businesses and creatives whose work is good and whose site brings too few of the right enquiries. Photographers, trades, clinics, consultants and studios are typical. If you need paid ads, a logo or a site by Friday, we are not the right fit and will say so.
A rep from our team replies within two business days and tells you plainly whether we can help. If we can, you get a short brief, a fixed price in writing and a start date, then two sign-offs on the way to launch.
No. We are based on the Gold Coast and work with businesses Australia-wide. Everything happens online, by email and recorded calls you book when it suits you, so where you are makes no difference to the build.
Your photos, a few work samples and any copy you already have. We write the rest, and you review it at the design sign-off and again on the finished site.
Tell us the work you want more of. We reply within two business days.