Purpose-built websites for organisations that depend on them.
Brisbane web development for organisations that cannot afford an underperforming website. Your website is the first impression most customers have of your organisation, and if it is slow, outdated, or hard to navigate, you are losing them before they even reach out.
We are a senior web development team building high-performance websites and custom platforms for medium to large organisations across Brisbane and Australia-wide, with a pragmatic and content-and-audience-first approach that drives real outcomes. The Impact Office Supplies B2B platform we built runs at a 33.5% conversion rate on 3.4 million annual pageviews. Many of our clients have stayed on for five years or more.
The senior people involved in scoping and strategy stay close to delivery. Development and ongoing maintenance remain with our senior team, while content, UX and technical decisions are made together.
A selection of web design and development projects we’ve delivered for organisations across Brisbane and Australia.
A vehicle-fitment-aware alloy wheel catalogue for ROH Wheels across Australia and New Zealand, with a verified dealer quote funnel that turns catalogue browsing into qualified leads for the dealer network.
A custom Laravel B2B and B2C ordering platform for Impact Office Supplies, built around a three-way Options ERP integration, contract pricing, and the approval and procurement workflows their corporate customers actually buy through. In continuous development since 2018.
A delivery operations platform that coordinates jobs, improves real-time tracking, and gives teams a clearer view of fulfilment.
Agency and professional services automation that turns tracked time into Xero invoices, keeps retainers under their cap, and captures the billable support hours that usually disappear into an email inbox.
A WordPress refresh that clarified content, improved accessibility, and modernised the platform for long-term use.
An accessible health website with reworked information architecture, rewritten content, and clearer pathways for regional health professionals.
A high-growth Shopify Plus storefront and Laravel middleware platform delivered during Culture Kings’ migration from Magento.
A digital learning platform using video, animation, and interactive activities to support the mental wellbeing of young people aged 12 to 13.
A strategy and service-discovery website helping community providers connect Pasifika and Māori people with relevant health and wellbeing support.
A Back to School ordering platform where staged approval between Impact and school staff, bulk school deliveries, and digital eBook licensing connect Queensland schools, including integration with the Department of Education OneSchool system, to parents.
A Brisbane South PHN microsite helping first-time parents understand their healthcare team and make informed choices for a healthy pregnancy and baby.
A Laravel administration panel and API that gave Triple P secure video access control, title management, activations, and licence keys within a three-week delivery window.
Want something like this for your organisation?
Tell us what you are trying to achieve. We will clarify the requirements and recommend a sensible next step before defining scope, timing, and cost.
“Digital Bird was excellent to work with. After countless attempts with speaking with agencies and other web design contractors, we finally found Jonathan and the team, and what a blessing that was. The project was handled end to end, with clear communication the entire time. We have now engaged Jonathan and the team for on-going website management and work due to how well things turned out. If you are on the fence about which direction to go, I highly recommend just taking a call with Jonathan and the team and seeing what you can achieve together.”
“We have used Jonathan for a number of years to develop and maintain our rather complicated Online Portal and website. Jonathan is always extremely responsive to requests and proactive in ensuring our online presence is safe, presents well and is functional to our customers needs. We would definitely recommend Jonathan for your custom web development needs.”
“Digital Bird is my first pick for delivering web projects on time, on budget and to the brief — every time.
Beyond being a delight to work with, Jonathan Bird is that rare breed of developer who is both masterful on the tools (an absolute Laravel whizz!) while also being adept at engaging the client in UX-thinking, to which he applies expert insights, gained through years of experience, to help further improve the end design for the target user’s experience.
This powerful combination of skills means that 4 years on and a variety of projects later (from search directories to corporate website developments), Digital Bird firmly remains my first pick for developer.”
“We’ve been working with Jonathan Bird for our website maintenance, and he has been nothing short of exceptional. Jonathan consistently goes above and beyond, responding quickly whenever we need help and resolving issues with impressive turnaround time. His communication is clear and thorough — he always explains what the problem was, how he fixed it, and provides helpful recommendations for long-term solutions. It’s rare to find someone this reliable and proactive. Highly recommend!”
“Digital Bird has had a huge influence on our business providing many solutions besides just a fantastic reliable website. Jonathan is great to work with and has a solution to every challenge. Jonathan also has the ability to “dumb it down” and provide timely advice and assistance if something goes astray. With Jonathan we have in excess of 99% uptime on all three websites.”
“Velg Training has had an excellent experience working with Digital Bird. Jonathan has supported us with a complex Laravel/PHP website and has brought a rare mix of deep technical knowledge, practical problem solving, and clear communication.
He has assisted with major infrastructure and platform work across AWS, Laravel Forge, Cloudflare, Redis, S3, Sentry, PayWay, Mailchimp/Mandrill and related integrations. His work has included setting up and migrating infrastructure, improving performance, resolving production issues, monitoring errors, modernising legacy code, and strengthening the reliability of key business workflows such as checkout, invoicing, membership exports, PDF generation, transactional emails and background queues.
What stands out most is that Jonathan does not just “fix the ticket”. He investigates properly, explains the cause in plain language, and looks for the right long-term solution rather than quick patches. He has helped us move away from fragile legacy processes, improve automated testing, reduce errors, improve email reliability, address performance bottlenecks, and make the platform easier to maintain into the future.
He is responsive, thorough and highly professional, with an obvious understanding of business-critical websites and custom web applications. We would happily recommend Jonathan to any organisation needing a skilled, reliable and commercially minded Laravel/PHP web developer.”
“Was an absolute pleasure to work with Jonathan. Could not be happier with our new website! Professional, responsive, brilliant communication from the beginning to go live. If you are fortunate enough to be in a conversation with Jonathan for a new site - just do it!”
“I’ve worked with Jonathan from Digital Bird for several years and found him to be a highly competent developer who often exceeds expectations.
Together, we’ve collaborated on a number of medium-sized platforms serving hundreds of thousands of users, including learning management systems, a widely-used school well-being platform, trade promotion competition sites, and more.
Jonathan is very skilled in API and platform integration, payment systems (such as Stripe), AWS, internet security, and more. As a Project Manager/Product Owner, I feel very confident working with Jonathan and recommending his services to our clients.”
“Highly recommend Jonathan for anything web development in Brisbane and Australia-wide. Have worked with a lot of developers over the years and Jonathan’s work and communication on projects has been a clear standout. A very talent developer if you’re looking for anything from WordPress, Shopify, Laravel, or anything in-between.”
“Jonathan Bird is one of the best I have worked with in this space. He is responsive, clever and contributes to the brief, and most importantly, he is a great person to work with. It can be hard to find the right people who can take on something and lift it to another dimension. Jonathan does that and more.”
Free strategy session
Share the current situation, the outcome you need and any constraints already known. We will review it before the free strategy session so the conversation can focus on decisions, trade-offs and practical next steps.
If the current foundations can be improved properly, we will say so.
We do not force a preferred tool onto a brief it does not suit.
Understanding the cause is more valuable than charging to patch the same symptom again.
“Digital Bird is my first pick for delivering web projects on time, on budget and to the brief — every time. Beyond being a delight to work with, Jonathan Bird is that rare breed of developer who is both masterful on the tools (an absolute Laravel whizz!) while also being adept at engaging the client in UX-thinking, to which he applies expert insights, gained through years of experience, to help further improve the end design for the target user’s experience. This powerful combination of skills means that 4 years on and a variety of projects later (from search directories to corporate website developments), Digital Bird firmly remains my first pick for developer.”
We build and maintain websites for organisations across a range of industries, each with their own unique requirements and audiences.
Accessible, secure, and compliant websites for government departments and public sector organisations with strict governance requirements.
Read morePurpose-driven websites for health organisations, PHNs, and not-for-profits that need to communicate effectively with diverse audiences. Trusted by Brisbane South PHN and Gippsland PHN.
Read moreScalable, high-performance websites and web applications for medium to large organisations with complex requirements and integrations.
Read moreOnline stores, dealer portals, trade pricing, and complex product catalogues for both consumer-facing and wholesale eCommerce. From Shopify storefronts to BigCommerce and custom B2B ordering platforms with tiered pricing and account management.
Read moreDealer portals, vehicle search, dynamic fitment content, and product catalogues for the 4WD and automotive accessories industry. Trusted by ROH Wheels, Creative Conversions, East Coast Bullbars, and All 4 Adventure.
Read moreEngaging, accessible websites for universities, RTOs, education providers, media brands, and production companies that need to reach and engage large audiences.
Read moreThe technical and usability foundations included in every project, with formal conformance work scoped where independent certification or stricter governance is required.
Audience-first design with clear conversion goals
Every project starts with your audience and the actions you need them to take. Content hierarchy, page structure, and user journeys are designed around the outcomes that matter to your organisation, whether that's qualified enquiries, donations, applications, or sales.
SEO-first architecture for long-term organic growth
Search foundations are built in from day one, not bolted on after launch. Semantic HTML, structured data, fast load times, clean URLs, and a clear content model give search engines the right technical signals. Every site ships with appropriate metadata, sitemaps, schema markup, and Core Web Vitals measured during delivery.
Performance-optimised builds & Core Web Vitals
Slow websites lose visitors, conversions, and rankings. Every site we deliver is engineered for speed: lightweight code, aggressive caching, image optimisation, server-level tuning, and a CDN where it makes sense. Core Web Vitals are measured during development and verified post-launch.
Accessible foundations, with WCAG 2.2 AA available
Semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, screen-reader support, sufficient colour contrast, and accessible forms are part of our standard delivery. Where formal WCAG 2.2 AA conformance, independent auditing, or stricter governance is required, we scope the additional validation and documentation explicitly.
You own the platform, code, and content
Every site is built on open-source platforms (Laravel, Statamic, or WordPress) with no proprietary lock-in. You own the codebase, the content, the hosting account, and the domains. Any competent developer can pick the project up if you ever choose to move on. Most of our clients don't, but the option is always yours.
A long-term partnership, not a hand-off
Launch day is the start, not the finish line. Most of our clients have been with us for five to eight years because our senior team keeps the project context and continues to build, maintain, and improve the site. Optional website maintenance plans keep it secure and up to date without an unfamiliar post-launch hand-off.
Websites rarely stand alone. This focused selection shows the systems most relevant to web design projects; browse the integration hub for the full directory.
Contacts, deals and events synced to HubSpot so sales and marketing act on what customers actually do, not a stale export.
Learn moreSAML, OAuth and OpenID Connect single sign-on, so your customers and staff log in once, securely.
Learn morePayments, subscriptions, marketplaces, and webhooks with idempotency, reconciliation, and monitoring built in.
Learn moreA vendor-neutral route for connecting SAP, Cin7, Dynamics, Pronto, Odoo, and other operational systems when an off-the-shelf connector does not fit.
Learn moreA structured data layer built into your site, pushing clean events to GTM, and out to GA4, Meta Ads, Google Ads, and Klaviyo from a single source of truth.
Learn moreDynamics 365 Business Central connected to Shopify, Adobe Commerce, and custom platforms, with orders, stock, pricing and invoices that stay in step.
Learn moreClarify the audience, business problem, constraints, content, and measures of success.
Explain the viable options and trade-offs, then recommend the simplest sound approach.
Agree priorities, responsibilities, scope, timing, and the decisions your stakeholders need to make.
Work in visible increments while strategy, user experience, content, and engineering remain connected.
Test the important journeys, performance, accessibility, content, integrations, and operational readiness.
Monitor the live system, resolve issues, and continue improving it as requirements change.
Book a free strategy session with the senior team responsible for the work. We will clarify the problem, test assumptions and identify a practical next step without an account-management layer.
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