Construction
Howard Construction
A bold, photo-led homepage for a builder who makes big jobs feel easy.
Websites for New Zealand businesses
I build proper websites for small businesses.
Fast, honest, and built around how you actually work. No templates, no agency overhead, no jargon. Just a site that earns its keep, made by someone who has run a real business himself.
Run by Si Shearer. Based in Otautahi Christchurch, working with businesses right across New Zealand.
Trusted by businesses across Aotearoa
Did a site with your name on it land in your inbox?
That was me, and it was real.
I build a working sample first, on your actual business, so you can look at it instead of being sold a pitch. It sits at a private preview link, just for you. Nothing is charged and you are under no obligation. If you like it, I make it yours and take it live on your own domain. If you do not, you keep my notes and that is that.
The fine print
A concept I build for you is an independent mockup. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone else, and any details come from public sources.
The quiet cost
A weak site, or no site, loses you work you never hear about.
Hard to find on Google
If people cannot find you when they search, they cannot choose you. They choose whoever turned up instead.
Looks dated, loses trust
People decide in seconds whether you look like the real thing. An old site quietly makes good work look unsure of itself.
Breaks on a phone
Most people open your site on a phone first. If it is fiddly there, that is most of your visitors gone before they read a word.
Just sits there
A site should bring you enquiries, not only exist. Most do nothing because nothing on them asks the visitor to take a step.
Reviews hidden away
You have earned the good word. If your site does not show it, you make people go and find your proof for themselves.
No one to call
The person who built it stopped answering years ago. Nothing gets updated because it became someone else's problem.
What I do
The work, plainly.
New website
A site built for your business
Not a template. A site that reflects how you actually work and turns visitors into enquiries. Fast, mobile first, and set up to be found.
- Designed around your business, not a theme
- Quick to load and built mobile first
- Search setup done from the start
- Structured to bring you enquiries
- Live in days, not months
from $997one off
Redesign
Bring your current site up to scratch
Keep your domain and your content, lose the dated look and the slow load. A modern rebuild that holds your search ranking rather than starting from zero.
- Same domain, fresh and modern face
- Rebuilt mobile first
- Search ranking carried across, not lost
- Clearer path to getting in touch
- Live in days, not months
from $997one off
Ongoing care
Looked after, not left alone
Hosting, updates, small changes and keeping you found on Google, handled for a flat monthly fee. You keep my number rather than a ticket queue.
- Hosting and updates sorted
- Small changes as you need them
- Local search kept healthy
- A real person to ring
from $49per month
Not sure yet
Have a chat first
If you are not sure what you need, that is the normal place to start. Twenty minutes, no pitch, and I will tell you honestly whether I can help.
- Free, around twenty minutes
- No sales pressure, ever
- Straight answer either way
- I will say so if you do not need me
Free chatstart here
Selected work
Real sites for real businesses.
Real estate
Kelleher
A pre-sale guide that builds trust with vendors before they list.
Building inspections · Christchurch
Canterbury Property Reports
Pre-purchase inspections framed around the money they save buyers.
Car service & repairs
RDL Service Centre
Motorsport-grade workshop, made approachable for everyday drivers.
Speaker agency
Provoke Management
A cinematic, dark-mode site to match a global speaker roster.
Manufacturing
Rubber Developments
A craft-led story for a hands-on rubber manufacturer.
How it works
Simple, clear, and quick.
Step 01 / 05
We talk
A free chat, around twenty minutes. I listen, ask a few questions, and get what your business actually does. No pitch.
preview, just for you
What does your business actually do?
We are builders. Mostly new homes.
And who do you want ringing you?
yourbusiness.co.nz
propersites
Built for your business.
Live
- 01
We talk
A free chat, around twenty minutes. I listen, ask a few questions, and get what your business actually does. No pitch.
- 02
I build
A working site on your business, at a fixed price agreed up front. You see the real thing, not a quote for a thing.
- 03
You review
Two rounds of changes. I keep it tidy from the start, so the rounds are about preference, not fixing my mess.
- 04
Go live
On your own domain, set up properly, and built to be found by Google from day one.
- 05
I stay
You keep my number. No handing the thing over and disappearing. If something needs doing later, you ring me.
Why me
Not an agency. Just me, and a real track record.
I am Si. I ran a 50-person construction company before I built software for a living, so I know what it is like to carry a real business with real overheads and real customers waiting on you.
Now I build the websites and systems I wish small operators had access to, at a price that makes sense. You deal with me, start to finish. Not a junior, not a ticket, not an account manager reading from a script.
The full background, the software and the client work, lives at sishearer.com.
What you get
A big agency
With me
Who you deal with
An account manager
Always me, personally
Timeline
Two to four months
Days, not months
Price
Often unclear, often steep
Fixed and agreed up front
Search setup
Usually extra
Built in from the start
After launch
A ticket queue
My actual number
What clients say
In their words.
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We are super happy with our slick new website from Launch Lab Media. Simon made the process so straight forward and hassle free. He took the initiative and knew what we needed without us having to ask. He understood our brief and has helped elevate our brand to the next level. We are stoked.
Howard Construction
Simon has been a godsend for our business! He has increased our monthly revenue by 8x as well as significantly grown our email list. Simon explains everything fully and has been a pleasure to work with every step of the way. We highly recommend Simon and his team.
Author and celebrity fitness trainer, laurenroxburgh.com
Contacting Si was the best move I have made for my business. I couldn't be happier with both the finished result as well as the fantastic communication along the way and the quick response to any queries I have had since.
NCD Plumbing
We are so stoked with our website! Si was recommended to us by a friend, he was so professional and helpful as this was our first time building a website. Si and his team took all the stress and complications out of this process, it was all very streamlined and with their expertise they assisted us with every detail. We would highly recommend Si and propersites, 5 gold stars from us!
Bruce Ensor Builders
I am so grateful for all the time you give me. The advice, suggestions, recommendations, ideas, support, it just means a lot to me.
Personal Trainer
Free, honest, no sales spiel
Want an honest look at your current site?
Send me your web address and I will tell you straight what is working, what is quietly costing you enquiries, and what I would change. A real five point rundown, written by me, back within two working days.
Ready when you are
If you want more enquiries, you need a better website.
The first chat is free, there is no pressure, and I will tell you honestly whether I can help. That is the whole offer.