Built for Wollongong trades, clinics, and service businesses.
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About the studio

Most agencies sell you a feeling. We sell you a Lighthouse score.

Next Byte Studio was built by Wollongong software engineering students who got tired of watching local businesses pay premium prices for technically embarrassing websites.

How we work

A 15-minute conversation. Then a benchmark-driven build.

Every build starts with a 15-minute recorded conversation where we extract everything we need to write your copy and design your site. From there, we engineer to a strict set of performance benchmarks—95+ Lighthouse score, WCAG 2.2 AA compliance, and sub-1.5-second mobile load times. We don’t launch until every test passes. You receive a full technical report alongside your completed site so you can verify every claim we make.

  1. 01

    Recorded discovery call (15 min)

    One short conversation. We extract everything we need to write your copy, design your structure, and price your build. No briefs. No homework.

  2. 02

    Engineering & copywriting

    We hand-write your copy and hand-code your site against our internal benchmark suite. You see live progress; you don’t chase updates.

  3. 03

    Objective sign-off

    Every page must pass Lighthouse 95+, WCAG 2.2 AA, and sub-1.5s mobile load before invoicing. You get the test report. You verify before you pay.

  4. 04

    Launch & care plan

    We hand over every asset, set up your DNS and SSL, then keep it running with our $99/mo plan. Or take it elsewhere — it’s yours.

Team culture

Team culture

“We’re students, so we have to be better than established agencies to earn your business—and that’s exactly the standard we build to.”

Our values

Three rules we won’t bend.

  • 01 / Transparency

    Transparency over polish

    Flat pricing, objective benchmarks, and full ownership of your assets. Nothing hidden, nothing locked.

  • 02 / Engineering

    Engineering over aesthetics

    A beautiful site that fails Google’s speed test is a liability, not an asset. We optimise for performance first.

  • 03 / Local

    Local accountability

    We’re based right here in Wollongong. If something goes wrong, you know exactly where to find us.

15 minutes

Talk to an engineer, not a salesperson.

Bring your worst current page. We’ll run it through Lighthouse together and tell you, on the call, whether we can fix it.

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