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Shipwreck Studio

Web design, SEO, hosting and custom web apps from a Wollongong agency since 2006

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About Shipwreck Studio

Shipwreck Studio is a web design and digital agency based in Wollongong, NSW, building websites, custom web applications and online marketing for businesses across the Illawarra, Sydney and further afield. It was established on 1 September 2006, and its first commercial websites were for local businesses such as South Coast Tattoo (now South Side Tattoo), which it still works for.

Services include web design and development, logo and digital branding, on-page, off-page and local SEO, custom coded web apps in PHP/MySQL and JavaScript (from customer databases to booking systems), social media marketing, print design for posters, flyers, business cards and magazine ads, and graphic design including infographics. It also runs managed Australian hosting from the SY3 and SY4 Sydney data centres, bare metal server management, small business site care plans and Google Ads management.

The team is built around coder and CTO Rick Moore, with specialists in graphic, print and web design, SEO, social media, mobile app development and server architecture. Its portfolio includes Summernats, the University of Wollongong UniShop, Fluxx Boutique and Wollongong Castle World, and it was an Illawarra Hawks Corporate Partner in 2021/22/23.

Clients meet the team in person at the Wollongong CBD office, at their own office, or over Zoom. A published pricing guide puts a typical entry level small business website at $7.7k. Free website quotes are available by phone or through the contact form.

Opening hours

Opening hours, Sydney time
Monday9am to 5pm
Tuesday9am to 5pm
Wednesday9am to 5pm
ThursdayToday9am to 5pm
Friday9am to 5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Amenities and highlights

Services

  • Web design and development
  • eCommerce websites
  • Logo and digital branding
  • Search engine optimisation (SEO)
  • Local SEO
  • Custom coded web apps
  • Mobile app development
  • Social media marketing
  • Print design
  • Graphic design and infographics
  • Managed hosting
  • Bare metal server management
  • Small business site care plans
  • Google Ads management
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Frequently asked questions

The pricing guide says $7.7k is a typical entry level build for a small business website. Businesses with specific needs or custom work typically fall between $16.5k and $55k, and larger database driven projects have run to $100k and more.

The agency was established on 1 September 2006. Its first commercial websites were for local businesses such as South Coast Tattoo, which it still does work for.

Yes. It writes web applications from the ground up in PHP/MySQL with JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3, from customer databases to booking systems, and can also modify an existing PHP/SQL application.

Managed Australian hosting in the SY3 and SY4 Sydney data centres, now sold bundled into a care plan starting at $2,200 per year. Bare metal server management starts from $1,100 per month per box.

There is a $1,100 one-time campaign setup fee, then $660 a month for ad spends up to $2,000, with percentage based fees above that. The minimum engagement is 3 months.

No. The team meets clients in person at its Wollongong CBD office or at the client's office, and also works daily in Zoom meetings with clients anywhere.

Good to know

Established
1 September 2006 source
Legal name
Shipwreck Studio PTY LTD source
ABN
95 762 680 527 source
Community partnership
Illawarra Hawks Corporate Partner 2021/22/23 source
Hosting locations
Australian data centres SY3 and SY4, Sydney source
Entry level website build
Typically $7.7k for a small business website source
Casual hourly rates
$77 to $330 per hour depending on the staff member source
Small Business Site Care Plan
$2,200 per year, includes managed hosting and up to 2 hours of site maintenance a month source
SEO plans
Tier 1 $1,100, Tier 2 $2,200, Tier 3 $3,300 per month, per site source
Google Ads setup fee
$1,100 one-time, minimum engagement 3 months source

Gathered from Shipwreck Studio's own website on 25 September 2026. Each detail links to where it was published.

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