Websites That Work.
Craft Media Workshop creates websites that work for creatives & service-based business.
If you’re a creative or service-based business and you’re looking for a website that does just what you need – you’re in the right place!
For small businesses, a website is an essential tool for attracting the right clients and customers.
It weeds out tire-kickers and irrelevant inquiries. It makes sure your prospects know what you deliver and how good it is – all without you lifting a finger or making a hard sell.
The right website reduces busy-work, and increases conversion rates and profit.
For creatives, a website is a powerful way to get your work seen, shared and financed.
It reflects your creative approach. It validates your skills, experience and ability. And it demonstrates that others think your work is great.
You might not need masses of traffic but your site needs to be creatively aligned with your work, visible to your key audience, well-organised and original – whether or not you have a brand or a company.
When all of this is true, your website enables your work to be found by the right people and attract the support it deserves.
Not all websites are created for the same reason
(And not every web designer gets that)
Your website needs to work for you, your audience and for search.
Website Packages
Self Build Portfolio Site
Self-Hosted WordPress
- Unique homepage
- Unique portfolio and portfolio item templates
- A la carte About and Contact pages – choose from a selection of designs
- Self-completed portfolio – you fill in the content yourself
- Includes validated contact form
- Training to use the Divi builder
- Includes free imagery via Unsplash, set up of Google Analytics and Console, pointing your domain to the new site, on-page SEO
- One round of feedback
Add-ons and Prerequisites
Add-ons:
- Validated contact form
Pre-Requisites:
Must have all content and copy ready before site build begins – includes blurbs, credits, images, links to trailers, poster, etc.
One Page Website
Self-Hosted WordPress
- Designed from scratch with up to 7 sections on main page
- Main page plus privacy policy and one other text-based page that links through from the main page
- Includes validated contact form
- Includes free imagery via Unsplash, copy edit of up to three pages of content, set up of Google Analytics and Console, pointing domain to new site, on-page SEO
- Two rounds of feedback
Add-ons and Prerequisites
Pre-Requisites:
Must have all content and copy ready before site build begins, including staff and business images if these are to be included.
Standard Service-Based Business Starter
WordPress.com
- Unique design of up to seven pages
- Includes Home, About, Contact, Up to 4 x Services, Contact form, 1 x simple list-building funnel
- Two rounds of feedback
- Includes free imagery via Unsplash, set up of Google Analytics and Console, pointing domain to new site, on-page SEO
Add-ons and Prerequisites
Add-ons:
Pop-up CTA
Blog
Free downloads apart from your funnel
Copy-edit
Pre-Requisites:
Must have all content and copy ready before site build begins including staff and business images if these are to be included. Long copy will be edited where necessary and this will be charged separately.
Fully Designed Site
Either self-hosted or on WordPress.com
- WordPress.com or wordpress.org
- Tech set-up, including point domain to new site
- Charge per page
- Validated contact form
- List-building funnel
- Pop-up CTA
- Blog
- Free downloads function
- WooCommerce store
- Google Analytics and Console
- Copy-edit
Choose From:
Who Are We?
Craft Media Workshop provides bespoke website design that reflects the unique brand, identity and value of every client.
Jorja Stevens
Web Designer
Jorja balances her work at Craft Media Workshop with her studies at AUT- she is currently in her third and final year of a Bachelor of Design, majoring in Animation.
She’s worked as a designer in varying capacities over the years, with experience in graphic design, motion design, and illustration across her studies, as well as various freelance and volunteer projects. She’s been with Craft Media Workshop for a little over a year, balancing her work with university and extracurricular theatre.
Jorja acts as an assistant to Lyn, designing and building sites, writing copy, and taking care of anything else that needs doing to help clients get their sites off the ground.
Lyn Collie
Creative Director
Lyn started Craft Media Workshop to give creatives and small businesses a crafted, authentic online presence that fits their specific needs.
With a background in independent documentary, screenwriting and video production, Lyn is familiar with the unique communication needs of the creative community. As a small business owner with experience in digital outreach, she also understands how to create online content that gets the right eyes for the lowest overhead.
Prior to starting Craft Media Workshop Lyn worked in educational media production and internal communications. She taught videography to students at the University of Auckland Business School for seven years where she was recognised for service innovation.
Lyn has a Masters in Documentary Directing and a Post-graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, both from the University of Auckland.
Lynn Prentice
Lead Developer
At Craft Media Lynn lends his expertise to supervising the technical elements of our website projects, including additional code, hosting and server set-ups. He also mentors and upskills the team in these areas.
As a highly experienced senior developer, Lynn typically works with growth-stage companies and who also happens to be sysop on one of New Zealand’s largest independent blogs.
He has a professional focus on solving system issues and matching development architecture to business and customer needs. Over the course of his career he has coded and supervised coding of many international projects.
Despite his preference for building and designing, Lynn has an MBA from Otago University and a strong understanding of the challenges faced by small and medium enterprises.
Who Are We?
Craft Media Workshop provides bespoke website design that reflects the unique brand, identity and value of every client.
Lyn Collie
Creative Director
Lyn started Craft Media Workshop to give creatives and small businesses a crafted, authentic online presence that fits their specific needs.
With a background in independent documentary, screenwriting and video production, Lyn is familiar with the unique communication needs of the creative community. As a small business owner with experience in digital outreach, she also understands how to create online content that gets the right eyes for the lowest overhead.
Prior to starting Craft Media Workshop Lyn worked in educational media production and internal communications. She taught videography to students at the University of Auckland Business School for seven years where she was recognised for service innovation.
Lyn has a Masters in Documentary Directing and a Post-graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, both from the University of Auckland.
Jorja Stevens
Web Designer
Jorja balances her work at Craft Media Workshop with her studies at AUT- she is currently in her third and final year of a Bachelor of Design, majoring in Animation.
She’s worked as a designer in varying capacities over the years, with experience in graphic design, motion design, and illustration across her studies, as well as various freelance and volunteer projects. She’s been with Craft Media Workshop for a little over a year, balancing her work with university and extracurricular theatre.
Jorja acts as an assistant to Lyn, designing and building sites, writing copy, and taking care of anything else that needs doing to help clients get their sites off the ground.
Lynn Prentice
Lead Developer
Lynn is a highly experienced senior C++ developer who typically works with growth-stage companies and who also happens to be sys op on one of New Zealand’s largest independent blogs.
Lynn has a professional focus on solving system issues and matching development architecture to business and customer needs. Over the course of his career he has coded and supervised coding of hundreds of international projects.
At Craft Media Lynn lends his expertise to supervising the technical elements of our website projects, including additional code, hosting and server set-ups. He also mentors and upskills the team in these areas.
Despite his preference for building and designing, Lynn has an MBA from Otago University and a strong understanding of the challenges faced by small and medium enterprises.