The shopfront is quiet — or embarrassing.
The Facebook page is doing the job of a website. Enquiries arrive as DMs at 9pm. You look smaller than you are, and good customers can't tell how to hire you.
A website that wins you work.
A portal that runs the work. Tools that talk to each other.
We build the website, the customer and staff area, and the connections between the tools you already use.
Fixed price before we start. Your code, your hosting, your content. If we part ways, it keeps running.
Live in 2–4 weeksYou keep the site — no monthly platformFast on a phone (95+ PageSpeed)
Sound familiar?
Most businesses aren't short of software. They're short of a week that runs itself.
The work lives in your head.
Status is in WhatsApp. Quotes are in Word. The spreadsheet is 'the system.' Staff interrupt: where's that job up to? Customers chase: just checking in.
You are the glue between your tools.
Paid in Stripe, typed into Xero, emailed a receipt, reminded yourself to follow up. That's hours every week of work the software you already pay for should finish.
You don't need another login. You need a website that brings work in, a portal that runs it, and the tools you already pay for talking to each other.
What we build
Three things. One business that runs smoother.
A website that wins work
Looks like the business you actually run. Loads before people get bored. Makes it obvious what you do, who it's for, and how to enquire or book — on a phone, after hours.
A customer and staff portal
Customers book, upload documents, pay, and see progress without calling you. Your team sees every job, invoice, and message in one place — instead of asking you.
Tools that talk to each other
A payment updates the books. A booking sends the confirmation and the reminder. The follow-up goes out even when you're on a job. You stop being the integration.
Websites
A shopfront that looks like the business you actually run — so people trust you, enquire, and book.
Learn moreCustomer & staff portals
A private area for your customers and your team. Bookings, documents, job status, and invoices — without the group chat.
Learn moreConnect your existing tools
Stripe, Xero, your calendar, your inbox. We make them talk so you stop being the glue.
Learn moreReminders & follow-ups
Reminders, follow-ups, invoices, and Monday reports that go out even when you're on a job.
Learn moreProof of work
See it live — not in a slide deck.
Click through real, working examples. Some are shipped client work, others show what's possible. Judge the quality the way a customer would.
Live
Carrara Collective — Stone Furniture E-Shop
A Sydney stone furniture maker. Customers pick the model, size, and stone, then pay online — without a monthly shop platform taking a cut of every sale.
Live
FORM3D Structures — Construction Website
How a concrete and formwork contractor can show big jobs properly — so builders take them seriously and know how to get in touch.
Live
Josh's Carpentry — Business Website
How a local carpenter can look as good as the work — professional, easy to contact, and simple to update after a job wraps.
Who you'll work with
I sit with business owners, watch how a job comes in, and build the missing pieces.
Hi, I'm Nilushan — I started OwnStack because I kept watching good businesses leak hours into inboxes, spreadsheets, and tools that don't talk to each other. And then pay rent forever on a website they don't really own.
When you work with us, you work with me. I learn how a job actually comes in, where it gets messy, and what would take the most weight off you. Then we build that — a website, a portal, the connections — at a fixed price, and you keep it.
10+ years building for real businessesYou talk to the person doing the workBased in Logan, QLD — Australia-wideFixed quotes. No surprise invoices.
Why owners pick this
The work gets lighter. The business still looks like you.
- Customers can sort themselves out.Book, pay, upload, check progress — without calling. You stop being the status line.
- Your week stops leaking into the inbox.Follow-ups, reminders, and invoices go out on time even when you're on a job.
- Nothing is held hostage.Change the words and photos yourself. If we ever part ways, the site and the portal keep running. Nobody holds the keys.
Complete Ownership
100% Client Managed
Source CodeTransferred
Database & DataYours
Hosting AccountYour billing
Platform Lock-inNONE
How it works
Tell us how a job comes in.
Walk us through a recent customer — first hello to money in the bank. A brain dump is fine. Include any sites you like.
We send back a clear plan.
You'll see the messy bits named in your words, plus a timeline and a fixed price. Nothing starts until you say so.
We build it. You start using it.
Website, portal, connections — launched, shown to your team, and yours to keep. Ongoing help only if you want it.
Honest pricing
Fixed quote. One time. Yours to keep.
Every project is scoped and quoted up front. Here's where most land.
Business website
From $500
+ optional $15–25/mo hosting on your account
- Up to 5 pages, built around your business
- Change words, photos, and prices yourself
- Contact forms that actually reach you
- Looks sharp on a phone
- You keep everything if we part ways
Customer & staff portal
Most popularFrom $2,000
Typical range $2k–$8k fixed price
- Customers book, upload, pay, and check progress
- Your team sees jobs, messages, and invoices in one place
- Logins and permissions that match how you work
- Built around your week — not a generic template
- 30 days of help after launch
Connect your tools
From $1,500
Typical range $1.5k–$5k fixed price
- Stripe, Xero, calendar, email — talking to each other
- A payment updates the books. A booking sends the reminder.
- Cut the hours you spend re-typing and chasing
- Runs on accounts in your name
- No monthly fee that grows as you use it
Not sure which you need? Get a fixed quote and we'll recommend the smallest step that helps.
Common questions
Questions owners ask before they start
How much does this cost?
A business website starts at $500 — up to 5 pages, built around you, with a simple place to edit your own content. A customer and staff portal typically lands between $2,000 and $8,000. Connecting the tools you already use is usually $1,500–$5,000. Every project is quoted as a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprise invoices.
I don't want to become a tech company. Is this for me?
Yes. Most of the people we work with are trades, clinics, studios, and service businesses — not software companies. We don't add a pile of new logins. We build the shopfront, the customer/staff area, and the connections between tools you already pay for. You keep running the business. The busywork gets quieter.
What happens if we stop working together?
Nothing gets switched off. The website and portal keep running on accounts in your name. You can change the words and photos yourself. If you ever bring someone else in, they can pick it up — we don't hold the keys, and there's no exit fee.
How long will it take?
Most websites are live in 2–4 weeks. A focused first version of a portal is typically 4–8 weeks. Connecting two or three tools is often 1–3 weeks. You'll get a timeline with your quote, before anything starts.
What are the ongoing costs?
Hosting on your own account — typically $5–25 a month, paid directly to the provider. That's it. No platform subscription, no per-user fees that grow with your team. Optional support if you want us on call, never required.
Can I change things myself after launch?
Yes. Words, photos, prices, hours, services — you edit those yourself. You won't wait on us for a typo. If you later want a new kind of page or a new connection between tools, that's a scoped piece of work with a fixed price.
Do we need to meet in person?
Only if you want to. We're based in Logan, Queensland and can meet across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and South East Queensland — but most projects run remotely, and we work with businesses Australia-wide.
Tell us how a job
comes in.
What's working, what isn't, and where you still do things by hand. We'll come back with a clear plan — even if the honest answer is 'you only need the website this year.'
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