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Designed for you, checked before launch.
Each site is designed and written for the business: its real services, service areas and priorities. Mobile, accessibility and technical search checks are recorded before the site goes live.
/ Why Kovus exists
Local-service websites need more than a good-looking home page.
Customers often compare several local businesses on a phone before they call. Kovus gives them a fast page, clear proof and an obvious next step, while giving the business a search foundation it can measure and improve.
Built in Perth, run soloDesigned for each businessNo platform lock-in
/ The shape of the offer
A quick read on
how I work.
Perth
built and run locally by Josh Waller
/ Solo operator
Yours
website, content, domain and source code
/ Client ownership
Scoped
pages, integrations, delivery stages and monthly work
/ Written before approval
Measured
launch checks, starting search figures and tracked enquiries
/ Kept separate from results
/ What Kovus actually is
A website and the work behind it
for local-service businesses.
Five areas cover local SEO, the enquiry path, AI search visibility, content and tracking. The one-off build is scoped and quoted to the business. Any ongoing services are optional and quoted separately. The website is the front door. The value is everything sitting behind it.
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Built once. Yours to keep.
The build is a quote-scoped one-off project. Optional ongoing services are month-to-month with no minimum term. The client may cancel at any time, effective at the end of the current paid month.
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Owned by the client, not me.
The client owns the website, content, domain and source code. Agreed ongoing services stop after cancellation takes effect, but the assets the client owns remain theirs. There is no platform lock-in.
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Focused on local businesses.
I build for trades, local services and local shops. Working in a small set of markets keeps each site focused on the questions customers ask, the proof they look for and how they get in touch.
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Reports in plain English.
The monthly report says what was done, how many enquiries came in, what the search figures show and what happens next. The work and the results are listed separately, so you can see what changed.
/ Side by side
How Kovus is different.
Kovus combines a website with clearly scoped search, content, monitoring and reporting work. The commercial structure and deliverables are written down before work starts.
| Most agencies | Kovus |
|---|---|
| A template, or a one-off build from scratch | Designed and hand-coded for the business, with mobile, accessibility and technical search checks recorded before launch |
| Scope can be hard to compare | Pages, integrations and monthly work listed before approval |
| Search work described broadly | Technical search, local visibility and monitoring listed as separate items |
| Ownership depends on the contract | Website, content, domain and source code owned by the client |
| Dashboard without a decision | Plain-English report tied to agreed measures and next actions |
| Long fixed terms can apply | Month-to-month, no minimum term and cancel at any time |
| Broad industry coverage | Trades, local services and local shops |
/ Why one system fits both
A pool crew and a roofing crew share more than they differ.
A pool tech, a render crew, and a roofer have different proof, services and buying questions. They still need clear local search information, a usable phone journey and enough real detail for a customer to decide whether to call. You can see how that plays out for each trade on the pool service, rendering and electrician website design pages, and in the roofing, greengrocer and tiling field guides. For a live local-retail example, see The Fruit Basket Perth. The core process is repeatable, while the scope and content are set for each client.
/ The human behind it
Built solo. By design.
J
Josh Waller
Owner / builder · Perth, Western Australia
Josh runs Kovus from Atwell, in the City of Cockburn in Perth, and designs and builds each client site himself. Kovus (Kovus Digital), 0423 155 979, josh@kovus.dev, ABN 16 729 285 212. Independent iPhone apps from the same studio include NurseLock, Snacco and Vialtally.
I studied Information Systems at university, specialising in network security, data analytics, and systems analysis and design. I've also worked as an offsider across a range of trades, and in graphic design and pool servicing and maintenance. Kovus brings that experience together to build affordable websites and apps for local businesses.
Solo means the person who scopes the work is the person who builds it and reports on it. Capacity and delivery dates are confirmed in the quote rather than promised before the scope is known.
/ The next step
Want to see the system in your business?
I'll look at your current site, the services you want to prioritise and the proof you can publish, then explain what I would change, what I would measure and what a written scope would include. There's no obligation to go ahead.
The client owns the website, content, domain and source code. Optional ongoing services are month-to-month with no minimum term. The client may cancel at any time, effective at the end of the current paid month.