AU owned Perth WA. Websites, WordPress support, apps and integrations. Very affordable small-business pricing. Free fit check before scope. Fixed-price options for clear work. Australia-wide support. No outsourcing or offshore handoff. Phone +61 3 6413 4207. Phone and email support.
Services Websites, WordPress care, apps, CRM and AI systems Perth based

Perth web development, apps and support for Australian small business.

From affordable lead-generating websites to WordPress support, CRM cleanup, Power Apps, integrations and AI workflows, Doohickey helps Australian small and medium businesses turn messy digital work into systems they can own and maintain without paying for a bloated agency process.

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What We Build

Four practical, affordable ways we help small and medium businesses fix, launch or improve the systems behind their website.

Portals4-8 weeks

Secure Portals & Apps

A portal, dashboard, internal tool, or workflow system. Hardened authentication, role-based access, audit logs, Australian hosting, and plain-English handover. Sized for small and medium businesses, without enterprise theatre.

Pricing
Affordable fixed-price scope
Lead time
4-8 weeks
Hosting
Australian cloud
Auth
SSO, MFA, RBAC
Data
Australia by default
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AI integration2-6 weeks

AI Integrations

We add useful AI to existing systems: drafting, search, OCR, triage, classification, and summarisation. Every integration is evaluated against your real workflow, logged, guardrailed, and switchable.

Pricing
Affordable sprint
Lead time
2-6 weeks
Models
GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek
Data
Not trained on yours
Controls
Quality checks and logs
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AI build6-12 weeks

AI Products - New Builds

A new product with AI at the core: the tool that drafts the quote, screens the lead, reads the invoice, books the job, or answers the email. Built end-to-end, hosted in Australia, and owned by your business.

Pricing
Staged affordable build
Lead time
6-12 weeks
Stack
TypeScript and Python
Launch
Your cloud or ours
IP
Owned by you
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Rescue reviewFast review

Project Rescue & On-Shoring

Start with a short rescue review. We look at the build, access, hosting, vendor context and obvious risk, then tell you whether to stabilise, finish, rebuild or stop. If the project is worth saving, we scope the next move properly.

Pricing
Short review first
First step
Rescue review
Output
Next-step note
Hosting
Australian migration
Source
Escrow ready
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Common Starting Points

Start with the affordable path that best matches the business problem, then move into the deeper service detail when the scope is clearer.

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Which service do you need?

Most businesses do not arrive with the perfect service label. Start with the symptom, then choose the smallest useful next step.

More website enquiries

Website or WordPress work

Perth web development, WordPress design, WordPress development, maintenance or support can fix the public site before you spend more on ads or admin.

Cleaner operations

App, portal or CRM

App development, customer portals, custom CRM, Dynamics or Power Apps help when staff are stuck in spreadsheets, inboxes or duplicated records.

Connected systems

API or automation

API integrations, Power Automate and business process automation help when the same data is being retyped across tools.

Low-risk first version

Free MVP proof

A free MVP proof lets you test a website direction, app workflow or technical risk before committing to the bigger build.

Clear project review

Free fit check or rescue

A free fit check suits a new idea. A software project audit, legacy modernisation review or rescue review suits a build that is stalled, inherited, risky or hard to explain.

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How to compare Perth web, app and support providers

The right provider depends on the risk behind the work: marketing site, WordPress care, workflow app, CRM, integration or rescue review.

Web agency

Good for campaigns

A web agency can be a strong fit when the main job is brand, creative, paid traffic or a marketing campaign. Check who owns hosting, support, CMS updates and integrations after launch.

IT support

Good for uptime

An IT provider can be useful for hosting, email and device support. Check whether they can also improve content, UX, forms, analytics, SEO and the business workflow behind the website.

Software consultancy

Good for heavy builds

A large consultancy can suit complex enterprise systems. For small and medium businesses, make sure the process, budget, handover and support model do not become heavier than the problem.

Where Doohickey helps

Affordable senior delivery

Doohickey sits between those options: Perth-based web development, WordPress support, custom apps, CRM, integrations, AI automation and rescue work, with fixed-price options for clearly defined work, no outsourcing or offshore handoff, lean builds and phone and email support after launch.

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How We Shape The Work

The offer is technical, but the standard comes from public-sector systems, infrastructure, security, support and real service design.

Public systems

Build for real use

Government and not-for-profit web platform work teaches a simple habit: the system has to behave when people rely on it, even after the demo is over.

Security

Controls that can be explained

Access, hosting, backups, recovery, data handling and support ownership are planned in plain English so the business knows what is protected and who owns it.

UX/CX

Design the service path

Major Perth university UX and CX experience helps us map content, forms, handoffs and accessibility before screens are polished, making the finished system easier for clients and staff to use.

Support

Plan the handover early

CMS updates, plugin risk, hosting, phone and email support, SLA response targets and documentation are handled before launch becomes someone else's problem.

Rescue

Start with a straight read

For stalled work, we begin with a rescue review so owners know whether to pause, patch, finish or rebuild before spending more.

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Client Proof

Named examples from real client work across website builds, hosting, application development, CRM and AI assistance.

Permission-backed client proof

Flexi Tribe

Flexi Tribe has worked with Doohickey across website builds, hosting and application development, with a focus on getting useful digital pieces live, keeping the hosting path steady and shaping application work around the way the business runs day to day.

Client
Natasja Kleinman
Work
Website builds, website hosting and application development
Outcome
Practical website delivery, hosting support and application development under one local team.
Permission-backed client proof

Good Designs

Good Designs worked with Doohickey on CRM development and AI assistance, with the work centred on clearer customer records, better follow-up visibility and practical AI support that helps the team move faster without losing human control.

Client
Blake Good
Work
CRM development and AI assistance
Outcome
CRM workflow clarity, AI-assisted admin support and a stronger path for client follow-up.
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Secure Portals & Apps

Custom logged-in software your customers, staff, or partners will use.

A portal, dashboard, internal tool, or workflow system. Hardened authentication, role-based access, audit logs, Australian hosting, and plain-English handover. Sized for small and medium businesses, without enterprise theatre.

Lead time
4-8 weeks
Hosting
Australian cloud
Auth
SSO, MFA, RBAC
Data
Australia by default

Included

  • Discovery workshop and clickable prototype
  • Secure account, role, and permission model
  • Admin console, exports, and operational reporting
  • Launch plan, handover notes, and 12-month warranty
For small teams

Just one team

A focused internal tool with one or two roles, the reporting essentials, and a handover your team can run with.

Most teams land here

Customer-facing

SSO plus MFA, audit log, exports, custom notifications, and a clean customer experience.

For regulated work

When it matters

Multi-tenant or regulated workloads with hardened controls, pen-test support, and planned cutover.

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AI Integrations

AI inside the software you already run, only where it earns its keep.

We add useful AI to existing systems: drafting, search, OCR, triage, classification, and summarisation. Every integration is evaluated against your real workflow, logged, guardrailed, and switchable.

Lead time
2-6 weeks
Models
GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek
Data
Not trained on yours
Controls
Quality checks and logs

Included

  • Use-case selection and risk check
  • Prompt, retrieval, and tool-use design
  • Evaluation set built from your workflow
  • Usage limits, audit trail, and staff handover
Start here

One feature

A single AI use-case in one screen. Evaluated, put live, monitored, and ready for a real team.

Most teams land here

Whole workflow

A multi-step process across several screens, such as quote, draft, review, and send.

For larger teams

Across product

AI across a product surface with shared evals, prompt versioning, and cost limits.

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AI Products - New Builds

Net-new AI-powered software that saves hours and belongs to you.

A new product with AI at the core: the tool that drafts the quote, screens the lead, reads the invoice, books the job, or answers the email. Built end-to-end, hosted in Australia, and owned by your business.

Lead time
6-12 weeks
Stack
TypeScript and Python
Launch
Your cloud or ours
IP
Owned by you

Included

  • Product plan, user flow and clickable prototype
  • AI workflow design with human review where needed
  • Production build, admin tools and usage reporting
  • Launch support, documentation, and warranty
Prove it first

The pilot

One product with one clear core workflow and one team using it. Ships to staging before the big commitment.

The standard fit

Full build

Production-ready onboarding, billing, multi-user support, admin console, and operations view.

For in-house teams

Co-build

We build alongside your engineers, then leave the product in a state they can own.

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Project Rescue & On-Shoring

Bring an abandoned or offshored software project back to Australia.

Start with a short rescue review. We look at the build, access, hosting, vendor context and obvious risk, then tell you whether to stabilise, finish, rebuild or stop. If the project is worth saving, we scope the next move properly.

First step
Rescue review
Output
Next-step note
Hosting
Australian migration
Source
Escrow ready

Included

  • Short call and access checklist
  • Code, data, hosting, vendor and security triage
  • Plain-English next-step note with stop, fix, rebuild or finish call
  • Secrets, backups, docs, and release stabilisation
  • Written rescue scope if the project is worth saving
Start here

Rescue review

A short, practical look at the build and the business risk. You leave knowing whether to stabilise, finish, rebuild or stop.

When it is leaking

Stabilise

Fix the urgent risks first: access, hosting, secrets, backups, broken release paths and documentation.

When it is worth saving

Finish or handover

We take over the work that makes sense, ship the missing pieces, or help move the project to a safer owner.

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More Ways We Can Help

Specialist support for websites, WordPress care, CRM, automation, AI and integrations when the first problem is only part of the system.

Website careMaintenance, support and performance
Business systemsApps, CRM, portals and APIs
AI supportUseful automation with human review
PricingAffordable fixed-price options
DeliveryPerth based, Australia wide
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Websites, WordPress And Portals

Perth web development, website support, WordPress maintenance, WordPress design, performance, web apps and portals.

Website care Website Maintenance & Care Plans

Keep forms, backups, updates, uptime and small content changes looked after so the site does not leak leads after launch.

Website help Website Support

Get practical phone and email help for broken forms, CMS edits, layout fixes, plugin issues, hosting questions and urgent website problems.

WordPress help WordPress Support

Get local help for plugin conflicts, broken layouts, CMS edits, WooCommerce checks and urgent WordPress issues.

WordPress care WordPress Maintenance

Run WordPress updates with backups, rollback planning, form tests and plain-English reporting instead of hoping plugins behave.

WP Design WordPress Design

WordPress design is the planning and visual system for a WordPress site: page layouts, reusable blocks, service page structure, content hierarchy, accessibility and the editing experience inside the CMS.

WP Dev WordPress Development

WordPress development covers the technical build: custom themes, blocks, plugin integrations, WooCommerce changes, forms, API connections, performance fixes and safer release practices.

Performance Website Performance Optimisation

Website performance optimisation improves slow pages, heavy scripts, Core Web Vitals, accessibility issues and the paths buyers use before they enquire.

Web apps Web App Development

Create browser-based tools for staff, customers or suppliers to submit data, check status, manage jobs and run reports.

Client access Customer Portal Development

Give customers, members or suppliers a secure place to log in, upload details, check progress and reduce email back-and-forth.

Power Pages Power Pages Portals

Create secure Microsoft portals for customers, suppliers or members when Dataverse and Microsoft 365 already sit behind the business.

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Custom Software And Systems

Bespoke software, app development, learning platforms, engineering systems and careful legacy modernisation.

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Microsoft, CRM And Data

Dynamics 365, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse and custom CRM work.

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Automation, Integrations And Support

Business process automation, custom APIs, software support and project reviews.

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Project Questions

Plain answers before we begin a website, app, support or rescue conversation.

How does a custom application project start?

Doohickey starts with the business workflow, the users, the risk and the first useful release. Small focused tools often begin with a contained scope, while secure portals, AI products and rescue work start with a sharper discovery or review step.

Do you provide Australian hosting and data residency?

Yes. Australian hosting and data residency are the default for portals, applications, and rescued systems unless a client has an existing cloud environment they need us to use.

Do you work with small businesses?

Yes. The studio is intentionally sized for Australian small and medium businesses that need practical software without the overhead of a large agency or consultancy.