Shopify development — Gold Coast & Australia-wide

Shopify,built tough.

for brands whose gear actually gets used.

One of the first Australian Shopify partners, building on the platform since 2010. Fifteen years of Shopify stores for automotive, 4X4 and outdoor brands from our base on the Gold Coast. Custom where it counts, fast everywhere, and looked after long after launch.

Off-the-shelf themes are built for candles and cushions. Your customers are comparing fitment, bundling kits and buying from a phone at the campsite. We build for that.

(What we build)

The whole engine bay.

01Liquid / OS 2.0

Custom themes

Built from a blank page, not a reskinned template. Sections everywhere, so your team can run it without us.

02Hydrogen / Next.js

Headless & hybrid

When the brand needs to move past themes — big content, custom experiences, serious speed.

03Configurators

Bundles & builders

Rack builders, kit bundles and fitment logic — the stuff off-the-shelf apps fumble.

04Replatforming

Migrations

Moving from WooCommerce, Magento or Neto without losing SEO, customers or order history.

05Apps / Automation

Integrations

Shipping apps, ERP, Klaviyo, Make.com, custom apps and Shopify Functions — wired together properly.

06Retainers

Care & speed

Performance, CRO and ongoing support from someone who picks up the phone.

LiquidOnline Store 2.0Shopify FunctionsCheckout ExtensibilityMetaobjectsHydrogenNext.jsTypeScriptGSAPKlaviyoMake.com

(Process)

How a build runs.

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01 — Recon

Know the terrain

We learn the brand, the customer and the gear before a pixel moves.

02 — Blueprint

Map the route

Sitemap, wireframes and a tech plan you can actually read.

03 — Build

Hands dirty

Design and development in short loops, with staging links every week.

04 — Launch

Green light

Migration, device QA and a cutover with zero downtime.

05 — Service

Keep it running

Retainer support, seasonal drops and releases that don't break things.

(Selected builds)

Proof, not promises.

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Method Race Wheels AU

A decade on the tools.

Ten years designing, building and looking after Method's Australian Shopify store — plus the content and strategy that fed it.

  • Shopify design
  • Development
  • Strategy
  • Content
Method Race Wheels AU
Built for the long way roundShop now
Method × the outdoors
Built for the long way roundShop now
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Gen-Y Hitch

Heavy duty, light load.

Years of design, development and upkeep on Gen-Y's Shopify store — a big catalogue that still feels quick to shop.

  • Shopify design
  • Development
  • Ongoing care
Gen-Y Hitch
Tow without compromiseShop now
Gen-Y × the outdoors
Tow without compromiseShop now
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KC HiLiTES Australia

Lights on.

Design and development of KC HiLiTES' Australian Shopify store.

  • Shopify design
  • Development
KC HiLiTES Australia
Own the nightShop now
KC × the outdoors
Own the nightShop now
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Rugged USA Imports

Many brands. One crew.

Shopify development across multiple brands, plus ongoing eCommerce consultancy.

  • Multi-store Shopify
  • Consultancy
Rugged USA Imports
American muscle, Aussie roadsShop now
Rugged × the outdoors
American muscle, Aussie roadsShop now
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Xplore Aus

Built from scratch.

A complete website, tailored to exactly what they wanted — then pushed past it.

  • Website build
  • Design
Xplore Aus
Get out thereShop now
Xplore × the outdoors
Get out thereShop now

(004) — Word on the trail

Don’t take our word.

David created our complete website. He listened to what we wanted and nothing was too hard. He tailored a website that not only met expectations but smashed them.
Xplore AusWebsite build
01
No problem is too hard and tasks are completed fast. We've used Dave and Freakin' Awesome for multiple websites now and could not recommend him high enough.
Rugged USA ImportsMulti-store Shopify
02
We are over the moon happy with this website and the ongoing work Freakin' Awesome does. His attention to detail, knowledge and speed are all world class.
KC HiLiTESShopify design + dev
03
We have been using Dave for over 4 years now after going through (painfully) no less than 6 other individuals/businesses in the years prior.
Matt CallusOwner, Doggytopia
04

(FAQ)

Straight answers.

Pretty much. It's the space we know inside out, so it's where we do our best work. If you're a creator or a brand with an adventurous streak, talk to us anyway.

The Gold Coast, Queensland. We build Shopify stores for brands right across Australia, plus a few in the US.

We'll start from a solid base theme when budget calls for it, but most of our builds are custom. Either way, it won't look like everyone else's store.

Yes. A lot of our work is picking up stores other people started. We audit first, fix what's broken, then improve it.

Yes — from WooCommerce, Magento, Neto/Maropost and others, with products, customers, order history and SEO redirects carried across.

It depends on scope. After Recon you get a fixed timeline and a fixed quote, so there are no surprises.

Yes — monthly retainers for updates, seasonal campaigns, speed work and new features. Some clients have been with us for ten years.