Qern, Mawson, ACT

Qern is a Canberra-based digital studio helping small businesses design, build and maintain websites and digital products that look sharp, work properly and support long-term growth.

We bring website design, development and ongoing support together in one place. That means you have one local point of contact from the initial idea through to launch and ongoing improvement, without having to coordinate separate designers, developers, hosting providers and maintenance teams.

Our services include:

• Website design and development
• Website redesigns
• UX and UI design
• Custom software and web applications
• Digital product development
• Design systems
• Managed website hosting
• Website maintenance and care plans
• Technical and delivery consulting
• Website accessibility audits and remediation

Every project starts with understanding the problem the business needs to solve. We then work through the design and build together, explaining the important decisions and keeping progress visible along the way. The aim is not simply to deliver an attractive website, but to create something reliable, easy to use and practical for the business to maintain and grow.

Accessibility is a core part of how we work. Qern specialises in reviewing websites and digital products against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, including WCAG 2.2. We identify barriers that can prevent people with disability from using a website, explain what needs attention and help fix the underlying design and development issues.

Accessibility does not stop when a website launches. Content updates, software changes and new features can introduce fresh problems over time. Qern is developing RedFlag, our own accessibility and website monitoring tool, to detect emerging issues and help businesses maintain a more accessible digital presence month after month.

For businesses that need ongoing support, our managed hosting and care plans cover the essentials required to keep a website running smoothly. Depending on the plan, this can include secure hosting, SSL, software updates, performance and SEO reporting, accessibility monitoring, content changes and access to ongoing design or development assistance.

Qern works with Canberra businesses that want:

• A professional website built around their actual business goals
• One team responsible for design, development and ongoing care
• Clear advice without unnecessary technical jargon
• A website that performs well across desktop and mobile devices
• Better accessibility for customers and staff
• Reliable local support after the website goes live
• A digital partner who can continue improving the product as the business grows

Based in Canberra, Qern works with small businesses throughout the ACT region, including Woden Valley, Weston Creek, Tuggeranong, Molonglo Valley, Belconnen, Gungahlin, Canberra City and the surrounding Queanbeyan area. We can also work remotely with businesses across Australia.

Whether you need a new business website, a redesign of an existing site, an accessibility audit, a custom digital product or someone to look after your website after launch, Qern can take the project from the initial problem through to a working, supported solution.

• Small Business Websites
• Custom Software Development
• Web Application Development
• Web Design
• Website Maintenance
• Website Redesign
• Web Design Canberra
• Website Development Canberra
• technical consulting
• managed website hosting
• UX/UI Designer
• Delivery Management
• Website Accessibility audit
• web developer Canberra
• software development Canberra
• digital product development
• UX design Canberra
• UI design Canberra
• WCAG accessibility audit
• WCAG 2.2 compliance
• business website development
• SaaS product development
• design systems
• product design Canberra
• digital consultancy Canberra

• Canberra
• Mawson
• Woden Valley
• Weston Creek
• Tuggeranong
• Molonglo Valley
• Canberra City
• Inner South Canberra
• Inner North Canberra
• Belconnen
• Gungahlin
• Queanbeyan
• Australian Capital Territory
• Australia-Wide

• Afrikaans