Websites and business systems. Make work easier.
We design websites, build portals and practical business tools, and help New Zealand businesses choose their next technology step.
Led by Rupert Gough.
Founder of Mortgage Lab. Built, grown and sold.
Real websites. Practical systems. A clear purpose.
HOW WE CAN HELP
The right help.
For your next step.
Start with a website, a better way to work, or a plan to get there.
Make a great first impression
Websites
Professional websites that explain your business and make it easy to enquire.
Explore website designMake everyday work easier
Business systems
Portals, dashboards and connected tools that reduce repeated work and bring information together.
Explore business systemsKnow what to do next
Clarity sessions
Find where your business loses time and leave with clear priorities and a practical improvement plan.
Explore Clarity sessionsA reliable home for your website. Hosting, backups and everyday updates through our hosting service, Lightning Web Hosting.
Explore hostingSEE THE WORK
Built around real work.
Financial advice website
Velocity Financial
A public website that organises personal, business and impact-sector services, with clear routes to resources and a consultation.
See the project story
Member website and tools
The First Home Buyers Club
A member website that brings education, useful tools and personal progress into one place.
Explore the project
Commission checking system
CleanComms.co.nz
A focused system that takes raw commission information, checks it and makes the reconciliation process easier to manage.
Illustrative CleanComms workflow using synthetic data.
See the project storyLess chasing.
More moving forward.
When information lives in different inboxes and spreadsheets, even simple work can take too long.
Bring the request, the decision and the next step together. Explore this example to see how a connected workflow could work.
Explore business systemsA CONNECTED BUSINESS WORKFLOW
One enquiry.
One clear next step.
A new enquiry, without the copy-and-paste.
One shared record holds the request and its source. Nobody has to retype the same details into another spreadsheet.
Rupert GoughFounder, Lightning Developments
Good technology starts with understanding the business.
Rupert founded Mortgage Lab, grew it across New Zealand and sold it in 2022. Lightning Developments brings that business experience to the websites and systems you rely on.
Meet Rupert“His attention to detail, industry knowledge, problem-solving ability, and clear communication made the entire process seamless.”
Clear from the start.
Considered through to launch.
- 01
Understand
Agree who it is for, what needs to work and what success means.
- 02
Scope
Set out the work, responsibilities, price and timing.
- 03
Build and review
Review the design and working features as they take shape.
- 04
Launch and hand over
Check the agreed work and confirm ownership and support.
What would make your
business work better?
A new website, a better system or a clearer plan. Let’s start with a conversation.