About
Sidewalk brings design, development, and practical web systems together to create websites that are easier to manage and built around how each business works.
Ezekiel Brown
Lead Developer
Keegan Jeffries
Sales, onboarding, and operations
Design, development, and systems that connect.
Sidewalk is a small studio that brings design, development, and day-to-day business thinking into the same process. We build websites that look considered, feel easy to use, and are backed by systems that make content and admin simpler to manage.
We care about the practical details as much as the visual ones: clear page structure, fast loading, flexible content editing, and tools that fit the way a business already works. The goal is a digital presence that feels polished on the outside and useful behind the scenes.
Why self-hosted matters
We believe in self-hosted solutions that give you complete control over your digital presence. That means your website, content, and business systems can be shaped around how you operate rather than being boxed into a one-size-fits-all platform.
For clients looking for a website developer in Nelson NZ, this approach means cleaner ownership, better flexibility, and room to build custom workflows, booking systems, ecommerce, dashboards, and content management around the business.
The team
Sidewalk is intentionally small, so the people planning the work are the same people responsible for delivering it.
Ezekiel Brown
Lead Developer
Ezekiel looks after the technical side of Sidewalk, shaping the web development, CMS architecture, and custom systems behind each project. With a Bachelor of Information Technology from NMIT and a Master of Artificial Intelligence from Victoria University of Wellington, he brings a strong technical foundation to practical, business-focused websites.
Keegan Jeffries
Sales, onboarding, and operations
Keegan keeps projects moving clearly from first enquiry to launch, managing client communication, onboarding, admin, and the practical details along the way. His work managing Kirby Lane and Bridge Street Collective brings a strong understanding of business operations and client experience.
See what we build
Explore the website packages and custom web solutions we can shape around your brand, content, customers, and workflow.