Send me your website.
Email me the link and what you currently pay for hosting. That’s the hosting fee I’ll match.
YOUR WEBSITE, LOOKED AFTER BY JAMES
Same website.
Same hosting cost.
Now with me.
I’ll copy your website exactly, for free, using modern, lightweight code. You keep paying what you already pay for hosting — just to me, here on Lord Howe Island.
No setup fee $50 per edit Done within one day
THE WEBSITE OFFER
Keep it exactly how you like it.
Your design, your words, your photos, your pages. I copy the website you already have, exactly as it is. You get to check it before we switch anything over.
- The same design, branding, content and navigation
- Keep your domain and existing booking system
- Rebuilt with modern, lightweight code for faster loading
- Hosting and maintenance handled directly by me
I copy it. For free.
I rebuild your site exactly as it is in modern code. You check it, then I handle the switch.
Just email me your edits.
Every edit is $50 and done within one day. You talk directly to the person making the change.
OUR CLIENTS
Good company to be in.
SAME SPEND. A LOCAL BUSINESS.
You already pay for a website. Pay someone here.
Your hosting fee can work a little closer to home.
There’s no need to spend more to support a local business. I charge what you already pay for website hosting. The difference is who you’re paying, and who you talk to when you need something done.
Instead of a website platform and a corporate support queue, you have me. I build your site, host it and make your updates. More of that spending supports a business right here on Lord Howe.
Same website budget. More of it staying local.
Cloud hosting and infrastructure still cost money. Local ownership keeps a greater share of the revenue in our community; it doesn’t mean every dollar stays on the island.
LESS ADMIN. MORE OF YOUR DAY BACK.
Your business has better uses for your time.
Copying booking details. Chasing forms. Sending the same emails. If it’s a job you keep doing by hand, there may be a simpler way. I build tools that get those jobs done for you.
THE BUSINESS WALKTHROUGH
60 minutesWITH JAMESOne hour. A fresh look at your working day.
Sit down with me and walk me through your business, from the first customer enquiry to the last follow-up. We’ll find the repeat jobs, the things that get missed and the places where you’re doing work a computer could handle.
Leave with a clear place to start.
We’ll identify what’s worth changing and what to tackle first. If you’d like me to build something, we’ll agree the work and price before I begin.
Bookings that take care of the next step
A booking comes in. The right forms go out, the extras get arranged and your customer knows what happens next.
Follow-ups you don’t have to remember
Send useful reminders before a visit, a thank-you afterwards or an invitation to come back.
A way to stay in touch
Bring your mailing list together and make it easier to reach customers who have opted in.
Tools that fit the way you work
A tailored booking system or a connection between the tools you already use, built around your business.
IN PRACTICE / MOUNT GOWER GUIDES
From booking to boots on the ground.
For Chris at Mount Gower Guides, I automated the full journey from hike booking to waiver signing and transfer booking. Handling those steps manually would take hours every week. The system saves him an estimated 10–20 hours per week compared with doing that work by hand.
Visit Mount Gower Guides10–20 hours
ESTIMATED TIME SAVED PER WEEK
- Hike booked
- Waiver signed
- Transfer arranged
ALSO IN DEVELOPMENT
Next: simpler bookings for island accommodation.
In development
I’m building accommodation software with the same approach: modern tools, straightforward pricing and direct access to me. The aim is to bring bookings, availability, payments and guest messages into one place.
INTERFACE CONCEPT · NOT A LIVE PRODUCT
OverviewCalendarBookingsGuests
Your property
A clearer view of your day.
AvailabilityReservationsGuests
MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN
Room one
Example reservation
Room two
Example reservation
Room three
Example reservation
Illustrative layout · sample availability only
Here’s what I’m working towards.
Run island accommodation? Tell me what your current software gets right, what gets in the way and what you’d like to change.
01Planned
Take direct bookings
Website booking widgets, room configuration and real-time availability.
02Planned
Manage reservations
Booking dashboard, guest records and multi-room or multi-property support where appropriate.
03Planned
Handle payments
Payment integration, deposits, balances and cancellation or refund workflows.
04Planned
Keep guests informed
Confirmation emails, automated guest communications and booking insights.
05Planned
Connect your calendars
Future third-party calendar and channel integrations, where technically supported.
06Planned
Use it on your phone
A responsive management interface for your laptop, tablet and phone.
FURTHER DOWN THE TRACK
An island-wide place to find a stay.
I’m also planning a shared accommodation directory, so travellers can find participating island properties and potentially book direct. Another way for local operators to be found.
This is a future part of the booking project. The directory isn’t live, and its name and domain aren’t confirmed.
Talk booking softwareDIRECTORY CONCEPT
Find your kind of island stay.
Lodges
Apartments
Holiday houses
Illustrative categories. No participating properties are represented.
LORD HOWE ISLAND, AUSTRALIA
Just email James.
James LonerganSixth-generation islander. Local business owner.
HI, I’M JAMES.
The person building it. The person you email.
I’m James Lonergan, a sixth-generation Lord Howe Islander and the owner of Jim’s Café. I know what it’s like to run a business here, and how little time there is to chase a support ticket.
With Lord Howe IT, you deal with me from the first email onwards. I copy and look after websites, build tools that cut down the admin, and help businesses get more out of modern technology.
No corporate customer service
Your email comes straight to me. I’m the person doing the work.
$50. Within one day.
A clear price and a clear turnaround for your website edits.
Modern technology, handled for you
Fast, lightweight code and modern hosting. Nothing new for you to learn.
THE DETAILS
A few simple answers.
Will my website look exactly the same?
Yes. I copy your existing website exactly: the design, pages, words, photos and navigation. You review the copy before we move it over. I’ll check your booking links and any third-party features with you as part of the move.
Is there really no setup fee?
Yes. I build the copy of your existing website for free when you move your hosting to me. There’s no one-off setup or rebuild charge.
What will I pay for hosting?
What you already pay. Send me your current hosting bill and I’ll match that fee. You pay me instead of your current website provider.
How do the $50 edits work?
Email me what you want changed. It’s $50 per edit, and I’ll complete it within one day. You deal with me directly, with no customer-service queue.
Why will the site load faster?
I rebuild it in lightweight, modern code instead of running it on top of a website-builder platform. Removing that extra platform overhead gives the site less to load. Image sizes, outside integrations and your visitor’s connection still affect loading time.
Can I keep my domain and booking system?
Yes. You keep your domain, and I’ll check your current booking links or integrations with you before the switch. You don’t need to use my upcoming booking software to have your website hosted with me.
What happens in the business walkthrough?
We spend one hour going through how your business runs. I’ll help identify repetitive tasks that could be handled for you, and a useful place to start. Any custom build is a separate next step, with the work and price agreed before I begin.
Can I use the booking software now?
It’s still in development. The capabilities shown here are planned, and early accommodation operators are welcome to help shape them. Intended pricing is $100 AUD per month plus 1% of eligible bookings processed through the platform, subject to final commercial confirmation. Third-party payment-processing fees are separate.
STRAIGHT TO JAMES
Your website. Your admin. Let’s make it simpler.
Send your website link and current hosting fee, or tell me which part of your working day you’d like to make easier. I’ll get back to you personally.
james@lordhowe.lifeJames Lonergan · Lord Howe Island