about chirp internet

Chirp Internet ('Chirp') produces high quality, low-cost and low-maintenance web sites. We create websites that you can easily maintain yourself with no need to learn HTML or purchase new software.

It is important to us that you understand as much as possible of the web development process. We avoid jargon and spend time talking through the process of developing a new website.

We have over ten years experience in coding HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, XML and many related technologies. We work with open source software not just because it's free, but because it provides the most reliable development platform.

Chirp no longer employs a graphic designer, but rather works closely with a number of professional designers and design studios. Some of the designers we work with are listed below and you can find many examples of websites in our portfolio.

If you are looking for a company that treats you as an equal, talks in a language you understand, and cares about your website as much as you do - then you've come to the right place!

Featured websites

Interested in having a website developed and hosted by Chirp? Please have a look through our portfolio for ideas and then contact us. Some sample websites are presented below:

New websites »

Deutsche Wirtschaftsclub Siebenbürgen (DWS)

Business/Commercial websites »

E-commerce websites »

Non-profit and directory websites »

Peak Bodies/Associations »

Sporting/Fitness websites »

Charlotte Pass Ski Resort - Ski the Pass

Conference and Event websites »

Our development team

Our web development (database and programming) business is now based in Sibiu, Romania, but we continue to work in partnership with a number of businesses in Australia and elsewhere, particularly in the area of graphic design, so we can provide complete service to our clients:

Australia

Australia G'day - web design
Design One Solutions - graphic design
Consec - conference secretariat
Hall Studio (Bill Pearson + Associates) - graphic design
Meat2Veg Design - graphic design
Studio Outside - graphic design

Sibiu, Romania

Don Ciuchete - graphic design

The Netherlands

X/OS Experts in Open Systems - hosting and security

A short history of Chirp

Chirp has been managed by Duncan Crombie since it's inception and as sole owner/director since early 2000. Duncan has programmed for 25 years and been building professional websites since 1995.

1997-2002 - Canberra, Australia »

Chirp Web Design was founded in Canberra in 1997 by a group of friends and recent graduates from the Australian National University. The business gradually expanded taking on government contracts and employing a number of graphic designers and programmers.

2003-2007 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands »

The beauty of working in a pure Internet environment is that location is no longer a barrier. Having downsized the business and outsourced graphic design it became clear that we could offer the same, if not a better, service to our clients without the overhead of an office.

By 2003 we were already working for clients in all states of Australia, as well as various locations in the United States and Europe, many of whom we had never met or even spoken with outside of email. The move to Europe was a risk, but it has paid as most of our clients have stuck with us.

2008-2010 - Sibiu, Romania »

With the accession of Romania to the European Union in 2007 and it's combination of olde-worlde charm, pristine landscapes and high-tech Internet infrastructure, we just couldn't resist a new challenge.

Sibiu is a beautiful city in the heart of Transylvania surrounded by farmland, forest and snow-capped mountains and we encourage anyone with the opportunity to drop by and say g'day.