by YoonetQ-2026-014
Proposal and quote
Taste Nature
Prepared for Clinton Chambers, Taste Nature
The short version
Everything below, in plain English.
You have read the honest review — the site is slow and heavy because of what it is built on, not because of what is in it. This is the costed plan that goes with it: the shop moves to Shopify, the pages people read move to Astro, and the two talk to each other so it still feels like one site.
The shop comes across whole — your products, your customers and all eighty or so categories, tidied as they move, with the typos fixed and redirects in place so you keep your place in Google. Selling grains, fruit and refills by weight is handled from day one with the add-ons we identified in the review. And the pages people read — your story, the cafe, the bakery, the gardens and the health rooms — are rebuilt to load almost instantly and to be easy for Google and AI assistants to read and recommend, with a content platform so your team can edit them without a developer.
Treat the figure here as an honest indication rather than a fixed price — a proper scoping conversation firms it up before anything is committed. Nothing on your current site changes until you are ready.
Your platform, at a high level
What you're actually getting, without the jargon.
Your website will be built on Astro — enterprise level software used by some of the world's largest companies. In practice that means a site that loads near instantly, holds up under real traffic, and is structured the way Google and AI assistants like to read. It is not a template on a page builder; it is engineered, and it will still be fast and current in five years.
It runs on managed, enterprise grade infrastructure with a global network behind it, so it is fast everywhere and monitored around the clock. And because it comes with a clean content editing system, your team can update copy, images, and pages yourselves — easily, without touching code and without waiting on a developer.
Pricing
All figures in NZD and exclude GST.
The build investment is $19,200 NZD in total. A booking fee of $5,760 NZD secures your slot, and the balance of $13,440 NZD is settled whichever way suits your cashflow: $1,120 NZD a month over 12 months, $560 NZD a month over 24 months, or as a single payment when the build is complete — with nothing further to pay after that.
| Service | What it covers | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| One off | ||
| Website Build | Full design and development on Astro — up to five pages, technical SEO baked in, analytics connected, and structured for AI Overview citation eligibility
| from $6,000 NZD |
| Content Management System | Optional add-on to any Website Build, can be added later
| $1,200 NZD |
| Shopify shop build | Your new shop, built on Shopify and styled to match the rest of the site so it all feels like one place. Payments, GST, stock and delivery configured, and the sell by weight setup from the review handled from day one — weighing at the counter, per kilo pricing online, and unit pricing displayed the way good grocers do. The small monthly app fees are paid directly to Shopify and sit outside this build figure. | $6,500 NZD |
| Shop migration and tidy up | Everything in your current shop carried across from WooCommerce — products, images, customer accounts and all eighty or so categories. The tangled categories are untangled, the typo web addresses fixed, and redirects put in place so you keep the standing in Google you have built up. Priced with honest headroom, because a migration of this size always turns up surprises — and this makes sure none of them turn into a variation invoice. | $5,500 NZD |
| Total one off investment | $19,200 NZD | |
Total
$19,200 NZD
the complete build, everything itemised above
Booking fee
$5,760 NZD
30% of the build — secures your slot and starts discovery
Over 12 months
$1,120 NZD/mo
equal monthly payments from when the build starts
Over 24 months
$560 NZD/mo
smaller monthly payments, same total
On completion
$13,440 NZD
one payment when the build goes live — nothing further to pay
Timeline
The build runs in three phases, so you can see the direction early and go live with no surprises.
1
Book and discover
20 July, 2026
Your slot is locked in. We map every category, product and page together, confirm the sell by weight setup, and set the brand direction. The homepage is stood up early so you can see the look before the full build.
30% booking fee2
Build
10 August, 2026
The Astro pages and the Shopify shop are built side by side. Products and categories are migrated and tidied, the weight apps configured, and everything tested with your real products.
3
Review and launch
11 September, 2026
We review together, test the checkout end to end, then switch the domain with every redirect live and hand over with training. Your current site stays untouched until this moment.
Balance settled — instalments begin, or one paymentWhat happens next
Three steps from here to a booked build slot.
- Confirm. Reply to accept this quote and we'll lock in the dates above.
- Set up billing. We send a secure link to load a payment card with our billing platform. Nothing is charged at this step.
- Book. The 30% booking fee is invoiced, your build slot is secured, and discovery starts immediately.
The technical detail
The full breakdown of each service — exactly what's included and what isn't.
Website Build
from $6,000 NZD
Full design and development on Astro — up to five pages, technical SEO baked in, analytics connected, and structured for AI Overview citation eligibility
For Taste Nature
- Home — the whole of Taste Nature in one welcoming page: shop, cafe, bakery, gardens and health rooms
- Our story — the people and the purpose behind Dunedin's organic grocer
- Cafe and bakery — menus, hours and what is fresh today
- Gardens and health rooms — what happens beyond the shop floor
- Contact and visit — hours, directions and how to reach you
- Brand-led design built from Taste Nature's own identity, not a template's factory colours
- Built for search and AI from day one — schema.org structured data, XML sitemap and fast Core Web Vitals
- Pages load almost instantly, even on a phone at the market or a rural Otago connection
What's included
- Full design and development on the Astro framework
- Up to five new pages (typically Home, About, Services, Contact, FAQs)
- Complementary standard pages: Thank You, 404, Terms and Conditions, and Privacy Policy
- Fully responsive — desktop, tablet, mobile
- Cloudflare setup for performance and security
- SEO optimised meta titles and descriptions on every page
- Technical SEO baked in — Core Web Vitals, URL structure, semantic HTML, schema markup
- Structured data ready for AI Overview and AI Mode citation eligibility
- Contact form with database storage and email auto-reply (Neon + Resend, free tier) — one form included
- Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Google Search Console
- Google Business Profile connection
- Handover documentation and post launch guidance
What's not included
- Ongoing hosting (separate monthly service)
- Ongoing content updates (Website Requests or retainer)
- Other third party software licences or subscriptions not covered by our managed services
- Custom photography, videography, or illustration
- E-commerce or advanced application functionality
- Logo design or brand identity work
- Content Management System (optional add-on)
Content Management System
$1,200 NZD
Optional add-on to any Website Build, can be added later
For Taste Nature
- Sanity content platform so your team can edit pages, hours and menus themselves, no developer needed
- A short training session so it is easy from day one
What's included
- Content Management System project creation and workspace configuration
- Content schema designed around the site's structure
- Editable content areas for key sections (copy, team, services, blog)
- Editor roles configured for the client team
- Training session on managing content post launch
- Connected to the website with content pipeline tested end to end
What's not included
- Ongoing subscription and hosting (see Web Hosting + Sanity)
- Content updates post-launch (Website Requests or retainer)
- Bulk content imports beyond the agreed build scope (quoted separately)
Where the site's structure calls for a more complex setup — custom schemas, non-standard content models, or advanced editor workflows — additional charges may apply, flagged and scoped before proceeding.
Terms
- All prices are in NZD and exclude GST.
- The build is paid as a 30% booking fee, with the balance settled in equal monthly instalments over 12 or 24 months, or as a single payment on completion — chosen at booking. Booking fees are non refundable — the booking fee secures your slot and covers discovery and content work, which starts immediately. Instalments are billed monthly in advance and continue until the balance is settled, including after launch.
- Development begins on a fixed date once the booking fee is settled.
- Recurring services operate on a three month minimum term, invoiced in advance, and continue month to month after that. One month's written notice to cancel.
- Scope changes are welcome at any stage. If a change affects timeline, complexity, or deliverables, the delivery date and quoted price may be adjusted, and significant changes are re-contracted before work continues.
- This quote is valid until 10 August, 2026. Dates shown are targets and are confirmed at booking.