Special Projects

The stuff other agencies say no to.

the awkward half of the job

Somebody is already on every floor.

The Workshop is the door for the job that does not fit one of them — and the building is how we know it will fit somewhere.

05 THE CORPORATIONS

Automation

Tenant
professional services
What was wrong
“An enquiry is re-typed four times before it ever becomes a job.”
What we put in
Now
Enquiry to survey to quote to job — one record, nothing typed twice.
Working in
Toronto United States
Automation
04 THE CORPORATIONS

Custom software

Tenant
SaaS and technology teams
What was wrong
“Four systems, one spreadsheet holding them together, and nobody trusts the numbers.”
What we put in
Now
One system your people actually open, built around how the work already runs.
Working in
Vancouver United Kingdom
Custom software
03 THE CORPORATIONS

Ecommerce

Tenant
retail and ecommerce
What was wrong
“The counter, the Instagram orders and the wholesale book are three systems.”
What we put in
Now
One order list, and whoever is on shift can run it.
Working in
Calgary Australia
Ecommerce
02 THE MID-MARKET

Branding & creative

Tenant
restaurants and cafés
What was wrong
“Our sign, our menu and our Instagram look like three different businesses.”
What we put in
Now
One identity that holds from the window to the phone screen.
Working in
Montreal UAE / Dubai
Branding & creative
01 THE CORNER SHOPS

Local & maps

Tenant
salons and beauty
What was wrong
“People two streets away have never heard of us.”
What we put in
Now
In the map pack for the searches that bring walk-ins and calls.
Working in
Ottawa India
Local & maps
G THE CORNER SHOPS

Web development

Tenant
trades and home services
What was wrong
“We hand out cards and hope. There is nowhere to send anyone.”
What we put in
Now
Somewhere to send every card, every van and every search.
Working in
Toronto India
Web development

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G Street level. Tell us what is not working.

DevShutter

No account to make, and no call. One page back with the price and the plan on it, inside one business day.

That is a business that answers. See what we built for them

( The one nobody else wants )

Cannot find anyone who will do it?

That is our favourite kind of project. Send the thing you have been told is not worth doing and we will tell you straight whether it is.

Throw it at us
A reply within 1 business day, same as every other line we run.

If your problem does have a name, its own page will say more than we can here — the six services, or see the work.

Tell us the thing you were told was not worth doing.

In your own words, in whatever detail you have. We will come back with whether it is doable, roughly what it costs, and whether it is worth your money — including when it is not.

  • Whether the thing is doable at all, honestly
  • What it would take, and roughly what it costs
  • Whether something already exists that does it cheaper
  • What we would need from you to start
  • A live date, given in 48 hrs