About Chirp Internet
Chirp Internet creates high quality and easy to maintain websites at low cost. We specialize in web design elements such as speed, security, accessibility, usability, and search engine optimization.
Chirp uses open source technologies for website development and hosting because they are reliable and secure. We have decades of experience programming HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, shell scripting and connecting to third-party APIs.
We work with professional designers and design studios and have a portfolio of design examples. We prioritise good communication and the success of our clients' websites.
If you are looking for PHP or JavaScript code examples and tutorials you will find them on The Art of Web or by using the search.
Featured websites
Are you interested in having a website developed and hosted by Chirp? Please look through our portfolio for ideas and then contact us. Here are some recent websites:
New and Upgraded websites
E-commerce websites
- Ronin Films - educational DVD sales
- Water Taxi Amsterdam - discover Amsterdam by boat
- Sequins & Sand - Resortwear for busy women
Business/Commercial websites
- Eagles Range - Jindabyne farm-stay
- Global GreenTag
- H2O Taxis - Sydney Harbour water taxis
- Consec ~ conference management and secretarial services
Non-profit and directory websites
- Canberra & District Historical Society
- Australian Rugby Choir - fellowship through song
- Gday Pubs - Proud of our Pubs
- Newspapers.com.au - guide to Australian newspapers
Community Geographic Domains (CGDN)
Peak Bodies/Associations
- Cairns Group Farm Leaders
- European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP)
- U3A Canberra - University of the Third Age
- Deutschsprachiger Wirtschaftsclub Nordtransilvanien (DWNT)
- Gas Energy Australia
Sporting/Fitness websites
Conference and Event websites
Our development team
Chirp is now based in Sibiu, working with partners in Australia and elsewhere for graphic design and related services in order to provide a complete service to our clients:
Hosting solutions
- Akamai Technologies (formerly Linode) - VPS hosting
- Amazon S3 - cloud storage and backups
- KeyCDN - content delivery network
- NameCheap - SSL certificates
- Dreamscape - domain name registration + email hosting
A short history of Chirp
Duncan Crombie is a founding partner and director of Chirp. He has been programming now for 40 years, with specialised experience in database design, web development and open source software. Duncan built his first website in 1995 and has not looked back.
Chirp was founded in 1997 in Canberra by a group of friends and recent graduates from the Australian National University. The company gradually expanded while employing a number of graphic designers and programmers.
In 2003, Chirp relocated to Amsterdam, and in 2008 to Sibiu in Transylvania, a region with a high-speed fibre optic network, delicious food and spectacular landscapes.