Consultancy, Digital Enablement, Marketing Solutions & More
Purple Dog Design, est. 2006, has been working with small and medium businesses for many years. Our consultancy based expertise and managed online services aim to empower businesses to achieve greater success.
Based in New Zealand, we're proud to have worked with many satisfied local and global clients who appreciate our ability to quickly understand their needs and assist them to deliver results.
We work directly with business owners and their staff to provide strategic direction, growth pathways and high quality digital solutions whether that be digital marketing, eCommerce, websites, online payment systems, bespoke software, integrated platform solutions, results-driven online marketing campaigns and much more - including training and consultancy services.
Why Choose Purple Dog?
- Broad expertise across the digital landscape
- One-stop-shop solutions provider
- Range of managed online services
- Fast, friendly, professional communications
- Independent, unbiased knowledge and advice
- Quality services priced fairly & delivered quickly
Who Uses Purple Dog?
- Companies who need managed online services
- Businesses that want to outsource
- Growing Small & Medium sized Enterprises
- Site Owners who need one off or ongoing support
- Agencies who want to contract out
- Charities and Not-For-Profits
Managed Online Services
- Business Consultancy and Training
- Digital Enablement Strategy
- Integrated Marketing Solutions
- eCommerce & Online Shops
- Attractive Websites That Get Results
- Affordable Website Hosting
- Domain Names and Email
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Customised Apps and Services
- Ongoing Service Plans to Suit You
Client Testimonials

Purple Dog provided a solution that has exceeded our expectations
Sol and Purple Dog Design have been a truly excellent resource for our business.
Purple Dog provided detailed consultancy, ecommerce integration solutions, ongoing marketing and digital optimisation and extensive training.
Purple Dog provided a solution that has exceeded our expectations. The entire experience has been a joy!
We would highly recommend Sol and Purple Dog to any business.
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Professional, creative and extremely helpful
Our Firm recently engaged Sol Harris from Purple Dog Design to create a website for our accounting practice. Sol was professional and extremely helpful, not only implementing all the practical steps required to get us online, but also was very creative and offered great ideas and solutions. We could not be more happy with our website. I would have no hesitation to recommend Purple Dog to any business needing an IT solution
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Purple Dog Rocks!
Purple Dog Design ROCKS… Sol worked with me every step of the way… I would recommend Sol Harris and Purple Dog Design to any business looking to invigorate itself through an intelligently designed website and using online marketing strategies to generate more sales, identify and expand the business brand, and fully integrate itself into the ever-expanding opportunities and markets that social networking represents to businesses big and small.
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Extremely efficient and prompt
I was recommended Purple Dog to re-design my website, and I can happily say I was not disappointed. Sol was extremely efficient and prompt in re-designing my new site. His ideas were fresh and exciting and my site now has a very elegant and professional look & is very user friendly…..

Knowledgeable, amicable and very helpful
I first approached Sol to help me with ecommerce advice for my educational consultancy business in early 2018. We met frequently during 2018 and through till October 2019 when we launched.
During these meetings I always found Sol to be knowledgeable, amicable and very helpful. We would brainstorm ideas (often instigated by him) and he would action them for me until both of us felt comfortable with the results. I have had excellent feedback from colleagues all around the world who have found our offering ‘exciting’, ‘accessible’ and ‘very comprehensive’.
I am very proud of this and I thank Sol for that.
Sol has also helped me develop multiple resources some for sale and some free. I have drafted resources but he has been very adept at editing them, formatting them (especially for consistency) and making them technologically accessible. I continue to develop resources with Sol.
Thank you Sol. I couldn’t have developed my ecommerce services and all it contains without you and I am grateful for that.
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Sol meets agreed deadlines and does not overprice his services
Sol has quickly become a valued member of our team. He does posses an in depth knowledge of optimisation and online marketing and is able to effectively communicate how you can best take advantage of the online environment. He meets agreed deadlines and does not overprice his services. I would highly recommend Purple Dog.
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Updates, new services and price changes
I hope this finds you well. I’ve a few updates to share: 1) Services via CDN We have been quietly incorporating many of our services to be delivered via CDN / Content Delivery Network. In case you were wondering what … Read More
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Funding Grants For Auckland Businesses Available Now
Exciting news RE Grant Funding for your business. Purple Dog is now an eligible service provider under the Activate Tāmaki Makaurau / Activate Auckland Covid-19 Government funding programme. What Funding Can Auckland Businesses Apply For Up to $7,000 +GST of … Read More
What is a Content Delivery Network and How Does It Help?
At Purple Dog, we highly recommend that you consider using a CDN (Content Delivery Network) for your website. In a nutshell, a CDN or Content Delivery Network sits between your domain name and your website to offer enhanced speed. Nobody … Read More
Digital Security and Privacy Checkup
During 2020 the internet has seen unprecedented use due to Covid19 – unfortunately, this has also meant an increase in bad actors. We have seen large increases in unauthorised access attempts – especially from so called ‘brute force attacks’ – … Read More