Online shop
Bottles sold online.
Meadery online shop & small-batch pre-orders
Meaderies: small batches, sold before they're bottled. Pre-orders and online sales.
Small batches announced on social and sold by DM. We build online shops with pre-orders for meaderies.
Looking for a meadery online shop?
Mead is made in small batches. Pre-orders let you sell before bottling and plan production. We build shops that do exactly that.
Wollopit builds online stores, subscriptions, wholesale portals and websites for meaderies around how you actually make and sell. We connect the tools you already use, replace the ones holding you back and look after the lot on our own servers, so you can get back to making the good stuff.
01The problems
What we hear from meaderies
Does your meadery have these problems? Here's how we'd fix them.
Most meaderies we talk to make a brilliant product, then lose hours every week to orders by email, freight quotes and stock that never matches.
- The problemSales by DMOrders scattered.How we fix itOnline shop.
- The problemSmall batchesBatches sell unevenly.How we fix itPre-orders per batch.
- The problemAge checksCompliance worries.How we fix itAge confirmation built in.
- The problemExplaining meadCustomers unfamiliar.How we fix itTasting notes and guides.
- The problemStockistsPeople can't find you.How we fix itStockist finder.
- The problemTastingsBooked by phone.How we fix itTasting bookings.
02What we build
Solutions
What we build for meaderies. Usually all talking to each other.
Pick the one that's hurting most or join the whole lot up. Everything is built around how your team works, not the other way round.
Batch pre-orders
Sell before bottling.
Age checks
At checkout and delivery.
Tasting notes
Guides for new drinkers.
Stockist finder
Where to buy.
Tasting bookings
Sessions online.
03How it changes
Before and after
A new batch, wolloped.
Here's how a typical day could change. Every business is different, so we map yours first.
Before
- Post on Instagram
- DMs for orders
- Bank transfers chased
- Batch oversold
After
- Pre-orders open
- Paid online
- Batch allocated
- Shipped when bottled
04Services
Everything under one roof
Software, websites and systems for meaderies.
Whether you're starting fresh or upgrading what you've got, it's one team from the first sketch to the support call.
Custom software for meaderies
Built around how your meadery actually runs: online shop, batch pre-orders and the admin in between, in one system you own.
Websites for meaderies
Fast, hand-built websites that rank for the searches your customers make and turn visits into enquiries, bookings or orders.
Meadery system upgrades
Running on spreadsheets, old software or a platform you've outgrown? We move your data across and upgrade in stages so the business never stops.
Apps and portals for meaderies
Age checks and tasting notes: customer and staff portals that work on any phone without an app store.
Integrations and automation
We connect Shopify, WooCommerce and Square so information moves on its own and nobody retypes it.
Hosting, support and care
Managed hosting, updates, backups and security for your meadery, looked after by the people who built it.
05Integrations
Connections
Plays nicely with what you already use.
We connect to the tools you rely on, work alongside the ones you're happy with or replace the ones holding you back.
- Shopify
- WooCommerce
- Square
- Xero
- MYOB
- Stripe
- Australia Post
- Sendle
- Klaviyo
- Google Business Profile
06How we work
The process
Some people dip their toe in. We turn up in a rebreather.
We get properly below the surface of your meadery: the systems, the busy days and the jobs everyone hates. Then we fix the bits that matter most first.
- 01
Think
We spend time with the people doing the work, see where the hours go and work out what's actually slowing you down.
- 02
Archi-tech
We plan it before writing code: your data, customers, payments, the tools you keep, hosting and cost.
- 03
Build
Real engineering, shown to you early and often. Usually the most painful bit first, so you get a win quickly.
- 04
Look after
We host it, maintain it and keep improving it. When something breaks you call the people who built it.
07Questions
FAQ
Things meaderies ask us.
Something else on your mind? Ring 0423 011 252 and ask the people who'd build it.
Can pre-orders be capped to batch size?
Yes. Each batch has a limit and pre-orders close when it's reached.
How much does it cost?
It depends on what you need, so we quote up front once we understand your meadery. No surprise invoices, no lock-in and you own what we build.
Can you work with our existing online store?
Usually, yes. We can add subscriptions, wholesale ordering or better freight to what you've got. If it's holding you back we'll tell you honestly whether a rebuild makes more sense.
Can retail and wholesale share the same stock?
Yes. One stock count feeds your website, markets, cellar door or shopfront and trade orders, so you never sell what's already gone.
Who looks after it once it's built?
We do. We host it on our own managed servers and keep it updated and secure. When you need something you ring the people who built it.
We already have systems. Can you upgrade them instead of starting again?
Usually, yes. Most meaderies we work with keep what's working and upgrade the rest in stages. We move your data across, connect the old and new while we switch and retire the old system only when the new one is proven.
Contact
Got a meadery problem? Consider it wolloped.
Tell us what's slow, broken, manual or missing. You don't need a spec, just describe what's going on.