Web and Print elevates IR services with Share Link's comprehensive platform

"Share Link has been a game-changer for us. It simplified our processes, helped us easily integrate real-time financial data into client websites through customisable widgets and graphs, and provided a seamless email distribution system. It’s efficient, effective, and exactly what we needed."

Nick Castle from Web and Print Design

Web and Print Design, Australia’s premier ‘one-stop shop’ for website and print design services, has established itself as a trusted partner for over 20 ASX-listed resource and exploration companies. Their implementation of Share Link’s investor relations platform demonstrates how agencies can enhance their IR services while maintaining exceptional quality and compliance.

The custom solution reality for public companies

Like many skilled web development agencies, Web and Print Design initially built a custom system combining multiple tools for share price and announcement management. While this approach showcased their technical capabilities, it revealed important considerations that all web developers working with ASX-listed companies should understand:

  • Custom solutions create ongoing complexity: Maintaining multiple data feeds and ensuring accurate integration requires significant ongoing development resources. Each ASX regulation change or data source update needed custom code modifications.
  • Data licensing compliance is mandatory: A critical issue many developers overlook is that displaying ASX market data requires proper licensing agreements and fees paid directly to the ASX. Web and Print Design discovered they needed to navigate complex licensing requirements and pay substantial ongoing fees for legitimate data access – costs that can quickly become prohibitive for agencies managing multiple clients.
  • Compliance requirements are non-negotiable: Public companies face strict ASX regulatory requirements for data accuracy and timeliness. Custom solutions can inadvertently create compliance gaps that expose both clients and agencies to regulatory risk.
  • Data accuracy is mission-critical: When working with financial data for public companies, there’s no margin for error. Custom integrations can introduce data lag, formatting inconsistencies, or feed failures that could impact investor confidence.

Web and Print Design recognised that while custom development is excellent for many applications, investor relations for public companies requires specialised, compliance-focused solutions with proper licensing and guaranteed data accuracy.

Share Link's purpose-built solution

Rather than continuing to maintain complex custom integrations and navigate expensive licensing requirements, Web and Print Design partnered with Share Link to implement a comprehensive platform designed specifically for ASX compliance:

  • Licensed, compliant data feeds: Share Link handles all ASX data licensing requirements and fees on behalf of reseller partners, eliminating both the complexity and cost burden of direct licensing agreements. This ensures legitimate, compliant data access without the prohibitive costs agencies would face independently.
  • Reliable API foundation: Share Link’s API provides guaranteed accurate, real-time ASX data with built-in compliance monitoring, eliminating the risks and costs associated with custom data integrations.
  • Customizable financial widgets that maintain compliance while allowing complete design flexibility, enabling Web and Print to deliver branded solutions without regulatory or licensing concerns.
  • Intelligent announcement and report management: Automated systems ensure announcements are captured and displayed accurately, removing the compliance burden from the development team.
  • Enhanced email distribution capabilities: Purpose-built integration with email platforms ensures announcement distribution meets ASX timing requirements.

Advanced staging environment capabilities: Live widgets on staging servers allow complete client approval while maintaining data accuracy throughout the deployment process.

Strategic results

The implementation delivered substantial benefits while eliminating compliance and licensing concerns:

Key achievements include:

  • 83% reduction in ASX data management overhead
  • Eliminated ASX data licensing fees and compliance complexity
  • Two hours per month per client redirected from maintenance to strategic development
  • 60 hours annually optimised across their client base
  • Guaranteed ASX compliance and proper data licensing for all clients
  • Eliminated the custom integration maintenance burden
  • Enhanced client confidence through reliable, compliant data delivery

Looking forward

Web and Print Design continues to expand its use of Share Link’s platform as a Reseller Partner, confidently onboarding new ASX-listed clients without worrying about data licensing costs or compliance complexity. The partnership demonstrates how web developers can leverage Share Link’s licensed infrastructure to deliver custom-designed experiences while maintaining compliance and data accuracy.

For web developers: The smart approach to ASX clients

If you’re a web developer working with ASX-listed companies, remember that custom financial data solutions require expensive ASX licensing agreements and introduce significant compliance risks and ongoing maintenance burdens. Share Link’s API provides the licensed, compliant data foundation you need to build custom interfaces while ensuring regulatory compliance and data reliability – without the prohibitive licensing costs.

Summary

The strategic partnership with Web and Print Design transformed their approach from maintaining complex custom solutions and expensive licensing requirements to leveraging purpose-built, licensed IR infrastructure. This enables them to focus on what they do best – exceptional design and development – while ensuring their ASX-listed clients receive compliant, properly licensed investor relations solutions.

For web developer agencies managing ASX-listed clients, Share Link offers the licensed data foundation that allows you to build custom solutions without compliance risks or licensing costs.

Enhance your investor relations capabilities with Share Link’s licensed API. Book a Discovery Call today.

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