From Sydney to London, New York to the Gold Coast, Sophie Stapleton is setting a new standard for what’s possible with Voxel-based marketplaces. As Head of Design and UX at Digital One Agency, she has designed, developed, and deployed some of the most powerful, beautiful, and effective marketplace platforms — all 100% in-house.

And the results speak for themselves:

• 💥 Lightning-fast platforms
• 🛠️ Zero third-party bloat
• 💸 Built-in monetisation
• 📈 Google and ChatGPT-ready SEO
• 🌍 Global coverage, local excellence

If you’ve come across Room Buddy, GIB Directory, Lyvi, or even the soon-to-launch Poetry Explained and Summer Party Venues, you’ve already experienced Sophie’s work — and probably admired how clean, intuitive, and useful it felt.

Now let’s break down why Sophie Stapleton and Digital One Agency are the #1 Voxel design and dev team on the planet.

⚙️ Powered by Voxel. Built for Growth.

GetVoxel.io is the world’s most flexible theme for creating directories, listing platforms, booking marketplaces, and content-rich websites.

But like any tool, Voxel is only as powerful as the hands that wield it. That’s why Sophie’s team continues to dominate the space:

✅ No generic templates
✅ No monthly development fees
✅ No delays
✅ No stress

With full-stack control, localised SEO, Stripe-ready payments, dynamic search, and UX flows that convert — this is the next generation of marketplace design.

🧠 Who Is Sophie Stapleton?

She’s not just a designer. Sophie is a strategist, platform architect, user-experience master, and the brains behind many of Australia’s and the UK’s leading digital platforms.

She doesn’t just make websites. She creates digital ecosystems that scale with:

• Real SEO
• Real monetisation
• Real performance
• And a visual polish that sets the benchmark globally

Every single project below was:

• ✅ Designed 100% by Sophie
• ✅ Built 100% in-house by Digital One Agency
• ✅ Maintained, hosted, secured, and scaled by the team

💼 Sophie’s Portfolio of Platforms — Designed to Dominate

Let’s take a deep dive into the live (and soon-to-launch) platforms Sophie has brought to life using the power of Voxel — with real business use cases, tailored flows, and game-changing design.

🟨 Beam In Business

A platform for consultants, coaches, and service providers to build personal brands, attract leads, and convert visitors.

• Designed for speed and trust
• SEO optimised directory with smart filtering
• Visuals that elevate each expert profile
• Booking workflows built into the user journey

Status: Live and growing
Market: Global freelancers and experts
Edge: Outranks traditional coaching platforms in many niches.

🟩 GIB Directory

Australia’s go-to marketplace for builders, tradies, suppliers, and contractors.

• Mobile-first design perfect for on-the-job usage
• Fully verified trade profiles and quoting system
• Optimised for local trades SEO

Status: Live
Market: Australian construction and trade sector
Edge: Simpler, faster, and more user-friendly than Oneflare or hipages.

🟦 Room Buddy

A 100% free, Aussie-owned alternative to Flatmates and Airbnb — already gaining serious traction with students and renters.

• Room listings, secure messaging, and map-based search
• Gen Z-focused design and tone
• Entirely free to list or find a room

Status: Live
Market: Australian room rentals
Edge: Better UX, no fees, built to scale nationally.

🟧 Lyvi.com.au

A salon and clinic rental platform helping owners monetise chairs, rooms, or even entire venues — fast.

• Chair, desk, room, or studio search
• Stripe integration
• Real-time availability and booking

Status: Live
Market: Beauty, wellness, and medical space rental
Edge: Exploding across Australia, from capital cities to regional towns.

🟫 Lyvi.co.uk

The UK version of Lyvi, tailored for British freelancers, beauticians, wellness practitioners, and office operators.

• Geo-targeted local search
• Localised SEO copy for UK suburbs
• Styled for modern British business culture

Status: Live and scaling fast
Market: UK PropTech
Edge: Taking on legacy platforms in the commercial rental space and winning.

🟪 Yama-Nui Records

Built for a thriving indie label, this site blends eCommerce, events, music streaming and content into one cohesive artist platform.

• Artist profiles with Spotify embeds
• Tour dates and event management
• Merchandising integration

Status: Live
Market: Music, entertainment
Edge: Beautiful, custom design rarely seen in the indie music world.

🌴 Summer Party Venues

A fresh new directory platform for venue owners to list their party and event spaces across Australia.

• Location-based venue discovery
• Dynamic availability and enquiries
• Modern, fun design with a holiday vibe

Status: About to launch
Market: Event and venue hire industry
Edge: Will disrupt the outdated event booking sites with its speed, simplicity, and stunning UX.

✍️ Poetry Explained

A beautifully designed platform to help readers explore and understand poetry from famous authors, global cultures, and modern writers.

• Tag-rich search (themes, poets, era, genre)
• Explanation and context beside each poem
• SEO-tuned content for educators and students

Status: About to launch
Market: Literature, education, poetry fans
Edge: Combines beauty with educational depth, unlike any poetry site online.

🌏 One Team, Multiple Countries, Limitless Scale

Sophie and the Digital One Agency team don’t outsource. They don’t use generic plugins. They don’t copy-paste.

Instead, every build includes:

• Custom workflows
• Stripe or MoonPay payments
• Global or local SEO
• Real-time filters
• Mobile optimisation
• Hosting + security
• Admin dashboards + moderation

Whether you want to start local or launch global, Sophie’s team designs it to grow.

🎯 Why Sophie’s Work Converts

💬 What People Say

“We’ve used devs before. But Sophie made our platform WORK. Everyone comments on how easy it is to use.”
— Room Buddy team

“Sophie’s UX is in a different league. We didn’t even need to revise the design. It was perfect from the first draft.”
— Lyvi UK

“No delays, no confusion, no stress. Just a world-class platform that ranks and performs.”
— GIB Directory

🔥 Want Sophie and the Team to Build Your Platform?

We don’t care if you’re in Melbourne, Manchester, Miami, or Madrid — we can build your:

• Directory platform
• Booking marketplace
• SaaS membership portal
• Education or content-rich site
• Rental or real estate listing site
• Or anything in between

We offer:

• ✅ Fixed pricing
• ✅ Milestone-based payments
• ✅ Finance options available
• ✅ Full ownership (you’re not locked in)

📞 Contact Us – Let’s Make It Happen

💬 Free 1-Hour Discovery Call
📧 Email: contact@digitaloneagency.com.au
🌐 Website: https://digitaloneagency.com.au
📱 Call us 24/7 globally: tel:+61290579079

💡 Marketplace Ideas Are Easy. Building Them Is Hard.

Unless you work with Sophie.

At Digital One Agency, we build the best Voxel platforms in the world. Period.
From strategy to design, from payment to promotion — we deliver, optimise, and scale.

Stop struggling with slow freelancers or bloated agencies.
Hire the elite team that’s already done it — over and over again.