Designed around your business
Your services, your story and your brand colours, laid out so visitors know what you do and how to contact you.
Website design · South Africa
Website design in South Africa
Everything a business needs to get online: design, domain, hosting and the SEO basics, for one fixed price. Based in Cape Town, building for businesses in every province.
R3,500once-off · .co.za domain and hosting for 1 year included
- Custom-designed, mobile-friendly website
- .co.za domain and hosting for the first year
- Basic SEO and schema markup built in
- Optional maintenance at R650 per month
Fixed priceR3,500, no surprises
Talk to the builderOne person, start to finish
Based in Cape TownWorking with all of South Africa
Found on GoogleSEO and schema from day one
How much does a website cost in South Africa?
A complete business website from Forge Vertical costs R3,500 once-off anywhere in South Africa. The price includes a .co.za domain and hosting for the first year, a mobile-friendly design, basic on-page SEO and basic schema markup. Optional maintenance is R650 per month, extra pages start from R650, and bigger builds are quoted individually.
What you get
Everything in the box for R3,500
No stacking of separate bills for design, domain and hosting. It is all in one price.
Works on every screen
Built mobile-first, because most of your customers will find you on their phone.
Your own .co.za domain
Registered and set up for you. A proper address like www.yourbusiness.co.za, included for the first year.
Hosting included
Your site goes live and stays online. First year of hosting is covered in the R3,500.
SEO out of the box
Page titles, descriptions, clean headings and image text set up properly from day one.
Schema markup built in
Basic structured data so Google and AI assistants can read who you are, where you are and what you offer.
Layouts
A look that suits your trade
Every site is designed around your business. These are illustrative layouts to show the kind of structure you can expect.
Pricing
Simple, published pricing
Prices in South African Rand.
| Complete websiteDesign, build, basic SEO and schema | R3,500 once-offIncludes .co.za domain and hosting for 1 year |
|---|---|
| Website maintenanceOptional | R650 per month |
| Additional pagesAfter launch or as part of the build | From R650 per page |
| Bigger buildsOnline shops, bookings, portals, web apps | Request a quote |
Built to be found
SEO, schema and AI-search readiness
People now find businesses through Google and through AI assistants that read and summarise the web. Your site is set up for both from the start: clear page titles and descriptions, a proper heading structure, descriptive image text and basic structured data that spells out your business name, location and services in a form machines can read.
Rankings are never guaranteed, but a clean, fast, well-structured site is the foundation everything else is built on.
How it works
From brief to live site
Send your brief
Tell me about your business, what you sell and who you want to reach, through the quote form or WhatsApp.
I design and build
You see the site take shape and give feedback, so the result is something you are proud of.
Launch
Your .co.za domain and hosting are set up, the site goes live and you can start sending customers to it.
Questions
Website design in South Africa: FAQ
How much does a website cost in South Africa?
A complete Forge Vertical website costs R3,500 once-off for businesses in South Africa. That price includes a .co.za domain and hosting for the first year. Optional maintenance is R650 per month, extra pages start from R650, and larger builds are quoted individually.
What is included in the R3,500 website?
A website designed around your business, built to work on phones and desktops, with basic on-page SEO and basic schema markup set up from the start, plus a .co.za domain and hosting for the first year.
Do I pay anything after the first year?
The domain and hosting are covered for the first 12 months. I'll contact you before the year ends to talk through renewal, so there are no surprises. Maintenance is optional and billed at R650 per month if you want it.
What does the R650 per month maintenance cover?
Maintenance is optional ongoing care of your site. Tell me what you need and I'll confirm exactly what is covered in your quote before you commit to anything.
How much do extra pages cost?
New pages start from R650 each, depending on the content and layout needed.
Do you work with businesses across South Africa?
Yes. I'm based in Cape Town and build websites for businesses in every province, remotely, using email, WhatsApp and video calls. Working hours are 08:00 to 17:00 SAST, Monday to Friday.
Will my website rank on Google?
Nobody honest can guarantee rankings. What you get is a clean, fast, correctly structured site with basic SEO and schema in place, which gives you the right foundation. Rankings then depend on your competition, content and time.
I need an online shop, bookings or a custom system. Can you do that?
Yes, but larger builds like online shops, booking systems, portals and web apps are quoted individually. Use the free quote form or WhatsApp me with what you need.
Choose your city
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Ready for a website that works for your business?
Send a short brief and I'll come back with your quote.
Working hours 08:00 to 17:00 SAST (UTC+2), Mon to Fri.
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