Guides

Website care, speed and SEO, explained plainly

What we have learnt rebuilding and looking after South African business websites: what a site should cost to run, why WordPress sites slow down, how to keep content fresh, and how to get found on Google and in AI answers.

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Start here

Website Design Cost in South Africa: The Real 3-Year Price (2026)

Website design cost in South Africa is only the first bill. We added 3 years of hosting, changes and SEO from published price lists. The gap is huge.

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Comparisons

WordPress Alternatives for Businesses That Hate Maintenance

Six WordPress alternatives compared on rand cost, who does the work and whether your design and URLs survive, plus the option most lists leave out.

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Website care

Website Updates Without a Developer: 4 Ways That Work

Four ways to handle website updates without a developer, with real rand prices, and the email route that went from inbox to live in 3 min 57 s.

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Speed

Static Website vs WordPress: Real Numbers for a Small Business

A static website loaded in 1.2 s where the WordPress version took 7.0 s. What changes for the owner, what hosting costs, and when WordPress still wins.

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Comparisons

Wix Website Cost in South Africa: Rand Prices and Year Two

The real Wix website cost in South Africa, in rand: dollar plan prices, VAT, a .co.za domain Wix can't sell you, and what year two adds.

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SEO

SEO Prices in South Africa: What R1 500 to R20 000 Buys

SEO prices in South Africa run from R300 an article to R50 000 a month. Here's what each tier buys, and the minimum terms hiding in the fine print.

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Costs

Website Maintenance Cost in South Africa (2026 Rand Prices)

Website maintenance cost in South Africa runs from R80 to R6 790 a month. We priced 11 plans per hour of changes. The cheapest plan isn't the cheapest hour.

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Website care

Small Business Website Redesign: 9 Signs and a Safe Way to Do It

Small business website redesign, done safely: 9 signs your site needs work, and the page-by-page checks that keep your Google rankings through the switch.

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Costs

Website Redesign Prices in South Africa, and a Cheaper Option

Website redesign prices in South Africa run from R4 500 to R150 000. What each type of job costs, and a cheaper third option worth knowing about.