HOw much does a website cost in south africa?

For simplicity let’s imagine there are 2 levels or types of SEO

1. Foundational SEO
2. Advanced SEO

Foundational SEO:

This is a once-off SEO activity that includes 9 steps (explained here) that we do for every single website.
Every client takes it because without this Google won’t even know your website exists.

Cost = R1500 (Once off)

Advanced SEO:

The cost for more advanced SEO will vary depending on factors such as…

1. What you currently have in place
2. Your competition
3. The plan to beat your competition in the search engines

Naturally, we first need to do an SEO audit to assess all of this and create a plan.

Website maintenance is optional and highly recommended.

Why?

The backend plugins (which make up your site’s design and functionality) are constantly being updated by the developers of those plugins. We need to manually update those plugins on the website. An outdated plugin may cause problems. If you choose not to maintain your site then it becomes vulnerable to malware, virus attacks, design issues, etc.

What’s included?

• Maintenance is 1 hour per month and completed once per month.
• Backup of your website (done before any updates are performed)
• Updates of all your backend plugins, themes, etc.
• Troubleshoot any issues/conflicts that may arise from the updating
• Backup after updates are completed (so we have the latest copy of the site)

Cost = R250/m

More details: Website Maintenance Package

Other costs to consider – separate from the costs mentioned above (Hosting, Domain, Web Design, Foundational SEO & Maintenance):

1. Advanced SEO – helps your website get found higher on search engines
2. Logo Design or any other custom graphics (icons, images, etc.)
3. PPC like Google Ads or Facebook Ads
4. Social Media Marketing
5. Autoresponder setup & management (email list)
6. Other marketing services to build brand exposure and get more leads and sales.

No we don’t – for a very good reason. Every single client has different needs & wants. This is only realized during the discover phase of the process. We have a series of questions to ask you before giving a quotation. Also, our process ensures we have a 100% success rate with our clients being completely satisfied with their website – because we deeply understand what they need and want. 

Word of advice: I’ve had many clients come to me after a bad experience with a web designer that just ‘threw’ a price at them quickly without discussing their needs fully. This is a sign of desperation & lack of experience and often leads to results you don’t want – frustration with a waste of time & money. 

Let’s do this right the first time around.

The best solution would be to build it yourself. You can use this free tutorial I made on YouTube. It’s very basic but a good place to start. Just make sure to set the right expectations for yourself. Building a website with no real experience will most likely get very poor results because there’s a lot more that goes into building a successful website. If you choose to go this route then I’d suggest continuous learning and working on your website regularly over months to tweak and improve it. Good luck.

Check out the FAQ section on the Website Design Service page

Send me (Zaid) your questions and I’ll get back to you with an answer: info@aligndesigns.co.za