Website Design Service

There are 3 main costs to consider when launching a new website.

1. Hosting: This is the space upon which your website resides. Without hosting you cannot have a website. Cost can vary between R30/m – R160/m (or more) depending on the hosting provider and your website needs. NB: Make sure to select a hosting company that offers outstanding support - keep in mind that you get what you pay for.

2. Domain name: This is your .co.za needed for people to find your website online. Usually around R90 per YEAR – depending on where you buy it and the actual name of your domain.

This YouTube video I created shows you exactly how to easily setup new hosting and domain name for your business in South Africa

3. Website design: This varies in price depending on many factors. Can be as little as R3500 for a single landing page to R30000 (or more) for large ecommerce websites and all the way to R180 000 for really large ecommerce websites. It really depends on what you need and want on your business website.

Get quote here.

We don't offer hosting. One company we recommend to all our clients is HostAfrica.

• Based in Cape Town
• Rated #1 ISP on Hello Peter
• Amazing customer support

Here's a step-by-step video showing you how to easily setup hosting with them.

2025 Pricing is as follows from HostAfrica:

1. Hosting = R120/m (cheaper if you pay for 1 year upfront)
2. Domain = Free for first year. Then R90/YEAR (for a .co.za)

Warning: You can definitely find cheaper hosting but it's not worth the headaches.

Building a website is one service. Having that website show high in Google is an entirely seperate service called Search Engine Optimization. Read more about SEO here.

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 An outdated plugin may cause problems.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)

More details: Website Maintenance Package

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

1. 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 ask a series of questions for 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.

WordPress - for 2 main reasons:

1. Allows us to keep the costs more affordable than if we used a framework such as React.
2. It's much easier for clients to make edits themselves (if ever needed).

We use WordPress & Woocommerce for online stores.

You are stuck with us! 🙂

We understand that your company website is the beginning, and core, of your digital marketing system. Your website, while important, is actually a means to an end. That end may be…

1. More leads for your business or
2. More sales for your product/e-commerce business

This takes time and effort to achieve. We continue the journey with you and assist wherever we can.

Yes you can. We build websites using WordPress and offer basic video training if needed. This gives you the option to login and make minor adjustments by yourself (if you want to do this). E.g. Adding/deleting images in your Gallery or being in full control of your Blog posts.

Of course! We here for the long term. Pricing can be discussed when we get to the quote stage.

As shown in our portfolio we specialize in building...

1. Brochure style websites - perfect for any service-based companies and
2. Ecommerce websites (online stores) - perfect for selling your products online

We don’t do marketplace-type websites such as Amazon, Takealot, Ebay, Autotrader, etc. We also don't do social media style websites or apps.

Our passion will always be to help small – medium sized companies dominate on Google.

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.

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