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Service Pricing and Transparent Rates
Every price is visible. Third-party costs are shown before you commit. Tools are billed at cost.
Every service. Every price. Third-party costs included.
Web design & development
Websites, priced by scope.
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Web design & development
Websites, priced by scope.
Launch
A high-converting one-pager.
- Single page
- Contact/enquiry form
- Mobile-first build
- Basic on-page SEO
- Analytics-ready
Starter
The essential business site.
- Up to 5 pages
- Enquiry forms
- On-page SEO
- Google Business Profile link-up
- Analytics-ready
Business
Room to grow.
- Up to 10 pages
- Blog/news setup
- Structured data
- Performance optimisation
- Analytics-ready
Custom
CMS, e-commerce, or something no one's built yet.
- Custom scope
- CMS or e-commerce
- Integrations
- Full handover
Add-ons
Additional page
per page
E-commerce layer
catalogue, cart, checkout
Speed & optimisation sprint
Responsive & accessibility hardening
Apps
Apps, store-ready.
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Apps
Apps, store-ready.
Progressive Web App
installable, offline-capable, no app store needed
Store-ready mobile app (iOS + Android)
App store submission & readiness
listings, assets, compliance
↳Google Play registration
once-off
↳Apple Developer Program
per year
↳Store commission on in-app digital sales
App maintenance & OS updates
Backend, admin & security
The systems behind the site.
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Backend, admin & security
The systems behind the site.
Backend build
authentication, database, storage
Admin dashboard / internal system
Custom API build
Custom integration
per external system
Application form system
multi-step, validated, saved to your database
Payment gateway integration
↳Gateway transaction fees
per transaction
Security hardening pack
SSL, security headers, firewall, backups, uptime monitoring
Ongoing security monitoring
included in Care+
Brand & graphic design
Identity, designed.
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Brand & graphic design
Identity, designed.
Logo & identity mark
Full brand system
logo, palette, typography, usage guide
Brand refresh / migration
Social media brand kit
templates, grids, story sets
Pitch & sales deck design
Print & collateral
per item
Marketing & growth
Get found. Get chosen.
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Marketing & growth
Get found. Get chosen.
Google Search Console setup + baseline audit
Search Console monitoring & management
Technical SEO audit
full audit with prioritised fix-list
SEO Foundation
local: Google Business Profile, on-page, structured data, monthly report
SEO Growth
adds content strategy, link earning, competitor tracking
SEO Competitive / National
AEO/GEO — AI search optimisation
be the answer AI assistants give
Combined SEO + AEO/GEO
Analytics & data layer install
18-event taxonomy into GA4 plus your own first-party database
Analytics reporting & insights
Conversion (CRO) sprint
"Faster to Sale" efficiency audit
remove the friction between enquiry and payment
Email platform setup
Klaviyo / Everlytic — certified
Branded master email template
renders correctly everywhere. Yes, even Outlook.
Campaign production
per campaign
Automated flow build
per flow: welcome, abandoned cart, win-back
Email retainer
2 campaigns per month + reporting
↳Transactional email infrastructure
per month, scales with volume
↳Marketing platform fees
free tiers; scales with contact list size
AI & automation
Systems that work while you sleep.
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AI & automation
Systems that work while you sleep.
Website chatbot
trained on your content, captures leads 24/7
↳Chatbot platform usage
per month, scales with usage
Custom AI assistant
multi-source knowledge, integrations
AI newsletter pipeline
brief in, on-brand campaign out — automatically
Pipeline operation & QA
Workflow automation
per workflow: lead routing, notifications, CRM sync
Booking automation
reminders, follow-ups, no-show recovery
Retainers
Your studio, on standby.
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Retainers
Your studio, on standby.
A monthly bank of studio hours, usable across any discipline — design, development, marketing, or automation. Unused planning beats unplanned invoices.
Hours roll over one month. Cancel with 30 days' notice.
Care plans
Your site, looked after.
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Care plans
Your site, looked after.
CARE
Updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security patches, and a 30-minute task allowance.
Start with CARECARE+
Everything in Care + content edits (2 hrs), security monitoring, Search Console watch, monthly report.
Start with CARE+GROWTH CARE
Everything in Care+ + foundational SEO, analytics insights, quarterly strategy call.
Start with GROWTH CARENo lock-in. Cancel with 30 days' notice.
Managed tools
Managed tool fee.
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Managed tools
Managed tool fee.
When we run a third-party tool for you, the tool is billed at cost. Our fee for managing it is flat and published.
Monitored
Billing, uptime, configuration, renewals.
Managed
Everything in Monitored + optimisation, reporting, capacity scaling, vendor liaison.
Third-party costs
What tools cost — before you commit.
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Third-party costs
What tools cost — before you commit.
Third-party costAll items below are third-party costs — billed at cost, itemised on every invoice.
Transactional email
scales with sending volume
±R465
Monthly
Marketing email platform
Free tiers available; scales with contact list size
from R0
Monthly
Apple Developer Program
±R1,850
Annual
Google Play registration
±R475
Once-off
App store commission (digital sales)
15%
Per transaction
Booking platforms
+ possible marketplace commission
±R185–R370
Monthly
Payment gateways
±2.9%–3.5%
Per transaction
Hosting & infrastructure
Free tiers available; up to ±R465/month.
from R0
Monthly
Indicative at ±R18.50/USD. Third-party pricing can change; we confirm current rates in every proposal.
Studio rate: R650/hour.
Consulting & advisory billed hourly. Everything else: priced up front.
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