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Service Pricing and Transparent Rates
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Every service. Every price. Third-party costs included.
Creative development
Design and code, priced plainly.
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Creative development
Design and code, priced plainly.
Hourly
Pay-as-you-go creative development for fixes, updates and one-off tasks.
- Book from 2 hours
- Design, development or automation
- Time tracked and reported
- No ongoing commitment
Studio on Call
20 hours every month — an effective R595 per hour.
- Priority turnaround
- Monthly check-in and report
- Unused hours roll over one month
- 30 days' notice to cancel
Launch Build
A conversion-ready website or landing page.
- Up to 5 custom-designed pages
- SEO basics, GA4 and Tag Manager
- Lead forms linked to email or CRM
- 2 revisions and 14 days' support
Platform Build
A client portal, web app or custom business tool.
- User flows and full UI design
- Secure logins and database
- Admin dashboard
- Payments and integrations
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 guidelines
Your identity, made consistent.
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Brand guidelines
Your identity, made consistent.
Logo & identity mark
once-off
One-Page Guideline
3–5 working days
Essentials Guide
12–20 pages · 2–3 weeks
Complete Brand Book
40–60+ pages · 4–6 weeks
SEO, analytics & ads
Get found. Get tracked. Get chosen.
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SEO, analytics & ads
Get found. Get tracked. Get chosen.
Foundations
SEO, tracking, key conversion events and advertising foundations
Growth
Ongoing SEO, reporting and monthly strategy
Performance
SEO plus Google and Meta campaign management; ad spend excluded
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 Design
per responsive email; previously R4,050
Setup & Consulting
Email Marketing Retainer
up to 4 campaigns monthly plus automations and reporting
Hourly email help
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
ManyChat automation
DMs that answer, qualify and book.
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ManyChat automation
DMs that answer, qualify and book.
Starter
One social channel, with monthly optimisation at R1,950.
- Welcome and FAQ flows
- Lead capture
- Brand-voice copy
- One channel
Growth
Up to two channels, with monthly optimisation at R3,950.
- Comment-to-DM campaigns
- Lead qualification
- Booking integration
- Monthly optimisation
Full funnel
All four channels, with monthly optimisation at R7,950.
- CRM and email integration
- End-to-end sales journeys
- Advanced reporting
- All four channels
ManyChat subscription and any WhatsApp platform fees are billed separately.
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.
Email Marketing
Up to four campaigns monthly, automations and reporting.
Start with Email MarketingStudio on Call
20 hours of priority creative development every month.
Start with Studio on CallHours 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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