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Web & Web App Development

Web development here means one of two things: a marketing site your team can update and search engines can read, or a web application with accounts, data, and logic behind it. The first is measured in enquiries. The second is measured in whether it holds up when real people use it.

Starting at
From R15,000
Typical timeline
2–6 weeks
Delivered by
Ross Cuyler
Working with
SA · UK · EU

What the work actually involves.

A site that loads fast, ranks, and can be edited without a developer is not a luxury tier. It is the baseline.

  1. 01Design and build, not a template swap

    Layout, typography, and motion are designed for your content, then built. Where a template genuinely serves the budget better, I will say so rather than bill for bespoke work you do not need.

  2. 02Content your team owns

    Webflow CMS or a headless setup like Sanity, structured so a non-technical person can add a case study or change a price without opening a ticket.

  3. 03SEO built in, not bolted on

    Semantic markup, structured data, clean URLs, real metadata, fast Core Web Vitals, and a page architecture that gives each service its own indexable home.

  4. 04Measurement from day one

    Analytics and conversion tracking wired to the actions that matter — enquiry submitted, quote requested, call booked — plus session recording where it will teach you something.

Web development: costs, timelines, and the awkward questions.

Pricing here is what real projects of this shape have cost. Your quote will be fixed in writing before anything starts.

How much does a website cost in South Africa?

A focused marketing site with a CMS starts around R15,000. A larger site with a product catalogue, filtering, and custom animation typically runs R35,000 to R80,000. Web applications with user accounts and a database start around R60,000. Every quote is scoped before work begins, not estimated during it.

How long does it take to build a website?

Two to four weeks from kickoff to launch for a standard marketing site, assuming content is ready. Larger builds with custom CMS structures or e-commerce run four to eight weeks. Waiting on copy and photography is the single most common cause of delay.

Should I use Webflow or a custom Next.js build?

Webflow when your team needs to edit freely and the site is mostly content and marketing. Next.js when you need accounts, custom logic, a real database, or deep integration with other systems. Choosing Next.js for a five-page brochure site is over-engineering, and choosing Webflow for a product is a ceiling you will hit within a year.

Do you also handle hosting, domains, and email?

Yes. DNS, Cloudflare, Google Workspace, and mail routing are part of the handover when you need them. RedPower Africa was a full infrastructure setup alongside the build, documented so they could manage it themselves afterwards.

Talk through a website or web app build.

Thirty minutes on a call is usually enough to work out whether this is a two-week job, a two-month job, or something you should not build at all. You get a written scope and a fixed price before anything starts.

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