Websites that earn their keep
AceSite builds custom websites for South African businesses — designed and hand-coded rather than assembled from a template. Every site is built for speed, search visibility and conversion, typically launching in four to six weeks with copy, imagery, analytics and hosting already handled.
- 0.9s Typical load time
- 4–6 Weeks to launch
- 100 Lighthouse SEO target
What you get
Everything in the scope, written down before we start.
No line item appears on an invoice that was not on this list. If something is out of scope, we say so at quoting stage rather than at handover.
- Discovery session and a written brief you sign off before design starts
- Custom design — no purchased theme, no page-builder bloat
- Hand-built front end, sub-second load on a 4G connection
- Copywriting shaped around what your customers actually search for
- Technical SEO and structured data configured at build time
- Analytics, conversion tracking and lead notifications wired up
- Content editing access, plus a walkthrough so your team can use it
- Thirty days of post-launch support included
How it runs
From first call to live
- 01
Understand
We work out who buys from you, what they search for, and what currently stops them enquiring. That research drives the sitemap and the copy.
- 02
Design
You see real page designs with your own content in them, not a generic mockup. We iterate until it is right before a line of code is written.
- 03
Build
Hand-coded, tested on real devices, tuned until Core Web Vitals are green. No plugin stack to maintain and no surprise renewals.
- 04
Launch & measure
We migrate, redirect, submit and monitor. Then we watch the first month of real traffic and fix what the data exposes.
Questions
Asked and answered
How much does a website cost in South Africa?
A credible small-business website in South Africa generally runs from mid five figures in rand for a brochure site, into six figures for something with bookings, e-commerce or custom functionality. AceSite quotes per project after a discovery call, so the number reflects your actual scope rather than a menu price.
How long does a website take to build?
Most AceSite projects launch in four to six weeks. The largest variable is content: sites where copy, photography and product data are ready move fastest, and we can produce those for you if they are not.
Do you build on WordPress or custom code?
Both, chosen by fit. If your team needs to publish frequently we build on WordPress with a hardened, lightweight setup. If speed and search performance matter more than daily editing, we build a static site, which is faster and cheaper to host.
Do I own the website when it is finished?
Yes. You own the domain, the code, the content and the hosting account. There is no proprietary platform holding your site hostage and no penalty for moving it elsewhere.
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Next step
Ready to talk about web design & development?
A twenty-minute call. We will tell you what we would build, roughly what it costs, and whether we are the right people for it. No pitch deck.
Or call +27 78 222 9754