How much does a custom website cost in South Africa?

Client Found packages start at R6,500 for a five-page Launch Site, R13,500 for the Conversion Engine (our most chosen), and R20,000 for the Flagship Showpiece with cinematic motion, up to 30 pages, and shop or booking. Add-ons are listed on the pricing page. Beware quotes that look cheaper and ship a template.

How long does a website take?

Starter: 14 days. Commercial: 21 days. Flagship: 28 days. Those clocks start when the deposit clears and we have your copy inputs, logos, and access. Slow feedback is the only thing that quietly doubles a timeline.

Do you work outside Johannesburg?

Yes. We build for Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, and the rest of South Africa. The work is remote-first with optional in-person sessions in Gauteng.

Will my site work on mobile and slow connections?

Yes. We design mobile-first, compress assets, code-split heavy animation, and respect that many buyers arrive on Android over LTE — sometimes just after load-shedding.

Can I use WhatsApp instead of a contact form?

You should use both. Forms capture people who dislike chat apps. WhatsApp captures everyone else. Every Client Found site can include a deep link with a pre-written brief.

Do I own the website?

Yes. You own the design, the content, and the codebase we produce for you. We do not trap sites on proprietary page builders you cannot export.

Starter includes foundations. Commercial includes schema, sitemap, journal architecture, analytics, and on-page SEO. Flagship includes that plus written content and local landing pages.

Can you redesign our current site?

Yes. We migrate what is worth keeping (rankings, copy, photos) and replace the rest. If your domain has equity, we protect it.

Do you offer payment plans?

Standard is 50% to start and 50% on launch. Split invoices can be discussed for Flagship. We do not offer 24-month 'rent your website' schemes.

What if I need changes after launch?

Commercial includes 30 days of launch support. Flagship includes 60. After that, a monthly care retainer is R1,850 for four hours, or we quote small tasks.

Why not Wix, WordPress, or a freelancer on a Facebook group?

Those can be fine for a hobby. They are how you look interchangeable. We are the studio you hire when the website needs to sell, rank, and make people pause.

Do you write content?

Commercial includes conversion copy. Flagship includes full-page writing. Starter includes structure and headlines — you can add a copy sprint for R2,400.

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ClientFound

Websites so alive,
clients come to you.

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The studio

We do not decorate businesses. We build the thing that finds their next client.

Client Found is a South African web studio for owners who are done looking interchangeable. Custom interfaces, graphic systems, live animation, and search architecture — priced for real businesses, not London retainers.

Starter at R6,500 gets you live and credible. Commercial at R13,500 is the conversion engine most firms choose. Flagship at R20,000 is the showpiece: cinematic motion, up to 30 pages, shop or booking, local landers.

Enter the motion studio

About the work

Starter launch

Page architectures

Cities we land

Fastest delivery

Studio studies

Work that behaves like a film still.

Cape Town

2026

Hospitality

Harbour & Thyme

A restaurant site that books the table before the photos finish loading.

Johannesburg

2026

Legal

Nkosi & Partners

A law firm that finally looks as precise as its opinions.

Durban

2026

Retail

Salt + Cotton

A coastal boutique that sells on the site, not only in the DMs.

All studies →

Capabilities

Design, engineering, search, and graphic systems — in one studio.

Web design

Most South African business sites look rented. Client Found designs custom interfaces with cinematic motion, ruthless hierarchy, and offers that feel inevitable.

Web development

Beautiful files that take eight seconds to open are not websites. They are bounce rates. We ship Next.js (and similar) builds that stay quick on real South African connections.

SEO & search

We structure pages, schema, journals, and local landers so South African searches — and AI crawlers — can actually cite you.

Branding & graphic design

Our designers do not 'make it pop'. They build systems: logomarks, type pairings, particle languages, posters, decks, and UI that feel like one studio.

E-commerce

We design stores with local payment reality: cards, instant EFT, Ozow, PayFast, Peach — and a WhatsApp escape hatch when someone still wants a human.

UI/UX

UX is not wireframes for their own sake. It is the sequence of proof, risk reversal, and action that makes a busy owner tap WhatsApp before they leave.

Packages

Priced for South African businesses.

Compare in detail →

Starter

The Launch Site

R6,500once-off

Look established in 14 days — without a template that every competitor already uses.

▸5 custom pages
▸Mobile-first design
▸WhatsApp + click-to-call
▸On-page SEO foundation

14 days · 2 rounds

Start with Starter

Most chosen

Commercial

The Conversion Engine

R13,500once-off

The package South African owners pick when pretty is not enough — they want enquiries.

▸Up to 12 custom pages
▸Conversion copy + motion
▸Blog built for search
▸GA4, Search Console, pixel

21 days · 3 rounds

Build the Conversion Engine

Maximum presence

Flagship

The Showpiece

R20,000once-off

A website people screenshot. Then they book you — because the work already feels expensive.

▸Up to 30 pages
▸Cinematic WebGL motion
▸Full SEO content
▸Shop or booking + local pages

28 days · 4 rounds

Commission the Showpiece

Process

Four movements. No twelve-workshop fog.

Brief

One call. The offer, the buyer, the city, the constraint. We recommend a package before we open a canvas.

Art + architecture

Graphic language, information architecture, and the first-fold promise. You see the system, not a mystery.

Motion + build

Particles, scroll, speed. Engineering that keeps the poetry from collapsing on 4G.

Launch + learn

Analytics, Search Console, WhatsApp paths live. Then we watch what actually creates clients.

Journal

Written to rank. Written to decide.

All articles →

2026-07-14

Custom website vs template in South Africa: why buyers can tell in four seconds

Templates are not evil. They are invisible. Here is why South African businesses that want enquiries eventually leave the theme store.

8 min

2026-07-28

The high-converting website checklist for South African businesses

A practical list we use in every Commercial and Flagship build — from the first fold to WhatsApp, proof, speed, and the ask.

9 min

2026-08-05

Local SEO in South Africa: city pages, Google Business, and being findable in 2026

How Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria businesses should structure websites so Google — and AI crawlers — can recommend them.

10 min

2026-08-18

What a website should cost in South Africa in 2026

A straight breakdown of R6,500, R13,500 and R20,000 — what you should get, what is a red flag, and how to budget without getting trapped in retainers.

8 min

Your next client is already searching. Be the site they cannot ignore.

Pick a package, send a WhatsApp, or book a call. We will tell you which build fits — Starter, Commercial, or Flagship — in one conversation.

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Websites so alive,clients come to you.

We do not decorate businesses. We build the thing that finds their next client.

Work that behaves like a film still.

Harbour & Thyme

Nkosi & Partners

Salt + Cotton

Design, engineering, search, and graphic systems — in one studio.

Web design

Web development

SEO & search

Branding & graphic design

E-commerce

UI/UX

Priced for South African businesses.

The Launch Site

The Conversion Engine

The Showpiece

Four movements. No twelve-workshop fog.

Brief

Art + architecture

Motion + build

Launch + learn

Written to rank. Written to decide.

Custom website vs template in South Africa: why buyers can tell in four seconds

The high-converting website checklist for South African businesses

Local SEO in South Africa: city pages, Google Business, and being findable in 2026

What a website should cost in South Africa in 2026

Your next client is already searching. Be the site they cannot ignore.

Websites so alive,clients come to you.

We do not decorate businesses. We build the thing that finds their next client.

Work that behaves like a film still.

Harbour & Thyme

Nkosi & Partners

Salt + Cotton

Design, engineering, search, and graphic systems — in one studio.

Web design

Web development

SEO & search

Branding & graphic design

E-commerce

UI/UX

Priced for South African businesses.

The Launch Site

The Conversion Engine

The Showpiece

Four movements. No twelve-workshop fog.

Brief

Art + architecture

Motion + build

Launch + learn

Written to rank. Written to decide.

Custom website vs template in South Africa: why buyers can tell in four seconds

The high-converting website checklist for South African businesses

Local SEO in South Africa: city pages, Google Business, and being findable in 2026

What a website should cost in South Africa in 2026

Your next client is already searching. Be the site they cannot ignore.

Websites so alive,
clients come to you.

Websites so alive,
clients come to you.