Runway
R500 per month
The website is your credential
- Hosting, SSL and DNS
- Security patching
- Uptime monitoring and backups
- Quarterly performance check
Everything ittakes to fly.
It's easy for web projects to spiral out of budget, leaving you paying for things you didn't anticipate. I have a different approach because I believe fairness and transparency is the only way to do business. I want you to know exactly what you are paying for.
Calculate your build costThe Complete Starting Point
The base
R4 500
Single page website
A complete, working website, built uniquely for you or your business.
- Strategy and structure session before anything gets designed
- Custom design
- Mobile and desktop build
- Cloudflare hosting setup and DNS
- SSL security
- Core on page SEO
- Local SEO and Google Business Profile setup
- Security hardening
- Contact form (optional)
- Google Analytics and Search Console (optional)
- Performance tuning
- POPIA compliant forms and a privacy policy
- Hand coded animation where it suits the site
- Two rounds of revisions
All of the above is included in the price.
Sizing Your Project
How big do you need your website to be? That is the only question that changes the price of the build itself. Pages get cheaper as the website grows.
The base, page oneR4 500
Then pages 2 to 5R1 900 each
Then pages 6 to 10R1 500 each
Then page 11 and upR1 200 each
Typical build scopes
R12 100
A consultancy or trades business
Five pages. Home, about, services, contact, other.
R17 500
A guesthouse
Six pages and photography included.
R28 600
A school
Fifteen webpages with a news section parents can follow.
The cost can be spread over 3, 6, 9 or 12 months rather than paid upfront. Ask when you enquire.
Are you excited to get started?
Below are shortcuts for website builds at different price points. There are no different products. Select the most appropriate. Once you are in the calculator you can change what you would like to add or subtract.
I need one good pageFor when sending people to a Facebook page has started to feel like an apology.I run a service businessSomeone hears your name, looks you up, and what they find makes them pick up the phone.I run a guesthouse or farm stayBuilt for the moment someone decides this is where they want to wake up.I have work to showBuilt so the work carries the page rather than the layout shouting over it.I publish something regularlyYou write, you publish, nobody has to be phoned to make it appear.I run a schoolParents deciding, staff working and families arriving all need different things from the same site.
Extras
Here are some of the additional services I offer to make your website shine even more.
Brand copywriting
R2 000 – R6 000Most people underestimate this one. A beautiful layout means nothing if it does not sound like you. Quoted once we know how much copywriting work you need.
Photography
R3 000 – R8 000Professional photography and videography done well puts your website on another standard. Quoted per project.
Blog and newsletter
R3 000A blog editor for your insights and stories.
Afrikaans and English
R3 000As a native Afrikaans speaker, we can definitely make your website multilingual.
Logo and brand kit
R5 000For when your business needs a refresh on branding and artwork.
Move an existing site across
R3 500This is only if you really want to keep what you had. Coming off WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or a builder. Content, pages and website assets carried over rather than started from zero.
Advanced AI and answer engine structuring
R2 500Advanced setup so that AI assistants can read your website and reference it correctly. This is new and cutting edge work.
You own your domain
Once the website is done, everything on the website is yours.
I host and maintain your website. If you ever want to leave, I will give you the website export. No additional fees.
Not sure where to start? Let me help you figure out what you need.
Getting airborne is one thing. Staying in flight is another.
Every website requires one of the plans below. These plans cover the set infrastructure costs to keep your website online and maintained.
30% offfor your first six months
Every website launches with a Flight Plan at 30% off for the first six months. You pick the plan, the discount applies automatically. After the first six months it continues on the full price of the plan selected.
Liftoff
R1 200 per month
The website brings in work
- Everything in Runway
- Monthly performance check
- Quarterly status report
- Ongoing SEO improvements
- Backups
Altitude
R2 500 per month
The website is your front door
- Everything in Runway
- Monthly performance checks
- Monthly status reports
- Ongoing SEO improvements
- Backups
- Priority support and updates
- Analytic reports (if included in your website)
What happens when something needs to change
Small things are free. Send the text and it gets changed. A phone number, a price, a paragraph, a new photo. Within reason, no charge and no long waiting queues.
Bigger things get quoted first. A new page, a new section, a restructure. You will know the cost before I start.
FAQs
What does a website cost in South Africa?
At Takeflight every website starts from the same base of R4 500, which covers one complete page. Pages after that are R1 900 each up to five, then R1 500 to page ten, then R1 200. A five page business website works out to R12 100 and a fifteen page school website to R25 600 before any extras. Prices are in South African rand, exclude VAT, and include hosting setup, SSL, security hardening, local SEO and core on page SEO.
How long does a website take to build?
One page runs two to three weeks. A five page website runs four to six. The clock is set by how fast content comes back from you rather than by how fast I type, so you control most of it.
What is included in the base price?
A strategy and structure session, custom design, the mobile and desktop build, Cloudflare hosting setup and DNS, SSL security, core on page SEO, local SEO and Google Business Profile setup, security hardening, a contact form, Google Analytics and Search Console, performance tuning, POPIA compliant forms and a privacy policy, hand coded animation where it suits the site, and two rounds of revisions. All of it is in the price. None of it is charged for separately.
Can I pay for a website over a few months?
Yes. The cost can be spread over 3, 6, 9 or 12 months rather than paid all at once. It gets agreed as part of the proposal, so ask when you enquire.
Do you work with businesses outside Cape Town?
Yes. Takeflight works with businesses across South Africa, including farms, tourism operators and small businesses in the Western Cape and further afield. Most of the work happens over email and calls.
Do you keep the website running after it launches?
Yes. Every website needs a Flight Plan, which covers the infrastructure costs of keeping it online and maintained. Plans start at R500 a month and every build launches at 30% off for the first six months.
Who owns the website once it is live?
You do. Once the website is done, everything on it is yours, including the domain. I host and maintain it, and if you ever want to leave I give you the website export at no additional fee.
What happens when something needs changing after launch?
Small things are free. Send the text and it gets changed, whether that is a phone number, a price, a paragraph or a new photo. Within reason there is no charge and no long waiting queue. Bigger things like a new page, a new section or a restructure get quoted first, so you know the cost before I start.
Will a new website grow my business?
A website cannot do your operations for you. Your workmanship is ultimately the final factor judged by clients. What a good website does is make sure that when someone comes looking, what they find is fast, clear, easy to find and looks professional.