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What things actually cost, what you actually need, and what you can safely ignore. Written by the people who audit and build websites for a living — not by a content farm.
Pricing & costs
Pricing · 2026How much does a website cost in South Africa?
From "free" builders to R50,000 agencies — the real ranges, the hidden monthly costs, and when a R1,500 one-pager is all you need.
Read → Pricing · 2026How much does SEO cost in South Africa?
Agency retainers, freelancers and "R500/month specials" — what the money actually buys, and how to get the useful part for R695.
Read → Pricing · 2026How much does a domain name cost in South Africa?
A .co.za runs R45–R150 a year — unless the renewal-price trap gets you. The real numbers, the R49-becomes-R299 trick, and what a fair price is.
Read →Decisions
Honest checklist · 2026Does my business even need a website?
When WhatsApp and Facebook are genuinely enough — and the exact point where not having a site starts costing you work.
Read → Honest comparison · 2026Facebook page vs website — which one do you need?
Facebook is free and your customers are on it. So when is a page enough, and when does not having a website quietly hand your enquiries to competitors?
Read →Fixes & security
Explainer · 2026Why Google says your website is "Not Secure"
The padlock, the SSL certificate, what it really means when Chrome warns visitors — and the 10-minute fix most hosts won't mention.
Read →Free setup guides
Setup guide · free · 30 minGoogle Business Profile for trades & local services
The free setup that puts plumbers, electricians and builders on the map — literally — before any website does.
Read → Setup guide · free · 10 minGoogle Search Console, explained for small businesses
The free tool that shows you the exact words people type into Google before they find you — set up in ten minutes.
Read → Setup guide · free · 15 minFree website analytics: see who actually visits
5 visitors a month or 500? Microsoft Clarity and Google Analytics in plain language — what to install and what to look at.
Read →Our services
Our service · one-page websitesWhat a GoMarty trade website actually includes
Services, prices, photos, WhatsApp quote button, Google setup done for you — exactly what you get for R1,500 + R299/month, in plain language.
Read → How it works · one-page websitesHow to edit your own website — and get one built in minutes
The full walkthrough: one 5-minute brief, your site built within minutes as a private preview — pay and it's live on your own address — then edit it yourself from your dashboard any time, no developer needed.
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