How much does a website cost in South Africa?
White Cat website design packages start at R12,500 for the Launch tier and R18,500 for the Grow tier. Scale builds are scoped individually. The right investment depends on page depth, content requirements, conversion goals, and whether SEO or ecommerce layers are needed. Transparent starting prices and tier breakdowns are available on the pricing page before any call.
How long does it take to build a website?
Most website builds complete within 5 to 10 business days from an approved brief. That covers design, development, content integration, and deployment. Ecommerce builds, custom integrations, or projects with complex content requirements are scoped individually and usually take longer. Timeline depends heavily on how quickly content is supplied and brief decisions are confirmed.
Do you use WordPress?
Custom code is the default at White Cat Studios. WordPress is available when a client specifically needs a familiar CMS for regular publishing or has an existing plugin ecosystem to maintain. When WordPress is the right choice, it is built cleanly without unnecessary plugins or bloat. The website design packages use a custom Laravel-based build as standard.
What is included in a website design package?
All tiers include custom visual design, mobile-first development, basic on-page SEO foundations, conversion-focused page structure, and a launch-ready handover. Higher tiers add more pages, deeper content architecture, SEO-ready structures, trust-building sections, and growth planning for future SEO, hosting, and content. The full feature list per tier is on the website design pricing page.
Can I update the website myself after launch?
Yes. Every build includes a CMS handover so routine content updates, text changes, and image swaps can be made without developer involvement. The level of editing flexibility depends on the tier: Grow and Scale builds include more structured editable sections. For changes beyond content, a care plan or support request covers the extra scope.