Custom Static Website (3-5 Pages)
- Custom-coded static website, 3 to 5 pages - No admin area: edits in code or at our hourly rate - Hosting billed separately - Includes Branded Design
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What's included
Included
- A branded design built around your logo, colours and tone
- 3 to 5 pages
- Mobile-friendly layouts that work on phones, tablets and desktops
- A contact form
- Free stock or AI-generated images where you do not have your own
- SEO basics on every page: page titles, meta descriptions and a clean heading structure
- A review stage before launch, where you can ask for adjustments
- Going live: connecting your domain, checking the site on different devices and submitting it to search engines
- 30 days of bug fixes from the day the site goes live (fixes to what was built, not new changes or features)
- Ownership of the website once it is paid in full
Not included
- Hosting: billed separately, or use hosting you already have. SSL is included with our hosting
- Domain name registration
- An admin area: changes are made in the code, by you if you are comfortable with that, or by us
- A blog
- An online store
- Writing your page copy: you supply the text
- SEO beyond the on-page basics: ongoing SEO, Google Analytics, Google Search Console and Google Business Profile setup are a separate service, not part of any website package
- A handover guide (PDF) or remote walkthrough, unless added to your quote
- Changes after launch, done at our website maintenance rate of R450 an hour, agreed before work starts
What we need from you
- Your logo and brand colours (logo design is quoted separately if you need one)
- The text for each page, and your own photos if you have them
- Feedback at the review stage. The sooner content and feedback arrive, the sooner the site goes live
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About the Custom Static Website (3-5 Pages)
A custom static website is hand-built for your business with no content management system underneath it. Each page is prepared in advance and served exactly as it is, which makes it about as fast and as low-maintenance as a website gets: there are no plugins to update and far less that can go wrong or be attacked. This package covers 3 to 5 pages, with a branded design built around your logo, colours and the way your business works. It suits established small businesses that need room for services, about and contact pages, and prefer speed and low upkeep over editing the site themselves.
Every build includes mobile-first layouts, a contact form, and the on-page basics search engines and AI tools rely on: proper page titles, meta descriptions, a clean heading structure and structured data where it fits. We choose the technology for each project based on what the site needs to do, so you get a result, not a list of frameworks to pick from.
A custom static site has no admin area. That is part of why it is so fast and secure, but it means content changes are made in the code. If you or your team are comfortable editing code you can make changes yourself; otherwise we make them for you at our hourly website maintenance rate.
It runs on standard hosting, including our fast local hosting. Hosting is billed separately, or you can use your own. If you expect to change your content often, or want to edit it yourself without touching code, a WordPress or custom CMS package will suit you better. Not sure which fits? Request a quote and we will tell you honestly.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a custom static website (3-5 pages) cost? +
R3,500 as a once-off design and build fee, covering 3 to 5 pages. Hosting is billed separately, and any third-party services the site needs are not included.
Can I edit a custom static website myself? +
There is no admin area, so changes are made in the code. If you are comfortable editing code you can make them yourself. Otherwise we make them for you at our hourly website maintenance rate, agreed before any work starts.
Why choose static over WordPress? +
Speed, security and low upkeep. A static site has no plugins, no database and no admin login to maintain or attack, so there is very little to update. The trade-off is that you cannot edit it through a dashboard. If you need to update content often yourself, WordPress or a custom CMS is the better fit.
Which technology do you build it with? +
We choose the technology per project, based on what the site needs to do. You get a fast, well-built website; the technical choices are ours to make and to stand behind.
Can a static website sell products online? +
Not as a store. Custom static packages do not include e-commerce. If you want to sell online, look at our WordPress or custom CMS e-commerce packages.