Guides
Guides
Plain answers to the questions South African businesses ask before they build.
What an app costs
What drives the cost of an app in South Africa in 2026: platforms, features, integrations, design, and running costs after launch. How to get a fixed quote.
What a website costs
What changes the price of a South African business website: pages, bookings, a shop, content, SEO and AI visibility, plus what monthly upkeep should include.
Get recommended by ChatGPT
What ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot read when they recommend a South African business, and the eight steps that make yours one of the names.
WhatsApp Business guide
When the free WhatsApp Business app is enough, when you need an assistant that answers and books, and what an automated number costs to run in South Africa.
Publishing to the app stores
What a South African business needs to publish an app under its own name: developer accounts, company verification, store listing, review and rejections.
Choosing a developer
Ownership, fixed price, stages, POPIA and support after launch: the questions that separate a good South African software partner from an expensive lesson.
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