Start your website

Right, let’s build your website.

This is the only form you’ll have to fill in. It takes most people 30 to 45 minutes, and there are no trick questions in it. Answer in your own words, the way you’d explain your business to someone at a braai.

A few things worth having open before you start: your logo if you have one, any photos of your work or your premises, and your trading hours. If you’re missing something, skip it and tell us, we’ll sort it out.

Stuck on a question, or would rather just talk it through? WhatsApp Danielle on 083 258 8689 and we’ll do it together.

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The basics
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Web address
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Your look
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Top of page
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Contact & sections
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Your content
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Last Page
First, the basics.
Ten quick facts. Nothing here needs thinking time.
Trading name (as it should appear on the site) *
Registered company name
As on your CIPC documents. Sole proprietor? Use your own name.
Company registration number (if you have one)
Are you VAT registered?
VAT number
Who are we working with? (your name) *
Your mobile number *
Your email address *
What does your business do? *
Two or three sentences, in plain language, like you would explain it to a friend.
How long have you been operating?
Your web address.
Do you already own a domain? *
What is your domain?
Where is it hosted or registered?
The company you pay for it, e.g. Afrihost, Xneelo, GoDaddy. “Not sure” is a fine answer, we can find out.
First choice web address
Two backup options, in case the first is taken
No stress. We will check what exists for your business name and sort the domain out with you before anything is built.
Want your business email moved to the new domain?
Moving email needs care and can carry extra cost, depending on where it is hosted now. We will advise before touching anything.
Your look.
Do you have a logo? *
Upload your logo
Maximum file size: 10 TB
The original file if you have it: PNG, SVG or the designer file.
Brand colours
Hex codes if you know them (e.g. #E39A2E). Otherwise just describe them.
Photos of your business
Maximum file size: 10 TB
Team, premises, your work, products. Anything real. Up to 15.
Fonts you already use (if any)
How should your site feel?
Two or three websites you like the look of
Paste the links, plus a word on what you like about each.
Anything you definitely do not want?
The first thing people see.
The big photo at the top of your site
Upload your header photo
Maximum file size: 10 TB
In one line: what should that photo show?
A subject or a mood. "My team on site." "A plated dish." One line only, we design the rest.
Got a line you already use?
From your bakkie, your signage or your Facebook, word for word. Leave blank and we will write one from the rest of your answers.
How customers reach you.
Tick everything you want in your contact section
Your Google Maps share link
Search your business on Google Maps, hit Share, paste the link. More reliable than a typed address.
Where should enquiries be emailed?
Number for the call button
Number for the WhatsApp button
Must have WhatsApp running on it.
Email address shown on the site
Your address, exactly as it should display
Trading hours
Include weekends, holidays and after-hours callouts if relevant.
What areas do you serve?
Your five sections.
Hero and Contact are always included. Pick exactly three more.
Which three sections do you want? *
Pick exactly three.
Want more than three?
Pick your extra section(s)
Want a section you do not see here? Describe it
Now the stories.
You will only see questions for the sections you picked.
About / Our Story
Why did you start this business?
The real story, in your own words. Left a job, saw a gap, took over from your dad.
Who is behind the business? Names and roles
What do customers compliment you on most?
Credentials worth mentioning
Qualifications, certifications, licences, years in the trade.
A photo of you or the team
Maximum file size: 10 TB
People buy from people. A real photo beats a stock image.
Services
List your services
One per line: Name | what it is | price (optional).
Show prices on the site?
Anything you specifically do NOT do?
Our Work
Photos of finished jobs
Maximum file size: 10 TB
A line about any of them worth telling
Gallery
Your gallery photos
Maximum file size: 10 TB
Testimonials
Two or three reviews, with names
Real ones, exactly as the customer said them.
FAQ
Your most-asked questions, with answers
Up to seven. Question on one line, your answer underneath, like you would say it on the phone.
Pricing
Your pricing, as it should appear
How It Works
The steps a customer goes through with you
The Team
Who is on the team? Names, roles, a line on each
Team photos
Maximum file size: 10 TB
Menu
How does your menu break down?
Upload your menu
Maximum file size: 10 TB
PDF, photo or document, whatever you have.
Do your prices include VAT?
How often does it change?
Bookings
How do bookings work now, and how should they work on the site?
Why Choose Us
Three or four real reasons to choose you
A few words each, plus a line to back it up.
Awards & Press
Awards, press or mentions worth showing
Videos
Links to the videos, one per line
Last bits.
Anything else we should know?
The more you tell us, the closer the first draft lands.