Web design for small businesses

Simple websites for small businesses.

We build and look after websites for small businesses. They work on every device, they load fast, and when you need changes, you can reach us.

  • South Africa-wide
  • You own your site
  • One person, on WhatsApp

The problem

If people can't find you online, you're losing work.

  • Customers search for you and find nothing.
  • Your work is good, but customers can't see that from a screen.
  • A previous developer took your money and went quiet.
  • You'd rather run your business than manage a website.

Services

A build, and optional maintenance — priced separately.

You can buy a website, a monthly maintenance plan, or both. The build gets you online. The plan keeps the site fast, updated and backed up.

One-off build

A website for your business

A fixed quote before any work starts. Then a site that works on phones and loads fast — from a single landing page to a full multi-page site.

  • Deposit to start
  • Balance when you approve the finished site
  • Your approval before it goes live
  • Pricing agreed up front, based on scope

Monthly maintenance

R250–R300/month to keep it running

Covers hosting, backups, updates and small fixes. If something breaks, you WhatsApp and we sort it.

  • Hosting, backups and monitoring
  • Small updates: phone numbers, hours, photos
  • Fixes when something breaks
  • Bigger changes quoted separately

Optional. Most clients keep it on; if you cancel, the site stays yours.

Why us

Two experiences most business owners get.

Both are worth avoiding. Here's what we do instead.

The big agency

High prices, jargon, templated sites, and nobody to call after launch.

The freelancer who vanished

Cheap to start, unreachable after delivery. No backups, no support, no one accountable.

This is us

Commissioned quality

One person builds your site and stays available. You approve everything, you own everything, and your messages get answered.

About

Why we started this.

The founder has spent his whole life watching good, honest small businesses lose customers for one simple reason: people can't find them online. Skilled owners, doing skilled work — and invisible in a search.

That's why Cornerstone Web exists: small businesses that get passed over deserve the same online presence as the big ones.

Every client is someone's family business. We treat it that way.

Process

How we work.

  1. Message us

    WhatsApp or email. We agree on what your site needs and what it costs, before any work starts.

  2. We build and review

    Deposit, then we build. You review it as it comes together and approve it before launch.

  3. Launch — your choice

    Once it's live, it's yours. The monthly plan is your call — keep it running or manage it yourself.

FAQ

Asked straight, answered straight.

How much is this going to cost me?

You get a fixed quote before we start, based on what your site needs. After launch, the monthly plan is R250–R300 for hosting, updates, backups and support. Bigger changes are quoted separately, before we do them.

How do I know you won't disappear on me?

You review and approve the work as it goes, and you own everything when it's done. The monthly plan is month-to-month — nothing locks you in.

Do I need to know anything about websites?

Not a thing. You tell us what your business does and who it's for. We handle the technical side and explain everything in plain language.

Will I own my site?

Yes. You own the site, the domain and the content. The monthly plan is optional; if you stop it, you keep everything and we hand over cleanly.

What happens if my site breaks?

Message us on WhatsApp. If you're on the plan, we fix it. If not, we'll tell you what's wrong and what it will cost, and you decide. No surprise fees.

Let's talk

Get a quote.

Tell us about your business and what you need. We'll reply — usually the same day.

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