You built the business. Let's build where it lives online.
Brochure sites and online stores for small businesses currently running on WhatsApp and word of mouth.
From R1,000 to start · usually live within a week · you deal directly with me
No website means every customer starts the same way — a message only you can answer.
- Invisible when someone searches for what you do, near them.
- No single place to show your work, your prices, or what people say about you.
- Every enquiry waits on you personally — even at 11pm, even mid-job.
Two ways to build it.
Founding Studio pricing. Bou Studio is still early — 2 sites live so far — so these are honest, accessible get-to-know-you rates. As the portfolio and workload grow, prices will rise. What you're quoted today is yours for your build.
- 1-page website
- Mobile responsive
- Contact info + WhatsApp/contact CTA
- Social links
- Basic SEO
- Domain/hosting set up for you
- Up to 5 pages
- Contact form + WhatsApp/contact CTA
- Google Maps/location where applicable
- Social links, basic SEO
- Professional layout and styling
- Domain/hosting set up for you
- Up to 7 pages
- More custom design + enhanced interactions
- Gallery/portfolio sections
- Contact/lead capture
- Basic SEO, mobile optimised
- Domain/hosting set up for you
- Small starter product range
- Card payments via Yoco
- Live inventory tracking
- Mobile responsive
- Domain/hosting set up for you
- Larger product range
- Card payments via Yoco
- Admin dashboard for sales & products
- Customer accounts for repeat buyers
- Domain/hosting set up for you
- Largest supported product range
- Full admin dashboard + customer accounts
- Card payments via Yoco
- Custom sections built around your range
- Unusually large/complex stores quoted separately
Every package is a one-time setup fee, then hosting from R300/mo (brochure) or R500/mo (store) — domain, monitoring and small edits included.
Bolt on what you need, skip what you don't.
Logo design
A simple, clean logo if you don't have one yet — wordmark or icon, delivered in every file format you'll need.
Extra page
Need more than the plan covers? Extra pages get added at a flat rate, whenever you need them.
Google Business Profile
Get you showing up on Google Maps and local search, properly claimed, verified and filled in.
Copywriting help
Not sure what to say? Send a voice note or a rough chat and I'll turn it into proper website copy.
Product photography
A half-day on-site shoot so your products or work look as good online as they do in person.
Social media pack
Matching cover images and profile graphics for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp Business.
Add any of these when you enquire, or later once your site's live — just message me.
Keep it running, keep it improving.
Hosting keeps the lights on. A Care Plan is for the businesses that want their site to actually get better over time — without lifting a finger.
- One content or photo update a month
- Uptime monitored, issues fixed fast
- Security and software patches kept current
- Everything in Steady
- Two content or photo updates a month
- One small feature or page tweak per quarter
- Seasonal promo banners swapped in for you
- Everything in Growth
- Same-day priority response
- Quarterly performance & speed check-up
- First call for new features before anyone else
No lock-in on Care Plans either — pause or cancel any time, same as hosting.
Rough math on whether it pays for itself.
Not a promise, just simple back-of-envelope math using your own numbers — so you can decide if it's worth it before we talk.
Bou.
Afrikaans for "build"
Three blocks, stacked: foundation, structure, front door. What every site actually needs — and nothing it doesn't. That's the whole philosophy behind how Bou Studio builds: spend effort on the parts that earn you customers, skip the parts that just look busy.
No surprises, no lock-in.
- Price agreed before any work starts — what we quote is what you pay, no surprise invoices.
- No long-term contract. Cancel the monthly plan any time, for any reason.
- Your content and your domain are yours, always — even if you ever decide to leave.
- Usually live within a week of your content and photos coming through.
- You deal with the person actually building your site, not a support ticket queue.
Every site is hand-built — no drag-and-drop page builder bloat, no unused plugins dragging load times down. That's what "fast to load" in the pricing above actually means.
What "no website" becomes.
A few sites out in the wild.
Straight from the people who run these businesses.
Send them my way, get something back.
No forms, no tracking codes — just message me who they are. Once they're a paying client, your thank-you lands whenever you're ready to use it.
Refer any business owner who ends up signing on for a Brochure Site or Online Store, and that's yours on your next project or add-on.
Refer a business →A few notes on getting online.
The 80% of a website that actually gets you customers
Most small business sites don't need a blog, a members area, or five different fonts. They need a clear price, a way to reach you, and proof you're legit. Everything else is optional.
Why "just use Instagram" stops working eventually
Instagram is a great shop window, but people searching Google for what you do at 9pm on a Sunday won't find a caption from three months ago. A website is the thing that's there when you're not.
What "usually live within a week" actually means
Day 1–2: content and photos come in. Day 3–4: build. Day 5: review with you. Day 6–7: small fixes and it's live. Online stores with a big catalogue take a little longer to load in.
Before you ask.
How long does a site actually take?
Usually about a week from when we start, depending on how quickly you can send over content and photos. Online stores with a lot of products take a bit longer to load in.
Do I own the website?
Yes — the design and content are yours. The monthly fee covers hosting, the domain, and small edits, not ownership of the work itself.
What if I need changes later?
Small text and photo updates are included in the monthly fee. Bigger changes, like new pages or a redesign, get quoted separately once we know what's involved.
Do you handle hosting and the domain?
Yes — that's part of the monthly fee. Hosting, domain renewal, and keeping the site online and monitored are all handled for you.
What if I want to cancel later?
You can cancel the monthly plan any time. Get in touch and we'll sort out getting your content and domain handed over to you.
What will you actually need from me to get started?
Mainly your logo (if you have one), some photos, and a rough idea of what you want the site to say. There's a full checklist on what to send me → so nothing holds up your build.
Pick a time for a quick call.
Let's build yours.
Tell me about the business — what it does, who it's for. I'll reply with what it'd take to get you live.
Got it — thank you
I'll reply as soon as I can, usually the same day. If it's urgent, WhatsApp me directly using the button on the right.