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hello@goodground.co.zaGeorge, Garden Route
WHAT WE DO

WEBSITES BUILT PROPERLY. PAID FOR SENSIBLY.

A website development and maintenance studio in George, working with businesses across South Africa. Designed, built, optimised for search and supported after launch, as one connected process. And every project offers a choice of how you pay.Designed, built, optimised for search and supported after launch, as one connected process. And you choose how you pay.

ONE FIXED PRICE

Choose how you pay

First instalment secures your booking; the rest start once you’re live.The first instalment secures your booking. The other 11 start once your site is live.

THREE WAYS WE HELP

Build it. Run it. Grow it.

Seven services in three groups. Most clients start with a build, then add running and growth when they need it.

IN DETAIL

Everything we build, in detail.

01FLAGSHIP

Website Development

A website that works as hard as you do.

Fixed price · 50% deposit or 12 monthly instalments

Redesigning an existing site? See website redesign →

THE PROBLEM

Most business websites are built fast and then left alone. They get slow and outdated, and quietly cost you customers every month.

OUR APPROACH

We design and build custom websites from the ground up: fast, properly mobile, and structured around how your customers decide, not a generic template.

THE OUTCOME

A site that loads quickly, looks credible on any device, and gives your business a front door worth walking through.

02INCLUDED

UX & Design

Design that’s judged by results, not just looks.

Included in every build

Full UX & Design details →

THE PROBLEM

A beautiful site that confuses visitors, buries your contact details or takes six clicks to explain what you do loses the customer before they act.

OUR APPROACH

We map the customer journey before designing a single screen: what a visitor needs to see, and in what order, before they trust you enough to act.

THE OUTCOME

A site people can actually use. Visitors find what they need, and you get more enquiries as a result.

03INCLUDED

SEO Foundations

Search visibility designed in from the start.

Included in every build

Full SEO details →

THE PROBLEM

A gorgeous website nobody can find on Google isn’t an investment. It’s a cost.

OUR APPROACH

Solid technical SEO from day one: fast load times, proper page structure, local SEO for South African search, and content built around how customers search.

THE OUTCOME

A site that works in search from launch, not a second project six months later to “fix the SEO”.

04MONTHLY

Full Service

Everything handled, for one monthly price.

From R1 500/month · no minimum term, cancel any time

THE PROBLEM

Someone still has to run hosting and mailboxes, keep software updated, watch security and stay on top of SEO. Most owners don’t have the time or background.

OUR APPROACH

We build the site, then keep running it: hosting and mailboxes managed for you, ongoing SEO, updates and maintenance, all handled monthly.

THE OUTCOME

A site that stays fast, secure and found, without you managing a single technical detail.

05MONTHLY

Website Care Plans

Someone looking after the site every month.

Priced per site · cancel on 30 days’ notice

THE PROBLEM

Websites rarely fail loudly. A page slows, a certificate lapses, a server falls over on a Saturday night, and it costs enquiries before anyone notices.

OUR APPROACH

Round-the-clock monitoring, certificate tracking, software updates, agreed content updates, and a monthly refresh of your latest Google reviews.

THE OUTCOME

A site still fast, up and saying the right thing a year after launch, with a short monthly note on what was checked and changed.

07GROWTH

Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram)

Stay in front of the people deciding whether to trust you.

Monthly management fee + an ad budget you control

Full Meta Ads details →

THE PROBLEM

Boosting a post feels like marketing but rarely builds anything. It reaches the wrong people and stops working the second you stop paying.

OUR APPROACH

Campaigns around real audiences: your area, your ideal customer, and past site visitors, with scroll-stopping creative and quiet remarketing.

THE OUTCOME

A brand people recognise before they need you, steady local interest, and warm leads that already know who you are.

AFTER LAUNCH

Three ways your site is looked after.

Basic care is included while you pay off a 12-month build. After that, pick the level of help you want.

Compare the 12-month build plan, Website Care Plan and Full Service
WHAT’S COVERED12-month build planIncluded while paying offWebsite Care PlanPriced per siteFull ServiceFrom R1 500/monthMOST HANDS-OFF
Basic maintenanceIncludedIncludedIncluded
Health checks & site monitoringBasicAround the clock, alerts in minutesAsk us
Security certificate trackingAsk usIncludedAsk us
Software kept up to dateAsk usIncludedIncluded
Content updatesNot includedAs agreedAsk us
Latest Google reviews refreshed monthlyNot includedIncludedAsk us
Monthly note on what changedNot includedIncludedAsk us
Hosting & mailboxes managedAsk usAsk usIncluded
Ongoing SEO workNot includedNot includedIncluded
TermWhile paying off30 days’ noticeNo minimum term
Start a 12-month buildAsk about a Care PlanSee Full Service pricing
Full ServiceFrom R1 500/month · no minimum term
  • Basic maintenanceIncluded
  • Software kept up to dateIncluded
  • Hosting & mailboxes managedIncluded
  • Ongoing SEO workIncluded
  • Monitoring, certificates, reviewsAsk us
See Full Service pricing
GROWTH SERVICES

A great website nobody visits is a shop with the lights off.

SEO grows visibility over time, but it won’t fill next week’s diary. Your customers are already searching on Google when they’re ready to buy, and scrolling Instagram and Facebook when they’re deciding who to trust. Paid ads close that gap with real, measurable demand, pointed at the site you’ve already built.Paid ads close the gap with real, measurable demand, pointed at the site you’ve built.

Why it works for small businesses

  • Results you can see

    Every rand tracked to a click, a call or an enquiry.

  • You’re found first

    At the top when customers search, above competitors relying on luck.

  • Start small, scale sensibly

    Begin with a budget that suits you; grow it as results earn it.

  • A better plan beats a bigger budget

    Smart targeting out-thinks the big players.

  • Turn the tap up or down

    Busy season or quiet month, we adjust in days.

  • Ads that match your website

    One consistent story, so it converts better.

  • One team, one relationship

    The people who built your site run your ads.

Growth you can actually budget for

NO LOCK-IN · 30 DAYS’ NOTICE
  1. We learn your business

    Goals, best customers, and what a good lead is worth to you.

  2. We build the campaigns

    Accounts, tracking, audiences and creative, set up properly.

  3. We launch and manage

    Cut what doesn’t work, put more behind what does.

  4. You see the harvest

    A plain-language monthly report: spend, leads, cost per result.

Clear monthly fee. Budget you control. Cancel with 30 days’ notice.

ONE TEAM, ONE CONNECTED PROCESS

Why grow with GoodGround.

The team that built your foundation is the team that brings people to it. Nothing gets handed to a third party halfway through.

01

Foundation first, then growth

We don’t run ads to a weak website; that’s pouring water on dry ground. Because we build the foundation, the traffic we send converts.

02

Your budget, treated like ours

We’d rather spend less and get you more. No inflated budgets, no clicks for the sake of clicks.

03

A partner, not a vendor

The same team behind your site runs your ads. We think in seasons and years, not one-off campaigns.

HOWEVER YOU BUILD WITH USHOW YOU PAY

You choose how you pay.

Every website project is quoted as one fixed price. Pay 50% upfront and the rest on completion, or split it into 12 monthly instalments. No surprise final invoice, either way.One fixed price: 50% upfront and 50% on completion, or 12 monthly instalments.

See pricing

50 / 50

Deposit, then on completion

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Monthly instalments
Not sure a website is the right spend right now? Read why it matters for South African businesses.
FAQ

Questions about what we build.

Every website we build includes the design, UX, and SEO foundations as part of one process, so you don't need to brief a separate designer or SEO specialist. One team, one project, one price.

Most website projects take 1 to 6 weeks from start to launch, depending on the package. The exact time depends on the scope and what your project needs, and we'll give you a firmer estimate once we've scoped it together.

Launch is the start, not the finish line. If you're paying the build off over 12 months, basic maintenance, basic health checks, and site monitoring are included for that period. After that, or from launch if you settle the build in full, a monthly Care Plan takes over with round-the-clock checks on whether the site is up and fast, certificate tracking, software and content updates, and a monthly refresh of your Google reviews on the site. Prefer to have everything handled from the beginning instead? Our Full Service package bundles hosting, mailboxes, ongoing SEO work, and ongoing updates and maintenance into one monthly price.

Google captures people already searching for what you offer, high intent, ready to act. Meta (Facebook and Instagram) builds awareness and trust with the right people before they need you. Most businesses do best with a mix.

GROWTH STARTS HERE

READY TO BRING PEOPLE TO
THE GROUND YOU’VE BUILT?

Let’s turn your website into a source of steady, measurable growth, with a plan that makes it easy to start.