Web development
Web Design and Development Company in South Africa
Websites with a job to do, built by hand and kept running after launch.
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Trusted by businesses across South Africa and beyond
Social Agencies is a web design and development company in South Africa that hand-codes fast, mobile-first websites for businesses that need enquiries, not a brochure. Every site is built from scratch around the one action you want a visitor to take, hosted on accounts in your name, and supported by the same team after launch.
The problem
Sound familiar?
Four things business owners tell us on the first call, before we have looked at a single page.
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The site looks older than the business
Buyers check your website before they phone. A dated or thin site makes a real, busy business look doubtful, and they call the one that looks safe.
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Visitors look, then leave
The page opens slowly on a phone, the next step is hidden, and the contact form sits on one page at the bottom. Interest walks out without a word.
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Enquiries go nowhere
Forms land in an inbox nobody checks, and nobody can say which page, search or ad brought the customer in.
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Someone else holds the keys
The domain, hosting or builder account sits in a supplier's name. Every small change becomes a favour, and leaving means starting again.
Your options
How is a hand-coded site different from a template?
Three common ways to get a business website, side by side.
| Template or page-builder site | Typical agency | Social Agencies | |
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| Code ownership | Tied to the platform's account | Often kept by the agency | Your code, in accounts in your name |
| Speed | Slowed by themes and plugins | Depends on the build | Built lean and tested on a phone |
| SEO structure | Up to you to set up | Often added after launch | Built into every page from day one |
| Lead capture | A basic contact form | A form that sends an email | Form, WhatsApp and call routes, all tracked |
| Integrations | Limited to the plugins on offer | Usually quoted as extra | Stock feeds, bookings and CRMs, built in code |
| Who hosts | The platform, on its plan | Often the agency's own server | Your own hosting account |
| Support | Help articles and a ticket queue | Often billed per request | The team that built it, on a monthly retainer |
Franchise dealership
Changan Table View: a page for every model, and test drives booked from a scan
Social Agencies built the Changan Table View showroom site with a dedicated page for each model, a live colour-changer, and a QR code that takes a buyer on the floor straight to a test-drive booking.
6model pages with a live colour-changer
Read the Changan Table View case study Visit changantableview.co.za ↗
What you get
What do you get with a Social Agencies website?
Three parts, built and run by one team, so the site keeps doing its job long after launch day.
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Part 1
The website
Hand-coded from scratch for your business, designed for the phone first and built to be found.
- Written in code, no theme and no plugins
- Designed and tested on a phone first
- One page per service, with headings people search
- Images sized for the screen, so pages open fast
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Part 2
The enquiry handling
Every page built around the one thing you want a visitor to do next, and every enquiry traced.
- Form, WhatsApp and call buttons on every page
- Each enquiry sent to the right person
- Tracking that shows which page and source it came from
- Bookings, stock or your CRM connected where needed
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Part 3
Hosting and support
One monthly retainer with the team that built the site, so nothing is explained twice.
- Hosting on accounts in your name
- Updates and small content changes
- Regular backups
- Fixes from the people who wrote the code
One team. One system. One monthly partner. Built, run and improved by Social Agencies.
Book a callPhone first
Why does a slow phone site cost you enquiries?
Most visitors arrive on a phone, often on mobile data, and they give a page a moment before they go back to the search results. A site that crawls loses them before they have read a word.
Social Agencies designs the phone version first and tests it hardest. There is no theme or plugin code to slow it down, and the buttons that start an enquiry sit where a thumb can reach them.
- Designed on a phone, then the desktop
- Images sized for each screen
- No theme or plugin code weighing it down
- WhatsApp and call buttons within thumb's reach
Coworking brand
The 925 Coterie: a film-led homepage with the enquiry desk in the hero.
Social Agencies built The 925 Coterie a members' workspace site where the first thing a visitor sees is the space on film, and the way to enquire sits right beside it.
Why us
Why do businesses choose Social Agencies for their website?
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Built around the enquiry
Social Agencies decides what a visitor should do next before a page is designed, then builds every page to get them there by form, WhatsApp or phone.
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You own it from day one
The domain, the hosting and the code sit in accounts in your name from the start of the build. If you ever leave, you change the passwords and keep everything.
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Found on Google from launch
One page per service, headings that match what people type and clean code Google can read are part of the build, not an extra bolted on later.
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One team for the site, ads and software
Social Agencies also runs ads and builds the software behind the business, so the website can grow into a lead engine without a new supplier.
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Live work you can open today
Changan Table View, The 925 Coterie and New Generation Gospel Church are live sites you can visit and send an enquiry through before you ever speak to us.
Rebuilt off Wix
New Generation Gospel Church moved off Wix onto a site it owns.
Social Agencies rebuilt the church's website in code, with self-hosted services, a prayer request path and a way to give, carrying across the content worth keeping.
No surprises
What can you count on?
A fixed quote in writing first
Social Agencies sends a fixed, itemised price after a short call. Nothing is built, and nothing is paid, before you have agreed to it.
You own it all
The domain, the hosting, the code and every enquiry are registered to your business from day one. If you ever leave, you keep everything.
Clear terms, no surprises
The monthly terms, including notice, are written into a short agreement you see before anything starts. No hidden exit fees.
The builders stay on it
The people who wrote the code host it and support it after launch, so a problem goes to someone who already knows the site.
The Social Agencies method
How does working with Social Agencies work?
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Discover
A short call about your business, where enquiries come from today and where they get lost.
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Plan and quote
A written plan and a fixed, itemised quote. Nothing starts until you agree to it.
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Build
You get a live preview link from early on and watch it take shape, instead of waiting for a reveal.
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Launch and grow
It goes live on accounts in your name, then we host, support and keep improving it every month.
“I had an absolutely outstanding experience with Social Agencies for the web design and marketing support of my business. Jarred was incredibly professional, attentive, and patient throughout the entire process. … The final result exceeded all my expectations: the website is more beautiful and functional than I could have ever imagined.”
ErikaPolished Furbabies Dog GroomingGoogle review
Professional, efficient, and delivered exactly what we needed. The website is clean, modern and easy for our customers to use, and communication was clear throughout.
I am extremely excited & proud of our new look website. Jared's knowledge, ingenuity & understanding of our needs, wants & desires falls nothing short of BRILLIANT. Jared & James are a formidable team with amazing ideas. Highly recommended.
BEST website company ever. From the start they have been so helpful designing a company website for me. Great pricing, very helpful, wil definitely recommend them to everyone i know. Great Team to work with Social Agencies. Thanks Team for the great work
It was an absolute pleasure working with James. He created an amazing website for us, maintained clear communication throughout the process, and ensured that all of our needs were met. He was professional, easy to work with, and delivered exactly what he promised. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for website design or advertising services.
This young dynamic company has really impressed me with my requirements on a complete website design/development. Highly recommended.
Great service, thank you for your help with Dr van der Poel's website.
Free demo site
Your business. Your free demo.
See your new website before you pay a cent. Social Agencies builds a demo of your homepage, free, so you judge the work first.
- A real demo of your homepage, built for your business
- What your competitors are doing online, in plain words
- Where your current site is losing enquiries
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Tell us about your business
Two minutes on the form, or a quick call.
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We build your homepage demo
Your name, your services, your area. Not a template.
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You decide
Like it? You get a fixed quote in writing. If not, you owe nothing.
Get your free demo
No cost, no obligation.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a website cost in South Africa?
It depends on the number of pages, what the site has to connect to, and how much content needs planning. Social Agencies sends a fixed, itemised quote after a short call, so you know the full cost before anything starts.
How long does it take to build a website?
It depends on the size of the site and how quickly content and feedback come back, which is usually the real delay. The dates go on the quote, so you know the launch window before you commit.
Who owns the website, the domain and the hosting?
You do. Social Agencies sets up the domain, hosting and any data accounts in your name, so the site stays yours whatever happens.
Do you only work with businesses in Cape Town?
No. Social Agencies is based in Cape Town, and works with businesses across South Africa, including Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban. Calls and preview links make distance a non-issue.
Can you rebuild the website I already have?
Yes. New Generation Gospel Church was rebuilt off Wix, and the content worth keeping was carried across. We look at what the old site does well before anything is thrown away.
Can I update the website myself?
Where content changes often, like stock, we build a way for you to manage it yourself. Autocrat Motors runs its own stock through a portal we built. Other changes are handled by us under the retainer.
Do you write the words for the website?
We plan the structure of every page and shape the headings and calls to action with you. The facts about your business, your services and your prices come from you, because nobody knows them better.
Let's talk
Your next customer is searching right now. Let's make sure they find you.
One short call with a director. You get a plan and a fixed quote in writing before anything is built.
- You speak to a director, not a call centre
- A fixed quote in writing, no obligation
- A reply within one working day
How would you like to talk?
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