We design and build business websites and online stores from George, South Africa, working with businesses locally and remotely. Whether you need a new site or improvements to an existing one, we plan around what customers need to find, enquire about or buy.
A quote based on the website you need. We discuss your requirements, agree the scope and explain the costs before you commit. Hosting, support and subscriptions are separate.
CHEL’s company material and project history became service pages and a WordPress portfolio. Each project can explain its location, scope, appointment period and CHEL’s role. The team can add new work using the same structure.
01 / START WITH THE TASK
What should your website do next?
You may need a new website, a store or a focused improvement. Start with what customers need to do and what your team needs to manage.
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Explain your services and experience.
Organise services, relevant project examples and contact routes so a prospective customer can understand the offer. Agree which company information your team will update.
Plan product information, payment and delivery together. Check what needs to reach your team and other systems after an order, as well as what the customer sees at checkout.
Review the content, navigation, design or store behaviour that needs attention. Agree focused changes within the current platform where it supports the work.
BigBore shows a complete connected store. Wonki Ware shows focused development within an existing Shopify store.
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Connect the purchase with the work behind it.
BigBore’s team can check payment, invoice and shipment status in one management screen, with controls for cancellations and returns. We built the store and connected payments, Sage accounting, delivery and order messages, reducing the information the team re-enters after a sale.
Our work within Wonki Ware’s existing Shopify store covers collections, product presentation, checkout and delivery settings. The store keeps its established platform and identity, with focused development and support as requirements change.
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Product information, ordering and distributor search.
Product information leads into an order enquiry or a distributor search. The website helps customers find the right route to buy without presenting the enquiry form as an online checkout.
We plan for visitors using the site and the team looking after it. The scope establishes what will be checked, which content your team can edit and how a replacement site will be launched.
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Useful content and clear routes.
We organise services, products and supporting information into readable pages. Clear headings, page titles and links help people and search engines understand the site.
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Easy to use on phones, tablets and desktops.
We check the layout, images, text contrast and navigation across screen sizes. Forms and key actions should work with touch, a mouse and a keyboard.
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An editing setup with clear responsibilities.
We agree which pages, projects or products your team will maintain, and the technical work covered by support. Editing tools and handover follow those responsibilities.
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A plan for the pages you already have.
For a replacement website, we list its pages, articles and media, then agree retained content, redirects and the domain change. Forms and the agreed routes are checked around launch.
04 / FROM FIRST CONVERSATION TO LAUNCH
How we build your website.
You review the page plan, designs and working site along the way. We agree who will supply the content and which decisions are needed at each stage.
Plan the website.
We discuss your customers, what the website needs to do and what you already have. That includes your content, existing page addresses, other systems and who will update the site.
Page structure, priorities and a proposed scope to review
Review the designs.
We plan the content and design the main pages. You can review how the site will look and how visitors will use it before we build the rest.
Main page designs and the steps visitors will follow
Build and test the site.
We build the pages, set up the editing tools or store and connect the agreed features. We test navigation, forms and, for stores, the ordering process with representative content and products.
A working website to review on phones and computers
Prepare for launch.
We check the content, accessibility, search settings and redirects from the old site. Before launch, we agree the domain change, analytics, handover and who will look after the website.
A launch checklist and handover for your team
05 / CHOOSE THE PLATFORM AROUND YOUR WORK
Publishing, selling or connected work?
What you publish, how you sell, which systems need to connect and who will maintain the site determine the platform. We explain setup, subscriptions and maintenance before you choose.
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Content & company websites
WordPress · Webflow · Cloudfusion CMS
These platforms let your team update service pages, projects and articles. We choose the editing setup to suit the content you need to manage.
We can improve an existing Shopify store or build a custom store. Your products, checkout requirements and the way you handle orders help determine the right approach.
We check how the website needs to connect to payments, accounting and deliveries. BigBore’s store uses Paystack, Sage and BobGo, with Cloudflare DNS for its branded domain.
We plan hosting, image loading and caching alongside the build. If the setup uses Cloudflare, we configure and test it with the actual website. Loading speed depends on the site’s content, code and hosting.
These are the practical details we agree for this work, before you go ahead.
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Website and handover
Your scope confirms the pages, features, content work and handover included. Editable files, source code, ownership and third-party licences follow your project agreement.
Accounts and access
We agree who owns and manages the domain, hosting, website editor and any connected store or payment accounts, including the access needed for launch.
Costs beyond the build
Hosting, domains, apps and other subscriptions are identified separately from the website build. Printing or other services outside the website are quoted separately if required.
Care after launch
We agree who updates the site and what support includes, with its ongoing cost. New pages, features and changes beyond that arrangement can be scoped separately.
We start with what you need to publish or sell, which systems the site must connect to and who will update it. Our work includes WordPress, Webflow, Cloudfusion CMS, Shopify and custom websites. We explain the options, subscriptions and maintenance before you choose.
Can you improve our current website or Shopify store?
Yes. We can work on the content, navigation, design or features of an existing site. For example, our Wonki Ware work involves improvements and support for its Shopify store. We’ll review what you have before recommending changes or a rebuild.
Will we be able to update the website ourselves?
Yes, for the content we agree your team will manage. We set up editing tools for those pages, projects, products or articles, and show you how to use them at handover. More complex features and technical maintenance may need development support.
How do you approach SEO and AI-search visibility?
We make pages easy to read and navigate, with useful content, descriptive page titles, internal links and structured data where appropriate. We also check that search engines can access the pages, and consider speed and accessibility. Improving search visibility after launch takes ongoing content work and measurement. Rankings and inclusion in AI answers can’t be guaranteed.
Can we keep our existing articles and URLs?
Yes. We list your existing pages, articles and media before planning the move. We retain important content and redirect changed page addresses to relevant pages on the new site. We check those redirects and search settings before and after launch. The amount of content and its condition affect the work involved.
How much does a website cost, and how long does it take?
The pages, content, products, custom features and integrations determine the quote and schedule. We discuss what you need, then agree the scope and explain the costs before work begins. Improvements to an existing site can be quoted separately. Hosting, subscriptions and ongoing support are listed separately.
Can the site connect to our other business systems?
Yes, where the systems provide the access we need. BigBore’s store connects Paystack payments, Sage accounting, BobGo delivery and Resend messages, bringing the order flow and its exceptions into one management view. We check what your site needs to send or receive before quoting. A more involved connection is planned through our Integrations & automation service.
Should we use Shopify, WooCommerce or a custom online store?
We compare how you sell, the products you manage, your payment and delivery requirements, and the systems behind each order. Shopify or WooCommerce may cover the job with an established store platform. A custom store can be appropriate when the customer journey or connected workflow needs more flexibility. We explain the setup, subscriptions, maintenance and limits of the options before recommending one.
What do you check before a new website goes live?
We check the agreed journeys, mobile layouts, forms and editing tools. For a store, the plan covers representative products and variants, tax and delivery presentation, approved payment tests, customer messages and the accounting or dispatch handoff. Failed payments, unavailable items and refunds need agreed handling too. A replacement site also needs retained content, redirects, account ownership and launch recovery checks. We record which systems and scenarios are included before work begins.
Do you work with businesses outside George?
Yes. Cloudfusion is based in George in the Western Cape, and we work remotely with businesses across South Africa and internationally. We agree how planning, design reviews, launch and handover will work before starting. Tell us about any requirements that depend on your location or an on-site visit so we can confirm the arrangements.
Can you maintain our website after launch?
We can agree ongoing website support around the platform and the work it needs. That may include software updates, backup and recovery checks, content changes or further development. The responsibilities, access, exclusions and price need to be agreed; hosting or a website build should not be assumed to include unlimited maintenance or emergency support.
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We design and build business websites and online stores from George, South Africa, working with businesses locally and remotely. Whether you need a new site or improvements to an existing one, we plan around what customers need to find, enquire about or buy.
Scope
Explain your services and experience. Organise services, relevant project examples and contact routes so a prospective customer can understand the offer. Agree which company information your team will update.
Let customers choose and buy. Plan product information, payment and delivery together. Check what needs to reach your team and other systems after an order, as well as what the customer sees at checkout.
Improve your current website or store. Review the content, navigation, design or store behaviour that needs attention. Agree focused changes within the current platform where it supports the work.
Add features beyond standard pages. A directory, custom form or account feature may need more than a standard page. We plan the task and check the platform before agreeing what to build.
How the work takes shape
Plan the website. Page structure, priorities and a proposed scope to review
Review the designs. Main page designs and the steps visitors will follow
Build and test the site. A working website to review on phones and computers
Prepare for launch. A launch checklist and handover for your team
Know what’s included.
Website and handover. Your scope confirms the pages, features, content work and handover included. Editable files, source code, ownership and third-party licences follow your project agreement.
Accounts and access. We agree who owns and manages the domain, hosting, website editor and any connected store or payment accounts, including the access needed for launch.
Costs beyond the build. Hosting, domains, apps and other subscriptions are identified separately from the website build. Printing or other services outside the website are quoted separately if required.
Care after launch. We agree who updates the site and what support includes, with its ongoing cost. New pages, features and changes beyond that arrangement can be scoped separately.
