A South African studio building high-performance small business websites at a fraction of typical US agency cost. Live in about 7 days, for $500 once-off plus $15/month hosting & maintenance.
30 min · Google Meet · No commitment
Built for US
The advantage
South Africa runs ahead of US time zones but overlaps every working morning. Same-day replies are the norm — nothing waits overnight for an answer.
You get the design standard of a US studio without paying for their office, sales team and account layers. That is the whole reason the price is $500, not $5,000.
English is the working language, start to finish. Clear briefs, plain-English updates, no translation loop and no guessing what was agreed.
You deal with the person building your site — not a rotating team or a ticket queue. One point of contact from the first call to launch and beyond.
Design samples
Every site is bespoke — no templates, no page builders. Just the pages your business actually needs.
Concept build
A self-initiated concept build for a small Cape Town wine bar — warm editorial design, clear calls to book, and a fully responsive one-page experience.
Concept build
A concept build for a local plumbing business — emergency-first layout, fast callout CTAs, service areas, and a mobile call button that's always in reach.
Concept build
A concept build for a general medical practice — calm, factual layout with services, practitioner details, practice information, and an appointment request form.
What we do
We only take on what we can ship well. Everything below is included in the build fee and the monthly plan — no upsells.
Up to 5 pages, bespoke design, mobile-first. No templates, no lock-in.
On-page SEO, structured data and Google Business Profile setup so nearby customers find you.
SSL, daily backups, security patches, uptime monitoring and small content edits every month.
Keep your domain and brand — we rebuild the parts holding you back. Sub-second load times.
Process
30-minute call. We scope the pages, goals and content.
You approve a bespoke mockup within 2–3 days.
We build, wire up SEO, and stage it for your review.
Live in about 7 days. Hosting & maintenance from day one.
The promise
No time sheets. No surprise invoices. A website that ships fast and keeps running.
7 days
Target turnaround, from final content to live
Fast
Speed and mobile performance built in from the start, not bolted on later
$15/mo
Hosting + maintenance, all-in
100%
Fixed pricing, published upfront — no custom quotes
About
Digital-Foundry is a one-person web design studio in South Africa, now working with small businesses in the United States as well as at home. You talk to the person actually building your site — no account managers, no handovers, no waiting three days for a reply. That is why the process is quick and the price is fixed: there is no agency overhead to pass on.
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$500 once-off + flat $15/month hosting & maintenance. Fixed pricing, no lock-in, 14-day money-back guarantee on the build.