Whatever matters to you deserves a beautiful place online.
If it fits on one great page, we'll build it.
For your business, wedding, event, portfolio or next idea. A custom website for R649, with a live link in about 72 hours. Pay only if you love it.
R649 once · no deposit · no monthly fee from Makesite
What Makesite is
A productised custom one-page website service
Makesite turns a structured brief into a responsive website for a South African business, occasion, event, portfolio or other focused need. The fixed offer is R649 once: you review the finished site on a live link, targeted for about 72 hours, pay only if you want to keep it, and own the finished static code.
How this works
A studio would charge thousands. We charge R649 because nobody builds it by hand.
Makesite is an AI build system. Your brief goes in, and it is project-managed, designed, built and quality-checked before anything reaches you — every stage by AI, working from what you told us. There is no studio spending a fortnight in a design tool, so there is no fortnight in a design tool to pay for.
- Stage one Project-managed Your brief turned into a plan for the page
- Stage two Designed Layout, colour and type chosen for your business
- Stage three Built Written as real, fast, responsive code
- Stage four Quality-checked Reviewed against the brief before it ships to you
It isn't a template
Each page is generated from your brief rather than filled into a stock layout. That is why the examples further down look nothing like each other — same system, different briefs.
That's why it's quick
About 72 hours, not six weeks of emails. The slow part of a normal website project is scheduling humans, and there are none to schedule.
A person is still answerable
Trevor built and runs the system, from Cape Town — see website design in Cape Town. He does not hand-build your page, but he answers the WhatsApp and fixes what the system gets wrong.
Our guarantee
Every build is project-managed, designed, built and quality-checked by AI before it ships — no person hand-finishes your page before it reaches you. Your judgement is the final check, and the guarantee is what makes that real. You see the finished site on a live link and you decide. If it missed the mark, close the tab and owe nothing — no deposit, no card up front, no reason required.
Building our first portfolio. Early clients get five free changes in their first six months after paying, instead of the standard one, in exchange for a short review and permission to show their site as an example.
What deserves a website?
A business you are growing. A day you will remember. Work you are proud of. A reason to bring people together.
Grow your business
Show what you do, where you work and how customers can reach you.
Start a business site → Free WhatsApp Link Pack →Celebrate an occasion
Share your story, plans, place and RSVP in one lovely link.
See wedding sites →Show your work
Give your bio, projects and next opportunity a place of their own.
See portfolio sites →Bring people together
Put the date, details, programme and registration in one place.
See event sites →A small site, made properly
Everything you need for a professional online presence — without the complexity.
Designed Around Your Brief
Your purpose, words and images guide the page. A tested structure gives the design a strong start.
Fully Responsive
Looks great on phones, tablets, and desktops. Every pixel tested across devices.
Blazing Fast
Lean static HTML keeps the page quick to open and simple to move or maintain.
How It Works
Three simple steps from brief to live site. No meetings, no fuss.
Submit Your Brief
Fill out a quick 5-minute form. Tell us about your website and choose your site type. No payment upfront.
We Build It
Our AI build system designs and builds a responsive one-page site around your complete brief. Our target is to send the live link within 72 hours.
Review, Pay & Claim
Review the live page. If you love it, pay R649 and claim it. You own the code, with no monthly fee from Makesite.
What You Get
A focused one-page build with clear boundaries and no hidden subscription.
Your Brief, Brought to Life
We shape a tested layout around your story, content, colours and goal.
72-Hour Turnaround
Submit your brief and get the finished site in three days. Fast doesn't mean rushed.
You Own the Code
The finished static files are yours, and you can move them to another compatible host.
Pricing
One fixed build price. No monthly fee from Makesite.
Per Site
R649
one-time Makesite build fee
What's Included
- ✓ Custom-built responsive site — mobile, tablet & desktop
- ✓ Relevant sections per site type (landing, portfolio, brochure, etc.)
- ✓ Hosted on here.now (third party hosting on their free tier)
- ✓ Custom domain support — use your own domain name
- ✓ Changes after you pay and claim — one free change as standard, or five within six months while we build our first portfolio
Only pay when you're happy.
You see the finished site before any money moves. If you don't want it, you close the tab and owe nothing — no deposit, no card up front, no reason required.
Custom Form Fields
Here's what we'll ask for — your site will be custom-built from your brief.
Business
For small businesses & professional services
- ✓ Company name & branding
- ✓ About us / story
- ✓ Services overview
- ✓ Testimonials
- ✓ Contact form
- ✓ FAQ
Wedding
For couples celebrating their big day
- ✓ Couple names & date
- ✓ Your story
- ✓ Venue & directions
- ✓ Schedule of events
- ✓ Photo gallery
- ✓ RSVP section
- ✓ FAQ
Event
For conferences, workshops & gatherings
- ✓ Event name & branding
- ✓ Agenda / schedule
- ✓ Speaker profiles
- ✓ Venue & directions
- ✓ Registration form
- ✓ Photo gallery
- ✓ FAQ
Portfolio / Personal
For creatives, freelancers & professionals
- ✓ Name & profession
- ✓ Work samples / gallery
- ✓ Short bio
- ✓ CV / LinkedIn link
- ✓ Social links
- ✓ Enquiry form
Restaurant / Café
For eateries, coffee shops & bars
- ✓ Menu with prices
- ✓ Opening hours
- ✓ Location & directions
- ✓ Photo gallery
- ✓ Booking requests
Something Else
Tell us what you need — we build one-offs
- ✓ Freeform project brief
- ✓ Your choice of sections
- ✓ Contact form
Get Your Site Started
Tell us about your project and we'll build your custom site in 72 hours.
First time? Read the Build Guide or browse example styles — a good brief makes a great site.
One page can take many shapes
Every one of these is a real, live site we built. The businesses are invented — we'd rather show our own work than put words in a client's mouth.
Two ways to get a website
You can build one yourself on a monthly platform, or you can have one built. The difference is not really the money.
Build it yourself
You get a tool
Platforms like Wix, Squarespace or Shopify hand you an editor and a blank template. What follows is yours to do: choose a layout, write every line of copy, find images, fix what breaks on a phone, wire up the contact form, connect the domain.
Then keep paying every month for as long as you want it online.
Have it built
You get a finished website
Send a short brief — about five minutes. Our AI build system designs and builds the real page from it and sends you a live link in about 72 hours. Not a mockup, not a template you still have to fill in.
R649 once. Keep it and the code is yours, or walk away and owe nothing.
What it costs over time
| Year 1 | Year 3 | Year 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly platform, from R200/mo | R2,400 | R7,200 | R12,000 |
| Monthly platform, at R600/mo | R7,200 | R21,600 | R36,000 |
| Makesite | R649 | R649 | R649 |
A monthly plan passes R649 somewhere between month one and month three. After that you are paying again, every month, for the same page.
What you get, and what you don't
- A monthly platform gives you things we don't. A drag-and-drop editor you control, managed hosting, and a support desk. If you want to change your site at 11pm on a Sunday, that is worth paying for.
- We give you something it doesn't. You own the finished code and can move it to any static host. Nothing is locked to us.
- The R649 does not include a domain. That is roughly R100–R180 a year from a registrar, paid to them, not to us. Monthly plans usually bundle it, so the comparison above is fair to them on that point. Hosting uses here.now's current free tier.
- If you enjoy building it yourself, do. You know your business better than we do, and a page you made and understand beats one you paid for and forgot about.
Monthly range of R200–R800 reflects typical South African small-business platform and hosting costs, including a domain, based on our own experience quoting these builds. Checked 1 August 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about your Makesite.
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Contact
Have questions or need something custom? We'd love to hear from you.
WhatsApp is usually the fastest way to reach us.