Online stores built for how South Africans actually buy.
PayFast EFT, WhatsApp questions before checkout, ZAR pricing, fast on 3G. A template with a cart bolted on loses all of this — we build proper stores, ready in 4–6 weeks.
SA-ready
Payments, couriers, POPIA — done day one
Store + catalogue
Theme setup, products, collections, variants, apps configured properly. Up to 30 products in the base build.
Payments in ZAR
PayFast, Yoco, Ozow, Peach, PayGate + Payflex/PayJustNow. Tested with real transactions before launch.
Shipping that protects margin
Live courier rates, zones, weight rules, free-shipping thresholds. WhatsApp button on every page.
SEO + Shopping feed
Meta, schema, sitemap, speed, GA4, Search Console, Google Shopping SA feed. Built to be found.
Platform
Shopify vs WooCommerce — honest answer
Shopify: fastest to market, hosted and secure, best for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. WooCommerce: full ownership, no platform fee, best if you're already on WordPress or need deep customisation. We're not a one-platform shop — the recommendation follows your business.
Checkout killers
Why SA shoppers abandon carts
No trusted payment option
Shoppers who can't pay by card, instant EFT, or Mobicred leave. Offering the full set of SA methods at checkout removes the single biggest abandonment trigger we see in audits.
Surprise shipping at the end
Hidden delivery costs revealed on the last step kill conversions. Live rates shown early — plus a clear free-shipping threshold — keep buyers moving instead of recalculating.
No WhatsApp lifeline
SA buyers ask questions before paying: sizes, stock, delivery times. A visible WhatsApp button rescues checkouts that would otherwise die in silence.
Slow mobile checkout
Multi-step checkouts with heavy scripts collapse on 3G. Fewer steps, autofill-friendly fields, and a tested 3G pass are part of every launch checklist we sign off.