Services

What I Offer

  • Website design for clients in George, the Garden Route, the Karoo as well as here and there, everywhere.
  • All the service offerings centre around online visibility.

SwanDesign is a freelance web design service dedicated to helping businesses in the Garden Route establish and enhance their digital footprint. Specialising in crafting bespoke websites for new businesses, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and revamping outdated websites and offering support and changes to existing WordPress websites.

The Process

Planning & Consultation

We’ll discuss your strategy, messaging & aesthetics. The inner workings and deliverables.

Framework Development

Website layout structure development and concept for a visual direction based on your brand message.

Web Design

Website design, your content, copy, colours and logo including website copy, services, galleries & products.

Digital Marketing

Add your social media feeds to keep your followers up to date with your social media activity and campaigns.

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Review

We review the final design, and make the last changes.
Email setup.

Go Live!

Your website goes live!
Connect analytics, check SEO and initial performance audits.

  • Analytic Reporting
  • Responsive Design
  • Blogging
  • Branding
  • Content Creation
  • Email Marketing Tools Integration
  • Graphic Design
  • SEO
  • Rank Tracking
  • Keyword Tracking
  • Online Shop Setup
  • Payment Gateway Integration
  • Custom Designs
  • Email Setup
  • SSL

Domain Registration

The first step towards online visibility is to find out if your required domain name is still available.
Check the availability of the name you have in mind.

  • .co.za
  • .net.za
  • .org.za
  • .web.za
  • .africa
  • .capetown
  • .group
  • .agency
  • .design
  • .properties
  • .photography
  • .online
  • .biz
  • .co
  • .info
  • .academy
  • .education
  • .tech
  • .solar
  • .rentals
  • .bike
  • .run
  • .store
  • .pro
  • .solutions
  • .technology
  • .works
  • .media
  • .coffee
  • .fun
  • .tours
  • .club
  • .support
  • .site
  • .com
  • .cc
  • .energy
  • .global
  • .international
  • .today
  • .world
  • .space
  • .news
  • .website

Website Migration

When your business visuals need a revamp.

  • If you have an existing website in need of an update or responsive design.
  • Keep elements of your current website and just migrate it to the new design.
  • Scalable & SEO-friendly.

Website Hosting

Hosting is a monthly expense. Billed quarterly or annually if you prefer.
I’ll recommend a website hosting package based on your business needs, with enough storage space for your website files.

The cost is mainly determined by the amount of space needed to host your site with all its content.

  • Up to 50 Email accounts
  • Remote Email setup
  • Webmail access
  • Unlimited traffic
  • POP3 or IMAP
  • SPF Records
  • Maintenance
  • Security Protocols

Email Accounts

Email accounts for your company.

  • Get the perks of having an @yourdomain address without the need for a website.
  • Professional email addresses from only R49.00 pm for 10 email addresses.
  • POP3 or IMAP
  • Webmail (browser) access

Frequently Asked Questions

Some of the more often asked questions and answers.

The main service offering is website design.
Other design services include anything graphic design: logos, business cards, flyers, brochures, custom imaging, 3D renders.

I do 99% of the website design. Some graphic design, 3D rendering and booklet design is done by other partners.

ASAP. That will be discussed upfront.

A website done properly takes about 4 weeks to complete, depending on the size and complexity of the project.
Landing pages can be done much quicker, while online shops can take a while longer to set up. This can be discussed.

Nothing serious, the whole project just moves on with a couple of days or until feedback is provided.

  • Insight into your marketing strategy and brand messaging if it exists. If not, this can be created.
  • Company logo and colour pallete if it exists, if not, this can be created.
  • Service of product offering information, together with some company information, contact details, etc.
  • A deposit, usually about 30% – 50%, depending on the project scale.

There are no guarantees, but if you feel that my approach and designs are not inline with you or your company’s goals, I will invoice you for the work done to date and you are free to continue elsewhere.
NOTE: there is a 3-6 month hold on newly created domains at the service provider, meaning that you are not allowed to move the domain to another service provider within the first 6 months.

You can contact me via the Contact Form on the Contact page.

Once again, this depends on the size and scope of your requirements. Some of the baseline costs are:

Yes, to be discussed.
Usually a deposit is payable before work is started. Balance payable on completion.
For a better understanding, view my Terms and Conditions and Service Contract.

Ready to Grow Your Business?

Take the first step towards online visibility.