Website design company in Pretoria that gets you enquiries
Owl Media is a website design company serving Pretoria, Centurion, Midrand and Johannesburg North since 2014. We design and build WordPress websites from R9,100, and you deal directly with the people building your site — no account managers. Most websites go live in 4–6 weeks. Ons help ook graag in Afrikaans.
Since 2014 · 4.5★ on Google · Direct access to the team · Ons praat ook Afrikaans
Who this is for
You run a business in Pretoria, Centurion or Midrand and your website is either embarrassing, invisible or missing. Customers check you online before they phone you, and right now that check is costing you work. You don’t need jargon or a 40-page proposal. You need a website that looks the part, loads fast on a phone, and turns visitors into enquiries.
That’s the work we’ve been doing since 2014: web development for Pretoria businesses that have real customers to win, not design awards.
What’s included in every website we build
- Custom design, not a cloned template. Your site is designed around your business, your colours and your customers.
- WordPress build you can edit yourself — change text, swap photos, add pages without paying anyone.
- Mobile-first layout. Most of your visitors are on a phone; we design for that screen first.
- Basic on-page SEO: page titles, meta descriptions, headings and image descriptions set up properly, so Google can read what you do and where you do it.
- Contact forms and WhatsApp buttons wired to your email and phone, tested before launch.
- Speed and security basics: caching, SSL and sensible plugins, not fifty of them.
- Training handover — a short session showing you how to update your own site.
Need copywriting? Amorie writes website copy in English or Afrikaans as part of the project.
What website design costs in Pretoria
Four packages, priced by size — every one includes custom design, a self-editable WordPress build, on-site SEO, mobile-responsive layout, secure web forms and a blog/news section:
- Package 1 — R9,100 · 1–4 pages
- Package 2 — R10,850 · 5–7 pages
- Package 3 — R12,950 · 8–10 pages
- Package 4 — R15,050 · 11–13 pages
Prices exclude VAT and are based on our hourly rate of R750. Need specific functionality — an online booking facility, a directory listing, custom forms? That becomes a custom quote at R750 per hour. Selling online? See our e-commerce website design page — stores start at R15,750. Full detail on everything is on our pricing page.
Payment terms: 50% deposit to start, and you can split the balance monthly during the build.
How it works
- You message us. WhatsApp, email or the form below.
- A 15-minute call so we understand the job — or a face-to-face at your office if you’re in Centurion or Pretoria, or over Teams.
- A fixed quote within 2 working days. No vague estimates.
- We design and build, you approve. You see the design before we build it, and the site before it goes live.
- Launch and support. A typical 5–10 page site takes 4–6 weeks.
After launch, our Annual Website Support plan keeps WordPress updated, backed up and scanned so your site stays healthy.
Recent work and what clients say
We redesigned the WordPress website for an industrial supplier, including a custom product catalogue their team can manage themselves.
“Great designs and speedy service! I recommend these guys to anyone that needs a website! They made 2 websites for me and I’ll definitely go back if I feel the need for another one! And “after sales” service is excellent!” — Zaander Venter, Google review
Owl Media vs a freelancer vs a big agency
- A freelancer is cheaper, but you’re betting your website on one person’s availability. If they get a full-time job, your site is orphaned. We’re a small team — Marlo, Martin and Amorie — so someone always answers.
- A big agency gives you an account manager, not the designer. Every change goes through a middleman and a ticket queue. With us you talk directly to the people doing the work.
- Owl Media sits in between: small enough to be quick and affordable, established enough (since 2014) to still be here next year. And because we also run Google Ads and SEO, the site gets built for the traffic it will actually receive.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a website cost in Pretoria?
Our website packages run from R9,100 for a 1–4 page site to R15,050 for an 11–13 page site, excluding VAT. Custom functionality like bookings or directories is quoted at R750 per hour. You get a fixed quote within 2 working days, so there are no surprises mid-project.
How long does a website take to build?
4–6 weeks for a typical 5–10 page website, and 8–12 weeks for complex or e-commerce builds. The biggest delay on most projects is content — if your text and photos are ready, we move faster, and Amorie can write the copy for you if they’re not.
Will I be able to update the website myself?
Yes. We build in WordPress, and before launch we give you a training handover so you can change text, images and pages yourself. If you’d rather not touch it, we make changes for you at R750 per hour — most small updates are done the same day.
Do I own my website?
Yes — the site is yours, and your domain is registered in your own name. We recommend hosting that fits your site rather than reselling hosting ourselves, so there’s no lock-in on our side.
Can you redesign my existing website?
Yes. Most of our projects are redesigns of sites that look dated or don’t bring in enquiries. We keep what works (your content, your Google rankings) and rebuild the design and structure around it, with redirects in place so you don’t lose traffic.
Do you also do SEO and Google Ads?
Yes, and that’s the point of using one team. We build the website and run the Google Ads and SEO + AI search work that send it traffic, so nobody can blame “the other guys” when results matter.
Do you only work in Pretoria and Centurion?
No. We’re based in Centurion and work across Pretoria, Midrand and Johannesburg North, meeting at your office or over Teams or Zoom. We also work with clients further afield — distance has never been a problem for a website project.
Can we do the project in Afrikaans?
Ja, met plesier. Ons help ook graag in Afrikaans — van die eerste gesprek tot die webwerf se teks.
Get a quote
WhatsApp us: Hi Owl Media, I’m interested in a new website — we reply within one working day.
Or use the form: Name, Email, Phone, Service, Message. We reply within one working day. No spam, ever.
Prefer email or a call? [email protected] · 083 776 5145 · Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00. See the contact page for everything in one place.