Full service digital agency – South Africa

Websites.Marketing.Hosting.

Everything your business needs to dominate online — designed, built, hosted, and managed by a single expert team. No confusing tech. No run-around. Just results.

New: Website as a Service — no deposit, month-to-month

360+

Businesses trust us with their websites

15+

Years of experience

30-day

Money-back guarantee

Our flagship service: Website design

A website that works as hard as you do — beautifully designed, built to convert, and made to last.

Anyone can put a website online. We build sites that actually perform: fast, accessible, search-friendly, and unmistakably yours. Every project starts with your brand and ends with a site that brings in real business, not just compliments.

  • Custom design

    Built for your brand

    No templates. Every website is designed from scratch to reflect your brand identity, values, and the story you want to tell the world.

  • eCommerce ready

    Sell online with ease

    Powerful online stores with unlimited products. Training included to manage your products and orders — hosted on dedicated cloud servers.

  • Mobile first

    Flawless on every device

    Fully responsive design that looks and works beautifully on phones, tablets, and desktops. Speed-optimised for South African connectivity.

  • SEO foundation

    Built to rank on Google

    Every website is built with SEO best practices baked in — clean code, fast load times, proper structure, and schema markup from day one.

  • Accessibility

    Reach every customers

    1.3 billion people worldwide experience some form of disability. We build accessible websites so your business reaches this massive market.

  • Proven process

    On-time, every time

    Strategy, design, build, launch — our stress-tested process delivers projects on-schedule and on-budget. Weekly progress updates, always.

The Web Design Promise: Your business deserves a beautiful website that reflects your values, tells your story, and converts visitors into customers. That's exactly what we deliver.

What we do

Every digital capability under one roof

From project conception through development, marketing and beyond — we are your first and only call.

  1. Web design & development

    Custom, effective websites that engage, convert, and deliver returns. UX planning, sitemap design, beautiful visuals, and copy that sells — all in your brand's voice.

  2. Digital Marketing & SEO

    Heatmaps, A/B testing, scroll tracking, monthly reports, conversion optimisation, and campaigns that bring in new leads and clients consistently.

  3. Website Management

    We manage your website for you, allowing you to focus on your business. Included: Uptime monitoring, security scans, plugin/core updates, SMTP email, DNS management, daily backups, and quarterly Zoom performance reviews.

  4. Web Hosting

    Superfast SSD hosting in South Africa. Fully features control panels, free SSL, free site migration and most importantly our famous fantastic friendly service.

  5. WordPress Hosting

    High-end hosting for your WordPress website with our white-glove service. Includes free migration. We can host your website almost anywhere in the world to ensure it's close to your clients.

  6. Domain Registration

    Africa's widest domain selection — 400+ extensions and growing. Let us manage your new domain for you or keep your domain where it is. Transfer support included.

Web hosting

Fast hosting with legendary support

Fast feature rich web hosting or white-glove WordPress hosting, our famous support is always included.

Managed WordPress hosting

WordPress specialists expertly manage your hosting

A seasoned WordPress professional manually migrates your WordPress site, gets everything running perfectly, then manages your hosting for you. Not an extra charge — included as standard.

  • Free manual migration

  • DNS Management

  • WordPress Hardening

  • WAF Firewall

  • Superfast NVMe Disks

  • Daily Backups

  • Hourly backups optional

  • Enterprise Stack

Our process

From brief to live — results every time, on time

From our first call right through to project launch and beyond, our simple and proven process always ensures your complete satisfaction.

  • Discovery

    We audit your digital presence, define objectives, research your competitors, and plan a great user experience (UX) to engage and convert visitors.

  • Design

    The shiny things stage. We create a beautiful design in your brand's voice and tone — captivating, functional, and mobile-first from the ground up.

  • Build & launch

    We develop, test, and deploy with zero compromise on quality. Good copy crafted — a smidge of art and a dash of science — to drive real conversions.

  • Grow & optimise

    A/B testing, heatmaps, scroll tracking, monthly reports, and ongoing spend optimisation to compound your digital growth quarter after quarter.

Reviews & testimonials

Trusted by hundreds of businesses

We have extremely high client retention and it's been that way for years. How? We deliver every time. Here's what a few of our clients have to say.

  • Jonathan Lecthman

    CEO, Event Republic

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    Web Assist stands out by prioritizing the best for you.

    Web Assist has been my guiding light in the confusing world of starting a website. When I had no idea where to begin, their expertise made the process not only easier but also eliminated my stressed and anxious thoughts. Having collaborated with numerous web developers and designers in the past, I can confidently say that Web Assist stands out by prioritizing the best for you. They make creating a website and hosting it a seamless, stress-free experience. Thank you so much for your invaluable support!

  • Cindy Kennerley

    Founder, Balance your Debt

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    THANK YOU SO MUCH from your very happy client.

    I had no clue about designing a website and I am SO grateful to Athlone as he has been right by my side from start to finish. He is always only a phone call away and rendered excellent professional service – THANK YOU SO MUCH from your very happy client.

What we do

We do what works. No fluff. No frills.

We cut the fat and keep the good stuff. From startups to established businesses, we help you elevate your game — formulating a strategy and executing on it with the expertise and experience to ensure it succeeds.

With over 15 years doing web design and digital marketing for businesses across South Africa, we've determined what works and what doesn't. We do what works.

Athlone Harris-Compton

Director & consultant – Web Assist (PTY) Ltd

Let's strategise about moving your business to the next level. If your online presence is under-performing, or worse, non-existent — we'll fix it.

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  • 15+

    Years experience

  • 100's

    Of websites launched

  • Next-gen

    Software stack

  • > 2hr

    Support response