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Website Rental is for businesses that want a capable website without managing the build, hosting and routine website work alone.
R499/month
Setup is R0 – R2,000 depending on the website, and two content update requests are included each month.
What it is
Most service businesses need a website and cannot spare the large upfront cost of building one, or the time and technical know-how to keep it running afterwards. Website Rental solves both at once: we build the site, host it, and handle the routine technical work, for one monthly fee of R499/month.
You get a professionally built website that is looked after. We handle hosting, security and updates. What you are paying for is a website that keeps working without you having to think about it, and a predictable monthly cost instead of a large bill.
If the deciding factor for you is who owns what at the end, that is worth comparing properly. Our website option comparison sets out the ownership, control and support position for each route side by side.
How it works
Tell us about your business, location, services, customers and website goals.
We check whether Website Rental suits your need, and tell you if it does not.
Review the proposed website plan, responsibilities and terms before deciding.
We build the website around the approved plan, launch it, and manage hosting and routine website work from there.
No payment is taken when you submit the brief. The clear next step after the brief is a review, not a charge.
Which route
Upfront: R0 – R2,000 setup, depending on the website and onboarding requirements
Monthly: R499/month
Includes: Website build, hosting, SSL, technical management, basic support and 2 content update requests per month
After launch: We keep managing the site. You send content changes and we handle the rest.
Best for: Businesses wanting a smaller upfront commitment and one managed route
Upfront: From R18,000
Monthly: Hosting, domain and support costs on top of the build
Includes: The build and then separate hosting, maintenance and support you manage
After launch: You take on the hosting, updates and maintenance.
Best for: Businesses that want full control and are ready to take responsibility after launch
The right choice is not about which is cheaper in isolation. It is about which one fits how you want to pay, manage and improve the website over time. Compare what each one asks of you after launch, not only the build figure.
What is included
At R499/month, the fee covers the website and the routine work of keeping it working:
Need to update some text, swap an image or make another small content change? Two content update requests are included each month. New pages, major redesigns, new functionality and larger development work are quoted separately. What counts as a request, and what falls outside the allowance, is set out in your agreement and our terms.
Setup: R0–R2,000 depending on the website and onboarding requirements. Many customers pay nothing here. It depends on what has to be set up, not on the plan you choose.
Domain arrangements are set out in your agreement. We set them out plainly before you sign, so there is no ambiguity about who controls what.
Your content stays yours. If you provide your own photos, logos or copy for the website, you retain ownership of those materials. Stock photos, fonts, icons and plugins come with their own licence terms, so anything with a restriction gets flagged before we use it. The detail is in our terms.
If you need more than the basic website, you can add technical SEO at R999/month or Website + Growth from R1,499/month at any point. It also helps to compare this against the other ways of getting a website.
Who it suits
Website Rental suits service businesses that:
It is less suited to businesses that want full control of the code and hosting, or that have a strong internal technical team. We will be honest about which route fits.
What kind of business
Plumbers, electricians, cleaners and landscapers that need a dependable site without a large upfront cost.
Builders, roofers and renovators that want to appear credible and receive enquiries without managing the technical side.
Consultants, coaches and local advisors that need a clear, managed online presence.
Pricing
One monthly fee covers the website and its ongoing management. Setup is R0 – R2,000, depending on the website and onboarding requirements. All figures are in Rand; if your business is based outside South Africa, ask for an equivalent in your currency.
Request a plan and we will review the scope before recommending an option.
Optional add-on
A website does the explaining. It does not follow up on the enquiry that came in at nine at night, and it does not answer the same question for the fifteenth time this week. That gap is where a lot of good enquiries quietly go cold.
Add Vellu AI when you want to automate more of the work that happens after someone contacts your business. It answers routine questions using your own business information, sorts out the enquiries worth your attention, and follows up so leads do not go quiet while you are on a job. It is an optional add-on, priced separately from any website plan, and it is not included in Website Rental. You can also use it on a website you already have.
What it actually does:
Vellu AI is priced separately, and what it costs depends on how much you want it to handle. Tell us what would help most and we will tell you what it works out to. You do not need a Vellu Digital website to use it. If you already have a site, we can set it up on that instead. It is added to your plan separately, and you can leave it out: the website works the same either way.
FAQs
No. Submitting the brief only gives us the information needed to review your request.
No. We work remotely with service businesses in many countries. We are based in Cape Town, but location is not a limit on who we work with. Availability and terms can differ by region, and we confirm the suitable option after reviewing your brief.
We will explain that and, where appropriate, recommend a project-based route instead.
It means we build and run the website for you for one monthly fee of R499/month, instead of you paying a large build cost up front and then hosting, updating and maintaining it yourself. The website and the work of keeping it working sit in the same arrangement.
Need to update some text, swap an image or make another small content change? Two content update requests are included each month. On top of that you get the professional build, hosting, SSL and security, technical management, basic support, basic SEO setup, a site that works on a phone, and contact or WhatsApp options where they suit your business.
There can be. Setup: R0–R2,000 depending on the website and onboarding requirements. It depends on what has to be set up for your particular website rather than on which plan you choose, so plenty of customers pay nothing at this stage. If we quote you a setup fee, we will tell you what it covers before you agree to it.
Need to update some text, swap an image or make another small content change? Two content update requests are included each month. New pages, major redesigns, new functionality and larger development work are quoted separately. It is a real limit rather than an open-ended one, and what counts as a request is set out in your agreement so there is no guesswork about whether something is included.
Anything that adds to the site rather than adjusting it: new pages, a significant redesign, new functionality, or development work of any size. We quote it and explain what it involves before you decide, rather than quietly absorbing it into the monthly fee.
Yes. Website + Technical SEO is R999/month on top of the managed website. It covers the technical layer that decides whether search engines can find and read your pages: crawl and indexing checks, on-page technical improvements, internal linking and structured data upkeep. It is not a full SEO campaign, and it does not come with a promise about rankings.
Yes, and it is optional. Vellu AI is priced separately, and what it costs depends on how much you want it to handle. Tell us what would help most and we will tell you what it works out to. It is not included in the rental fee, and you can leave it out: the website works the same either way.
Yes. You do not need a Vellu Digital website to use it. If you already have a site, we can set it up on that instead.
Your content stays yours. If you provide your own photos, logos or copy for the website, you retain ownership of those materials. We use it to build and run your website, and that does not transfer ownership to us. Stock photos, fonts, icons and plugins come with their own licence terms, so anything with a restriction gets flagged before we use it. The detail is in our terms.
Domain arrangements are set out in your agreement. We set it out plainly before you sign, so there is no ambiguity about who controls what.
Ownership and the handover position differ between the rental plan and a project build, and that difference is worth settling before you commit. It is set out in the written plan, and you will see exactly what you own, what you are licensing and what happens to the site before you sign rather than after.
Leaving should be a decision you can make without drama, so we would rather tell you now what to establish than surprise you later. Two things decide it: whether you can take the website with you, and the notice period that applies. Both are set out in your written plan before you sign, not discovered afterwards. If that flexibility is the main thing you need, a project build may suit you better.
Any minimum commitment is set out in your written plan before you sign, and we will explain what it means in practice rather than leaving you to find out from the small print. If a fixed term does not suit how your business runs, say so when you request a plan and we will tell you whether another route fits better.
Tell us about your business and we will tell you whether the managed route fits. No payment is taken when you submit.