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10+ Creative Small Business Ideas for South African’s

Thinking about starting an online business? Here is a list of 10+ creative small business ideas for South African entrepreneurs. Get started without any technical knowledge!.

Looking to be your own boss and make some money? Fortunately, South Africa has no shortage of small business ideas. From launching an eCommerce website to offering services such as web design or copywriting, there’s something here for everyone looking to make a living online. Read on to find out the best self-employment business ideas and website ideas for South African entrepreneurs.

Top Website Solutions

Before you get into the the online business ideas, here are the 2 most popular that businesses choose.

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Standard Website

Standard Website

Perfect for a business looking to expand their online presence. Get the essential pages like home, contact , about us , gallery, T’s and C’s and any other page with basic information. A complete package at an affordable price

R150 per month
or R1500 per year

ecommerce website
eCommerce Website

eCommerce Website

The most common purely website business and top of the list of small business ideas for South African’s, an eCommerce website lets you sell anything and everything you want. Includes full setup and design.

R400 per month
or R3000 per year

*Month-to-month plans available to qualifying organizations/businesses and individuals only. Due to demand we may sometimes pause offering our month-to-month plans so as to not affect our service delivery.

Online Business Ideas That Work

List of Small Business Ideas

Take your online business ideas to the next level with our affordable web solutions.

Blogging

Once off Cost of R1500 + R150 Per Month

Obtain a polished blog website and establish yourself as an industry expert swiftly! Your website will be preconfigured and tailored to your needs. Effortlessly distribute your content across popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You won’t require any coding skills for setup or design adjustments.

*Includes: Web Hosting • Domain Name (.co.za) • Custom Logo • Mobile Friendly • Business Emails • Admin Dashboard

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Help Desk

Once off cost of R2000 + R150 per month

The help desk portal provides a single point of contact for your customers with online access to frequently asked questions, ticketing system and live support. Help Desk Portal is a cloud-based help desk solution designed to make problem solving and query resolution easier for businesses.

*Includes: Web Hosting • Domain Name (.co.za) • Custom Logo • Mobile Friendly • Business Emails • Admin Dashboard • Payment Portal • Workflow Management

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Forum and Discussion

Once off Cost of R500 + R150 Per Month

Create an engaged community with a forum and discussion website. Your website will allow users to easily create conversations and chat with other members of the community. We provide a customizable theme and design, advanced search and moderation tools, custom branding options, as well as analytics and reporting capabilities.

*Includes: Web Hosting • Domain Name (.co.za) • Custom Logo • Mobile Friendly • Business Emails • Admin Dashboard

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Online Course, Skill Development and Tutoring

Once off cost of R2500 + R250 per month

With this solution you can make money and build upon your own skills while also teaching others. Whether you’re an experienced mentor or just starting out, get started with your own courses today. With our easy to use platform you can create a course curriculum based on your skills, set up payments for students, connect with students via video chat, host webinars and more.

*Includes: Web Hosting • Domain Name (.co.za) • Custom Logo • Mobile Friendly • Business Emails • Admin Dashboard • Payment Portal

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Directory and Classifieds

Once off cost of R3000 + R250 per month

Manage your own directory similar to Yellow Pages. Offer featured listings to make more money with ads and paid services. Attract advertisers through sponsored listings and paid advertisements. Create unlimited categories, businesses/classified ads, add photos, maps and more.

*Includes: Web Hosting • Domain Name (.co.za) • Custom Logo • Mobile Friendly • Business Emails • Admin Dashboard • Payment Portal • Bulk Import

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Appointment and Booking

Once off cost of R3500 + R250 per month

Appointment and Booking is a user friendly, cloud-based software that allows businesses to manage all their bookings, appointments and reservations in one place. It allows customers to book the desired services at their convenience, ensuring they can get the time slots they prefer with zero hassle.

*Includes: Web Hosting • Domain Name (.co.za) • Custom Logo • Mobile Friendly • Business Emails • Admin Dashboard • Payment Portal • Calendar

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Reviews and rating

Once off cost of R4000 + R250 per month

Be the next famous critic by creating your own review website which also allows any other logged in user to leave a review or rating. Full moderation, your branding and style. Select a niche like movies, gaming or services and we can design a website perfect for you.

*Includes: Web Hosting • Domain Name (.co.za) • Custom Logo • Mobile Friendly • Business Emails • Admin Dashboard • Payment Portal • Moderation

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Business Plus

Once off Cost of R2500 + R250 Per Month

This package offers you more flexibility with the ability to allow for custom functions for your business without impact your website performance. Store more media, expanded your business and grow your website. Don’t hold back!

*Includes: Web Hosting • Domain Name (.co.za) • Custom Logo • Mobile Friendly • Business Emails •

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Newspaper and Magazine

Once off cost of R4000 + R400 per month

We build you a premium Newspaper and Magazine website for your business. With years of experience, we can help make sure that your news website looks professional and up-to-date with current trends. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) friendly and newsletter functionality included.

*Includes: Web Hosting • Domain Name (.co.za) • Custom Logo • Mobile Friendly • Business Emails • Admin Dashboard • Payment Portal • Newsletter

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Real Estate and Property Development

Once off cost of R3000 + R250 per month

This package gives you all the necessary tools to showcase your services, list properties & attract more customers. We provide everything from powerful search widgets, custom property pages and advanced marketing features, so you get just what you need with minimal hassle.

*Includes: Web Hosting • Domain Name (.co.za) • Custom Logo • Mobile Friendly • Business Emails • Admin Dashboard • Media Rich Listings

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Restaurant Order and Booking

Once off cost of R4000 + R250 per month

Allow your customers to order meals, book their tables and make reservations through your customised website. Our Restaurant Order and Booking system takes the worry and hassle away from managing operations at your venue.

*Includes: Web Hosting • Domain Name (.co.za) • Custom Logo • Mobile Friendly • Business Emails • Admin Dashboard • Payment Portal

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Job portal

Once off cost of R4000 + R250 per month

This websites give employers, recruiters and job seekers a better way to post jobs and find the perfect hire. Our platform is secure, easy to use and gives you full control over who sees what information. Create unlimited job vacancies, manage multiple candidates, add custom fields to track important data.

*Includes: Web Hosting • Domain Name (.co.za) • Custom Logo • Mobile Friendly • Business Emails • Admin Dashboard • CV Management • Tiered Pricing

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*We have included only some key features. To find out more about a plan please fill out the quote form or speak to us.
**Pricing may change based on your unique requirements.

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Frequently asked questions

The cost of setting up a small business in South Africa will depend on the type and scope of the business. Generally, you can expect to pay around R5,000 – R30,000 (about USD $700-$2,100) in start-up costs such as licensing fees, registration with government departments, IT setup and advertising costs.

Costs can quickly climb if not managed strategically. Therefore significant ground work is most essential at the start. Expect to sacrifice time away from other things to invest into your new venture.

There is no shortage of information online about making your business successful. Most provide you with valuable teaser information with the hope of you purchasing their service or book etc to learn more. These aren’t all bad and some may proof to be useful. These small business ideas for South African’s like yourself tend to be challenged by many factors. These aren’t unique though as most countries have their own challengers.

You may find this article helpful to run your business: How to Run A Business

Online business ideas are not that different to any other business venture when it comes to what we thing is important. That is the hard work you put in. From the research to making it a habit to learn new things. Because running a business, even primarily a website business, it requires you know more and learn more which can only be done by putting in the work.

Making a small business website requires many different aspects. Though it is totally doable, having a website that is not on par with competitors can actually be harmful to your business. A website that lacks in performance, UI/UX design, content and structure. Especially if you are purely a website business. Potential customers may see you as unprofessional or not as good as a competitor.

Of Course. The web solutions we offer above are just some of the popular suggestions we have put together to provide to you. For any other website business or website that requires unique functions to suite an industry, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss these with you.

The small business website costs listed above include web hosting, the domain name, development costs, support costs, graphic designing and other overheads. For the month to month plans, our small business website costs are broken up over a period of time. Though they are not contracts and you can cancel at any time we are confident that the service and support you receive will keep you with us.

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