01
Scope
We start with your specification — what the site has to do, who it's for and what success looks like. If you don't have one yet, we'll help you write it. You get a fixed quote off the back of it, valid for ten working days.
Web development agency
Web development that cuts through
We build custom websites, online stores and web systems for South African businesses. Twelve years in, three hundred projects deep — and still not a template in sight.
Who we are
No templates. No shortcuts. No guesswork.
Lemon Media is a web development studio in Johannesburg. We started in 2014 building websites for small South African businesses, and we still do — alongside learning platforms, booking systems, client portals and online stores that ship internationally.
What hasn't changed is how we work. You get a fixed quote off a clear scope, the same people from first call to handover, and full ownership of everything we build. No retainer you can't leave, no logins we quietly keep hold of.
12+
Years in development
300+
Projects delivered
100+
Live sites maintained
2–3
Week typical turnaround
What we do
Four things, done properly
We don't do marketing retainers or logo design. We build and maintain the technical side of your business online — which is the part that's hardest to replace.
Custom-built websites that load fast, read well and hold up under real traffic. Every build starts from your business and your content — never from a theme we bent into shape.
- Custom design and front-end build
- Responsive from 320px to ultrawide
- WordPress builds your team can actually run
- Booking systems and application forms
- Landing pages built around one clear action
- Accessibility and performance built in, not bolted on
Typical build: 2–3 weeks
For the jobs no plugin solves. Learning platforms, client portals, booking engines, quoting tools — and the integrations that quietly hold them together.
- Learning management systems with student and admin portals
- Client, member and staff portals
- CRM, inventory and quoting systems
- Registration, scheduling and booking engines
- Custom APIs and third-party integrations
- Payment gateway and accounting integration
Scoped and quoted per project
Stores built to sell. Clean product architecture, a checkout that doesn't lose people, and a back-end your team can run without phoning us every week.
- WooCommerce and custom storefronts
- Local and international payment gateways
- Product, stock and order management
- Multi-currency and shipping rules
- Catalogue and request-for-quote builds
- Handover training so you own it properly
110 products loaded on your behalf
The technical groundwork that decides whether the site you paid for ever gets found. This is engineering work, not a marketing retainer.
- Technical SEO and clean site architecture
- Core Web Vitals and page speed optimisation
- Schema / structured data markup
- Sitemap submission and index monitoring
- Image, font and asset optimisation
- Redirect mapping on rebuilds and migrations
Included on every build we ship
Selected work
Recent builds
A few recent ones. Every one live, every one still running.
Science Intuition
Custom LMS System
The Tooth Fairy
Dental Studio
VTEC Tools
E-Commerce
Geometric Hosting
Web Hosting Portal
EuroSpec Auto
E-Commerce + Booking
Azalea SA
LMS + Informative
How it runs
Scope. Design. Build. Launch.
The toolkit
What we build with
We pick the stack that fits the job and that you'll be able to hire for later — not whatever is trending this quarter.
- WordPress CMS
- WooCommerce E-Commerce
- PHP Backend
- Laravel Framework
- JavaScript Language
- React UI Library
- Vue.js Framework
- Node.js Runtime
- MySQL Database
- Tailwind CSS Styling
- Flutter Mobile
- Figma Design
- Git Version control
- Shopify E-Commerce
- Stripe Payments
- Cloudflare Edge / CDN
Hosting & email
Kept online by the same team
Hosting and business email run through our own platform — so when something needs fixing there is nobody to pass you between. One number, one team.
Business email
Email hosting
from R49 /month
- Email on your own domain
- Webmail plus IMAP on any device
- Spam and virus filtering
- Generous mailbox storage
- Support from the people who built your site
Websites
Web hosting
from R69 /month
- LiteSpeed servers built for WordPress
- Free SSL certificate, always on
- Daily backups and one-click installs
- 99% uptime commitment
- No lock-in — leave whenever you like
See hosting plans Ask us about migration
Prices in ZAR, billed monthly. Free SSL included on every web hosting plan.
Client reviews
What clients say
—
Questions
Before you ask
The things clients ask most often, answered straight.
Most projects go live within two to three weeks. The real variable is content — the sooner you get us your copy and images, the sooner we finish. If you're working to a hard deadline, tell us upfront and we'll tell you honestly whether it's achievable.
Every project is quoted individually once we've seen your specification, so you get a fixed figure rather than a range that moves later. A 50% deposit starts the work and the balance is due before handover. Quotes stay valid for ten working days.
No. Almost every project we run is handled remotely over email, WhatsApp and calls, with design drafts shared on a private staging server. We're based in Johannesburg and work with clients across South Africa and abroad.
Text in a document — Word, Google Docs, anything editable — and images at the highest resolution you have. Avoid sending images already embedded in a PDF or Word file, as that strips the quality out of them.
Yes. Technical SEO is part of every build: clean site structure, meta and heading hierarchy, structured data, image optimisation and sitemap submission to Google. If you want an ongoing campaign beyond the build, we'll scope that separately.
Yes — we build on systems you can manage, and we train your team at handover. If you'd rather not touch it, we offer a maintenance plan where we handle updates and take responsibility if anything breaks.
Yes, through our hosting arm. It covers LiteSpeed hosting, free SSL, custom-domain email and support from the same people who built your site — so there's no finger-pointing between host and developer.
Regularly. Our portfolio includes clients across South Africa and internationally, including stores shipping to the UK and further afield. Everything is handled remotely.
Start a project
Let's build something sharp
Tell us what you need. We'll come back with a clear scope, a fixed quote and a realistic timeline — usually within one working day.
info@lemonmedia.co.za