Currently taking new projects from September.
Let’s work out
whether this is
a good fit
Every enquiry gets a real reply within two working days, including the ones I turn down, with a recommendation for someone better placed.
- info@bonolomathabela.com
- Phone
- +27 82 419 7734
- Hours
- Mon – Fri, 08:30 – 17:30
Pick whichever is least effort for you
Every enquiry gets a reply within two working days. Phone and WhatsApp are answered during studio hours; email is answered properly.
- General enquiriesinfo@bonolomathabela.comQuestions, introductions, anything at all.
- New businessstudio@bonolomathabela.comBriefs, scoping and proposals.
- Phone & WhatsApp+27 82 419 7734Monday – Friday, 08:30 – 17:30 SAST
- Press & speakingpress@bonolomathabela.comInterviews, features, panels and workshops.
Tell me about the project
The more concrete you can be about budget and timing, the more useful my first reply will be. If you genuinely do not know yet, say so. That is a real answer, and the pricing pages will get you close.
From first email to signed proposal
- 01
You send a brief
Rough is fine. The most useful thing you can include is what changed recently that made this feel urgent.
- 02
I reply within two working days
Either with questions, a call invitation, or an honest 'this isn't my area, here is who I would ask instead'.
- 03
A 30-minute call
No charge, no pitch deck. We work out whether the fit is right and what the real scope looks like.
- 04
A written proposal
Fixed fee, dated schedule, phase-by-phase deliverables. Valid for 30 days, no pressure attached.
Come and see material samples in person
14 Keyes Avenue, RosebankJohannesburg, 2196South AfricaVisits by appointment so the print wall and the device lab are actually set up for you. Parking on Keyes Avenue; the building is accessible by lift from street level.
Cape Town projects run from De Waterkant
Buitengracht Street, De WaterkantCape Town, 8001South AfricaUsed for workshops, testing sessions and client meetings on Cape projects. Not a permanent office, so email first and we will find a time.
Answers that might save you an email
All twelve questions are on the FAQ page. If yours is not there, it is genuinely worth asking.
How do you price work?
Websites are fixed-price packages published on the pricing pages, so you can budget before we speak. Apps run as a fixed-price discovery followed by a fixed-price build. Hosting and consulting are monthly. You will never receive an invoice for something we did not agree in writing first.
What does a project cost?
A one-page launch site is R9 500, a seven-page business website R24 500, an online store R48 000, and custom platforms from R95 000. Apps start at R55 000 for a progressive web app and R165 000 for a cross-platform build. Hosting and care plans run from R450 a month.
How long will it take?
One to two weeks for a launch page, three to five for a business website, five to eight for a store, and eight to sixteen for a custom platform. Apps run six to twenty weeks depending on scope. You get a dated schedule before you commit.
How many revisions are included?
Two rounds of substantive revision at each stage, which is enough for the vast majority of projects. Further rounds are R650 an hour and I will tell you before we cross that line, not after.
Do I have to take a hosting plan with you?
No. You can host anywhere, and I will hand over everything needed to do that. Plans exist because most clients would rather someone else handled backups, updates and the 21:00 Sunday outage. They start at R450 a month and you can cancel with 30 days' notice.
Can you take over a site somebody else built?
Regularly. Roughly half the sites on care plans arrived that way. The audit is free and you get the findings whether or not you sign anything, including an honest answer if the right move is a rebuild rather than a rescue.
However you'd rather reach me, info@bonolomathabela.com is always read.
Bonolo Mathabela · Designer & Developer · 14 Keyes Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa
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