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Website design packages

Website design that climbs Google and brings in more traffic, on autopilot.

Our website design packages give you a custom website, live in 7 days, with an AI brain called Cortex plugged into it. Every week, Cortex scans your site, fixes what it finds and improves it, so it keeps climbing Google without you doing the work.

  • Higher rankings, more traffic
  • Built to show up in AI answers
  • Live in 7 days, better every week

Free, no obligation. We design your homepage before you pay anything. Plans from R2 995 a month.

Behind it: Cortex, the AI brain In front: your new website
Proof

We rebuilt our own website this way. Here’s what happened in 3 months.

Our site went live on the new build on 22 June 2026. These are Google’s own numbers for launchdigital.agency: the 3 months before the rebuild against the first 3 months after it.

01

We doubled our search traffic.

Clicks from Google rose from 196 to 428 a quarter, up 118%. Clicks from people who didn’t already know our name nearly tripled.

  • Clicks from Google+118% 196 428
  • Visits from search+104% 455 930
  • Times shown on Google+90% 43 732 82 882
A quarter before the rebuild against the first full quarter after it. Google Search Console and Google Analytics 4.
02

We nearly doubled our page-one rankings.

12 of the 58 keywords we track were in Google’s top 10 before the rebuild. 3 months later, 23 were.

Before 12
After 23
Where our 58 tracked keywords ranked in Google, by results page. Google Search Console.
03

7 in 10 rankings moved up.

40 of our 58 tracked keywords climbed, 13 of them by 20 places or more. 16 slipped, and catching slips like those is what the weekly ranking scan is for.

Each dot is one of the 58 keywords that ranked before and after the rebuild. Google Search Console.
04

The main content loads in 1.0 seconds.

Google Lighthouse scores the rebuilt site 97 for performance and 100 for accessibility and SEO. Speed matters to Google and to visitors, so Cortex re-tests it every week.

97 Performance
100 Accessibility
100 SEO
1.0 suntil the main content is on screen, with no layout shift
Google Lighthouse, desktop, 12 October 2026.
  • +90%times shown on Google43 732 to 82 882
  • +104%visits from search455 to 930
  • +63%form enquiries19 to 31 a quarter

Before: 1 March to 31 May 2026 on our old WordPress site. After: 1 July to 30 September 2026 on the new site. Sources: Google Search Console, Google Analytics 4, WhatConverts and Google Lighthouse.

The problem

Every website has two problems.

However good it looks, a website can’t advertise itself and it can’t improve itself. Building it was never the hard part. Keeping it in front of customers is, and most of the time nobody’s doing it.

  1. It can’t advertise itself

    Google doesn’t rank a site because it exists. It ranks pages that answer what people search for, load fast and stay current.

  2. It can’t improve itself

    Rankings move, competitors publish and faults creep in. Without someone fixing and updating it, a site loses the traffic it had.

Visitors from Google, the 12 months after launch
Launch 12 months later
Fixed and improved every week Built, then left alone

The pattern we see, not a measurement of any one site.

Is this you?

  1. 1

    You’re paying for a website nobody improves

    A maintenance plan keeps it running but never makes it better.

  2. 2

    Your website takes too long to load

    So people leave before they see what you do.

  3. 3

    A customer tells you your website is down

    Because nobody was watching it.

If that’s you, this system was built for you.

See how it works
The solution

The Launch Autonomous Website System

A fast, custom-designed website with an AI brain plugged into it. The brain is called Cortex. It works on your site every week, so it doesn’t need anyone to drive it. That’s what autonomous means.

  • Google Search ConsoleRankings and indexing
  • Google Analytics 4Traffic and enquiries
  • Microsoft ClarityHow visitors behave
  • SiteGuruTechnical health
  • DataForSEOWhat your area searches for
Your website
Cortex our AI brain
  • Health scan
  • Speed scan
  • Ranking scan
  • Content scan
  • Visitor scan
Fixes made and pages improved, every week

Every change logged and reported to you

  • Faster pages
  • Higher Google rankings
  • More traffic
  • Clear to AI tools
  • Pages that convert better
Part one: the website

Five systems go into every build.

Together they make up the Built-to-Rank Method, the way our web design team has learnt to build websites since 2015.

  1. The Ranking BlueprintEvery page planned for Google and AI search
  2. Conversion Design SystemDesigned to turn visits into enquiries
  3. Clarity Copy FrameworkPlain words that answer what people search
  4. The Authenticity LayerYour real photos and your real words
  5. The Performance StackSpeed, security and reliability

Your new website

What each system does
  • The Ranking Blueprint: we research what people in your area search for and what your competitors rank for, then plan every page before anything is designed, with a page for every service and area. Your current site is mapped and every old address redirected.
  • Conversion Design System: proof where doubt creeps in, your number where the thumb lands on a phone, and navigation a customer in a hurry can use. Every call and form is counted from day one.
  • Clarity Copy Framework: we read your reviews to hear how customers describe you, then write every page around what they search for, in plain language.
  • The Authenticity Layer: your real photos, cleaned up, and your real words. Anything that reads or looks like a machine made it is taken out.
  • The Performance Stack: no plugins and no database, so there’s nothing to update or hack. Monitored, backed up and protected from spam.
Part two: Cortex

Cortex runs the same 5-step loop every week.

Once your site is live, Cortex takes over. It does the weekly work an SEO agency would usually bill as a retainer, so a website that used to wait for someone to work on it now works on itself.

Your website

Cortex plugged into your site
  1. 1 ScanReads 5 tools every week
  2. 2 PlanAI agents work out the fixes, in order
  3. 3 OptimiseAI agents make the fixes
  4. 4 LogEvery change kept in the site’s memory
  5. 5 ReportYour Weekly Brain Report, every Monday
Every Monday

Your Weekly Brain Report

One report, in plain English, that shows you:

  • What Cortex scanned, found and fixed
  • Your uptime, speed, traffic and rankings
  • Every change, with what changed and why
  • New content waiting for your approval

Example report. The business and figures are for illustration.

The 5 scans Cortex runs every week
  • Health: broken links, weak titles and pages Google can’t index, found and fixed.
  • Speed: every page tested and trimmed.
  • Rankings: drops flagged, and pages close to page one pushed up.
  • Content: stale pages and unanswered questions rewritten, with your approval.
  • Visitors: the places people hesitate and leave, found and fixed.
How you know Cortex is doing the right thing
  • Every change is logged and listed in your Weekly Brain Report, with what changed and why.
  • Cortex works only inside the Business Brief, which sets what it may and may not say about your business.
  • New written content goes live only after you approve it.
  • Anything you don’t like is reversed through the Change Desk, at no cost.
What you get

Everything your website needs, in one monthly price.

  • A custom website

    Designed for your business, written for your customers and built to load fast.

  • Cortex

    5 scans a week, fixes made, every change logged.

  • Hosting

    Fast hosting with a CDN, SSL certificate, security monitoring and daily backups.

  • The Change Desk

    Email a change and it’s done. Unlimited changes, never billed.

  • The Weekly Brain Report

    What was scanned, found and fixed, every Monday.

  • Nothing else to buy
  • You own the site and its code
  • Nothing for you to log into
  • Domain registration not included
7 days, one step a day

How the process works

You pay nothing until you’ve seen your homepage, and nothing goes live until you’ve signed it off.

  1. 1 Day 1

    Your homepage, designed

    Free, before you pay anything.

  2. 2 Day 2

    The Ranking Blueprint

    Research, page plan and redirect map.

  3. 3 Day 3

    The words

    Every page written.

  4. 4 Day 4

    The build

    On the Performance Stack.

  5. 5 Day 5

    Your sign-off

    You check it and approve it.

  6. 6 Day 6

    Cortex connected

    Plugged into the 5 tools.

  7. 7 Day 7

    Launch

    Your first report arrives the Monday after.

Start with the free homepage

We take on 5 new sites a month. Day 1 starts on your confirmed date.

What this would normally cost

Bought separately, this work costs R184 000 a year.

These are typical South African rates for the same work, bought from separate suppliers. For the wider picture, see what a website costs in South Africa.

  • Custom website designR40 000
  • Hosting and support, 12 monthsR12 000
  • Custom reporting, 12 monthsR12 000
  • SEO retainer, 12 monthsR60 000
  • Copywriting for new pages, 12 monthsR60 000
  • Bought separately, for a yearR184 000
The Core plan, founding price Everything above, built and run for you
R2 995 a month R35 940 for the year, excl. VAT
What you keep in year one R148 060
Included in every plan

Three extras you would normally pay more for.

Owners kept asking us the same three questions, so we built the answers into every plan at no extra cost.

  • Included

    “Will the AI say things about my business that aren’t true?”

    The Business Brief

    We train Cortex on your services, areas, tone and the claims it may make. You sign it off before anything is written.

    Worth R9 995
  • Included

    “Will I lose my rankings when I switch?”

    The Rankings-Safe Move

    Your old site is mapped page by page, the content moves across and every old address is redirected to its new page.

    Worth R4 995
  • Included

    “Will I show up in my area?”

    The Local Ranking Starter

    Your Google Business Profile is tuned up and local schema goes live on launch day, so Google knows where you work.

    Worth R4 995

R19 985 of extras, included in every plan.

What it costs

Our website design packages, all at the founding price.

A 12-month term, then month to month. The founding price is for the first 10 sites or until 30 November 2026, whichever comes first, and it stays locked for as long as you stay.

Core

One location that wants the website handled.

R3 995 a month at list price

R2 995 a month

R35 940 for the first year

  • Your website, hosting and the 3 extras
  • Cortex: 5 scans a week, fixes made
  • Unlimited changes, usually live within 8 working hours
  • The Weekly Brain Report
See my new homepage
Recommended

Growth

Growing into more areas and more searches.

R4 995 a month at list price

R3 995 a month

R47 940 for the first year

Everything in Core, plus:

  • Conversion fixes from visitor data
  • How AI tools see you, checked weekly
  • 2 new articles a month and up to 5 location pages
  • Changes within 4 working hours and a quarterly call
See my new homepage

Scale

Multiple locations or brands.

R9 995 a month at list price

R8 995 a month

R107 940 for the first year

Everything in Growth, plus:

  • Competitor rankings, checked weekly
  • 4 new articles a month and unlimited location pages
  • Changes within 1 working hour
  • A monthly strategy review
See my new homepage

Prices exclude VAT. Paying the year upfront is at the list price with 2 months free. The founding price and the annual discount can’t be combined.

  • 3 of 10 founding places left
  • Founding price ends 30 November 2026
  • Extra pages: R595 a month per block of 5
  • Legal pages not included
Compare the plans line by line
CoreGrowthScale
Website and hosting
Pages (extra pages in blocks of 5, any plan) Up to 5 Up to 5 Up to 5
Fast hosting, CDN, SSL certificate, security monitoring and daily backups Included Included Included
Weekly scans
Health, speed, rankings, content and visitor behaviour Included Included Included
Conversion fixes from visitor data –Not included Included Included
How AI tools see you –Not included Included Included
Competitor rankings –Not included –Not included Included
Content
Existing content kept optimised Included Included Included
New articles a month, approved by you –Not included 2 4
Location pages, kept updated –Not included Up to 5 Unlimited
Service page refresh every quarter –Not included Included Included
Support
Change Desk: unlimited changes, never billed Included Included Included
Changes usually live within 8 working hours 4 working hours 1 working hour
Quarterly call –Not included Included Included
Strategy review –Not included –Not included Monthly
Reporting
The Weekly Brain Report, every Monday Included Included Included
The small print, in plain English
  • Term: 12 months from launch, then month to month. Either side can end it after the first 12 months with 30 days’ written notice.
  • Billing: monthly in advance. Paying the year upfront at the list price gives 2 months free.
  • Founding price: for the first 10 sites or until 30 November 2026, whichever comes first. It stays locked while your account is active and paid up.
  • Pages: every plan includes up to 5 pages. Extra pages are added in blocks of 5 at R595 a month per block. Legal pages, such as terms and a privacy policy, aren’t included.
  • Changes: edits, fixes and changes to the existing site are covered within a fair usage policy. New pages and sections are priced per block.
  • Leaving: the site and its code are yours. Hosting and the weekly scans stop at the end of your final paid month.
  • Not included: domain registration, advertising spend and any marketing outside your own website.
See how affordable this is

How many extra visitors would cover your plan?

Put in your own numbers. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Which plan?
Extra website visitors a month to cover R2 995 – That’s all it takes for the plan to pay for itself.
That’s this many extra enquiries a month –
And this many extra jobs a month –

For comparison, our own rebuild added 475 visits from search a quarter, about 160 a month, in its first 3 months.

Our guarantees

Three guarantees that put the risk on us.

  • See It Before You Pay

    We design your full homepage first. No cost, no obligation. If you don’t love it, we part as friends.

  • The Month-Six Exit

    If by the end of month six your new site isn’t faster than your old one, and your rankings for the local terms we agreed at the start haven’t improved, you can leave the rest of the term and keep the site.

  • Never Pay for a Fix

    Anything on your site that needs fixing or changing gets done for as long as you’re with us, within fair use, and you’re never billed for it.

  • The 90-Day Speed PromiseIf your new site isn’t measurably faster than your old one within 90 days of launch, the next 3 months are free.
  • The Always-Up PromiseAny calendar month with downtime we caused is free.
  • You Own ItThe site and its code are yours. If you leave, we hand them over.

How each guarantee is judged is written into your agreement.

Start with your homepage

See your new homepage first. Decide after.

Tell us about your business and we’ll design your full homepage, free. If you love it, we build the rest in a week. If not, you owe nothing.

Tell us about your business

No cost, no obligation. We design your homepage before you pay anything.

  • 3 of 10founding places left
  • 30 November 2026the founding price ends
  • Lockedyour price stays for as long as you stay, even when the list price rises
  • 7 daysfrom yes to live
Questions

Questions people ask before they start

Still comparing your options? Our guide on how to choose a web design agency covers what to ask any agency.

What is the Launch Autonomous Website System?

It’s a custom website with an AI brain, called Cortex, plugged into it. We build the site in 7 days. Cortex then scans it every week, fixes what it finds, improves its pages and lists every change in your Weekly Brain Report.

How much do your website design packages cost?

At the founding price, Core is R2 995 a month, Growth R3 995 and Scale R8 995, excluding VAT. Every plan includes the website, hosting, Cortex, unlimited changes and the weekly report, on a 12-month term and then month to month.

Do you improve my existing website, or build a new one?

We build a new one. Cortex needs a site built a particular way to work on, so we build it from scratch, move your content across with your rankings protected, and then Cortex takes over. Your old site is retired.

How will I know the AI is doing the right thing?

Every change Cortex makes is logged and listed in your Weekly Brain Report, with what changed and why. Cortex works only inside the Business Brief, which sets what it may and may not say about your business. New written content goes live only after you approve it, and anything you don’t like is reversed through the Change Desk at no cost.

How do you stop the AI writing things that are wrong about my business?

Before anything is written, we build the Business Brief: your services, your areas, your tone, the claims Cortex may and may not make, and the words to avoid. Cortex works inside it, and you approve any new content before it’s published.

Can I edit the site myself?

You don’t need to. Email a change to the Change Desk and it’s done within the turnaround for your plan. There’s nothing for you to log into.

What happens to my rankings when we switch?

Your current site is mapped page by page before we build, and every old address is redirected to its new page. A few individual phrases can move during any rebuild, and the weekly ranking scan catches them.

Do I own the website?

Yes. The site and its code are yours at all times, and if you leave, we hand them over. Hosting and the weekly scans stop at the end of your final paid month.

What happens when the 12 months end?

You carry on month to month on 30 days’ notice, on the same plan at the same price.

What if my site isn’t faster and my rankings don’t improve?

That’s what the Month-Six Exit is for. If by the end of month six your new site isn’t faster than your old one, and your rankings for the local terms we agreed at the start haven’t improved, you can leave the rest of the term and keep the site.

Stop paying for a website that gets worse every year.

See your new homepage first. Pay nothing until you love it.

See my new homepage

Live in 7 days. Founding price locked while you stay. Ends 30 November 2026 or when the last 3 places go.