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• What a website actually costs in Johannesburg (and why the range is so wide)

  29 September 2026

  A business website in Johannesburg costs anywhere from R8,000 to R150,000. Here is what moves a project across that range, why the cheapest quote is often the most expensive, and what to ask before you sign.

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• Buy or build: when custom software beats off-the-shelf

  15 September 2026

  Most businesses should buy software, not build it. Here is how to tell when you are the exception, what custom software costs in South Africa, and what it takes to get the decision right.

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• We ran our own security scanner on ourselves.

  30 May 2026

  DM3 found three missing security headers on stratalogic.co.za. We shipped fixes for two of them in 90 minutes. The third (CSP) is its own project.

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• Your website is a process, not an event

  13 May 2026

  Launching a website is the start, not the finish. Here's what ongoing website care involves in South Africa, what it costs, and why the one-off build is the cheap part.

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• WordPress isn't build-and-forget

  15 April 2026

  A WordPress site is software, and software needs maintenance. Here's what WordPress care actually involves, why it matters, and what happens when it's skipped.

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