We believe every South African business deserves to be found online
Free Website Factory is a small, dedicated team of South African designers and developers on a mission to close the digital gap for local small businesses.
Built by people who understand small business
Free Website Factory started with a simple observation: too many brilliant South African small businesses — salons, caterers, tradespeople, boutiques — were losing customers simply because they were invisible online.
Professional web design was priced for corporates, not corner-shop owners. So we built a model that flips that: genuinely professional website design, offered free to qualifying small businesses. You only ever cover the real, once-off cost of hosting and your domain to go live — never a design fee.
Today, we're a small team spread across South Africa — designers, developers, and writers — united by one goal: helping local businesses compete online.
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The values behind every project
Small businesses first
Every decision we make starts with what's genuinely useful for a small South African business — not what's easiest for us.
Premium work, no shortcuts
Free doesn't mean generic. Every site we build gets the same design care as work we're paid for.
Radical honesty
We explain exactly how our model works, what's included, and what isn't. No fine print, no surprises.
Community over competition
We'd rather help ten local businesses grow than compete for one big client. Local economies grow when local businesses do.
“We measure success one launched website at a time — and one small business given a fair shot at being found.”
The Free Website Factory Team
Your business deserves to be found online.
Applications are reviewed within 48 hours. There's no fee to apply, no obligation, and nothing to lose.