Blog
Notes on building, running and growing an online presence.
Plain-language writing about the things we get asked most — what a website should cost, what makes social media work, and why documented infrastructure matters more than it sounds.
Why a website alone is not a digital presence
A site nobody visits is a brochure in a drawer. Your presence is the whole system — content, social, search and the infrastructure connecting them.
Read articleWhat versioned, documented APIs actually mean for your business
APIs sound like a developer concern. In practice they decide how easily your business can change tools, add partners and stop paying for manual work.
29 July 2026Social media management that actually supports sales
Posting consistently is the baseline, not the strategy. Here is how we structure content so social work feeds real enquiries.
2 July 2026What a small business website should cost in South Africa
An honest look at where the money goes, what drives price up, and how to tell a fair quote from an expensive one.
11 June 2026SEO basics every local business should fix first
Before anyone sells you a monthly SEO retainer, there are a handful of free fixes that move the needle for local search.
20 May 2026How we run a project, from brief to handover
No mystery, no black box. The five stages every MB Development project moves through and what we need from you at each.
28 April 2026