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Things people ask me.
These are the actual questions, in the order I actually get them. If yours isn't here, send it to me and I'll add it.
01How much does a website cost in Tanzania?
A one-page site with WhatsApp ordering runs TZS 450,000 to 650,000. A full searchable order website with your own domain runs TZS 1,000,000 to 1,600,000. A complete multi-branch site with bookings runs TZS 2,500,000 to 4,000,000. A full business system with an admin dashboard starts at TZS 6,500,000. The range depends on what you need, not on who is asking.
02Who updates the website after it's built?
Nothing needs updating for the site to keep working. Prices and new items are a message to me, included for the first year. If you want to edit it yourself, that is a paid module and I will price it honestly rather than pretend it is free.
03I already have Instagram. Why do I need a website?
Instagram is where people find you. A website is where they decide. Instagram can't show a customer every size you stock at eleven at night, can't take an order while you're asleep, and can't be searched by somebody who has never heard of you.
04I paid someone before and they never finished. Why is this different?
You pay half up front and half only when the site is live and working. The second half is yours to withhold. Before we talk, I send you a finished preview of your own business, not a promise, so you have already seen the work before any money moves.
05How long does it take?
Faster than anywhere else you will ask. A single page is days rather than weeks, a full order website is under a week, a complete site is a couple of weeks, and a full business system is about a month. While somebody else is still sending you a proposal, yours is live.
06Do I own the website and the domain?
You own both. The domain is registered in your name, not mine, and the first year is included in the price. I will not put your site on my subdomain and call it yours.
07How do I pay?
M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money or bank transfer. Half to start, half when it goes live. I do not start without the first half, and that applies to everybody without exception.
08Can you make it cheaper?
The price does not move, but the scope does. I will remove a named module and tell you exactly what you lose, or drop you a tier. That way you're never paying for something that doesn't solve your problem.
09What do you need from me to start?
Your photos, your prices, and half the fee. If your photos are not good enough I will say so rather than publish them and hope. Everything else, including the domain and hosting, I handle.
10Do you do anything other than websites?
Yes. I also build financial models, valuation work and research, which is where I started. That work is on the finance page and it's the reason the websites are built the way they are.
Tell me what you sell. I'll tell you what I'd build.
First call's free. If it's not something I should be doing, I'll tell you that instead.