Digital agency for small and medium businesses · Johannesburg

Your marketing, admin and website, handled.

Agency-level support at small-business prices. Social media, virtual assistance, presentations and websites from one team that shows up every week, with prices you can see before you call.

7+years supporting SA businesses
1team for marketing, admin and web
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Sound familiar?

You started a business, not a marketing department.

Your socials go quiet when you get busy.

Then you post three times in a day to make up for it, and nothing lands.

Admin eats the hours you should be selling.

Inboxes, quotes, diaries and follow-ups. Important, but not the best use of you.

Your website undersells you.

Your business has grown up. Your online presence hasn’t caught up yet.

What we do

Three ways we move you forward.

Pick one, or combine them. Either way, you deal with one team who already knows your business.

01

Get Seen

Consistent, on-brand marketing that keeps you visible.

  • Social media management
  • Content creation and captions
  • Meta and Google Ads
  • Pitch decks and proposals
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02

Get Organised

A reliable back office, without hiring in-house.

  • Virtual assistant support
  • Inbox and diary management
  • Research and reporting
  • Business operations and SOPs
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03

Get Online

A website and systems that work as hard as you do.

  • Website design and development
  • Technical SEO
  • Data integration
  • Software setup and management
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7+ yearsbehind the scenes for South African businesses
Why The Collab Agency
“Small businesses deserve great support without big-agency invoices.”

I have spent more than seven years as a virtual assistant and agency operator, working behind the scenes for South African businesses of every size. What I kept seeing was owners paying big-agency prices for work that didn’t move the needle, or trying to do everything themselves until something gave.

The Collab Agency is my answer: honest, published pricing, real execution every week, and a team that picks up the phone. No jargon, no lock-in games, no surprises on the invoice.

Lauren, Founder

Pricing

Clear prices. No guesswork.

Know what you’re spending before we even talk. Monthly packages, no hidden extras.

Starter Presence

Build consistency and establish your online presence.

R4,750 /month
 
  • 3 posts per week
  • Content creation
  • Caption writing
  • Scheduling
  • Basic engagement support
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Growth

Increase visibility, engagement and brand momentum.

R6,750 /month
 
  • 3 to 5 posts per week
  • Content creation and scheduling
  • Caption writing and hashtag strategy
  • Engagement prompts
  • Strategy check-ins
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Premium Growth

Strategic content and ads for brands focused on growth.

R8,750 /month
Includes Meta Ads management
  • Daily posting, Monday to Friday
  • Advanced content planning
  • Engagement support
  • Meta Ads management (ad spend excluded)
  • Strategy check-ins
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SEO and Google Ads add-on

Basic SEO optimisation, keyword research, Google Ads setup and monitoring, monthly optimisation and reporting.

R2,850 /month

Ad spend is paid directly to Meta or Google and is not included in package prices.

Ad hoc

For one-off tasks and occasional support.

R600 /hour
 
  • No monthly commitment
  • Admin, research, documents and more
  • Billed in 15-minute increments
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10-hour retainer

Steady weekly support for busy owners.

R4,950 /month
R495 per hour
  • 10 hours of support every month
  • Priority turnaround
  • Inbox, diary, admin and operations
  • Monthly time report
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20-hour retainer

Your back office, properly covered.

R8,900 /month
R445 per hour · best value
  • 20 hours of support every month
  • Priority turnaround
  • Operations, SOPs and reporting
  • Monthly check-in and time report
Get started

Retainers have a three-month minimum, are paid upfront monthly, and unused hours do not roll over.

Website design

Fast, mobile-first websites built to represent your brand properly and turn visitors into enquiries.

Custom quote
  • Design and build
  • Technical SEO setup
  • Hosting and care options
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Presentations

Pitch decks, reports and proposals that communicate your value with clarity and impact.

Custom quote
  • PowerPoint and Canva decks
  • Company profiles
  • Tender and proposal documents
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Systems and integrations

Connect your tools and data so your business runs on systems, not spreadsheets.

Custom quote
  • Data integration
  • Software setup and management
  • Automation and workflows
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How it works

From first call to first results.

Free 20-minute call

Tell us where you’re stuck. We’ll tell you honestly what will help, and what won’t.

A clear proposal

One page, one price. You know exactly what you’re getting.

We get to work

Quick onboarding, then consistent execution every single week.

Monthly check-ins

We review what’s working and adjust, so your spend keeps earning its keep.

Let’s talk

Not sure what you need? That’s what the call is for.

Free, 20 minutes, no pressure and no jargon. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll tell you.

hello@thecollabagencysa.co.za