Why Every Business Needs a Website – Even If You’re on WhatsApp or Takealot

June 6, 2025 | Admin

In today’s digital world, many small businesses in South Africa rely on platforms like WhatsApp, Takealot, Facebook Marketplace, or other listing sites to sell their products or services. And while those platforms are helpful, they’re not enough. If you’re serious about growing your brand and owning your business online, you need your own website.

Here’s why:

  1. A Website Gives You Full Control

    Platforms like Takealot or WhatsApp are useful, but they come with limitations:

    • You can’t fully customize how your brand looks.

    • You’re subject to their rules, fees, and changes.

    • If they suspend or delete your account, your business goes with it.

    With your own website, you control everything—design, content, pricing, customer experience—and that’s powerful.

  2. Build Trust and Credibility

    Customers take you more seriously when you have a professional website. It shows you’re legit and established.

    Think about it—when you search for a product or service and find a proper website vs. someone just selling via DMs… who would you trust more?

    Even a simple one-page website with your logo, services, contact info, and testimonials can go a long way in building trust.

  3. Your Website Works 24/7

    Your website doesn’t sleep. It can:

    • Answer common questions,

    • Show off your products or services,

    • Collect leads or orders—even while you’re offline.

    Unlike WhatsApp or social media, it’s always available, searchable on Google, and accessible from anywhere.

  4. Make Sales Without Paying High Platform Fees

    When you sell on Takealot or similar platforms, you’re often charged commissions, listing fees, or delivery costs.

    With your own website, especially when integrated with an online payment gateway, you:

    • Keep more of your profit,

    • Manage your inventory and orders directly,

    • Create custom offers or discounts easily.

  5. Your Website is the Heart of Your Digital Marketing

    Planning to run ads or grow your business in the future?

    All of it—Google Ads, Facebook campaigns, email marketing—performs better when it leads to a proper website. It’s your digital HQ, and everything else should point back to it.

Bonus: It’s More Affordable Than You Think

At Kodeink Group, we offer One Page Website Designs from only R999 once-off, including:

  • Free domain and hosting for 1 year

  • Custom layout to match your brand

  • Contact form, location map, and basic SEO

Perfect for small businesses that want to grow without breaking the bank.

Setting IMAP Email on Outlook Mobile

April 21, 2021 | Admin

This is a step-by-step guide on how to setup your IMAP email account on your Outlook Mobile app on Android and iOS platforms.

After you get email settings from your hosting service provider:

  1. Launch the Outlook app on your mobile
  2. If there’s no current account linked to your outlook app already, then choose Add Email Account on the first screen OR if there’s already an account on your Outlook app, then click the home icon on the top left, and choose settings or the cog sign on the bottom left, and choose ADD EMAIL ACCOUNT
  3. Enter your email address e.g name@domain.co.za and continue to next screen
  4. Select IMAP and continue
  5. Enter the password for your new email account (Should be part of the setting sent to you if you didn’t create it yourself)
  6. Enter Display Name you wish e.g John Doe
  7. On Description you can type Work, Business etc.
  8. Choose the Advanced Settings
  9. On IMAP Incoming Email Server
    1. IMAP Host Name – mail.domain.co.za:port e.g mail.kodeinkgroup.co.za:123
    2. Username – the email address you setting up e.g name@domain.co.za
    3. Password – the same password for the email you are setting up
  10. On SMTP Outgoing Email Server
    1. SMTP Host Name – smtp.domain.co.za:port e.g smtp.kodeinkgroup.co.za:123
    2. Username – the email address you setting up e.g e.g name@domain.co.za
    3. Password – the same password for the email you are setting up
  11. Click the “tick” mark to complete setting up your email account, and if all is well it will automatically synchronize emails on inbox and outbox.

Everything is easy until it has to be done, and done right.

Kodeink Group

Setting IMAP Email on Outlook mobile can be stressful, we are glad to help you configure it remotely, you can email us at support@kodeinkgroup.co.za and we will contact you as soon as possible.