JD Builds · Workshop websites · Paarl
An empty bay earns nothing.
Every day it sits empty, a customer is booking somewhere else.
The right website brings the car in.
Found on Google. Quoted on WhatsApp. Booked.
Up on the lift. Bay full.
That's what your website should do for you.
Paarl · Western Cape · Workshop websites
I build websites for independent auto workshops that turn Google searches and TikTok views into WhatsApp quote requests. Designed by an ex-Mercedes-Benz technician who knows what your customers are actually looking for.
Most web designers have never done a service. I spent four years as a Mercedes-Benz technician, so your site speaks to car owners the way you would at the counter.
I build your homepage first. You only pay if you like what you see.
I keep refining until you're proud to send customers to it.
Every page is built to get the phone ringing, not to look pretty in a portfolio.
No sales visits. We sort everything on WhatsApp and one short call.
Founding-client prices are available to my first workshops only. One-off build fee, then a small monthly plan to keep it running.
For general workshops that need a sharp, fast site customers can find on Google.
Founding-client price
For workshops known for a brand. Put your speciality front and centre.
Founding-client price
For premium European and Mercedes specialists who want to own their area.
Founding-client price
Hosting, changes, price updates and a monthly check-up.
Fast, secure hosting for your site. Changes quoted when you need them.
Every package includes care for the first 3 or 6 months, then you choose a plan. Pay 50% when you approve the homepage and 50% when the site goes live, or split it over 3 months.
No meetings at your workshop, no long contracts. You keep working while I build.
Tell me your workshop name. I'll look at your Google profile and socials.
I build your homepage first, using your real reviews and services.
I walk you through it on your phone. You tell me what to change.
I finish the full site, connect it to Google, and the quote requests start coming in.
Workshop websites are my main focus. I also build these for the right partners.
Turn one-off customers into monthly members. I build membership platforms for service businesses like barbershops, so your regulars pay a monthly fee, book easily, and keep coming back. Members can sign up in seconds by tapping their phone on an NFC sign at your counter.
You create the audience, I build the asset. I partner with social media creators to turn what they know into digital products their audience will buy. There's no upfront development fee, and we share the revenue on terms agreed in writing.
Before I built websites, I spent four years as a Mercedes-Benz technician. I know how a good workshop runs, what customers ask before they book, and why the best mechanics in town are often the hardest to find online.
JD Builds exists to fix that. I build websites that show off the work you already do, so the right customers find you, trust you and send that WhatsApp.
I'm based in Paarl and work with workshops across the Western Cape. Everything happens over WhatsApp and a short video call, so it never gets in the way of your day.
Joshua de Klerk
Yes. I build your homepage before you pay anything. If you like it, I finish the full site. If not, you walk away and owe nothing.
I keep refining your site until you're 100% happy with it. You don't pay the final 50% until it's live and you love it.
50% when you approve the homepage and 50% when the site goes live. If that's too much at once, we can split it over 3 months.
Your homepage preview is usually ready within days of receiving your logo and photos. The full site follows soon after you approve it.
No, and you won't need me to. Everything is done on WhatsApp and one 15-minute video call, so it fits around your workday.
The Core Care Plan (R800/month) covers hosting, changes, price updates and a monthly check-up. If you'd rather handle changes yourself, hosting only is R200/month.
Send me your workshop name on WhatsApp and I'll start on your free homepage preview.