Service

Product catalogue website development

If you sell through quotes rather than a shopping cart, you need a catalogue website, not an online store. We build structured product catalogues that get your range found on Google and turn browsing into requests for quotation.

Updated July 2026

Problems this solves

01

Your product range lives in PDF price lists nobody can find or search.

02

Ecommerce platforms force cart-and-checkout flows that do not fit quoting.

03

Every product enquiry starts with “what exactly do you need?” emails.

04

Competitors with structured catalogues outrank you for product searches.

05

Updating products means paying a developer for every change.

Relevant proof

Catalogue-plus-quote is a different commercial model from checkout ecommerce. No public client catalogue case study yet — choose the model matrix and RFQ system proof instead.

Choose the commerce model

Checkout, catalogue-only, RFQ basket, trade pricing and custom integrations solve different problems. Pick the shape before you buy a stack.

Standard checkout

Standard scope

Primary purpose
Sell fixed-price products online with card or EFT payment.
Checkout
Present — cart and payment gateway
Account requirement
Optional guest checkout; accounts helpful for repeat buyers
Typical integrations
SA payment gateway, delivery rates, order email

Catalogue only

Standard scope

Primary purpose
Publish a searchable range so buyers find specs and contact you.
Checkout
Absent — contact or enquiry only
Account requirement
Usually none on the public site
Typical integrations
Spec downloads, enquiry form, optional CRM notify

RFQ basket

Hybrid scope

Primary purpose
Let buyers assemble a product list and request a formal quote.
Checkout
Absent — quote request replaces payment
Account requirement
Optional; useful for returning trade buyers
Typical integrations
RFQ inbox, quote PDF, status tracking

Trade / customer pricing

Custom scope

Primary purpose
Show negotiated or tiered prices to authorised accounts.
Checkout
Optional — cart may appear only after login
Account requirement
Required — roles and price lists
Typical integrations
Account portal, price lists, invoice/terms handoff

Custom integrations

Custom scope

Primary purpose
Connect stock, ERP, dealer networks or unusual fulfilment rules.
Checkout
Depends on the commercial model above
Account requirement
Usually required for B2B sync
Typical integrations
ERP/stock APIs, dealer feeds, custom fulfilment

What's included

01

Product data model designed around your range, variants and specs

02

Category and product page templates with unique, indexable content

03

Spec-sheet downloads and technical detail sections per product

04

RFQ basket: visitors gather products and submit one quote request

05

Crawl-safe search and filtering that never creates duplicate URLs

06

Bulk product loading from your existing spreadsheets

07

Structured data for products where genuinely applicable

08

Admin-friendly update workflow for prices and range changes

What's not included

Clear exclusions protect your budget and our working relationship — anything below can be scoped separately when you need it:

01

Online payments and checkout — that is an ecommerce build

02

Live ERP or stock-system integration (scoped separately when needed)

03

Product photography (we can specify shot lists)

Pricing and packages

This service is available as Product catalogue website package, with indicative ranges published openly on our pricing page. Every project gets a fixed, itemised quote after one scoping conversation.

Frequently asked questions

Catalogue website or ecommerce — which do we need?

If your prices depend on quantities, customers or negotiation, a catalogue with RFQ workflow usually fits better than a cart. If customers can and should pay online at fixed prices, ecommerce fits. We cover the decision honestly in our catalogue-vs-ecommerce guidance and will tell you if the cheaper answer is the right one.

How many products can the catalogue handle?

The architecture comfortably handles ranges from fifty to several thousand products. What matters more than count is data quality: consistent specs, categories and images. We help you structure the spreadsheet once, then loading and maintaining the range stays manageable.

Prefer a fixed-price SEO audit first?

Small sites: the SEO Audit & Priority Fix Pack (R2 950). Larger, ecommerce or catalogue sites: the Advanced SEO Audit (R8 500) with architecture review and a 90-day roadmap.

Get a straight quote for this work

Tell us what you need and get a straight answer — clear scope, indicative pricing and a fixed quote after one scoping conversation.