02 / The practice

From the first
question to the
finished thing.

Use a product that already works, or commission a build around the way you work. One engineer, from scope to support.

Fixed scopes · ZAR quotes
01 · Subscribe

Products you can start using now

TradeJot

Quotes, invoices & jobs for small businesses

The office in your pocket for any small business that sends a quote or an invoice — a second-hand shop, a maker, a service provider, a trade. Message it on Telegram like you'd message a client — or use the web dashboard — and your quoting, invoicing, scheduling and follow-ups handle themselves.

  • Quote → invoice → paid — professional PDFs, numbered and VAT-ready.
  • Jobs & clients in one place — schedule work, track parts, follow up.
  • Telegram + web — no app to install; works on the phone you already have.
  • Built for SA small business — ZAR pricing, plain language, no fuss.
Free tier available.

Werktyd

Face-scan clock-in & timesheets

Workers clock in and out with a quick face scan — or a PIN, always offered, no penalty. Owners get live timesheets and one-click payroll export. Sign-up and onboarding happen over Telegram and the web; there is no app to install.

  • Face or PIN clock-in — fast at the gate, no buddy-punching.
  • Live timesheets — see who's on site right now, from anywhere.
  • Payroll export — hours, overtime and totals ready for pay run.
  • POPIA-built — stores a numeric face template, never the photo.
Free tier available.

Virtual Doorbell

A doorbell with no doorbell

A visitor at your gate opens a link and your phone rings on Telegram — wherever you are. You see and speak to them, then decide. Nothing is installed at the gate, and nothing is installed on their phone.

  • Nothing for the visitor to install — they open a link and call.
  • Rings are unlimited — video is the only thing that is metered.
  • Answer from anywhere — it reaches your phone on Telegram, not a box on the wall.
  • Quiet hours and pausing — the gate can stop waking the house at night.
Free tier available.

NoJack

Vehicle tracking that works past the cell towers

A tracker and immobiliser built for South African distances, where cellular coverage runs out long before the road does. Position reports travel over a long-range radio mesh rather than depending on a signal, and an engine cut is refused outright while the vehicle is moving.

  • Works where there is no cell signal
  • Engine cut refused while moving, by design
  • Every command signed and logged

Websites for small businesses

Your own site, on your own name, kept running

A fast site on your own .co.za, built around what your customers actually phone you to ask. Hosting, certificate, backups and updates are one yearly amount, and every site is quoted in writing before anything starts.

  • Build from R2 000 once-off, first year of hosting included
  • From R500 a year after that
  • Post photos and prices from your own phone
02 · Commission

Custom builds, end to end

Scoped · quoted in ZAR · hosted & maintained
4 capabilities

Websites & web apps

Marketing sites · dashboards · portals

Fast, clean sites and web applications — from a business landing page that loads instantly to a full client portal with logins, roles and reporting. Self-hosted, no platform lock-in, no monthly builder fees.

  • Design, build, domain, hosting and SSL — handled.
  • Own your code and your content — leave any time, take everything.

Websites for small businesses: what you get, pricing, how it works →

Backends & integrations

APIs · databases · admin panels · payments

The machinery behind the screen: databases designed properly, APIs that don't fall over, admin panels your staff actually use, and integrations with the tools you already run — including SA payment providers.

  • Node.js · Postgres · the same stack my own products run on.
  • Security first: encrypted data, audit logs, tested backups.

AI assistants & automation

Chat assistants · document pipelines · ops bots

Assistants that answer customers, capture leads, read documents and keep your stock straight — on Telegram or your website. Like the stock assistant RND Automation runs its stores on.

  • Grounded in your data — quotes your prices, knows your stock.
  • Photo and PDF pipelines — invoices in, structured records out.

Industrial & embedded

With RND Automation · PLC · field electronics

Machinery and field hardware run through RND Automation: custom bagging, screening and packaging machines, PLC control retrofits, and ESP32/LoRa electronics for farms and security.

  • Design → build → commission → service, one accountable team.
  • Field-proven: gate controllers, irrigation, LoRa sensor links.
03 · How commissioning works

Three steps, no theatre

Tell me the problem

Use the form below. Describe the job in your own words — what's slow, what's manual, what keeps going wrong. No spec document needed.

Fixed scope, ZAR quote

I reply with questions, then a written scope and a fixed price in rand. You'll know exactly what you're getting and what it costs before anything starts.

Build, ship, run

I build it, you test it against the real thing, and it goes live on solid hosting. Maintenance and support are agreed up front — nothing gets abandoned after launch.

04 · Start the conversation

Tell me what you need

Lands directly with me — no sales team, no queue.
Straight to my phone — I read everything personally.