# Reliable development. Global value. > South African website, PHP and eCommerce delivery for Australian teams, built around practical asynchronous handover and agreed support boundaries. Canonical page: https://webvelopment.co.za/au/ Language: en For Australian agencies and businesses WordPress and websites Webvelopment supports Australian website and software briefs through South African delivery with agreed review and handover responsibilities. Start with one business task and the information the next reviewer needs to act without waiting for a meeting. [Explore website delivery](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/services/websites/)[Let’s talk about your project](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/contact/) [WordPress and websites](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/services/websites/)[Dedicated developers](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/outsourcing/dedicated-developers/)[PHP outsourcing](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/outsourcing/outsourced-php-development/)[Delivery models](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/outsourcing/) Make the handover part of the work ## Start with the work your team needs help with. You may have a website to rebuild, a PHP issue to resolve or more development requests than your team can take on. We can discuss South African delivery around the work you have now and the people who will review it. For agencies, that can mean implementation while your team retains the client relationship. For businesses, it can mean a defined project or a continuing queue of changes. Bring the current site or application, the change you need and any deadline that affects it. We discuss meeting times for your actual city and team. Full Australian-business-hours coverage is not assumed; urgent support and live launch windows need separate agreement. AUD proposal presentation can also be discussed, with currency and invoicing confirmed commercially. [How we work with you](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/why-south-africa/) ![A person working on a laptop in a relaxed shared workspace.](https://webvelopment.co.za/images/lifestyle/remote-work-1400.webp) Illustrative photography · [Brooke Cagle / Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-using-laptop-while-sitting-on-sofa-chair-YpefHkUc8BQ) Development with a usable review rhythm ## Choose a project, an application change or ongoing help. The right starting point depends on what needs doing and how much is already known about the work. Website work can cover WordPress, content editing and the steps visitors take to enquire or buy. Existing PHP and commerce work starts with understanding the application, business rules and integrations. A regular backlog may suit a retainer or dedicated arrangement, with someone on your side deciding priorities. For the first task, agree what you should receive: a staging page to review, an implemented change to check or an investigation that explains the next step. Include the links, checks and open questions your reviewer needs to respond. [Explore our services](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/services/) [Development ### Useful software, applications and connected business systems.](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/services/development/)[Websites ### Clear experiences that help customers understand and act.](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/services/websites/)[Marketing ### An audience, a relevant offer and a measurable next step.](https://webvelopment.co.za/services/marketing/)[Creative services ### Strategy, copy and design that tell the same story.](https://webvelopment.co.za/services/creative/) The work behind the thinking ## The proof is in the work. Browse website, commerce-related, software and creative project presentations from the existing portfolio. If one helps explain what you need, include it in your enquiry so we can discuss the relevant scope. [Explore all our work](https://webvelopment.co.za/work/) [![Vassco — System portfolio cover](https://webvelopment.co.za/images/portfolio/2028.webp) System ### Vassco](https://webvelopment.co.za/work/vassco/)[![UD Trucks — Website portfolio cover](https://webvelopment.co.za/images/portfolio/2025.webp) Website ### UD Trucks](https://webvelopment.co.za/work/ud-trucks/)[![SVN — Branding portfolio cover](https://webvelopment.co.za/images/portfolio/2019.webp) Branding ### SVN](https://webvelopment.co.za/work/svn-2/)[![Rampararat — Website portfolio cover](https://webvelopment.co.za/images/portfolio/2012.webp) Website ### Rampararat](https://webvelopment.co.za/work/rampararat/) Explore the work behind the offer ## Different challenges. Connected experience. 51project presentations 6in-depth case studies 4connected disciplines ## Keep delivery moving across the working day If you run an Australian agency, you may need development help while keeping the client relationship with your team. If you run a business, you may have a website to rebuild or an existing application that needs attention. We can help with websites, PHP applications, eCommerce and continuing development work through South African delivery. The first choice is what you need us to take on. A defined website project, a difficult change in an existing application and a regular queue of smaller requests need different ways of working. Bring the work you have now, including anything that is holding it up, and we can discuss a suitable starting point. Working across time zones also means deciding which questions need a conversation and which can be answered in writing. We plan that around the people doing the work and reviewing it, so the arrangement fits your team. ## Design the handover before allocating capacity Before booking development time, work out what your team needs to review a change. For a website, that might be a staging link, the pages changed and a short explanation of how staff will edit them. For an application, it might be the steps to reproduce the original issue, what changed and the checks still needed from someone who knows the business rules. Questions need a clear route too. If a missing decision stops a task, it should be easy to distinguish that from an update you can read later. Agree who can answer content, technical and client questions, especially when those are different people. We discuss meeting overlap for the actual locations and people involved, including seasonal clock changes where relevant. Full Australian-business-hours coverage is not assumed. Support windows and urgent-response arrangements are confirmed separately before commitment. ## Choose the workstream that fits [Website delivery](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/services/websites/) can suit a new site or a rebuild where visitors struggle to find what they need and staff need a clearer way to edit content. Bring the current site, the pages you expect to keep and the customer action that matters most, such as making an enquiry or finding a service. [PHP outsourcing](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/outsourcing/outsourced-php-development/) can help with an existing application that needs maintenance or extension. A representative issue is a useful starting point: what the user tries to do, what happens now and what should happen instead. [Dedicated capacity](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/outsourcing/dedicated-developers/) can suit a continuing queue of prioritised tasks, provided someone on your side can decide what comes next and review completed work. AUD-denominated proposals can be discussed, with currency, invoicing and scope agreed commercially. Starting with one defined piece of work gives both teams something concrete to assess before discussing a longer arrangement. [Tell us about your Australian team and delivery needs](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/contact/). ## Define a first handover your team can accept Choose a task with a clear stopping point and identify the Australian reviewer. A page update could finish when the agreed content appears correctly on staging and the reviewer can check it against the supplied copy. An application issue may first need investigation; in that case, agree whether the initial output is a diagnosis or an implemented fix. That distinction matters when the code and dependencies are still unfamiliar. Send the relevant brief, the current site or application details and any deadline that affects the work. Describe what you can review in writing and where you need a live discussion. We can then agree what the first delivery should include and confirm review windows for the actual cities and dates. [Compare the regional delivery routes](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/services/) · [Discuss this delivery requirement](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/contact/). ## Questions before we work together A few useful answers before you decide. ### How do we plan around different working-day windows? Tell us your city, when the relevant people are available and which decisions need a live conversation. A design discussion may need a meeting; checking a supplied page against approved copy may work well through written feedback. We agree the review rhythm around those needs. Full Australian-business-hours coverage is not assumed, and any required support or launch window is agreed separately. ### What makes an asynchronous handover useful? You should be able to open the work and know what to check. A useful note links to the change, explains how it was checked and lists the questions that still need your input. If something is blocked, say what decision will let it continue. For example, a staging page awaiting final prices needs a content decision; it should not look like an unresolved development fault. ### Can an Australian agency use the service behind its own brand? Yes, subject to agreed visibility and contractual boundaries. Your agency can retain client strategy, creative approval and commercial ownership while we handle the agreed implementation. Before work starts, decide who speaks with the client, whose identity appears in meetings and where client information is stored. White-label work does not grant permission to approach the client or publish the project independently. ### How would a WordPress maintenance programme begin? Start with the sites you want covered, access, licences and the backup and recovery position. We would also need to understand the changes you expect: routine content work, development requests and urgent incidents place different demands on the arrangement. An inherited site may need remediation before ongoing maintenance can be scoped. Agree who prioritises requests and reviews changes, along with the support hours and response expectations. ### Can you help with an existing PHP or commerce platform? Yes. Bring a representative issue and explain the business rule behind the expected result. We first need to understand the code, integrations and release process; an apparently small change may depend on another part of the system or a supplier. For commerce work, identify who can confirm product data, payment behaviour and fulfilment requirements. Those decisions remain business responsibilities alongside our implementation work. ### Can the proposal use AUD? AUD presentation can be discussed. The proposal and agreement should state the currency, payment terms, included work and third-party costs so you can compare the actual scope. We do not publish percentage savings based on an assumed exchange rate. Consider the time your team will spend briefing and reviewing the work alongside the quoted delivery fee. ### How should we organise a launch or urgent release? Confirm who can approve the release, who has the necessary access and when reviewers can be available. Backups and the recovery procedure should be confirmed before a live change. If hosting or another supplier is involved, establish what they need to do and when. A launch window needs its own agreement; it does not automatically extend ordinary development hours. ### When is a retainer more useful than a fixed project? A retainer can suit recurring changes when you have someone to prioritise requests and review the results. A one-off output with a clear finish may be easier to scope as a project. Look at the work you expect to send: a regular stream of page changes differs from one application feature with several dependencies. In either arrangement, agree what information a task needs before it starts, how investigation is handled and which support is excluded. Look a little closer ## Interfaces with a story behind them. - [![Vassco — System portfolio presentation](https://webvelopment.co.za/images/portfolio/2028.webp) System ### Vassco Explore project](https://webvelopment.co.za/work/vassco/) - [![UD Trucks — Website portfolio presentation](https://webvelopment.co.za/images/portfolio/2025.webp) Website ### UD Trucks Explore project](https://webvelopment.co.za/work/ud-trucks/) - [![SVN — Branding portfolio presentation](https://webvelopment.co.za/images/portfolio/2019.webp) Branding ### SVN Explore project](https://webvelopment.co.za/work/svn-2/) - [![Rampararat — Website portfolio presentation](https://webvelopment.co.za/images/portfolio/2012.webp) Website ### Rampararat Explore project](https://webvelopment.co.za/work/rampararat/) - [![ROI — Design portfolio presentation](https://webvelopment.co.za/images/portfolio/2009.webp) Design ### ROI Explore project](https://webvelopment.co.za/work/roi-2/) - [![Patroa — Website portfolio presentation](https://webvelopment.co.za/images/portfolio/2006.webp) Website ### Patroa Explore project](https://webvelopment.co.za/work/patroa/) Choose your starting point [### WordPress and websites Bring the pages, content and editing needs you have in mind. We can work through what belongs in the first website delivery.](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/services/websites/)[### Dedicated developers Plan capacity around work your team can assign and review, with meeting times and handover expectations agreed.](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/outsourcing/dedicated-developers/)[### PHP outsourcing Show us the existing PHP application and the change you need. An initial assessment can help identify the work and its dependencies.](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/outsourcing/outsourced-php-development/) Let’s move things forward ## Start a conversation Tell us what you are working towards. We’ll help you find a practical next step. [Let’s talk](https://webvelopment.co.za/au/contact/)