STORE LAUNCH
EXPRESS
Ready to Go Live in 7
days after content
guaranteed
Start taking online orders & card payments in 7 days after content. Guaranteed.
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READY TO GO LIVE
Ready to Go Live in 7 days.*
Once you have sent us your product catalogue, payment gateway details and delivery setup, the online store will be ready to go live within 7 days.
If we miss it, we keep adding products free up to 50 total, and prioritise your changes until you’re live. This is the sole remedy under the Store Launch Express guarantee.
*The specified time line excludes weekends & public holidays.
How it works
Fast, clear, step-by-step process:
- Sign up for the Store Launch.
- Complete a short form with product details and delivery rules.
- Send your product content (images, pricing, categories).
- We set up the store on your current Afridesign website package.
- You preview and approve it.
- We take it live and you start accepting payments.
STORE LAUNCH EXPRESS INCLUDES
What you need to start taking orders online, done for you.
A Fully Managed Way to Launch E-Commerce
This is a fully managed service on our platform, which means you don’t need to worry about software updates, security, or technical maintenance.
We handle it for you.
An active Afridesign website package is required for the store to remain live.
The website and online store run on our managed platform hosted by Afrihost.
They can’t be moved to other hosting packages or platforms.
We open a limited number of Store Launch Express slots each month to protect turnaround times.
Store Launch Express is billed separately from your website package.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Store Launch EXPRESS
Yes. Store Launch is only available to existing Afridesign Silver (Grow) or higher plans.
New customers must choose a website package first.
Store Launch Express is a professional setup service. The fee covers product setup, configuration, and the launch of e-commerce functionality on an existing Afridesign website package.
Store Launch Express works exclusively on Afridesign website packages and runs on a managed platform hosted on Afrihost servers.
It does not include ownership of software, source code, database, or a portable online store that can be moved to another platform or hosting environment. This is because Store Launch Express is a fully managed service. We handle software updates, security, and technical maintenance for you.
We set up a max of 25 products.
You can use your monthly maintenance hours for extra products or request a Bulk Import for large catalogues. Additional charges will apply for Bulk Imports.
Everything is managed in one place.
The dashboard lets you control products, stock, orders, customers, coupons, and basic settings.
You can sign up for Payfast, YOCO, PayPal, Stripe, EFT, and Cash-on-Delivery.
Applications and approvals with the payment providers themselves must be completed by you.
We can set up the following options:
Flat rate, per-item, free collection, or conditional free delivery.
No. Store Launch includes standard online store features only.
Advanced features such as subscription billing, multi-currency, custom checkout logic, and external plugins are not supported on our platform.
Product names, descriptions, pricing, categories, images, shipping rules, and payment gateway details must be supplied before any Store Launch Express work begins.
guarantee
Once all required and final e-commerce content has been received in the correct format, the online store will be ready to go live within 7 business days.
Required content includes your product catalogue, payment gateway details, and delivery setup.
If we miss this 7-day timeline for reasons within our control, we will continue adding products at no extra cost, up to a maximum of 50 products in total, and prioritise any required changes until your store is ready to go live.
Weekends and public holidays are excluded from the timeline.
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No. Store Launch only works on websites built on our platform.
We do not migrate external stores or custom plugins.
The Afridesign website package is a managed website service that includes the website platform, hosting, and maintenance as a single service.
If you cancel the Afridesign service or downgrade to an Afrihost hosting-only package, the managed website service ends. This means the website and any e-commerce functionality are no longer active or accessible, even though your Afrihost hosting account may remain active.
A full calendar month’s notice is required. At the end of the notice period, all Afridesign services and maintenance stop.
Afridesign websites run on our platform hosted on Afrihost servers and aren’t portable to other hosting environments.