For karate dojos in South Africa
October Dojo Speciala new dojo website, free on a 12-month package
This offer closed on 31 October 2026. Current prices are on the pricing page.
Your website and your Dojo Manager, in one package
For the first 10 karate dojos whose payment has been received. New sign-ups only. The offer closes on 31 October 2026 or when 10 dojos have paid, whichever comes first.
A website built for you
Made from our Dojo template with your logo, photos, sensei, timetable, fees and colours. It works on a phone, and we keep it up to date for you.
The Dojo Manager console
Your members, family billing, gradings and attendance in one place, already loaded with your timetable and details.
The entry package, for a dojo of up to 30 students
- Fully managed website
- R 899 a month
- Dojo Manager console
- R 799 a month
- Together, for 12 months
- R 1 698 a month
- Domain estimate (.co.za), once, with your first month
- R 150
The first month is paid up front: R 899 + R 799 = R 1 698 for up to 30 students, plus a domain estimate of R 150 (for a .co.za), settled against the real cost with your second payment (we tell you the amount before it is due).
A brand-new website for your dojo, built from our Dojo template (normally R 10 000), is free on the 12-month package: a 100% discount, provided you stay the full 12 months.
The pro rata balance applies once your 12-month term has started. If your cancellation takes effect before the 12 months are complete, you pay the difference on the website build, pro rata: R 10 000 × months remaining ÷ 12, counting the months remaining from the date the cancellation takes effect and rounding any part month up to a full month, invoiced with your last invoice.
Try it before you decide
This is a made-up dojo, Seishin Karate Dojo, built from the same template yours will use. Tap through its website, then switch to its Dojo Manager console. Every name and figure is invented.
Your dojo, your colours
You pick your colours and a feel on the questionnaire. The words, photos and timetable stay yours; the whole look follows. The same sample dojo in three feels:
Ultra modern
Traditional and calm
Dark and cinematic
From claim to live in 4 steps
Claim and pay
Tell us your dojo's name, your name, your email and how many students you have. You get a quote number: pay the first month by EFT with it as your reference, plus a domain estimate of R 150 (for a .co.za), settled against the real cost with your second payment (we tell you the amount before it is due). Upload your proof of payment (required) and tap I've paid. When the money is in our bank, your place number and questionnaire link reach you by email.
Fill in the questionnaire
One online form, saved as you go. Your 5 preferred domain names, logo, up to 10 photos, sensei, timetable, fees and colours: about 25 minutes with your photos ready.
We build it
Within 5 working days of the later of your payment being confirmed and your completed questionnaire. You get a preview, 2 small changes, and 2 working days to approve it, otherwise we go live anyway.
You are live
Your website and Dojo Manager console go live on your domain. Your 12-month term starts on the earlier of go-live and 5 working days after we tell you your site is ready to connect. You sign in and add your students: about 15 minutes to import a student list, or about 2 minutes each by hand.
Already have a website?
The special is for any karate dojo that is a new sign-up, including dojos that already have a website on a domain they own. We build your new site on a temporary address, and your old site stays exactly as it is until go-live. You keep your domain and your email, and we tell you exactly what to change.
- We build your new site on a temporary address.
- Your old site and your email stay exactly as they are until go-live.
- You keep your domain and your email.
- We tell you exactly what to change, and you (or your web person) make the change.
Never send us a password: we never ask for or accept a registrar login or password. We never change your email settings: your email keeps working exactly as it does now.
What you pay each month
Your console is priced by the size of your dojo. The website is the same for everyone. Both run for the full 12 months.
| Students | Website | Console | Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 30 students | R 899 | R 799 | R 1 698 |
| 31 to 100 students | R 899 | R 1 199 | R 2 098 |
| 101 to 250 students | R 899 | R 1 699 | R 2 598 |
First month, paid up front, plus a domain estimate of R 150 (for a .co.za), settled against the real cost with your second payment (we tell you the amount before it is due):
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- The first month is paid up front. It secures your place once the money has landed in our bank.
- No VAT: Substrate Studios is not VAT registered, so these prices are final.
- If your dojo grows into a bigger band, we email you and tell you the new monthly amount. For more than 250 students, email admin@substratestudios.co.za.
The 12-month terms, in plain words
- Your 12-month term and your first monthly payment clock start on the earlier of (a) the day your website goes live on your domain and (b) 5 working days after we email you that your site is ready to connect. The second payment is due one month after that start day, and then every month on that date.
- We build and preview your website on a temporary address. Your old website and your email, if you have them, stay untouched until go-live. You make the domain change we describe, or have your web person make it. Delays on your side (approvals, domain access or DNS changes) do not postpone the start: we keep your site ready and connect it as soon as you have made the change.
- A brand-new website for your dojo, built from our Dojo template (normally R 10 000), is free on the 12-month package: a 100% discount, provided you stay the full 12 months.
- The pro rata balance applies once your 12-month term has started. If your cancellation takes effect before the 12 months are complete, you pay the difference on the website build, pro rata: R 10 000 × months remaining ÷ 12, counting the months remaining from the date the cancellation takes effect and rounding any part month up to a full month, invoiced with your last invoice.
- The notice period to cancel is one calendar month, or 20 business days if that is shorter, given in writing by email, during the 12 months and after them.
- If you cancel after you have paid but before your 12-month term has started, you forfeit your first month's payment and the domain cost already incurred (the real cost, or our estimate if the domain is not yet registered). That is a cancellation fee for the work done from the first day. Nothing more is owed, and the R 10 000 balance does not apply because your term had not started.
- After your 12 months the plan continues at the same monthly amount, unless we give you one calendar month's written notice of a change.
- Your domain name is registered in your dojo's own name: your dojo is the registrant and the owner, we register and manage it for you as part of the managed plan, and you can ask us for the full control details at any time. You list 5 preferred domains in priority order and we register the first one that is available (if you already own a domain, you keep it, and we tell you exactly what to change).
- The domain is not part of the monthly price: with your first month you pay a domain estimate of R 150 (for a .co.za), settled against the real cost with your second payment (we tell you the amount before it is due).
- If a payment is 7 days late, access to your website and console is suspended until it is paid. Suspended, not deleted: access is restored when you pay. We keep your data for 90 days from the day we suspend you; if you have not paid by then, we delete your website and console data.
- About 90 days before your 12 months end we email you to tell you the term is ending and what happens next. The plan then continues month to month and renews automatically (collected by PayFast once it is connected), and can be cancelled on one calendar month's written notice, or 20 business days' written notice if that is shorter.
For example, if your cancellation takes effect with 3 months still to run, you pay R 2 500.
Questions dojo owners ask
Who can take the October Dojo Special?
For karate dojos whose payment has been received, up to the number of places open on the day of your claim (shown on the offer page). New sign-ups only. The offer closes on the closing date shown on the offer page, or when all the places open are taken, whichever comes first. It is for karate dojos only.
What do I pay each month?
R 1 698 a month for the website and the console, for a dojo of up to 30 students. At 31 to 100 students it is R 2 098 a month, and at 101 to 250 students R 2 598 a month. The first month is paid up front (R 899 + R 799 = R 1 698 for up to 30 students, R 899 + R 1 199 = R 2 098 for 31 to 100, R 899 + R 1 699 = R 2 598 for 101 to 250), plus a domain estimate of R 150 (for a .co.za), settled against the real cost with your second payment (we tell you the amount before it is due). There is no VAT.
What if I leave before the 12 months are up?
The R 10 000 website is free only on the 12-month package. The notice period to cancel is one calendar month, or 20 business days if that is shorter, given in writing by email, during the 12 months and after them. The pro rata balance applies once your 12-month term has started. If your cancellation takes effect before the 12 months are complete, you pay the difference on the website build, pro rata: R 10 000 × months remaining ÷ 12, counting the months remaining from the date the cancellation takes effect and rounding any part month up to a full month, invoiced with your last invoice. For example, if your cancellation takes effect with 3 months still to run, you pay R 2 500.
When is my website live?
It is built and ready to go live within 5 working days of the later of your payment being confirmed and your completed questionnaire. If we register a new domain for you, it goes live then; if you keep your own domain, it goes live as soon as you make the change we describe. You get a preview, 2 small changes, and 2 working days to approve it.
What about my domain name?
Your domain name is registered in your dojo's own name: your dojo is the registrant and the owner, we register and manage it for you as part of the managed plan, and you can ask us for the full control details at any time. You list 5 preferred domains in priority order and we register the first one that is available (if you already own a domain, you keep it, and we tell you exactly what to change). The domain is not part of the monthly price: with your first month you pay a domain estimate of R 150 (for a .co.za), settled against the real cost with your second payment (we tell you the amount before it is due).
I already have a website and domain. Can I join?
Yes. The special is for any karate dojo that is a new sign-up, including dojos that already have a website on a domain they own. We build your new site on a temporary address, and your old site stays exactly as it is until go-live. You keep your domain and your email, and we tell you exactly what to change.
How is my place secured?
The first month's payment (website plus console) is paid up front, before anything begins, and secures your place. Nothing is started or held before the money has landed. Places are numbered in the order the money is confirmed. Claiming is not paying.