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We continuously refine and add new features to our websites. See our blog posts below.


OCT 2024 17

Special Facebook offer for WEB-BOX clients

17 OCT 2024



Facebook is critical to any estate agent’s marketing and branding plan. Running a professional Facebook Business Page is a skill that takes time and effort, so why not let a professional help you. We have lots of experience running Facebook pages for estate agencies, so we know what works and what doesn’t. 

We are currently running a special offer* for WEB-BOX clients - 40% off the setup fee on our Lite, Standard or Booster packages. That is a saving of R2000 + VAT. Plus 1 free month - pay for 6 months and get the 7th month FREE. Monthly fees range from R3,360 to R6,240 + VAT.

Let us give you peace of mind knowing your page will be professionally maintained over the upcoming festive season.

See full details of the packages here.

If you are interested, please contact us.

*offer ends 30th November 2024


SEP 2024 19

Refer-a-friend policy reminder

19 SEP 2024

 We want to remind you of our ongoing refer-a-friend policy.


Refer-a-friend!

If you send a friend our way and they sign up with WEB-BOX, both you and the friend you referred will get a 50% discount off your monthly subscription fee for 3 months. All your friend needs to do, for you both to benefit from this amazing offer, is to let us know that you were the one who recommended us.

We hope this perk will help you boldly share your love of web-box!

If you have any questions, please contact us.


SEP 2024 05

Updated Agent & Team Pages

05 SEP 2024

We have updated your agent page with a new look and features, making it also work as a digital business card.

The page has a modern look with bigger agent images and the agent's properties are now displayed on the page.

Desktop view.

It also looks great on mobile devices.

Mobile view.

There are now forms to contact the agent directly to ‘Sell or Lease a Property’ or ‘Let me help you find a property’. These enquiries go directly to them, and copies of these enquiry forms will also be shown in the monitoring section in the admin console.

Agents can add links to their own social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube channel).

The agent page can now be shared via:
  • Email
  • QR Code
  • WhatsApp
  • Copying the page link (agents can add it to their email signature to share their details and properties)
Sharing options for the agent page.

On mobile devices, you can save the agent details directly to your phone’s contacts, by clicking on ‘save contact’.

The team page has been updated with larger images and a more modern, clean design to match the agent page.

We are sure you will love your updated agent & team pages. If you have any questions, please contact us.


AUG 2024 15

Updated property alert emails

15 AUG 2024

We have updated our property alerts emails with a more modern and elegant layout.

Updated property alert email.

They display beautifully on both mobile phones and desktop computers. We have tested them extensively on many different email clients and devices to ensure this is always the case.

Your property alerts are an extremely powerful sales tool for the following reasons:

  • They are the quickest way to present a listing to your database of buyers.
  • They present properties to buyers before other agents. Buyers can deal with multiple agents in an area, and if a property is an open mandate, the agent who presents the property to the buyer first gets the sale. Property alerts are the best way to ensure this agent is you.
  • All you have to do is to upload the listing onto your website and the property alerts are emailed automatically the next morning. You can also send them before then should you wish.
  • They generate more website traffic for you, with people clicking on the email to view the property and then browsing your other properties.

We hope you enjoy your new-look property alerts, please let us know if you have any feedback or questions. 


APR 2024 12

New Premium Theme

12 APR 2024

We are excited to present a new theme for our premium websites called Contemporary, have a look at it - contemporary.webbox.co.za.

Contemporary theme.

This theme differs from our others in the following:
  • There is a parallax scrolling effect on the main image, which we think is pretty cool. To see this, go to the demo website and scroll down.
  • The featured properties and testimonials are displayed as a slider / carousel so you can have as many of each as you want.
  • The bond calculators, property alerts sign up and news/testimonials are displayed and linked from the front page.
Our new theme is in addition to our existing themes (clean, logo hero, picture hero, lifestyle, portfolio). They can all be viewed on our portfolio page

If you would like to switch your premium website to this theme you can do so at a cost of R2000 + VAT. Please email us at support@webbox.co.za if you would like to make the switch.


MAR 2024 04

Admin console password reset

04 MAR 2024

You can now change your password from the login screen of your admin console.

Password reset link on the login page.

When you click the link provided, you get sent an email with a link to reset your password.

You can also change your password when you are logged in as shown below.

Change password in the admin console.

Plus, you can now use your email address to log in, which is easier to remember than a username. 

We recommend that you use either of these methods now to change your password to increase the security of your account. If you need any help with this or have any questions please contact us.


FEB 2024 01

Tags replace showrooms

01 FEB 2024

We have replaced showrooms with tags. Showrooms were used to create a page showing specific properties like ‘Auctions’ or ‘On Show’. You can now do the same with tags. However, unlike showrooms, visitors can use tags as a search criteria on your website, making them a much more powerful feature.

Searching for properties tagged as 'Retirement'.

You create tags in your admin console and then assign them to a property or a development. 

Here are some examples of tags that could be created: 

  • On show
  • Auction
  • New stock
  • Furnished
  • Retirement

Your admin console properties page shows the tags associated with the properties for easy management.

Admin console view of tags the property has.

We strongly encourage all clients who use showrooms to use tags* instead, just email us instructions to switch you over and we will do so. Or, if you don’t have showrooms and would like to start using tags, please let us know.

*Showrooms and tags only available on premium sites


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