Website design & development
Give customers a clear picture of your business, with pages that work on phones and guide them towards an enquiry, booking, or purchase.
Independent web design & development
Websites
with character.
I’m Timothy Mphela. I design and build websites for small businesses, combining expressive design with clear next steps that can turn more visitors into customers.
01 / Selected work
Websites with
a purpose.
The challenge, the decisions,
and the finished website.
Project stories are on the way.
I’m putting together the details of my work. In the meantime, tell me what your business needs from a website.
Discuss your websiteOpen for projects
Accepting
new work.
A new website, a thoughtful redesign, or ongoing care. Tell me what you’re working on and what you need it to do.
Start a project02 / Design & development
One developer.
From start to launch.
I’m Timothy Mphela.
Your designer and developer.
When you hire opiumdigitalwork, you work directly with me. I help you decide what your website needs, design the pages, and build them around your customers.
A clearer message, easier navigation, and well-placed calls to action can help increase your conversion rate. I design around the action you want visitors to take, whether that’s an enquiry, a booking, or a purchase.
Discuss your websiteStart with your customers
Why it matters to them.
Make it clear.
Make it yours.
Why it matters to them.
What I can help with
Landing pages
Focus on one offer and one action. A clear message and a direct call to action can help turn more visits into enquiries or sales.
Website redesigns
Help customers find what they need with clearer content, easier navigation, and a refreshed design.
Website care & updates
Keep your website current with content changes, maintenance, and help when something needs attention.
How we get your website live
- 01
Talk
You tell me about your business and what the website needs to do.
- 02
Design
I show you the layout and direction before I start the build.
- 03
Build & review
I build the site, test it on different screens, and refine it with you.
- 04
Launch & care
I help you get online and explain the handover. Ongoing care is available when you need updates.
03 / More about me
I’m Timothy
Mphela.
I run opiumdigitalwork on my own. You’ll work with me on the design and the code.
Timothy Mphela / Founder
Why I build
Tell me about your business
Timothy Mphela
Designer & developer / opiumdigitalwork
Why I build
websites.
I’ve been fascinated by websites since I was young. I saw them as places where design, movement, and words could work together to say something. I wanted to understand how to create that experience myself.
For me, building a website is a form of expression. A layout can set the tone before someone reads a word. The way a page moves, the space around an image, and the rhythm of the type all shape how a person understands a business.
Growing up financial difficulties also shaped how I approach work. When I realized this interest could become a way to earn a living, I began turning it into a profession. I know what it means to make a budget count.
That’s the approach I bring to opiumdigitalwork: care for the design and respect for the business behind it. I combine creative direction with clear content and calls to action that can help turn more visitors into customers.
Timothy MphelaDesigner & developer / opiumdigitalwork
04 / Where I’m based
Local time SAST
My home. Your next website.
Johannesburg.
South Africa
I work from Johannesburg, South Africa. We can discuss your website wherever you’re based.
Email Timothy05 / Let’s start a conversation
Tell me about
your business?
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Email Timothy
What do you do, and what should your website help customers do? Send me a few details to start the conversation.