a boutique digital studio for online stores, growing brands & professional practices.
we design, build and grow websites people trust and buy from.
Pretoria, South Africa · working with businesses everywhere
Taking on new projects
E-commerce · Web design · Digital marketing
We design, build and grow fast, beautiful websites and online stores for retailers, service businesses and professional practices, so the right customers find you, trust you and buy.
No obligation · every project quoted to fit · you deal with Michael directly
MBC-001 · Live store
The Practice Pantry
Built on Shopify, now on WooCommerce
● practicepantry.co.za
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Shopify, WooCommerce & Wix store builds
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Product feeds and Ads through specialist partners
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Quote-based. No cookie-cutter packages
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One point of contact, start to finish
E-commerce ✦ Shopify ✦ WooCommerce ✦ Wix ✦ Product feeds ✦ Digital advertising ✦ Web design ✦ Google Business Profile ✦ Social media ✦ Copywriting ✦ Site recovery ✦ Brand identity ✦
E-commerce ✦ Shopify ✦ WooCommerce ✦ Wix ✦ Product feeds ✦ Digital advertising ✦ Web design ✦ Google Business Profile ✦ Social media ✦ Copywriting ✦ Site recovery ✦ Brand identity ✦
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Trusted by stores, brands
& specialised practices
Thoughts we hear from business owners
Muttered one of these lately? That's our cue. You started a business to do what you love, not to wrestle with website builders, product feeds and algorithms.
“Why can't customers find me on Google?”
“Why are people abandoning their carts?”
“My website looks broken on my phone.”
“Do I really have to post again this week?”
“Why aren't my products showing on Google?”
“The website password is somewhere…”
“Shopify, WooCommerce or Wix? Help!”
“What am I supposed to do with AI?”
What we do · 8 functions
From the first Google search to the checkout confirmation, we design, build and manage the pieces that bring customers through your door, online and off.
No packages, no padding. Every engagement is quoted around your business, your goals and your budget.
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Online stores built to sell on Shopify, WooCommerce or Wix, from products and payments to shipping and automated delivery.
Shopify · WooCommerce · Wix
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Clean, optimised product feeds that get your catalogue onto Google and Meta, plus shopping campaigns run with specialist partners.
Feeds · Google Shopping · Meta
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Fast, responsive WordPress and Wix sites that earn trust at first glance and turn visitors into enquiries and bookings.
WordPress · Wix · Elementor
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Get found when customers search nearby, with setup, optimisation, review responses, Q&A and ongoing local SEO.
Profile · Reviews · Local SEO
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Consistent, on-brand content and community management on the platforms your customers actually use, compliant where your industry requires it.
Strategy · Content · Reporting
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Web copy, product descriptions, blogs, newsletters and automated emails that sound like you and help you sell.
Web copy · Products · Email
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Broken, slow or dated? In-depth audits, plugin-conflict fixes and speed work that make your site stable again.
Audits · Speed · Stability
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Logos and visual identities that feel as considered and calm as the care you provide.
Logo · Visual identity
Live work · straight from the web
These aren't mock-ups. Every preview below is captured from the live site and refreshes automatically. Hover to scroll through a site, or click to visit it.
practicepantry.co.za
● Live
MBC-001 · E-commerce · Featured
Built from the ground up on Shopify by MBC, then migrated to a fully owned WooCommerce platform as the store grew, with digital product delivery, custom intake forms and automated onboarding that sends a Welcome Kit the moment someone buys.
Shopify · WooCommerce · Digital products · Automation
Visit the live store ↗More live work
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lighthousepsych.co.za
● Live
MBC-002 · Redesign
Complete redesign with frictionless navigation and trust-first UI.
mindheartlinks.co.za
● Live
MBC-003 · Build + copy
Ground-up platform, a high-converting hero and every word of the copy.
eleenpolson.com
● Live
MBC-004 · Recovery
Rescued from plugin conflicts, then stabilised and made fully responsive.
neuroeducare.co.za
● Live
MBC-005 · Build + brand
Website built from the ground up, plus their new brand identity (CI), content strategy and marketing collateral.
Next
Your business could be next.
Let's talk →
Read the full case studies →How it works · three steps, no jargon
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You talk
And where you want the business to go. A few lines is plenty, and there's no tech talk needed.
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We map & quote
We look at how customers find, judge and buy from you today, then send a clear quote for exactly what's needed. Nothing more.
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You get back to patients
We design, build and manage it properly. Customers find you, buy from you, and you get your evenings back.
The MBC principle
A business owner
“I think I need Instagram.”
MBC
“Happy to help. First, what are you trying to achieve?”
Pick a goal
More customers finding you
More online sales
Fewer abandoned carts
Fewer missed enquiries
Less time on admin
Michael Barnet · Founder & Creative Director
The studio
M Barnet Consulting is a boutique studio run from Pretoria by Michael Barnet. Michael pairs deep WordPress, Shopify, Wix and e-commerce expertise with a background in digital marketing and regulated-industry compliance.
You deal with Michael directly. There are no account managers and no hand-offs, just one person who knows your business inside out.
Commerce-minded
Every decision is measured against one question: does it help you sell?
Compliance when it counts
Healthcare and regulated clients get every word checked against their industry rules, HPCSA included.
Ethical marketing
Growth that protects your reputation, never at its expense.
Built to last
Fast, secure platforms that you fully own, with no lock-in.
Start a project
A few lines is plenty. Michael will reply personally with next steps and, when you're ready, a quote tailored to your business.
Phone
Studio
Pretoria, South Africa · fully remote projects welcome