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Quick summary
- Work for Makassar clients runs remotely from Gunung Putri, Bogor, through a WhatsApp group, with no travel cost billed
- Landing pages from IDR 2,000,000 per year, one page, live in 3 to 5 working days
- Company profile sites from IDR 3,000,000 per year, up to 50 pages, ready in 7 to 14 working days
- SEO sites from IDR 5,000,000 per year, up to 150 pages, enough for a catalogue split by product and destination city
- Hosting, SSL, server, the WhatsApp group, and unlimited revisions are included for a full year
- The domain is bought separately and stays registered in your company name
Makassar sells to all of eastern Indonesia, and its buyers cannot drop by
Makassar is the capital of South Sulawesi and the largest city in eastern Indonesia. The Soekarno-Hatta port, Makassar New Port, and Sultan Hasanuddin airport make it the distribution point for Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua, and Nusa Tenggara, so businesses here sell out of town from the start.
Your buyer is therefore often in Kendari, Palu, Sorong, or Ambon, and he is not about to drive past your Pettarani office just to ask a price. Word of mouth travels only as far as the people who already know you, while a new buyer judges you by whatever page appears when he types your product next to the word Makassar.
The Makassar businesses that change fastest once a site is live
Not every business needs the same site, but one thread runs through all of them, which is that the decision happens before anyone meets. Papua runs an hour ahead of Makassar, so a buyer in Jayapura asks before your office opens, and the price list on the page is what answers him.
Judging by the clients we handle, these are the Makassar businesses that lose the most orders because a distant buyer has nothing to read.
- Distributors covering Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua, who need a page per product
- Seaweed, tuna, and shrimp exporters, who need English pages with full specifications
- Toraja, Bira, and Selayar tour operators, whose guests book before they land
- Coto, konro, and pisang ijo brands that sell franchise partnerships
- Contractors, equipment rentals, and smelter suppliers vetted by corporate buyers
- Clinics and training centres drawing patients from outside South Sulawesi
Built from Bogor, steered from your WhatsApp group
Metanotech is based in Gunung Putri, Bogor, West Java, so clients in Greater Jakarta and West Java can meet us in person. Makassar is about a two hour flight from Jakarta, so the work runs remotely, and the time gap helps, since nine in the morning there is eight at our desk.
One WhatsApp group opens on day one with the people doing the actual work, carrying the checklist of material we need, meaning the logo, product photos, and the price list. The only part that has to happen in Makassar is photographing the goods and the warehouse, and we send the shot list for that. No travel cost is billed.
Local search in Makassar, and the words people really type
Someone ready to buy skips the broad category. He types the product plus the city, as in paint distributor Makassar or heavy equipment rental Makassar, and each of those combinations deserves a page of its own that states the price and the delivery range.
For businesses that also receive visitors, the name, address, and phone number on the site have to match the Google Maps profile exactly. Artificial Intelligence answer engines also pull block by block rather than page by page, so pricing and delivery terms each need to sit complete inside one quotable block.
Packages, pricing, and what is not included
A Landing Page starts at IDR 2,000,000 per year, one page, live in 3 to 5 working days. A Company Profile site starts at IDR 3,000,000 per year for up to 50 pages in 7 to 14 working days. An SEO site runs from IDR 5,000,000 per year for 150 pages, a GEO site from IDR 8,000,000 per year for 500 pages, and E-Commerce from IDR 12,000,000 per year for up to 500 product and content pages.
Distributors with branches in Kendari or Palu usually add application modules for stock and orders at IDR 5,000,000 per module per year with the server included, or take the Running Business package, an SEO site plus 3 modules at IDR 20,000,000 per year. Every website package covers hosting, SSL, the server, the WhatsApp group, and a year of unlimited revisions, while the domain is bought separately and stays in your name.
Metanotech packages and the Makassar businesses that usually take them
| Package | Starting price | Capacity and timing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landing Page | IDR 2,000,000 per year | 1 page, 3 to 5 working days | A single offer or ad campaign |
| Company Profile site | IDR 3,000,000 per year | Up to 50 pages, 7 to 14 working days | Services, contractors, clinics, schools |
| SEO site | IDR 5,000,000 per year | Up to 150 pages | Distributors with wide catalogues |
| GEO site | IDR 8,000,000 per year | Up to 500 pages | Large catalogues and AI driven search |
| E-Commerce | IDR 12,000,000 per year | Up to 500 product and content pages | Selling straight to buyers outside Sulawesi |
| Running Business package | IDR 20,000,000 per year | SEO site plus 3 application modules | Distributors with branches outside Makassar |
Frequently asked questions
Can Metanotech build a website for a Makassar business from Bogor?
Work for Makassar clients runs remotely from the Metanotech office in Gunung Putri, Bogor, through one WhatsApp group holding the owner and the people building the site. Drafts arrive as links you open on your phone, revisions are typed into the group, and no travel cost is billed.
How much does website development in Makassar cost?
Pricing starts at IDR 2,000,000 per year for a one page landing site, IDR 3,000,000 per year for a company profile of up to 50 pages, and IDR 5,000,000 per year for an SEO site of up to 150 pages. Hosting, SSL, the server, and a year of unlimited revisions are included, while the domain is bought separately and stays in the client's name.
How long does a website for a Makassar business take to finish?
Build time depends on the page count. A one page landing site is finished in 3 to 5 working days and a company profile of up to 50 pages in 7 to 14 working days, counted from the moment the material is complete. The usual delay is waiting on photos and a price list.
Which package fits a Makassar distributor serving Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua?
Distributors carrying hundreds of products usually land on the SEO site at IDR 5,000,000 per year, since 150 pages leaves room for a page per product plus a delivery coverage page per island. When stock across branches needs recording too, the Running Business package adds 3 application modules at IDR 20,000,000 per year.
Does a website help a Makassar business show up in local search?
Local search works when every product and city combination gets a page of its own, say paint distribution in Makassar and deliveries to Kendari. The name, address, and phone number on the site also have to match the Google Maps profile exactly. The SEO package at IDR 5,000,000 per year is built for this pattern.
Are the domain and social media management part of the package price?
The domain is bought separately and stays in the client's name, so your address on the internet is never tied to a developer. Hosting, SSL, the server, and a year of unlimited revisions sit inside the website package price. Social media management is quoted on its own at IDR 2,500,000 per month with a three month minimum.
