Faster lead response
A first reply goes out as soon as the enquiry arrives, in wording set up for your business.
For estate agencies and property managers across South Africa
Practical AI agents and automations that help property businesses respond to enquiries, qualify leads and keep opportunities moving.
01 · An enquiry arrives
Your team is off for the evening. The message sits in an inbox until somebody next looks.
02 · Without a system
Nobody answers until the office opens. Whether they hear from you again depends on who remembers, and the buyer has the whole night to look elsewhere.
03 · First response
The first answer lands while the buyer is still looking, and it asks the first useful question.
04 · Qualification
Budget, timing, bond status and viewing preference are captured as fields, not buried in a thread.
05 · Handover
Who is asking, what they want and how ready they are, sent to the right person in one message.
06 · Next action
A viewing is proposed, a follow-up is scheduled if nobody replies, and your agent is reminded before the viewing.
Thandi M.
3-bedroom townhouse, Waterkloof
Office closed · 21:47
Thandi M.
“Hi, is the 3-bedroom townhouse in Waterkloof still available? Could I view it this weekend?”
No reply · waiting 10:13
WSD assistant is typing…
WSD assistant
Hi Thandi, thanks for your enquiry. It’s still available. I’m the agency’s assistant, so I’ll collect a few details for the agent. What budget range are you working with?
Thandi M.
Around R2.8m to R3.2m. I’d like to move within 60 days and my bond is pre-approved. Saturday morning would work for a viewing.
Agent notified · 21:50
New qualified lead
Thandi M. wants to view the Waterkloof townhouse on Saturday morning. Next step: confirm a time.
WSD assistant
Saturday 10:00 viewing proposed to Thandi
Most property businesses already have the pieces: a website form, WhatsApp, email, a calendar. WSD designs the connections between them, so an enquiry keeps moving when nobody is free to push it.
Each of these is configured around your business. What can be connected depends on the tools you use and the access they allow, and we confirm that before we build anything.
A first reply goes out as soon as the enquiry arrives, in wording set up for your business.
Budget, timing, bond status and viewing preference are captured as fields an agent can scan.
Every lead gets the follow-up you decided on, whoever is busy that week.
Qualified leads are offered viewing times, and the booking lands in the agent’s calendar where your tools allow it.
The agent opens one summary with who is asking, what they want, how ready they are and the next step.
AI automation is the main work. Web design sits alongside it, and can be the first project if your website is part of the problem.
New enquiries get a timely first reply. By the time an agent picks one up, the usual questions already have answers.
A consistent follow-up process, so a promising enquiry is not forgotten when the team is busy.
Support for the steps between a qualified enquiry and a booked viewing or conversation, where your calendar and tools allow it.
We connect your forms, messaging channels, calendars and existing systems where technically supported, so lead details live in one place.
If your business needs something more specialised, we scope and build it around your tools and your process. What is possible depends on the systems you use, and we confirm that before we build.
Polished websites that help visitors understand your offer, take action and send an enquiry.
Services
6
Hours to your proposal after a discovery call
24
Years building
2
Days for a typical website build
14
Not every slow response is an automation problem. Before WSD recommends anything, we look at how enquiries reach you today and where they stall.
If automation is not the right answer, we will say so.
Understand how enquiries arrive, how they are handled, and where time or opportunities are being lost.
Questions we start with
Recommend the simplest practical solution for the real problem. Not every problem requires AI.
Implement the agreed system, test the workflow, and identify improvements based on how it performs.
Who it is for
Every enquiry answered, qualified and passed to the right agent with a short summary.
Selected work. Pretty Absurd is a real client.
A brocade-bags brand and a real WSD client. The work includes a live website with Yoco checkout.
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You work directly with Jason Russell. No account managers, no junior hand-offs: the person you talk to on the first call is the person who builds it.

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Prices are in rand and apply to South African projects. International pricing is provided on enquiry.
R7,500
Founding rate for the first three property businesses. After that the standard price applies.
The setup fee for an automation built around your enquiry process. Scope is confirmed in discovery, before we quote.
fromR7,500
Typical projects range from R7,500 to R15,000, depending on scope.
Polished, conversion-focused websites and landing pages that help visitors send an enquiry.
from R12,000
Scope is confirmed in discovery, before we quote.
The right scope is decided after we review your needs.
about R100 to R300
A month, paid by you. This is a typical range, not a fixed fee, and it varies by provider and by how much the system is used.
Not sure which of these you need? We will scope it with you.
That depends on what a booking, or a closed deal, is worth to your business. Put in your own number and see the arithmetic. WSD does not promise a return.
Your commission or fee on one deal, in rand.
Enter an amount to see the setup cost next to one deal.
This is arithmetic, not a forecast. What a deal is worth, and how many extra bookings a system brings, depends on your business and your market.
Short answers. Anything that depends on your tools or scope is confirmed during discovery.
It designs and builds systems that handle repetitive, rule-based work for you. For a property business that usually means replying to new enquiries, collecting key details, organising leads and passing a clear summary to an agent. WSD starts by looking at how enquiries are handled today, then recommends what is worth automating and what is not.
Independent real-estate agents, estate agencies and agent teams, property groups, and residential and commercial property-management firms. WSD is based in Pretoria and works remotely with property businesses anywhere in South Africa.
Typical examples are first replies to new enquiries, collecting budget, timing and viewing preferences, qualifying leads, follow-up reminders and messages, and arranging viewings. What is possible depends on the tools you use and the access they allow, which we confirm during discovery.
No. It takes the repetitive first steps off your team so agents spend their time on conversations, viewings and relationships. Where a person needs to take over, the workflow is designed to hand the lead across with the details already collected.
Often, yes. We look at the forms, messaging channels, calendars and CRM you already use, and at what each one lets us connect. If a tool cannot be integrated we say so and suggest an alternative. Integrations are confirmed during discovery.
It does not diagnose maintenance problems, approve repairs or spending, make financial decisions, interpret leases or disputes, or make up bookings, prices or account details. Anything like that goes to a person on your team, with the original message and the details collected so far.
Messages that look urgent, such as a tenant reporting a burst geyser after hours, are flagged and passed to the person you choose, with a short summary. The assistant can let the sender know their message has been passed on. It does not tell them what is wrong or promise when someone will arrive.
An AI automation setup typically takes about 2 weeks from kickoff and a website about 14 days once content is in hand. The exact timeline depends on the scope and the tools involved, so we confirm it during discovery.
The AI automation build is R9,500 once-off, with a founding rate of R7,500 for the first three property businesses. Price moves with scope: how many agents you need (additional agents start from R2,500 each), which tools have to be connected, and whether custom development is involved (from R12,000). We confirm scope in discovery before quoting.
No. Third-party API usage, such as AI model providers, is paid by the client. Typical usage is around R100 to R300 a month, but actual costs vary by provider and by how much the system is used. We explain the likely costs during discovery so they are not a surprise.
We test the workflow with you, then look at how it performs and identify improvements. Ongoing support is available through monthly retainers (Maintain R1,500, Grow R3,000, Partner R5,500), and the right scope is decided after we review your needs.
Yes. WSD is based in Pretoria and works with South African property businesses first. The United States is our chosen international market. International pricing is provided on enquiry.
Free first step
Tell us how enquiries reach you today: your inbox, WhatsApp, website forms. We will point out where they are most likely to slip and whether anything is worth automating. If nothing is, we will say so.
Pull back and let go to start
Bring us your current workflow. We’ll talk through what’s happening, where the process breaks down, and whether automation is the right solution.