By hand0:00
- 01Order comes in on WhatsApp
- 02Look up each item's stock code
- 03Type each line into the system, one by one
- 04Check quantities and units
- 05One typo. Back to line 6.
8 minutes · one order, 12 lines
tradelink
Eastern Cape · tradelink.sa@proton.me
We build the tool that does your work.
The work your office does by hand, done by a tool. For businesses, schools and offices in the Eastern Cape.
◦ Custom apps & tools◦ Websites◦ Products◦ Marketing
//01 / What is possible
Most things are possible.
Whatever your office does, there is a good chance it can be done faster and cleaner. In software, most things are possible. Sometimes the answer is easy, sometimes harder. It is very rarely no.
Easy answer
Often it is just this. A small tool, built once, that removes the job.
Harder answer
More work, more thought, more testing. Still done — and it stays done.
Not possible
Rare. When it is, we say so up front, before you spend anything.
We don't bring a tool and see how you fit around it.We ask what you need and build the tool that fits you.
//02 / The same job
The same job. Two ways.
Example — not a client. Figures are illustrative.
With the tool0:00
- 01Upload the screenshot of the order
- 02The tool matches every line to a stock code
- 03One click: CSV ready for your system
1 minute · every line right, no typos
Done. Waiting for the other one.
The same order. Eight minutes against one minute. No typos.
//03 / Dashboards
Your numbers, every morning.
The tool captures the numbers as the work happens. The dashboard is what the owner opens at 07:00.
Food processing
Today · 07:04
Yield
71,4 %
0,8
Received today
1 840 kg
6 %
Days in cold store
9,2
1,1
Orders dispatched
23
4
kg out per day
Yield by product
Maalvleis88 %
Wors78 %
Steaks62 %
Biltong46 %
Bene34 %
Batches open
| Batch | Product | kg |
|---|---|---|
| L-0417 | Wors | 312 |
| L-0418 | Biltong | 148 |
| L-0419 | Maalvleis | 505 |
| L-0420 | Steaks | 96 |
Retail store
Today · 07:04
Sales today
R 18 420
12 %
Basket
R 214
R 9
Stock-outs
4
3
Orders
86
9
Sales per day · 30 d
Sales by category
Meat41 %
Dry wors27 %
Sides14 %
Drinks11 %
Other7 %
Low stock
| Item | On hand |
|---|---|
| Kudu wors | 6 |
| Boerewors 1 kg | 11 |
| Braaisout | 3 |
| Houtskool | 9 |
School office
Today · 07:04
Attendance today
94,6 %
1,2
Fees, month
R 312 800
8 %
Assessments marked
187
41
Certificates issued
64
64
Attendance 30 d
Fees by grade
Gr R92 %
Gr 291 %
Gr 188 %
Gr 384 %
Gr 479 %
Outstanding forms
| Form | Class | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Consent | Gr 3B | 6 |
| Medical | Gr 1A | 3 |
| Excursion | Gr 4 | 14 |
| Photos | Gr R | 9 |
Fleet & deliveries
Today · 07:04
Rand per km
R 6,82
R 0,31
km this week
2 640
310
Fuel
R 11 460
R 940
On time
96 %
2
R/km · 30 d
km per driver
A812
C640
R588
X360
H240
Trips today
| Trip | Type | km |
|---|---|---|
| 07:10 | Collection | 184 |
| 08:30 | Delivery | 42 |
| 10:05 | Delivery | 61 |
| 13:20 | Collection | 210 |
Farm
Today · 07:04
Feed per head
R 4,10
R 0,20
Head count
1 240
18
Water
38 kl
2
Rain, month
42 mm
42
Feed per head · 30 d
Cost by camp
KraalR 9 800
Camp 1R 8 400
Camp 2R 6 900
Camp 3R 5 200
FieldsR 3 100
Tasks due
| Task | Where | When |
|---|---|---|
| Dip | Camp 2 | Tue |
| Refill lick | Kraal | Wed |
| Fence | Camp 3 | Thu |
| Count | Camp 1 | Fri |
Illustrative data — not a client.
//04 / What we build
Custom apps & tools
The work your team does by hand — quotes, rosters, registers, reports, labels, stock sheets — becomes a tool that does it the same way every time. Web-based, working on the devices you already have.
Our main work
Websites
New, or an existing site rebuilt properly: with a considered style that feels authentic to your business. It clearly says what you do and how to reach you.
New or rebuilt
Products
When one sector keeps asking for the same tools, we make a product of it. School Tools, for school offices, is the first.
School Tools · live
//05 / How we work
You name the job. We build the tool.
No workshops. Most software mistakes are not coding mistakes — they are a tool doing the wrong thing. So we ask first, write it down, then build it once, properly.
1
You name the job
One sentence is enough
2
We build it
Written quote first — scope, price and delivery on one page
3
You use it
A monthly care plan keeps it running: fixes, hosting and small changes.
Your data stays yours. Where a tool can run entirely in your browser, it does and nothing is stored. Where it must store data, it is kept secure and used only for your work.
//06 / Built so far
Three storefronts.
Each one replaced a job that used to be done by hand.
Hampers, local delivery, secure checkout and customer reviews.
orders.aloemeats.co.za
Nationwide courier, with a review portal behind it.
droewors.aloemeats.co.za
Packs, reviews and cart, straight to the customer.
yummiespettreats.co.zaWhat came with every storefront
- Front-end design
- Shopify setup
- Facebook setup
- Facebook campaign
- Online advertising
- Ad creation
- Data tracking and adjustment
//07 / Marketing
We can run the marketing too.
Same approach: we ask what you want to reach, make the material, put the ads up, and watch the numbers. What works gets more budget. What does not comes down.
Videos
Short videos for Facebook, Instagram and your website — product, process or the people behind the work. Written, cut and ready to post.
Posters and images
Ad images, posters and product shots that match your brand, sized right for every place they appear.
Meta campaigns
We set the campaign up — objective, audience, area, budget — and run it on Facebook and Instagram.
Tracking the numbers
Every ad is tagged, so you can see which one brought the sales, what it cost per sale, and which one only spent money.
Adjusting on the data
Budget moves to what works, weak ads come down, new versions get tested. The campaign gets better while it runs.
//08 / Price
Quoted per job. No surprises.
01
Written quote first
Scope, price and delivery on one page.
02
Pay when it works
The setup fee is only due once the tool works in your office.
03
Monthly care plan
Hosting, fixes and small changes. Month to month, no fixed contract.
04
Your tool stays yours
If you ever leave, your data and your tool go with you. The handover is written into your quote.
Not a VAT vendor
//09 / Contact
Tell us what costs your office the most time.
Or ask for a free time audit: 30 minutes at your office, and we show you which task eats the most hours.
One email is enough. Describe the job in one sentence; we reply whether it can become a tool, what it will cost, and when.