Insly Host builds websites for Alice businesses that serve students, staff and visitors at the University of Fort Hare: shuttles and transport, takeaways and food delivery, printing and stationery, and guesthouses for visiting families. Everything is handled from Pretoria over the phone, by WhatsApp and through email, and we train you to update the site yourself. Starter Websites suit most. Packages start at R2,999 for a Starter Website of up to 5 pages.
At a glance
- Area
- Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape
- Packages from
- R2,999 (Starter Website, up to 5 pages)
- Payment
- 50% or 60% deposit online, balance before launch
- How projects run
- Phone, WhatsApp and email
- Office
- 255 Pretorius St, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, 0001
- Phone
- +27 71 545 5541
A University Town on the Tyhume
Alice grew up around the Lovedale mission and the University of Fort Hare, where Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, Robert Sobukwe and leaders from across Africa studied. The university still drives the town's economy: students and staff need transport, food, printing, accommodation and phones, and the academic calendar sets the pace for local trade. Lovedale's college adds more students. The surrounding farmland along the Tyhume River has cattle and small-scale farming, and heritage visitors come to see the university and its history. Students find almost everything through friends, social media and phone searches.
Students in Alice search on their phones and decide quickly, so a website for a student business must put the key facts on the first screen. A shuttle service needs routes to East London, Qonce and Makhanda, pick-up points and a booking enquiry. A takeaway needs a menu, delivery areas and WhatsApp ordering. A print shop needs a price list for printing and binding, opening hours and instructions for sending files by email or WhatsApp. A guesthouse for visiting parents needs room pages and directions to campus, with notices for graduation.
What Alice businesses need from a website
Student Shuttles & Transport
Shuttle operators need route pages, pick-up points, term-start and holiday schedules and a seat booking enquiry form.
Takeaways & Food Delivery
Food businesses near campus need menus, delivery areas, hours and a WhatsApp chat button for orders.
Printing & Stationery
Print and stationery shops need service lists for printing, binding and copying, opening hours and instructions for sending files.
Web design packages for Alice
Fixed prices, the same across South Africa. Pay a 50% or 60% deposit online to start and the balance before launch.
Starter Website
R2,999
Up to 5 pages · 7–10 days
- Custom Design Concept
- Up to 5 Pages
- Mobile Responsive
- Basic SEO Setup
- Contact Form
Business Website
R5,999
Up to 10 pages · 10–14 days
- Premium Custom Design
- Up to 10 Pages
- Mobile & Tablet Optimized
- Advanced SEO
- Contact & Quote Forms
Hosting, domains and business email are billed separately. Web hosting starts from R39/month. See hosting plans
How a project works
- 1
Tell us what you need
Call, WhatsApp or email us, or fill in the quote form. We ask about your business, your customers and the pages you need.
- 2
Book with a deposit
Choose a package and pay a 50% or 60% deposit online to book your project. Custom scopes are quoted first.
- 3
Design, review, build
We design the pages, you review them, and we build the site on WordPress or the Insly website builder.
- 4
Launch and hand over
You pay the balance, the site goes live on your domain, and we show you how to update it yourself.
Web design in Alice: questions and answers
Can students order food through my takeaway's website?
Yes, in two ways. A WhatsApp chat button lets students send their order straight to your phone, which suits most small takeaways. If you want online payment, the E-commerce Website turns menu items into products customers pay for at checkout through a South African payment gateway. Either way, your menu page lists prices you can change yourself.
Can my shuttle service's website show trips at the start and end of term?
Yes. We would build a page for each regular route and a notices section where you post trips around registration, recess and the end of the academic year. A booking enquiry form collects the student's name, route, date and phone number, and you confirm by WhatsApp. You update the schedule yourself through the CMS after training.
How much does a website cost in Alice?
Insly Host uses the same fixed package prices everywhere in South Africa: Starter Website R2,999 (up to 5 pages), Business Website R5,999 (up to 10 pages), E-commerce Website R12,999 (up to 50 products) and Enterprise Website R24,999 (unlimited pages). You pay a 50% or 60% deposit online to start and the balance before the site goes live. Larger custom projects are quoted on request.
How long does it take to build a website for a Alice business?
It depends on the package: Starter Website 7–10 days, Business Website 10–14 days, E-commerce Website 14–21 days and Enterprise Website 21–30 days. Larger builds, or sites waiting on content, take longer. We confirm the timeline with you before work starts.
Do I also need hosting, a domain and email?
Yes, every website needs hosting and a domain, and most businesses want email on that domain too. Insly Host sells web hosting from R39/month, .co.za and other domains, and business email, billed separately from the design package so you only pay for what you use. If you already have hosting elsewhere, we can build the site for that instead.