Insly Host builds websites for St Francis Bay and Oyster Bay businesses, including architects, thatchers and builders, boat and canal operators, harbour suppliers and letting agents. We handle everything from Pretoria: a phone call to start, drafts by email, and WhatsApp for quick questions along the way. A Business Website suits firms with portfolios. Packages start at R2,999 for a Starter Website of up to 5 pages.
At a glance
- Area
- Kouga 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
Thatch, Canals and the Chokka Fleet
White walls and black thatch define St Francis Bay, a style the village has kept for decades, along with the canals off the Kromme River where many homes have their own moorings. Port St Francis harbour is the base for a fleet that fishes for chokka squid, which brings marine engineers, suppliers and processors to the area. Cape St Francis has its lighthouse at Seal Point and a surf break made famous by a classic surf film. Further west, Oyster Bay is a quiet spot among dunes and farms. Owners and holidaymakers find services by word of mouth and online searches.
Building and maintaining houses in that style is a big part of local work, so architects, thatchers and builders need portfolios that show it off. We would build a project gallery organised by type, a services page and a contact form for new builds and repairs. Boat and canal businesses need trip or service pages and a booking request. Letting agents need a page for each house with photos and an enquiry form. Harbour suppliers need a plain, professional site listing what they provide to the fleet.
Also covering areas around St Francis Bay
- Oyster Bay
What St Francis Bay businesses need from a website
Architects, Thatchers & Builders
Firms working on the village's thatched houses need project galleries, a page on materials and building guidelines, and a quote form.
Chokka & Harbour Services
Marine engineers, chandlers and suppliers to the squid fleet need straightforward service pages, named contact people and directions to the harbour.
Canal & River Boating
Boat hire and boat-service businesses on the Kromme and the canals need trip or service pages, safety notes and a booking request form.
Web design packages for St Francis Bay
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 St Francis Bay: questions and answers
I am a thatcher. How should my website show my work?
Photographs do most of the work. We would build a gallery grouped by new roofs, re-thatching and repairs, a page explaining the materials and methods you use, the areas you cover from St Francis Bay to Humansdorp and Jeffreys Bay, and a quote form that lets owners describe the roof. You can add new projects yourself after training.
Can a letting agency in St Francis Bay list each house on its site?
Yes. Each property gets its own page with photos, sleeping arrangements, what is supplied and an enquiry form that tells you which house the guest is asking about. Owners who are thinking of letting through you can have a separate page explaining your service. Your team updates listings through the CMS as houses join or leave your books.
How much does a website cost in St Francis Bay?
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 St Francis Bay 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.