Insly Host builds websites for Smithfield and Rouxville: B&Bs and guesthouses for N6 travellers, artists and galleries, sheep and cattle farm services, and the shops in each town. Artists who want to sell work online can choose an E-commerce Website. Our Pretoria office does the build, and you talk to us by phone or WhatsApp and email content. Packages start at R2,999 for a Starter Website of up to 5 pages.
At a glance
- Area
- Mohokare Local Municipality, Free State
- 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
An N6 Overnight Town With an Artists' Streak
Smithfield, one of the province's older towns, lies on the N6 road from Bloemfontein towards the Eastern Cape. Artists and retirees have bought and restored its old Karoo buildings, guesthouses line its wide streets, and drivers bound for East London, the Wild Coast or Aliwal North often break the journey here. Sheep and cattle farms surround the town, supporting shearing teams, stock agents and farm suppliers. Rouxville, to the south-east on the way to Zastron and Aliwal North, is a smaller farming town with the same mix of farm and road customers.
Smithfield businesses serve two very different customers, and the website should be clear about which one it is talking to. For a B&B we would build room pages with photos and rates, a page on secure parking and check-in for late arrivals, directions from the N6 and an enquiry form. For an artist or gallery we would build a portfolio, artist profiles and, where it suits, an online shop so a traveller who saw a piece on the way through can buy it later. Shearing teams, stock agents and farm suppliers need service pages, areas covered and phone numbers.
Also covering areas around Smithfield
- Rouxville
What Smithfield businesses need from a website
N6 Bed and Breakfasts
B&Bs and guesthouses need photos of each room, rates, parking and after-hours arrival details, directions from the N6 and an enquiry form for travellers heading to or from the Eastern Cape.
Artists and Galleries
Artists and small galleries need portfolio pages, artist profiles, studio visiting hours and, for those who want it, a shop page for selling work to visitors once they are home.
Shearing and Stock Services
Shearing teams, stock agents and farm suppliers need service pages, the districts they cover around Smithfield and Rouxville and direct contact numbers.
Web design packages for Smithfield
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 Smithfield: questions and answers
Most of our Smithfield guests stay one night on the way to the coast. What should the website focus on?
Speed and certainty. Travellers booking a single night want to see rooms, rates, whether you take late arrivals, how secure the parking is and how to find you from the N6, all without hunting through menus. A call or WhatsApp button on every page lets them book from the road, and a short page on Smithfield itself may persuade some to stay longer.
Can a Rouxville business get found by people travelling to Zastron and Aliwal North?
Start by saying plainly that you trade from Rouxville and which places you cover. We would mention the routes to Zastron and Aliwal North in your page content and descriptions, add a map and clear trading hours, and link the site to your Google listing. Ongoing local SEO, offered separately, can build on that for searches along the route.
How much does a website cost in Smithfield?
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 Smithfield 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.