Insly Host designs and builds websites for Durban businesses: restaurants and caterers, wholesalers, event suppliers, tour operators and service firms across eThekwini. We are a South African web hosting and web design company based in Pretoria, and Durban projects run by phone, WhatsApp and email from the first brief to launch. Packages start at R2,999 for a Starter Website of up to 5 pages.
At a glance
- Area
- eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
- 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
From Warwick Junction to the ICC: Selling to Durban Online
Durban is a port city, but most of its businesses never handle a container. The city centre around Warwick Junction and the Victoria Street Market is a dense trading area, with spice sellers, herbalists, wholesalers and street traders serving commuters from across the metro. The Durban ICC brings conferences and exhibitions, the Golden Mile and uShaka Marine World bring holidaymakers, and the city's curry houses and bunny chow takeaways have fans far beyond the province. Customers find businesses through Google Maps, Facebook and WhatsApp forwards from friends, and they expect a quick reply.
A Durban website should get a customer from search result to conversation in a few taps. For a restaurant or caterer, that means a menu that is easy to read on a phone, a WhatsApp chat button and a form for function bookings. For an event supplier, it means a page per service, photos of real set-ups and a quote form that asks for the date, venue and guest numbers. For a wholesaler, it can mean an online store with a South African payment gateway, or a product list with a quote request for trade buyers.
Also covering areas around Durban
- Austerville
- Chatsworth
- Clermont
- Congella
- Durban North
- ekuPhakameni
- Inanda
- Isipingo
- KwaMashu
- Phoenix
- Prospecton
- Umlazi
- Wentworth
What Durban businesses need from a website
Restaurants, Takeaways and Caterers
A menu you can change yourself in the content system, a catering enquiry form for functions, opening hours and a WhatsApp button for orders.
Conference and Event Suppliers
Décor, sound and equipment hire firms serving conferences and functions need service pages, galleries of past set-ups and a quote form that collects the event details.
Wholesale and City Traders
CBD wholesalers and specialist shops need a range customers can browse, delivery or collection details and, where it fits, an online store with checkout.
Web design packages for Durban
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 Durban: questions and answers
Can customers order from my Durban takeaway through the website?
Yes. The simplest option is a menu page with a WhatsApp button, so orders arrive on your phone as chat messages. If you want customers to pay upfront, an E-commerce Website gives them a cart and a checkout, with card payments handled by a South African gateway. Either way, you can change menu items and prices yourself in the content system once we have shown you how.
My business covers several Durban suburbs. Can the website show that?
Yes. We can add a service area page that names the suburbs you work in, such as Umlazi, Chatsworth, Phoenix or Durban North, and mention them in page titles where that is accurate. People searching for a nearby service can then see that you cover them. If you want more reach after launch, ongoing local SEO is available as a separate service.
How much does a website cost in Durban?
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 Durban 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.