Durban · South Africa

Web design in Durban

Sites from R4 900 once-off, live in five working days. Built mobile-first for a market where nearly everything happens on a phone.

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The local market

What web design costs in Durban

Durban and the wider KwaZulu-Natal market runs below the Cape Town average, roughly in line with the national R6 600 for five pages. The gap is usually spent on the wrong things — more pages instead of better copy. R4 900 buys one page that is written to convert.

Durban is served mostly by multi-city agencies rather than local specialists, which leaves the local search results softer than Cape Town or Johannesburg. Mobile share here is high even by South African standards, so a build that is slow on a mid-range Android loses before the copy is read.

Who we build for here

Durban businesses

Tourism and accommodation, restaurants and takeaways, logistics and freight around the port, wholesale and retail, salons and barbers, trades, medical practices, and events.

Fully remote. The brief is one WhatsApp conversation and the site is live in five working days.

Areas covered

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Services in Durban

What you can buy

Websites & landing pages

Website design that pays for itself

A fast, mobile-first site written to turn a stranger scrolling on their phone into a WhatsApp enquiry. Live in five working days, from R4 900 once-off, excluding VAT.

From R4 900 once-off →

Paid social

Paid social that is judged on cost per enquiry

Facebook, Instagram and TikTok campaigns pointed at your WhatsApp, reported weekly on cost per enquiry rather than impressions. R4 900p/m management, ad budget separate and paid by you.

R4 900p/m management →

Enquiry capture

Stop losing enquiries after hours

Every WhatsApp and Instagram enquiry gets an instant reply, gets qualified, and lands in your phone marked hot, warm or cold. From R1 900 setup, included in Bundle and Growth.

From R1 900 setup →

Google Ads Local SEO E-commerce Short-form video Reviews & reputation Branding

Recent builds

Live work

E-commerce · Food & drink

Cape Caviar

A luxury food brand that had to feel expensive and load instantly.

Education · Beauty

Naledi Nails

An income offer, not a course — priced and written for the South African market.

D2C · Handmade

Stringture

A product nobody had heard of, explained in one screen.

Other cities

We work nationwide

Web design Cape Town Web design Johannesburg Web design Pretoria Web design Gqeberha Web design Sandton

FAQ

Web design in Durban — common questions

What does a website actually cost in South Africa?

Independent survey data puts the average five-page SA site at roughly R6 600, with Cape Town averaging closer to R11 500 and Johannesburg around R7 600. The floor of the market sits near R400 and the top runs past R56 000. A Client Factory one-pager is R4 900 once-off, excluding VAT, with multi-page builds from R8 900 — and every figure is published here rather than hidden behind a quote form.

How fast can I actually be live?

Five working days from the first WhatsApp conversation to a live site, and paid traffic switched on within 48 hours of launch. If we miss either deadline the build is free. The reason it is possible is that there is no committee — one senior person writes, designs, builds and launches.

Do I have to sign a long contract?

No. Everything is month to month and you can cancel any month. Six-month minimums are standard in this market; we would rather keep you with results than with paperwork.

Who owns the site, the domain and the ad accounts?

You do, from the first day. Domain registered in your name, ad accounts under your business, pixel on your asset, leads in your phone. Nothing is held hostage. Ask any agency this question before you sign anything.

Is VAT included in the prices?

No. All prices exclude 15% VAT, in line with normal SA business practice. Ad budget is also separate and you pay it directly to Meta, TikTok or Google, so you keep control of the card and can see every rand.

What do you need from me to start?

One WhatsApp conversation, plus your logo and any photos or pricing you already have. If you do not have those, the design, the copy and basic content are handled for you. You do not need to prepare anything.

Next step

Be live in Durban this week.

Four questions, under a minute. You will get a scope, a price and a date — not a discovery call and a proposal in nine days.

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Your site is live in 5 working days and your ads are running within 48 hours of launch — or the build is free.