E-Commerce Website Design in Kenya That Makes Shopping Easier
Ready to sell online, but need a store customers can comfortably browse and order from? We design practical WordPress e-commerce websites for Kenyan businesses, with clear product pages, mobile-friendly shopping and a checkout configured around your requirements.
Build an Online Store Your Customers Can Actually Use
A good product deserves more than a catalogue that is difficult to navigate. Shoppers need to find the right item, understand pricing and delivery, and know what happens when they place an order. If your store looks confusing on a phone or leaves important questions unanswered, potential customers may leave.
We plan your website around the products you sell and the steps your customers take before buying. That means simple categories, useful product information, clear enquiry and order paths, and a store you can update yourself.
Who this suits: Kenyan retailers launching an online shop, existing businesses moving from WhatsApp or social-media orders to a structured catalogue, and established stores needing a more usable website.
Where Better Store Design Can Help
We design for everyday shopping tasks, including:
- Browsing products and finding the right category.
- Viewing clear product images, descriptions and prices.
- Using a storefront comfortably on mobile devices.
- Understanding payment, delivery, returns and contact information.
- Managing orders and updating products through WordPress.
Our Solution
We develop an editable e-commerce website in WordPress, with a structured product catalogue, shopping cart and checkout setup. The agreed quotation defines the number of pages, products, features and integrations. Where applicable, we can discuss a payment provider such as M-Pesa, subject to merchant approval and gateway compatibility.
The store is prepared with sensible page structure and basic search foundations. Ongoing e-commerce SEO, advertising and catalogue expansion are separate services.
Designed Around Your Business
- A product layout suited to what you sell.
- A checkout and enquiry journey tailored to your requirements.
- Editable store pages and basic product-management guidance.
Our Solution Includes:
These are the core components of the e-commerce website build. Your quotation identifies any additional work or integrations needed for your business.
Storefront & Product Catalogue
A responsive homepage or storefront, intuitive category navigation, and initial product listings with images, prices and descriptions supplied or approved by you.
Cart, Checkout & Enquiries
Configure standard shopping-cart and checkout functionality, order notifications and an agreed customer enquiry route. Payment activation depends on your provider.
Editable WordPress Store
A WordPress-based website that lets your team update content, manage products and review orders, with practical handover guidance.
Search Foundations & Responsive Checks
Clear headings, readable URLs, useful internal links and responsive checks on desktop, tablet and mobile. This is not an ongoing SEO or performance guarantee.
How We Plan and Build Your Online Store
- Discovery: agree on products, categories, customers, essential features, content responsibilities and budget.
- Structure and design: prepare the page layout and product-shopping journey for your review.
- Build and configuration: set up WordPress, initial products, cart, checkout, enquiry features and agreed store settings.
- Review and testing: use two consolidated feedback rounds, check responsive layouts and test key purchasing steps using an appropriate test setup.
- Handover: share editing guidance and agree on launch dependencies and post-launch support arrangements.
The schedule depends on approved content, platform access, payment providers and timely feedback. Payment gateway approval, third-party services and store sales are not guaranteed.
E-Commerce Website Design Packages and Costs
Choose the starting point that fits your business. All prices below are one-time website build fees, not monthly SEO charges.
| Scope | Foundation | Growth | E-commerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-time build fee | KSh 35,000 | KSh 65,000 | KSh 95,000 |
| Best suited to | Simple business website | Growing service/business website | Online store with an initial catalogue |
| Core pages | Up to 5 | Up to 10 | Up to 5 |
| Initial product uploads | Not included | Not included | Up to 15 products |
| Included functionality | Editable WordPress pages and enquiry route | Editable WordPress pages and agreed enquiry features | Editable WordPress store, catalogue, cart, checkout and basic order notifications |
| Search foundations | Basic page structure | Basic page structure | Basic page and product structure |
| Handover and review | Responsive checks, editing guidance, 2 consolidated feedback rounds | Responsive checks, editing guidance, 2 consolidated feedback rounds | Responsive checks, editing guidance, 2 consolidated feedback rounds |
| Content responsibilities | You supply or approve your logo, brand assets, product descriptions, images, prices, policies, contact details and delivery information. Content writing, photography and bulk uploads beyond scope are quoted separately. |
|---|---|
| Quoted separately | Additional pages and products, custom functionality, premium themes/plugins, shipping integrations, advanced automation, custom design work and migrations beyond the agreed scope. |
| Recurring costs | Domain renewal, hosting, optional maintenance, premium licences, gateway transaction charges and other third-party services are separate unless expressly included in writing. |
| Payment gateways | Integration depends on provider compatibility, merchant eligibility, account approval and credentials. Gateway onboarding and activation cannot be guaranteed. |
| Taxes and payment terms | Any applicable taxes, deposit or staged-payment requirements and final deliverables will be specified in your written quotation. |
| Support | We confirm the launch checklist, handover and any agreed defect-correction or ongoing support arrangement in the project proposal. Ongoing SEO and advertising are separate services. |
A Nairobi Team. A Store You Can Manage.
Work with Ken and the SEO Consulting Kenya team, based in Nairobi. We focus on understanding what your business sells, what customers need to know and how your team will manage the store once it is live.
- Defined deliverables: a written scope covering pages, initial products and integrations.
- Connected services: discuss website design, e-commerce SEO and Google Ads separately as needed.
- Clear handover: editing guidance, outstanding dependencies and support options explained before launch.
Learn more about our team → Explore published work →
Customer feedback: Maurine Kariuki wrote on 21 April 2026: “My new website revamp is everything & so much more than i had expected.” Read the original customer reviews in the existing review section below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your Online Store Questions, Answered
How much does an e-commerce website cost in Kenya?
Can customers pay using M-Pesa or bank cards?
Can I add more products after launch?
Will my online store work on mobile phones?
Does the website package include SEO, hosting and maintenance?
Let’s Discuss Your Online Store
Tell Us What You Want to Sell
Share your products, approximate catalogue size, preferred payment methods and delivery areas. We can discuss the website scope and provide a quotation for any additional features.
Call +254 700 557612 or email info@seoconsultingkenya.com.
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