Web design · Nairobi

Web design in Nairobi.

TheNodeNest is a Nairobi-based web design and development studio. We build fast, on-brand websites for Kenyan companies — from one-page launch sites to full e-commerce stores with M-Pesa at checkout.

Every site we ship passes Core Web Vitals on a real Safaricom 4G connection, has proper schema markup, and is handed over with a CMS your team can actually use.

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< 2sLCP on Safaricom 4G
40+Sites shipped
2019Founded in Nairobi
100%KES billing

Most Nairobi businesses we meet are running a WordPress site built in 2019, bloated with 40 plugins, shipping 4 MB of JavaScript, and loading in eight seconds on the mobile network that 82% of Kenyan internet users are on. That site is not a website — it is a tax on your marketing spend. Every paid click, every organic visitor, every referral, bleeds conversion while the page loads.

We rebuild these sites on a modern stack — Next.js 16, React Server Components, hosted on Vercel or Cloudflare Pages — and the difference is not incremental. LCP drops from 8 seconds to under 2. INP from 600ms to under 150. Google rewards this directly with rankings; your customers reward it with bookings.

We work in Kenyan Shillings, respond in Nairobi business hours, and test the sites we ship on the actual mid-range Android phones your customers use. We are not an offshore partner you'll never meet — we are a local studio you can call, visit, or bring into your boardroom when it matters.

Why teams choose us

What you get.

Built on Next.js 16

React Server Components keep JavaScript shipped to the browser minimal. Your homepage lands under 100 KB — a fifth of what a typical WordPress theme ships.

M-Pesa ready out of the box

Daraja STK push, Pesapal, Flutterwave — we wire the payment stack your customer expects. No third-party SDK bloat, all server-side.

SEO built in, not bolted on

Schema.org markup (LocalBusiness, Service, FAQ, BreadcrumbList), Core Web Vitals green, XML sitemap, Search Console integration — day one.

A CMS your team actually uses

Sanity or Payload with components that match the site. Editors add pages, change hero copy, upload images — no developer needed.

Built for mobile Kenya

Tested on real Safaricom 4G throttling, on real Android phones. The 82% of Kenyan visitors on mobile see the fast site, not the desktop fallback.

Handover you can continue

Code in your GitHub org, accounts in your name, a written handover doc, and a two-week post-launch warranty. You are not locked in.

How it works

From brief to launch.

Pricing · in KES

Honest numbers.

Landing pageFrom KES 120,000

Single-page site for a product launch, campaign, or event.

  • One long-form page
  • One CMS collection
  • Contact or waitlist form
  • Core Web Vitals pass
  • Delivered in 7–14 days
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Brand marketing siteKES 450,000 – 1,200,000

5–10 page marketing site with full CMS and SEO foundation.

  • 5–10 page templates
  • Headless CMS (Sanity or Payload)
  • SEO foundation + schema
  • Blog / journal system
  • Delivered in 4–6 weeks
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E-commerceKES 800,000+

Shopify Headless or Medusa.js with M-Pesa, inventory, reports.

  • Headless storefront
  • M-Pesa + Pesapal integrated
  • Admin dashboard
  • Inventory + reports
  • Delivered in 6–10 weeks
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FAQ

Questions we hear often.

How much does web design in Nairobi cost?
For a landing page, from KES 120,000. A 5–10 page marketing site runs KES 450,000 to KES 1.2M. E-commerce starts at KES 800,000 and scales with catalogue size and payment complexity. Every quote is written, in KES, with nothing hidden. We can also work on monthly retainer from KES 150,000 / month.
How long does it take to build a website?
A landing page is 7–14 days. A brand marketing site (5–10 pages) is 4–6 weeks from kickoff to launch, including design, build, CMS wiring, content migration and QA. E-commerce takes 6–10 weeks. We never quote a date we can't hit — every engagement has a sprint plan and weekly demos.
Do you work with WordPress?
We migrate off WordPress more than we build on it. Most of our Nairobi clients have an old WordPress site and come to us to move to a faster, more secure, cheaper-to-host Next.js stack. If you need a specific WordPress plugin we'll scope a hybrid — otherwise the default is Next.js with a headless CMS.
Can you integrate M-Pesa into my website?
Yes. We are fluent in Safaricom's Daraja API (STK push, C2B, B2C) and work with Pesapal and Flutterwave aggregators. For e-commerce we can also handle KRA e-TIMS receipt generation. All payment logic runs server-side — no SDK bloat in your browser bundle.
Where is my website hosted after launch?
Default is Vercel — tight Next.js integration, edge caching from a Cape Town PoP (great latency to Nairobi), and automated SSL. For cost-sensitive projects we deploy to Cloudflare Pages, which is cheaper at scale. Either way, DNS sits at Cloudflare and everything is in accounts registered in your name.
Will you work with my in-house marketing team?
Often. We slot a designer and an engineer into your weekly stand-ups, work in your Notion or ClickUp, and hand off cleanly when the build is done. Many of our engagements continue as a monthly retainer — design support, new landing pages, performance work — after the initial site goes live.
Do you offer ongoing maintenance?
Yes — retainers start at KES 150,000 per month and cover bug fixes, minor design changes, new landing pages, performance monitoring and monthly reports. We do not lock you in; every retainer has a 30-day exit clause.
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