Website design in Katwe
Katwe builds things. Photograph what you make, publish it, and buyers stop having to come and look.
Starting price, everything included
From deposit to a live starter website
We answer WhatsApp during working hours
Google Maps listing set up with your site
Websites for businesses in Katwe
Katwe is Uganda's best-known concentration of metal fabrication and mechanical workshops - gates, grills, doors, tanks, trailers, machinery and repairs of every kind, made by people who solve problems with what is available.
The trade is almost entirely offline, which is why it is such an opportunity. A contractor in Naalya searching for someone to fabricate steel doors is not driving to Katwe to browse. They are searching, and whoever shows photographs and takes a proper enquiry gets the job.
Made-to-order work raises an awkward question about pricing, because your costs move with the price of materials. The answer is not to hide prices but to quote them in a way that survives the change - a rate per square metre, a price for a standard size with the variables named, or a worked example of a recent job with its measurements. Customers are not asking for a fixed price forever. They are asking whether you are in their range before they take a trip to Katwe.
Most enquiries in Katwe now begin with a photograph on WhatsApp and the words "how much". Answer it in a way that protects you: publish indicative prices for standard items in standard sizes - a plain gate, a burglar-proof window, a water tank stand, a simple door - and say that anything else is quoted after measurements. Explain what changes the price: the gauge of metal, whether it is hollow section or solid, the finish, and whether installation and transport are included. A workshop that explains why one gate costs more than another stops competing only with whoever quoted lowest from a picture they never understood.
What people here are searching for
Real phrases your customers type. Each one is a page somebody could own - usually nobody does.
- “metal gates Kampala price”
- “steel doors fabrication Uganda”
- “water tank stand fabrication”
Who we build for in Katwe
- Metal fabricators - gates, grills, doors, tanks
- Garages and mechanical workshops
- Machinery and equipment dealers
- Spare parts dealers
- Welding and engineering services
- Trailer and body builders
Get on Google Maps before you spend on anything else
For a business serving customers in Katwe, the Google Business Profile is the fastest thing that makes a phone ring. It is free to run, it puts you on the map with your hours and photos, and it is what decides who appears when somebody nearby searches.
We set it up and verify it properly for UGX 100,000, or free with any website package.
What you get, wherever you are
- Search Console, sitemap and proper page titles
- Training so you can update it yourself
- 30 days of free fixes after launch
- A site written for you - you only check it
Questions from Katwe
We make everything to order. What goes on the website?
Photographs of finished work with the size and roughly what it cost. Buyers point at a picture and say "something like that". That is how the trade already works face to face - the website just lets it happen before they travel.
Will customers pay more if we have a website?
Often yes, because you stop competing only with the workshop next door. A customer who found you through a search, saw your work and got a written quote is buying on quality, not haggling on the pavement.
Our prices change with the cost of materials. What do we put on the website?
Publish a basis rather than a fixed figure. Give a price per square metre, or a price for one common standard size and a note that larger or heavier gauge costs more. Show a worked example: this gate, these measurements, this material, this is what it came to and roughly when. Add the date and a line saying prices move with material costs and to confirm on WhatsApp. That is enough for a customer to know whether to bother, which is the only job the number has to do. A business that shows no price at all reads as one that decides what to charge based on who is asking, and plenty of buyers will not risk it.
Customers want a price from a photo. How do we quote without losing money?
Quote a range from a photograph and a firm price after measurements, and say exactly that on the site. Ask for three things with any picture: the width and height, where it will be fitted, and the finish they want. Then explain what the range depends on - metal gauge, whether it is hollow section or solid bar, the type of paint, and whether you are installing. Say that transport and installation are separate lines. Never give a firm figure over WhatsApp for something you have not measured, because the customer will hold you to it and the difference comes out of your margin. A clear range plus a site visit reads as professional, not evasive.
More answers on the questions page, or just ask us on WhatsApp.
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Send one message telling us what your business does. We reply with a fixed price and a date, usually the same day.