Whale TechNairobiWhat we found in your trade
Of 53 electrical contractors we tested, 43 had no working website — and 31 of those had never had one. This is the emptiest trade we audited outside metal fabrication, which makes it the easiest one to stand out in.
These numbers come from the Nairobi Web Audit — 566 businesses tested in August 2026, method and limitations published in full. We don’t name the businesses.
Why it matters for electricians
Being the only one with a site is a real advantage
In most trades a website makes you credible. In this one it makes you conspicuous. When four in five competitors have nothing, a working site is not table stakes — it is the whole table.
Electrical work is trust work
People are letting a stranger into the house to touch the wiring. Your licence, your registration and a face with a name do more to close that job than any list of services.
Emergencies do not wait for office hours
Power tripping at night, a burning smell from a socket. Those searches happen after six and they go to whoever is visible and picks up.
What your site actually needs
Not a brochure. The specific things a customer in this trade looks for before they get in touch.
- Your licence and registration, shown plainly
- Emergency call-out clearly flagged with hours
- Domestic, commercial and industrial split out
- Areas covered, so the caller knows you will come
- Solar and backup work if you do it
Prices are the same as everywhere else on this site — KES 25,000, 45,000 or 75,000 to build, then a small monthly amount that keeps it online. The domain is registered in your name, not ours.
Things people ask before they hire us
I work alone. Will a website make me look too small?
It will make you look reachable and real, which is what people are checking for. A one-electrician site that shows your licence, your face and your number outperforms a vague company page that could be anyone.
Do I need to show my licence on the site?
You should. It is the single fastest way to separate yourself from unlicensed competition, and customers letting someone into their home are actively looking for it.
Can I get emergency calls through the site?
Yes. The call button and the WhatsApp button sit at the top of every page, and out-of-hours availability is stated so nobody hesitates to ring at 10pm.
What does it cost?
KES 25,000 for a 3 to 4 page site, which is enough for most electrical contractors, then from KES 3,000 a month. If you also fit solar, the 6 to 8 page tier at KES 45,000 gives each service room to rank on its own.
Want to know where your business stands?
Send us your business name. We’ll check whether you have a working site, what it looks like on a phone, and whether your domain is about to expire — free, and with no pitch attached.
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