A web design studio that actually gives a damn about the businesses it builds for — started in 2024 by a developer who got tired of watching great local businesses lose to bad websites.
IndieWebStudios started with a simple observation: the best businesses in Durban — the ones with real skill, real service, real heart — were invisible online. Not because they didn't deserve to be found. Because the web had left them behind.
Big agencies weren't interested. DIY builders produced embarrassing results. And the gap between "we have a website" and "our website actually works for us" had never been wider.
So in 2024, we opened our doors in Durban with one purpose: build world-class websites for the businesses that deserve them most. No fluff. No agency overhead. Just craft.
Every site we build gets the same attention we'd give our own. That means late nights if that's what it takes, honest feedback when the brief needs pushing, and a site that still looks good five years from now.
Marco has been around computers his whole life. What started as pure curiosity grew into a full career in technology — today he works as a full stack developer building production software used by businesses across the world.
IndieWebStudios is the other side of that coin. The chance to take that same technical skill and point it at something closer to home — the restaurants, salons, contractors, and creatives that make Durban what it is.
When you work with IndieWebStudios, you're not dealing with an account manager or a junior designer. You're working directly with the developer. Every line of code, every design decision, every pixel — Marco.
Proudly local.
Built for the city we love.
Durban is one of South Africa's most vibrant cities — and some of its best businesses have never had a website worth their reputation. We're here to change that. Based in Durban, building for Durban, but with an eye on what the rest of the world is doing.