Kienyeji Farm - Fresh Free-Range Chicken

🚀 Quick Setup Guide for Your Kienyeji Farm Website

Step 1: Customize Your Information

Before uploading to GitHub, you need to update the website with your actual business information.

A. Update Contact Information

In index.html, find and replace:

  1. Phone Numbers (appears multiple times):
    • Replace +254700000000 with your actual phone number
    • Replace 254700000000 with your WhatsApp number (without the +)
  2. Email Address:
    • Replace orders@kienyejifarm.com with your actual email
  3. Business Hours:
    • Find “Monday - Sunday: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM” and update with your hours
  4. Location:
    • Update “Kiambu County, 30km from Nairobi CBD” with your actual location

B. Update Pricing

Find these sections and update prices:

  1. Live Chicken: Currently shows “Ksh 800 per kg”
  2. Cleaned Chicken: Currently shows “Ksh 900 per kg”
  3. Delivery Charges: Update delivery fees for your areas

C. Customize Business Details

  1. Farm Name: Replace “Kienyeji Farm” with your actual farm name
  2. Farm Story: Update the “About Us” section with your actual story
  3. Experience: Update “5+ Years Experience” with your actual experience

Step 2: Upload to GitHub

Option A: Using GitHub Website (Easiest)

  1. Create GitHub Account:
    • Go to github.com
    • Click “Sign up” and create account
  2. Create New Repository:
    • Click the “+” icon → “New repository”
    • Name: kienyeji-farm (or your preferred name)
    • Make it Public
    • ✅ Check “Add a README file”
    • Click “Create repository”
  3. Upload Files:
    • Click “uploading an existing file”
    • Drag all files from your folder:
      • index.html
      • styles.css
      • script.js
      • README.md
      • _config.yml
    • Commit message: “Upload Kienyeji farm website”
    • Click “Commit changes”
  4. Enable GitHub Pages:
    • Go to Settings tab
    • Scroll to Pages section
    • Source: “Deploy from a branch”
    • Branch: main
    • Folder: / (root)
    • Click Save
  5. Get Your Website URL:
    • Your site will be at: https://[your-username].github.io/[repository-name]
    • Example: https://johnsmith.github.io/kienyeji-farm

Option B: Using GitHub Desktop (For Multiple Updates)

  1. Download GitHub Desktop
  2. Clone your repository
  3. Add/edit files locally
  4. Commit and push changes

Step 3: Add Your Photos

Currently using stock photos. Replace with your actual farm photos:

Quick Method (Beginner):

  1. Upload photos to Google Drive or Dropbox
  2. Get public sharing links
  3. Replace image URLs in index.html

Professional Method:

  1. Upload photos to your GitHub repository
  2. Update image paths in HTML
  3. Optimize images for web (compress to reduce loading time)

Image sections to update:

Step 4: Test Everything

Before going live, test:

Step 5: Promote Your Website

Share Your Website:

Improve Google Ranking:

Common Customizations

Change Colors

In styles.css, find:

:root {
    --primary-color: #2c5530;  /* Main green - change this */
    --secondary-color: #ff6b35; /* Orange accent */
}

Add More Products

Copy a product card section in index.html and modify:

Update Delivery Areas

Update the delivery information section with your actual coverage areas and fees.

🆘 Need Help?

Common Issues:

  1. Website not showing: Wait 10-15 minutes after enabling GitHub Pages
  2. WhatsApp not working: Check phone number format (+254…)
  3. Images not loading: Verify image URLs are correct

Contact for support:

📈 Next Steps (Optional)

Once your basic website is running:

  1. Add Google Analytics to track visitors
  2. Set up custom domain (buy .com domain)
  3. Add online payment (M-PESA integration)
  4. Create social media pages linked to website
  5. Start a blog for better SEO

🎉 You’re ready to launch! Follow these steps and you’ll have a professional chicken farm website live in under an hour.