Cres Dynamics · Case Study

Premium footwear and gym gear, built to be found — Whitelight Store

A brand new e-commerce website and SEO strategy for a Nairobi fitness and footwear store ready to scale beyond its existing audience.

Client
Whitelight Store
Project type
E-commerce Website + SEO
Timeline
4 weeks
01 · The Problem

Great products, no digital shelf to put them on

Whitelight Store carried a strong range — running shoes, trail shoes, gym footwear, shorts, sweatpants, and yoga accessories — but had no professional online presence to match. Nairobi's growing fitness community was shopping online for exactly these products, and Whitelight had no way to reach them.

Without an e-commerce website, every potential sale that started with a Google search ended at a competitor. The business needed more than just a website — it needed a platform that could present a premium product range in a way that converted browsers into buyers, and that would rank when Nairobi's runners, gym-goers, and fitness enthusiasts searched for gear.

“Nairobi's fitness market is growing fast. Without a proper online store, Whitelight was watching that growth pass them by.”

02 · The Solution

An e-commerce store built for Nairobi's fitness community

Cres Dynamics built Whitelight Store a brand new e-commerce website from scratch — premium feel, mobile-optimised, and structured around their product categories: running shoes, trail shoes, gym footwear, and accessories including shorts, sweatpants, and yoga mats. Each section was designed to speak directly to the customer segment most likely to buy it.

We built in on-page SEO targeting the search terms Nairobi's fitness community actually uses — “running shoes Kenya,” “gym shoes Nairobi,” “trail shoes Kenya,” “yoga accessories Nairobi” — so that Whitelight would appear precisely when a motivated buyer was looking. The entire site was built to convert, not just inform.

Brand new e-commerce siteProduct catalogueOn-page SEOFitness niche targetingMobile-first designCategory architectureWhatsApp + M-PesaGoogle indexing

Live build — catalogue & performance layout

Screenshots from whitelightstore.co.ke — category architecture, PDPs, and mobile presentation.

Whitelight Store — live website screenshot 1 of 14
03 · The Results

A digital storefront that works while the owner sleeps

Whitelight Store went from no online presence to a fully indexed, searchable e-commerce platform — open to every Nairobi runner, gym member, and fitness enthusiast searching for gear. The foundation is built; the metrics are now being tracked.

Before launch
0
Digital storefront — no website, no search rankings, no online orders
Post-launch
Live
Fully indexed on Google — appearing for running, gym, and fitness searches in Nairobi
Month 2 target
150+
Monthly organic visitors from fitness and footwear search queries in Kenya
Tracking from Month 2
In progress
Order volume, top-selling categories, and customer acquisition cost data
Project completed. Site live and indexed. Full performance metrics tracking begins Month 2 — order data, top product views, and conversion rates will be reported.
04 · The Proof

See it live

The store is live, indexed, and open for business — serving Nairobi's fitness community with premium footwear and gym accessories online.

Live website
whitelightstore.co.ke

Running shoes · Trail shoes · Gym footwear · Shorts · Sweatpants · Yoga accessories · M-Pesa checkout

Why they came to us

Whitelight Store came to Cres Dynamics with a clear goal — grow their client base and reach customers beyond their existing audience. Every decision in the build, from SEO keyword targeting to category structure, was made with that single objective in mind.

Checkout flow, mobile UX & product discovery

More views from whitelightstore.co.ke — conversion flow and responsive product browsing.

Whitelight Store — live website screenshot 8 of 14