Start with what your customers need to know: what you do, where you work, roughly what it costs and how to get in touch. You don't need a logo, a big budget or any technical know-how to get a good small business website. Five pieces of information will get you most of the way.
Gather these first
- What you do, in your own words. One or two sentences, as you'd say it to a customer.
- Where you work. Your town, and the areas you cover.
- Your services or products, with prices or "from" prices if you can share them.
- How to contact you: phone, email and opening hours.
- A few photos of your work, your premises or your products. Phone photos are fine.
Then choose how it gets built
You can build it yourself with a website builder, pay a designer, or have it built for you for a monthly fee. Building it yourself takes time; paying a designer up front can cost hundreds or thousands of pounds before you see a page.
We do it differently: tell us about your business and our team builds your website free. You see it finished before you pay anything. If you love it, it's £19 a month hosting from the day it goes live, with no contract. Your web designer will be in touch within 24 hours (usually within a few hours, Monday to Friday).
Don't wait for perfect
A clear, simple website that's live is worth far more than a perfect one that's still in your head. You can always add pages later.
