How to create a small business website?

small business websiteYou have a small or medium-sized business – for example: a café, an independent shop, studio or workshop – and you want to create a simple, low-cost website.

You also want a professional email address along the lines of yourname@yourcompany.com. And, of course, you want good technical support who responds promptly if you have any questions or problems.

Your company website
Your requirements:
  • You can update the site yourself at any time
  • Small- to medium-sized site (about 7 to 50 mainly static pages)
  • Domain name and email address included
  • You want to be able to use your own corporate design
  • Mobile-optimized templates (iPhone, Android)
  • Search engine optimization (SEO)
  • Contact form and location map
  • Technical support offered by the provider
  • The option to offer basic online shopping capability and/or a blog
  • The option to include a separate, possibly password-protected section for downloading files
  • Cost: US $7–20 per month
Our recommendations:

Jimdo Jimdo's PRO and BUSINESS packages cover all the requirements listed above. It even has its own simplistic newsletter tool so you can reach out to your audience more easily. For details about the pros and cons please take a look at our full Jimdo review.
weeblyWeebly's Pro plan offers highly professional features such as header slideshows and site search. Their templates are about as flexible as it can get. If you can do without an online store on your business website you should consider Weebly as an option. Find our review here.

 

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Tip: Our Free eBook

To get you started, please feel free to download our eBook "Website Creation for Absolute Beginners," completely free of charge. This will help you plan your business website and get things right from the outset.

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Examples of small business websites
 

comet
Industry: Restaurant
Name: Comet Ping Pong
Website Builder: Jimdo

 

  cheerobics 
Industry: Publishing
Name: Cheerobics
Website Builder: Webs.com

 

bartondesigns
Industry: Graphic and web design
Name: Barton Designs
Website Builder: Weebly

 


Industry: Hospitality
Name: Hotel Perugino
Website Builder: Jimdo

 

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