What does a small-business website actually cost?
Understand the separate costs of website design, a domain, hosting, content, and upkeep. Learn what The Free Website Team covers and what to budget for yourself.
Resources
Understand the costs, plan your content and make your website easier to use.
Website planning guides
What pages does a small-business website need?
Choose a useful page structure for a small service business: Home, Services, About, Work or Service Areas, and Contact, with practical guidance for each.
How to prepare content for your new website.
Get your business details, services, page copy, photos, and feedback ready for a website build. A practical preparation checklist for small-business owners.
How to design a small-business website, step by step
Turn your business into a clear website: write the brief, plan pages, shape a mobile layout, choose images, and test the enquiry path before launch.
Where to get a website made: find your best fit
Compare a free website build, freelancer, agency, and DIY builder. Use scope, ownership, ongoing costs, and real work to choose who should make your site.
Free website or DIY website builder: which fits your business?
Compare a selected free website build with a DIY builder by time, scope, recurring costs, ownership, and updates. Choose around your actual business needs.
How to get more useful leads from a small-business website.
Improve a service website’s enquiry path: clarify the offer, qualify the right jobs, simplify contact, test delivery, and measure genuine leads instead of clicks.
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