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Setting Up Your First Business Website

Every company needs to have a website – no matter what it is you do. Even if you’re a self-employed freelancer, you still need a website to act as an online portal where people can find more information about your business. 

As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, your website is an excellent way to help attract more customers to your business. It’s not something you should neglect, but how do you get everything set up and started? You’ll probably have multiple business sites through the ages, but this article will look at how you get your first one up and running. 

 

Choose the website purpose

All websites have a purpose – or multiple purposes. In effect, this is what you want to gain from the website. For example, what’s the use of the Amazon website? It’s to show off all their products and get people to buy things. By contrast, what’s the purpose of a local coffee shop’s website? It’s to provide more information on the business, show people where it’s located, and give a glimpse as to what’s on offer. 

Different businesses will need a website for various reasons. So, decide on how you’re going to use your site before you set it up. 

 

Pick a platform that’s good for growth

You can set up a website using lots of different platforms. However, it’s a good idea to pick one that’s got room to cater for business growth. Something like WordPress is useful as you can design an initial website, then make it bigger and better. The beauty of WordPress development is that there are always things to add on and improve your site with. 

For me, I think it’s good to start off small and then get bigger. Don’t invest too much money on your website as it could be too expensive. Instead, make sure you have something that looks good and fulfils your main purpose. As success arrives, you can update and expand your site to make it even more impressive. 

 

Get professional help

Are you a website expert? No? Then it’s probably not wise to try and do everything from scratch with no help. Instead, it makes sense to get some professional professional help. You can hire freelance web designers to set everything up for you on a platform of your choosing. It won’t be free, but it’s worth the costs because you ensure that everything is done correctly. 

The alternative is trying everything on your own, then running into lots of issues that cost money to fix. In the end, you’ll probably end up hiring a designer anyway. So, save yourself the money and effort, and just get help from the very beginning. 

Remember, these tips are just here to help you get your first website up and running. Don’t sit back and admire your work; build on it! Keep updating your siteupdating your site as your business grows, and you will see a steady incline of success. So, if you don’t already have a business website, now’s the time to make one. 

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