Web design for small business
A small business site has a narrow job: look credible, explain what you do, and make it easy to get in touch. Most of the money should go into doing those three things well.
Most small business sites need four to six pages and land between £1,500 and £6,000. What decides where in that range you sit is how much custom design work there is, not the page count.
What actually matters
- It loads fast on a phone. That is where most of your visitors are.
- Your phone number and location are obvious. Not buried on a contact page.
- You can edit the text yourself without paying anyone.
- It is findable for what people actually search for locally.
The single biggest cause of a small business project running late is content arriving late. Get your copy and photos together before the build starts.
What we would tell you before quoting
Some businesses do not need a new website. If your existing site is fundamentally sound and enquiries have dropped, the problem is often the offer, the form, or where your traffic comes from — all cheaper to fix than a rebuild.
We will say so rather than quote you a rebuild you did not need. If a smaller scope does the job, that is what we will propose.
Common questions
01How much should a small business spend?
Most land between £1,500 and £6,000 in the UK, or $2,000 to $7,500 in the US, for four to eight pages. Below that you are usually buying a template with your content in it, which is a legitimate choice for a tight budget.
02How long will it take?
Four to six weeks from kick-off, assuming content is ready. The build is often only two to three weeks of that; the rest is content and feedback.
03Do I need a blog?
Only if you will write it. An abandoned blog with three posts from two years ago looks worse than no blog. Add one when you have a reason to publish regularly.
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