Build a website that works for your business.
Plan the right pages, choose a platform, protect your domain and understand the real ongoing cost — with practical guidance written for UK small-business owners.
Get to the right answer without learning the whole web industry.
Start with the decision or problem in front of you.
Build a new website
Goals, budget, pages, content and a safe launch plan.
02Choose a platform
Compare builders, WordPress and e-commerce options.
03Fix or improve a site
Diagnose speed, usability, content and indexing problems.
04Control domains and hosting
Protect ownership, email, DNS, backups and migrations.
05Promote a website
Search visibility, local discovery, content and measurement.
06Maintain and secure it
Updates, monitoring, recovery and incident planning.
A practical route through the whole website lifecycle.
Seven decisions, in the right order.
A website becomes easier to manage when ownership and measurement are planned before launch.
- 1Define the business goalWhat should a visitor be able to do?
- 2Set the full budgetSeparate one-off and ongoing cost.
- 3Choose the operating modelDIY, freelancer, agency or managed platform.
- 4Plan pages and contentBuild around customer tasks.
- 5Keep control of accountsDomain, hosting, email and analytics.
- 6Test before launchForms, mobile, accessibility and recovery.
- 7Measure real enquiriesImprove from evidence, not guesswork.
Compare choices by cost, control and practical effort.
Know what you will pay — and what must remain under your control.
The cheapest launch can become expensive if the business cannot move its domain, export its data or restore the website.
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Changing claims are checked against primary sources. Comparisons cover limitations and exit options, not only launch features.