If you have just started your own business and are looking for ways to get a new website without spending hundreds of pounds, then this article will help you to get a website easily and quickly. In this guide I will be discussing the three most common ways of getting a business website.
1. Hosting Service - You will find web hosting services like One.com provide you many web based tools to build your own website when you join to their hosting service. Many small businesses would prefer this method because they don't have the time, in other words, it's more convenient. Building your website this way is fine if you know for sure the company is reliable or it was recommended by a friend. If that's not the case, you will need to spend a little more time in finding the right method to build your website. Why? Because most of these hosting companies don't allow you to transfer the website to a different hosting company, which means you will be stuck with their hosting service!
2. WordPress - WordPress is a popular free blogging content management system. It's easy to install and it can be used to build a small 10 pages brochure website or a 500 pages magazine style website. The benefit is that it allows you to have your business online without any investments but your time, and you can always grow it with your business. The WordPress system has been on the market for a long time therefore most web designers or companies have the knowledge to advice you on many technical things, such as how to optimise it for the search engines.
3. Squidoo - An online service that allows you to create your own page on their website. All the website building tools are available on their website. You can use their easy to use tools to add text, images, videos, website links and more to your page. If time is an issue for you and you just want something on the Web so that people can find your service and product, then this option is perfect for you. The only downside is that they put advertisements next to your contents, which could lead your potential customers to other competitors' websites. If you are going to give this option a try I would suggest that you choose a generic name of your products or services and not your company name when registering the domain. For example, if your business sells toys for dogs, you would register domain names like dogtoyslondon.squidoo.com or cheapdogtoys.squidoo.com. Why? Because you won't be using this service as your primary website, and you will need to get a unique designed website with a unique domain name when your business is more established. And when you do, you can get use this website as a bridge to drive traffic and search engine points to your primary website
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