How to Create a New Business Website

Websites for new and existing businesses can be used to attract more patrons, connect with customers on a personal level, and generate more sales and exposure. A new business website should be attractive, hold visitors' attention, and offer a unique selling point so that visitors will be more likely to buy.

Instructions

Free Business Websites

1. Compare and contrast the different free website builders that can be used on the internet. These can be found by searching the web for 'free website builders' and other related search terms. A few website builders that can be used by businesses include BlueVoda, Doodlekit, and Yola.

2. Register with the free website builder or program of your choice. Many free website builders will allow you to choose a subdomain name, which is hosted free-of-charge on the main website.

3. Create your free business website by using the software or internet program that the vendor allows you to use. This involves using their own copyright-protected images or uploading your own as well as entering text and writing about your business. Some programs will have limits on how many pages you can create while some will limit your business website to two or three web pages.

Creating Website from Scratch

1. Decide on a domain name for your new business website and purchase it through one of the many registrars on the internet like GoDaddy or HostGator. A good business domain name should ideally have your business name included or a geographic term to make it memorable; short domain names are also easy to remember.

2. Purchase a web hosting service for your business website, which often can be done at the same place where you registered your domain name. When choosing a service, look for easy manageability of your business website; control panel access is a must and an automatic installation program such as Fantastico is recommended so that you can install website platforms quickly. There are many different web hosts that can be used for a new business website, though, aside from internet registrars. For example, LiquidWeb, SiteGround, and InMotion Web Hosting are all services that offer business website hosting services.

3. Log-in to your web hosting service and install a website or blogging platform such as Wordpress or Joomla. These applications can usually be installed with one click through your host's control panel via Fantastico or another method. During this process you will choose an administrator username and password. Contact your web host if you need help installing it. Wordpress is often used by bloggers, but is a web platform that can easily be used to create great-looking new business websites.

4. Purchase and install a premium Wordpress or Joomla business or corporate theme that will allow your site to look professional yet simply designed. These premium themes can be found by searching the web or going to third-party websites that offer Wordpress and Joomla themes for sale; a couple examples include ThemeForest.net or TemplateMonster.com. After you purchase the theme, the files you obtain should be uploaded to your web host. Contact your hosting service for technicial help if needed.

5. Log-in to the administrator side of the Wordpress or Joomla web application and modify any or all elements of your new business website that you are able to. With Wordpress themes, you have the freedom to upload and use all of your business photos, modify headings and text, create widgets, as well as control the layout and create as many pages as you want so that you can have a great-looking business website.

References

• 2 Create a Website
• Doodlekit

Resources

• LiquidWeb Hosting
• ThemeForest
• Template Monster