The 9 Steps to Creating a Website

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The 9 Steps to Creating a Website

There are 9 important steps when creating a website. You can do it yourself with Wix or Squarespace. But a better option is to let the experts handle the real difficult steps – those are steps 3 through 9.

Here are the key steps a small business should follow to create a website:

  1. Define Your Website’s Purpose and Goals: Determine whether your website is for selling products, providing information, or generating leads. Clarify what you want visitors to do (e.g., contact you, make purchases).
  2. Choose a Domain Name: Select a domain name that reflects your business and is easy to remember. Register it through a domain registrar.
  3. Select a Website Builder or CMS: Choose a platform like WordPress, Wix, or Shopify based on your needs (e.g., e-commerce, portfolios, blogs) and technical skill level.
  4. Pick a Hosting Provider: Choose a reliable web hosting service to ensure your website is fast and accessible. Some platforms (e.g., Wix, Shopify) include hosting, while others (like WordPress) require separate hosting.
  5. Design and Customize Your Website: Use templates or design from scratch to create a user-friendly, mobile-responsive website that reflects your brand. Include key pages like Home, About, Products/Services, and Contact.
  6. Add Essential Features: Implement features like contact forms, e-commerce functionality, booking systems, or live chat, depending on your business needs.
  7. Optimize for SEO: Make sure your website is optimized for search engines by using relevant keywords, optimizing images, and setting up SEO plugins like Yoast for WordPress.
  8. Test and Launch: Thoroughly test your website on different devices and browsers to ensure it works properly. Once ready, launch it and promote it through social media, email, or online advertising.
  9. Maintain and Update: Regularly update content, monitor performance, and make improvements to keep your website secure, relevant, and engaging.

If this seems overwhelming, it’s because it is.

And that is why people choose E&J Web Services – the experts who handle all the difficult part.

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