A website is a pre-requisite for your company to thrive in your specific field. Marketing, promotion, sales, support are just some of the plenty reasons why you need to have your own website. It is also your 24/7 window in monitoring your business, which for sure can give great benefits to your business growth.
Building a website for your business is very easy. You don’t need to be a good technical whizz to put up together an effective and high-quality website that can represent you and your business well. It would not also cost you that much every month. Here are the 7 simple and easy step-by-step guides on how to create a website for your business:
1.    Name your site
The domain name of your site is the address wherein your possible visitor can find your website. Your domain name must be a name that can be easily memorized by your potential customers. Many good domain names are no longer available so you must be patient in exploring new, unique and different ideas in order to arrive or find the right name for your company.
2.    Know the purpose of your website
The purpose of your website will influence how your website will look like, the structure of your web pages and the information that you should include in it. Write down your aims in priority order where you can refer to when you are already designing and building your own site.
3.    Map the structure of your site
The structure of your website depends on the things that you want to do with it. It’s important to decide what you want to have on your site and how they will all fit together. The most important things that you must include in your website are the home page, company information, product catalogue, online order form, help and support, contact page and business news.
4.    Construct your own site
There are 3 possible ways in constructing your website. You can do it from scratch, by using a site creator or by working with professionals. Make sure that the method that you will use will meet the needs of your website as well as your budget and your technical knowledge.
5.     Decide on the content of your site
In deciding for the site content, it’s better to put first the kind of visitor that will view your site. Avoid dead ends and keep it snappy so the people can skim, read and can give them somewhere to go if they opt to purchase or contact you. Be personal and avoid making your site sound formal and stuffy. Use pictures and video and remember that every item you put there must meet your objectives.
6.    Publish your website
Once you’re done it, publish your website on the internet by using a web hosting package. The essential features that you must look for in a web hosting package are the storage space, bandwidth, good support, reliability and security.
7.    Keep your website updated and fresh
Publishing your site is just the start. In order to keep your visitors interested and willing to return to your site, you have to keep it updated on a regular basis by supplying new information and removing the outdated contents in it. The things that you must keep updated in your site are the products, prices, company information and news.
You can improve your website by adding new pages, functions or sections regularly. Every single improvement will have a great impact on your website. Hope that this steps on how to create a website is of great help to you.