Small Business Web Site Development

How to setup a small business web site

There are a gazillion things that need to be considered before and after setting up your small business and web site. Short cuts usually lead to unnecessary problems. Just keep a stiff upper lip when it's needed. It can be fun, exciting and challenging, actually, it's the challenging part, in the end, that makes it all worthwhile and will give you the wonderful feeling of accomplishment.

There will be times all feels hopeless, that comes with the territory, if it was so easy, everyone would be doing it. I call this area the sifting of the chaff from the wheat. I don't mean that those individuals that don't make it are worthless, they simply don't have the tools, knowledge or experience, for this area, but may do wonderful in another area, or get some training.

In other words, I know I don't have the skills, knowledge, or desire to be a brain surgeon, but I am an excellent pilot, offshore skipper and an accomplished small business person, and for that matter, very good at setting up small businesses and small business web sites. I'll leave the brain surgery to someone else. Get the message?

Bottom line is those that rush, cut corners and low on patience have about one in ten odds of making it. Those that take their time, cross every t and dot every i, and have the patience of Job, reverse their odds to nine out of ten, survive the first five years, and usually experience some degree of success.

One other comment about holes in your knowledge related to starting a small business and website, is to get the training, or research and learn, or hire it done.

Small Business Web Development, Step by Step

The very first thing is to research your competition, market saturation, product or service demand, competitive pricing, quality of your product or service, and how to establish your credibility. This is not the whole enchilada, but these are some of the most important areas to consider at the beginning.

Next is to determine the best domain name for your small business web site, which is covered in the domain name webpage. Next is to find a hosting company, which is also covered in the hosting website page. You may also need a shopping cart and an ecommerce account to take payments, also covered on their respective webpages.

The rest of your small business web development is covered in this web design section and the search engine optimization, SEO website, section.

Pros and cons of a small business website

If you have even a little experience working on the internet and with a web design program, and some small business background you should be able to put together a small business web site.

If you don't have any experience, you have a lot of research and studying to do, or hire it done.

About this part of the familybusinesses.com website.

This website was started for our family and friends, and their websites, however, this specific website section of the familybusinesses.com was designed to help others to understand how to start a new small business internet website or converting a non-seo website to bring in more traffic.

These sections, starting a small business, entering the internet, creating a regular website, and seo website, have two parts, a straight talk overview, "this section", and a detailed printable how to start or convert a small business for the internet and how to build a regular or seo website.

All major area links on this website are on the left side of every webpage and all the specific webpage links for each area are on the right side of each webpage. Enjoy!

Internet small business resources

• United States Small Business Administration
• Counselors of America's Small Business (Score)