Creating a new website can seem like a daunting task, especially to beginners. Given what can be involved, it is little wonder then that small businesses and sole traders habitually draw on the services of professional website designers, if only to save time. However, using professional services can be costly, and, if you have limited funds, you may have no option but to go it alone.
Even so, you can rest assured that there are plenty of tools available both online, and in book form to make the task manageable. Indeed, it’s possible to build a perfectly respectable business site from scratch.
The first task is to choose a catchy domain name. You need to find out if the domain you select is not already taken, and there are plenty of lookup sites which can help you check this.
Should you choose web hosting by EUKHost we can then take the complicated process of registering your domain name out of your hands.
Indeed affordable web hosting by EUKHost is an option you should consider as part of your plan for building a website on a shoestring.
When it comes to designing your site, construct a simple paper prototype on a few sheets of A4. Focus on strong, clear navigation and adhering to your overall vision.
For authoring your site you are spoilt for choice now when it comes to resources, including Content Management Systems, available for free, over the internet. With Web hosting by EUKHost you could even sign on to our ColdFusion package, which includes this powerful authoring software.
You can make use of pre-designed free templates to take the headache out of design, and then all that remains is to populate the site with lively content.
All in all, setting up a perfectly acceptable website on a budget is, in this day and age a truly viable option.