Costs

Domain Name
The domain is the unique name of your website. It doesn’t have to be the same name as your business – B&Q have a website domain of diy.com

Cost: Typically £12 / year

SSL Certificate / Domain Privacy
SSL ensures data exchanged between the user and your website is secure. It’s the padlock next to your domain name. A key requirement now for any website. Domain privacy keeps your personal information private.

Cost: Typically £12 / year

Hosting
A hosting company provides the computer and the infrastructure to host your website. Heavy discounts are offered for the first few months so think about the on-going cost. There is a big variation in pricing – you get what you pay for. I can advise.

Cost: From £48 – £250 / year

WordPress Plugin
Like many website designers I build websites using WordPress. I use a popular page builder to create wonderful layouts which makes the build cheaper.

Cost: £50 / year

Logo
If you don’t have one then there are tools that can create one easily. If you have a logo remember it has to be able to be legible on a mobile phone screen.

Fonts and Colour Scheme
We can often use colours from your logo as a basis for your colour scheme but you need high contrast between text and background for users with visual impairment. You want your website to stand out from the crowd and the font will need to reflect your brand.

Images and Text
The web is a visual medium and pictures that have an impact are crucial. Selecting the right images to use is vital.

You need to provide the text on the website. We can use AI if you are really stuck.

Search Engines
Search engines allow users to find businesses and organisations that they don’t know exist. You want your business listed near the top of the first page in Google results. I have tools and expertise to optimise the pages but you have a role to play here as well to promote your website.