Website Planning

Plan A Small Business Website

A simple five-step checklist for a clear, useful small-business website.

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What To Do

  1. Explain The Offer

    Write one sentence saying who you serve, what you provide, and the problem you solve. Put it near the top of the homepage.

  2. Make Essential Pages Easy To Find

    Include services, about, contact, privacy information, and any pages needed for the way you actually operate.

  3. Give Each Page One Clear Action

    Use a straightforward next step such as “Request a consultation” rather than competing buttons everywhere.

  4. Test On A Phone

    Check navigation, reading size, buttons, and forms at a narrow mobile width. Use real text, not screenshots of text.

  5. Review Before Launch

    Click every link, submit a test form, check legal notices, and confirm contact messages reach the correct inbox.

Before You Publish

Ask a person who has never used your site to find your services and contact method on a phone. If they cannot do it quickly, simplify the menu or move the key information higher on the page. Read the content aloud: does it sound like your business, or does it sound like generic marketing?

Then test every important action—forms, links, checkout, and emails—and keep a record of anything that needs attention. If the site replaces an older one, plan redirects for changed URLs and keep the login information, domain ownership, and ongoing costs documented.

Related Guides

Use our launch handoff checklist for the final details. If the existing site needs work, read redesign or rebuild?

Go Deeper

For detailed guidance, consult the official resource:

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