A small business website you can launch fast and grow into.
A tight five-to-seven-page site that makes you look established: a consistent brand, clear services, and an easy way to get in touch. Built mobile-first and lean so it loads fast and costs less, and structured so you can add pages, a blog or an online store later without a rebuild.
What you get with a small business build
What is a small business website?
A focused site that covers the essentials: who you are, what you offer, proof you are credible, and how to reach you, without the cost or timeline of a large custom build. It is the right first website, or a replacement for a DIY site that is not pulling its weight.
What is included when I build your small business site?
You get a starter set of pages (home, about, services, contact, plus one or two more), a brand foundation of colours, fonts, logo usage and image style applied consistently, and a contact form that reaches your inbox. Basic on-page SEO and schema are in place, your Google Business Profile is set up or tidied, and analytics is connected so you can see what is working. It is built on WordPress with a light page builder, so you can edit text and images yourself.
Who it is best for
New businesses getting online for the first time, sole traders and small teams, and anyone on a DIY site (Wix, Squarespace, an old template) that looks dated or loads slowly. If you serve a local area and want to rank in map results, see the Local Business page; if you are ready to sell online, see the WooCommerce page.
Every small business project ships with this.
- Starter set of pages: home, about, services, contact, plus one or two more
- Brand foundation: colours, fonts, logo usage and image style, site-wide
- Mobile-first build on WordPress with a light page builder
- Contact form delivered to your inbox, spam-filtered
- Basic on-page SEO: titles, meta and schema
- Google Business Profile set up or tidied
- Analytics connected so you can see traffic and enquiries
- Structured to add pages, a blog or a store later without a rebuild
Get the website for free.
Commit to keeping it maintained and the build itself is on me.
8 months of maintenance
$99 / month
Sign up for 8 months of maintenance and the build is free. Updates, backups, security patching and speed monitoring included.
See pricingHosting + maintenance, 6 months
$115 / month
Take managed hosting and maintenance together for 6 months and the build is free. Hosting, updates, backups, security and monitoring in one plan.
See pricingFast and findable, not bolted on after.
Lean by default, so it's fast and cheaper
A small site with a light builder has little to slow it down. Every build targets 90+ on PageSpeed and passing Core Web Vitals. I handle image formats, lazy-loading, font loading and critical CSS on top.
Straight talk: desktop scores come back green. On mobile the lab throttles CPU and network hard, so Performance can land in the high 80s, the fast end of the "good" band, with load and layout stability still green. A smaller site has fewer places for speed to leak, so these usually hold up well. The screenshots are a real example.
SEO and AEO from the first commit
- Clean semantic HTML and one clear H1 per page
- JSON-LD schema per template (Service, Article, FAQ, Breadcrumb)
- Per-page titles, meta and Open Graph
- XML sitemap, image alt text, sensible internal linking
- Answers written as real questions so AI engines can quote them
Small businesses I've put online.
Xtreme Jetski Watersports
Jetski and watersports rental site launched lean, with online bookings added later.
White Stripes Parking Maintenance
Line striping and parking-lot maintenance contractor, simple services and contact.
Ronald Phillips Law
Solo attorney site: credible, fast, and easy for the client to update.
Small business sites, answered.
How much does a small business website cost?
Most run about $150 to $400 for a five-to-seven-page site. The number moves with page count, whether you have branding already, and how much content needs to be written.
How fast can it launch?
Two to four weeks once I have your content and branding. A cut-down one or two page site can go live faster.
Can I start small and add pages later?
Yes, that is the point. The site is built on a system, so a new page, a blog or an online store is an addition rather than a rebuild.
Do I need to provide the content?
Text and images help a lot and keep the cost down. If you do not have copy, I can draft it from a short call and your notes, for an added fee.
Can it grow into an online store?
Yes. It is WordPress, so adding WooCommerce later is straightforward. If you already know you will sell online soon, it can be worth starting on the WooCommerce path.
Do you provide support after launch?
Yes, either ad hoc or on a monthly retainer covering updates, backups, security and speed monitoring.
What it costs.
A small business site typically runs about $150–$400. Fixed-price or hourly, both work through Upwork with escrow.
What moves the number
- How many pages you need
- Whether you have branding already or it is created from scratch
- How much copy has to be written rather than supplied
- Integrations: booking, newsletter, chat
- Timeline: genuine rush work costs more
Let's get your business online.
Send me your current site or a rough brief on Upwork, and I'll come back with a plan and a number. Usually within one business day.