Originally written by Nick Ismail on Small Business
Creating a great business website that is easily found by potential customers can often be a daunting task. But, it is necessary, in order to build trust, engage customers, demonstrate your service or highlight your product, and sell your good.
Taking lessons from Louis Brightman’s GoDaddy website masterclass, Small Business outlines how to create a great business website and ensure that it’s found.
1. Choosing the right website for your business
There are many types of business; some will just require business cards and others will need a full e-commerce function.
But, regardless of what type of website you need, the same building blocks are needed to build a website:
1. The domain name — this is similar to the number of your house.
2. Hosting — a website is built with pictures and text, and the hosting is bricks and mortar and electricity of your house — it keeps the website live.
3. Content — what type of website does your business need and what type of content is housed on your website? Whether it’s a brochure type, hospitality sector, small scale e-c0mmerce or large scale e-commerce website, any can be hosted on GoDaddy.
Questions to ask yourself and considerations:
Are you
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Pivoting to an online business – 8 legal mistakes to avoid
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Originally written by Marion Kennedy on Small Business
Many small businesses are pivoting to an online business to stay relevant and retain customers during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Having a strong presence online will of course continue to be useful after the lockdown restrictions are lifted, as it builds brand awareness and improves accessibility for customers.
However, when pivoting to an online business, there are a number of legal mistakes to avoid.
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In a recent news story, Joe Wicks, aka The Body Coach, had trouble trying to use copyrighted music for his online fitness classes. Like Joe, if you are setting up online you will need to take care not to use copyrighted material online like music, pictures or writing, without permission. This is just one example of a legal issue that might arise when you are pivoting to an online business – read on to avoid eight common legal mistakes.
#1 – Not making the most of your website build
Various online website builders are available that let you create and run your website yourself. Alternatively, you could commission a bespoke website from a website designer, if your budget allows. To help ensure your website is
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GoDaddy offers free websites to start-ups that complete 12-day challenge
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Originally written by Partner Content on Small Business
GoDaddy will offer new entrepreneurs a free website for one year for those taking part in its 12-day challenge.
Website builder GoDaddy will reward each new business owner that accepts its challenge, completing a daily step-by-step guide to setting up their own business with a custom website.
Its new online tool will help guide aspiring entrepreneurs through the process of turning their business ideas into reality in just 12 steps.
Irana Wasti, GoDaddy regional president for EMEA said: “People across the UK have amazing business ideas, yet many are often deterred from making their ideas a reality because they don’t know where to start. The scale of the task can appear too daunting and time-consuming.”
>See also: Registering a company name – a Small Business guide
Each day a new simple task with guidance will be revealed, empowering would-be entrepreneurs by guiding them through the process one step at a time, helping to bring their idea online.
Steps include naming your business, writing a business plan and setting up an online payments .
If they complete the process of all 12 steps, aspiring founders will have a registered business with a functioning GoDaddy website.
Wasti said: “That’s why we are challenging
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What’s the best website builder for my small business?
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Originally written by Timothy Adler on Small Business
Nearly two million small and medium-sized businesses do not even have a website. Yet it has been estimated that the cost to any business that doesn’t have a website averages at £173,769 per year in lost revenue, despite the average monthly running cost of a website being less than £18.
If creating a website for your business can boost your profits by nearly £200,000 a year, the only question left to ask is…
What’s the best website builder for my small business?
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Below are capsule reviews of six of the most popular off-the-shelf e-commerce platforms in Britain to help you choose the best website builder.
Until a few years ago, you had to hire a website designer if you wanted to sell off the internet.
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British Small Business Awards 2017: Website Builder of the Year shortlist
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The British Small Business Awards 2017, organised by SmallBusiness.co.uk and GrowthBusiness.co.uk, sponsored by Travelers, Salesforce and Dun & Bradstreet and held on November 1 at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London, is the leading awards ceremony in the SME space, rewarding the brightest stars of the UK small business scene, together with the vendors and advisers that help them start, run, grow and succeed.
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Website builder from Vistaprint to help with small businesses’ online presence
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The website builder allows users to choose from a range of templates that match to their industry and goals, each customised with their business name and logo before they even enter the builder. Users can then easily add, remove and reposition professional content blocks like menus, calendars and galleries. Elements such as fonts, headers, footers
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