Your first web site

A brochure site will have three to five pages, be easy to maintain and sufficient to publish the most important information on your business, your values, what your main products and services are and how to contact you.  Having a domain name will also enable you to have a business email address.

This first site can have many advantages for a business being available 24 hours a day and should compliment your other customer contact channels.   Think of it as a marketing leaflet published every minute of the day, able to be changed in a relatively short time period.

The design advice stated previously is essential.  Concentrate on delivering a useable and accessible site which conveys a professional image for your business aligned with your brand.

In addition there are some basic legal requirements you should comply with in terms of your registered address (if a company) and how you will deal with any data collected including cookies on the site.