Here is how to start a Wix website step by step, even if you have never built one.
You do not need technical skills to start a Wix site. Follow these steps in order and you avoid the usual beginner mistakes.
- Decide what the site must do. Get calls, take bookings, sell products or show your work. One main goal keeps the design simple.
- Gather your material. Logo, brand colors, a short description of each service, photos and your contact details.
- Create a Wix account with an email address you will keep long term. Use your own, not a friend’s or a designer’s.
- Pick a starting point. Choose a template close to your type of business, or let a designer build a custom layout. See templates or custom design.
- Build the core pages. Home, Services, About and Contact come first. Read the pages a small business needs.
- Write plain text. Say what you do, who it is for and what to do next. Short sentences work best.
- Check the mobile view. Wix has a mobile editor. Make sure buttons and text are easy to use on a phone.
- Set up the basics for Google. Page titles, descriptions and a clear URL for every page. Follow the Wix SEO checklist.
- Upgrade, connect your domain and publish. Read free versus paid plans first.
After you publish
Test every link and form, then create your Google Business Profile so local customers can find you.
If you would rather have it done for you, see our packages.
