Website on a tight budget: what to pay for first

When money is limited, the order you spend in matters more than the total.

Putting a website on a tight budget? Here is what to pay for first and what can wait.

Here is a sensible order for a limited budget. Move down the list as money allows.

  1. Domain and a paid plan. Without these, you have no professional address and your site shows ads.
  2. A clear Home page. It should say what you do, for whom and what to do next. See what to put on your homepage.
  3. A Contact method that works. Phone, email, form or booking. Test it.
  4. Mobile design. Check it on a real phone.
  5. Your main service pages. One page per main service helps search.
  6. Basic SEO. Titles and descriptions on every page, and Google Search Console.
  7. Google Business Profile (free) for local customers.
  8. Reviews and project examples as you get them.
  9. Blog posts once you have time to write them.
  10. Extras last: online store, advanced animations, paid ads.

Free things worth doing

Google Business Profile, Google Search Console, social profiles with the same name, and asking happy customers for a review cost nothing. See free tools for a new business website.

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