Websites are very important for almost any type of business. There are over 397.9 million internet users across European Union and around 4.6 million internet users in Slovakia. And in this era of digitalization people look online for products or services they want to purchase using search engines like Google and others. A website provides your business an online presence allowing prospects to find easily the products or services you are providing.
STEP 1: Think of a Domain Name
A domain name is the address used in the URL to find your website. For example, to find us, JTY Business Hub, you insert in your browser URL www.jtybusinesshub.com. A domain name may have other suffixes (top-level domains) like .net, .org, .sk, .cz etc. But the most common one is .com, like www.nameofyourchoice.com.
Why is it important to think of a domain name? Because your domain is an important part of your business branding. If your domain name matches your business name, it will be easier for the customers to remember it and to find you online through search engines. This generates traffic on your site and builds a strong reputation of trust on your business.
STEP 2: Purchase a Domain Name
There are many websites such google, Godaddy, Bluehost, etc where you can acquire domain names. One thing to note, do not be surprised if the domain names you were thinking of were already purchased by someone else. The first quarter of 2020 closed with 366.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 4.5 million domain name registrations, or 1.2 percent, compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. And this number increases every single day.
So there is already a high probability that someone has already thought of your combination and purchased it. Still, you can rearrange the wording of your domain name, or change the .com to .net or .sk or .org or to whichever one is available.
And if you really want your combination but which happens to be already purchased, you can try to call the owner and buy it from him or her.
STEP 3: Get Hosting
There are many websites hosting providers such Godaddy, Bluehost, HostGator etc. A web host is a website that provides the technologies, servers and services needed for your website to be viewed on the Internet. You also have the option to host your site on your own local server. But if you are not good at programming it is not wise to host your website on your local server.
STEP 4: Design your Website
After having been hosted, now you can start building your webpage. Almost all website hosting providers have predefined web page themes that you can utilize and modify to fit the purpose of your business.
And there are also several free webpage builder plugins like elementor you can utilize to build a very professional website for your business. However it is recommended to build a very simple website, easy to navigate for the visitors.
You can customize your webpage as it suits you with features, like payment system, subscription button, sign in etc. Add your information such as the address of your business and other contact details.
STEP 5: Add Content
Website content are texts and pictures related to your business which you add on your webpage for people to see and read. If you are selling any product, you can upload pictures of the products with descriptions and prices. You also can be posting some articles on your website.
STEP 6: Get Google Search Console
Google Search Console is a free service by Google that helps you monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot your site’s presence in Google Search results. Basically, it helps your website to be found whenever someone uses google search engine to look for services or products you are providing.
There are some strategies you can learn which can help your business website to rank in the very first result page of google whenever someone refers to a service or product you are providing.
High ranking on google search engines increase traffic and credibility on your business. Therefore it brings more profit.
STEP 7: Get a Business Email Address
A business email should contain your business name, and ideally be identical with your website domain name, like contact@jtybusinesshub.com, or yourname@yourbusinessname.com.
You can have more email addressed, more user names, like contact@, info@, yourname@ with your domain name. A business email should contain your business name, and ideally be identical with your website domain name, like contact@jtybusinesshub.com, or yourname@yourbusinessname.com.
You can have more email addressed, more user names, like contact@, info@, yourname@ with your domain name. The business email address is important because it proves to your clients that your business is well established. It raises your business credibility. You can acquire a professional email for your business via Google.
