Donaldson R F
Small Business Starter
Create a Simple One-Page Website for a Local Business
A clean, simple one-page website for your shop or business, with everything a customer needs to find and contact you.
The Problem
You run a real business — a shop, a trade, a small service — but have no website at all, so anyone who searches your name online finds nothing, or just your Facebook page.
About this problem
Most small businesses don't need ten pages, a blog, or a complicated menu — they need one page that says what you do, where you are, and how to get in touch, loading fast on a phone. A lot of "website builders" push you towards paying monthly for far more than that, or towards a template that takes hours to wrestle into something that looks like your business rather than a generic demo.
This comes up most often when a business has been running for years on word of mouth and a Facebook page, and a customer or supplier has started asking "do you have a website?" often enough that it's worth sorting out properly.
What's Included
- One page covering what you do, your services or products, your location, and how to contact you
- A layout that works properly on a phone, since that's how most people will find you
- Your logo and photos added if you have them (a few stock-style touches if you don't)
- A domain and basic hosting set up if you don't already have one
- One round of changes once you see the first draft, before it goes live
What's NOT Included
- Multi-page websites with separate sections like blog, shop, or portfolio (a different, bigger project)
- Professional photography — you provide what you have, or we use simple placeholders
- Ongoing content updates after launch — small future changes are quick, separately priced requests
How It Works
- Collect what you already have: business name, services, opening hours, location, photos, and how you want to be contacted.
- Set up a domain name and basic hosting if you don't already have either.
- Build the one-page layout with your actual content, structured so the key information (what you do, where you are, how to reach you) is visible immediately on a phone.
- Add a map, click-to-call phone number, and WhatsApp or email contact option so customers can reach you with one tap.
- Check the page on a few different phone sizes and browsers before sending you the preview link.
- Apply one round of your requested changes, then make it live on your domain.
In practice: you buy the service, send over whatever access or details the job needs, I investigate and do the work, and you confirm it's resolved before we call it done.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Do I need a website if I already have a Facebook or Instagram page?
- A social page is useful, but it's not something you control, it can get restricted or disappear, and plenty of people still Google a business name expecting a proper website to appear. A simple site backs up your social presence rather than replacing it.
- How much does it cost to keep a simple business website running?
- Beyond the one-off build, you're generally looking at a small annual cost for the domain name and hosting, usually a fraction of what a monthly website builder subscription charges.
- Can I update the website myself later?
- For small text or photo changes, I can set it up so you're able to edit it yourself, or you can send future changes to me as quick, low-cost requests — whichever suits you better.
- How long does it take to get a simple business website live?
- Once I have your content (text, photos, contact details), a one-page site is typically ready within a few days.
- Will my website show up on Google?
- It'll be set up so Google can find and index it properly, but ranking well for competitive searches takes ongoing SEO work beyond the build itself — this gets you a real, findable website, not a guaranteed first-page ranking.
- Can I add more pages later if my business grows?
- Yes, a one-page site can be expanded with more pages later as a separate, future project once you know what you actually need.