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Small Business Website Planning Checklist

Plan the important business decisions before design begins and reduce delays, missing content and unnecessary features.

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Define the website's main job

Choose the primary action: call, request a quote, book, pay or visit. Secondary actions can remain available, but one clear priority makes the page journey easier to design.

Collect accurate business content

Prepare service descriptions, contact details, operating areas, opening information, team biographies, approved testimonials, policies and genuine photos. Identify anything that must not be published.

Confirm the technical requirements

List domains, email services, booking platforms, payment accounts, analytics and existing hosting. Decide who owns each account and who can authorise access before launch.

Plan the launch checks

Test phone and email links, forms, confirmation messages, booking rules, payments, metadata, redirects and analytics. Review the site on a real phone connection as well as desktop.

What this page is designed to achieve

  • A clearer scope and proposal
  • Faster content collection
  • Fewer late changes during development
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Frequently asked questions

Do I need a logo before starting?

A logo helps, but a website project can also define a simple visual system when formal branding is not available.

Should I buy hosting before the website is designed?

Not always. The technology and deployment approach should be clear before committing to a hosting plan.

How many pages should I plan?

Use one useful page for each distinct service or customer need. Avoid splitting closely related topics only to increase page count.

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