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How to Make a Business Website in 5 Minutes

Guest post by: Jason Kay

Article Overview: In today's society, it is extremely common and almost mandatory for a business to have its own website. Websites are a great way for businesses to provide customers with information, communicate with potential customers and generate new business. The most common reasons businesses drag their feet when it comes to building a websites is the lack of knowledge in the area of how to make a website. We are going to give you all the information needed to build an awesome website for your business, all within 5 minutes.

How to Make a Business Website in 5 Minutes

In today's society, it is extremely common and almost mandatory for a business to have its own website. Websites are a great way for businesses to provide customers with information, communicate with potential customers and generate new business. The most common reasons businesses drag their feet when it comes to building a websites is the lack of knowledge in the area of how to make a website. We are going to give you all the information needed to build an awesome website for your business, all within 5 minutes.

First off, the best and easiest way to build your own business website is by using a website builder. Website builders are programs that allow you to create a website without having any computer programming knowledge. Some website builders have a drag-and-drop feature, which allows users to pick a website "part", like a background or text box, and simply drag it to a page of the website. Some of the most popular website builders are Wix and CityMax.

Follow these steps to create your business website in 5 minutes:

1. Create a free account at either website builder site, Wix or CityMax.

2. Choose "create a new site" and then find a template that best suits your needs. If you feel comfortable with create a website from scratch (no template) then you may do so.

3. Customize your template with text and pictures that relate to your business. Some of the most common elements included in business websites include: contact information, "About Us" page, e-commerce store and/or product and service listing. It is important to note that businesses are very different. Look at your competitor's websites to see what they have on their website.

4. Change the colors and style of text and other elements to match the color scheme of your logo or business.

5. Once you have created a website to your liking, you will need to purchase a domain name. You can do this at GoDaddy. Find a domain name that relates to your business but hasn't been purchased by another person.

6. Go to your website at the website builder and follow the directions that relate to pointing your site to your domain. Follow these simple steps and your website will then be attached to your domain. If you don't want to purchase a domain (which are relatively cheap), you can use the domain name that the website builder generates for you.

These may seem like very general directions, but once you log on to the website builder you will see that building a business website is extremely easy. The best part about the whole process is that you can make your website as detailed as you want. You can choose to spend hours on it or literally get it up and launched in five minutes. The choice is yours- but remember, it is your business's image you are dealing with.

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