Having a website has become a must for any new business start-up and can make the difference between success and failure of the company. As the majority of people turn to the internet when searching for products or services if your company isn’t there you may be missing out on potential business.

There are two choices when you want a business website the first being to learn the skills yourself to build a site or the second, and probably the best option, is to find a good web designer and developer to design and optimise your business website for you.

Designing your own website has become easier of late as there are many online websites offering to show you step by step how to develop a website. There are also companies that can provide a template based design so that some of the basic programming has been done and by simply uploading your company details and images the website can be personalised. This is a great way to have a simple web presence for little cost then once the business is established a more professional website may be afforded. However, if you have sufficient funds in your marketing budget it is probably wiser to use a web design company and launch your professional business site from the outset.