What a good website for small businesses on a budget needs
Before you compare providers, check that whatever you pick can deliver these:
- A published price you can see before you talk to anyone
- The words written for you, not just a template
- Hosting, security and updates handled
- A set number of revisions
- A way to grow with new pages later
The options, compared fairly
We list ourselves first because this is our website and we build exactly this kind of site. The others are real alternatives worth considering, depending on your budget and how much you want to do yourself.
Cheap Cheap Websites
Done-for-you website + SEO service
- Best for
- Owners who want a professional site with copy written for them, from a published low price.
- Watch for
- Not a do-it-yourself tool; if you want to build it yourself, a builder costs less up front.
- Learn more
- See plans and prices
Wix
Do-it-yourself builder
- Best for
- Owners who want lots of templates and apps.
- Watch for
- You build, write and maintain it; costs grow with apps.
- Learn more
- Wix
Squarespace
Do-it-yourself builder
- Best for
- Owners who want polished templates and will build it themselves.
- Watch for
- You build, write and maintain it.
- Learn more
- Squarespace
Fiverr
Freelance marketplace
- Best for
- Small, fixed-scope tasks.
- Watch for
- Quality varies by seller; a service fee applies.
- Learn more
- Fiverr
GoDaddy Website Builder
Do-it-yourself builder
- Best for
- Owners who already use GoDaddy for their domain.
- Watch for
- Template-based; you write and maintain it.
- Learn more
- GoDaddy
How to choose
Short on time?
Pick a done-for-you service so the site, words included, gets finished.
Want to tinker?
A do-it-yourself builder costs less up front if you have the hours.
Planning to run ads?
A managed marketing company can handle ads with your site.
Want to grow traffic over time?
Make sure you can add new pages every month on your own site.
Proof from our own sites
Across websites we built and run, monthly Google impressions grew from 2,109 to 77,354 between March and September 2026. See the results.
