What a chocolate maker website needs to do
People search for gifts, holiday boxes and local makers. They want to see what is in a box, whether it ships and how fresh it is. Wholesale buyers, from cafes to shops, want product sheets and minimums. A site that separates gifts, retail and wholesale keeps each journey simple.
Chocolate is seasonal and heat-sensitive. Say clearly when you ship and what happens in warm weather. Holiday ordering has cutoffs, so show them at the top. Photos of bars, boxes and the work itself do more than long descriptions.
People searching for a chocolate maker usually decide in seconds. Your site should answer the questions below before they have to ask.
Order a gift box
Sizes and flavors
See the bars
Single origin and flavored
Ask about wholesale
Shops and cafes
Book a tasting
Events and classes
Timing matters. Valentine’s Day, Easter and the holidays dominate the year.
The pages a chocolate maker website needs
A chocolate maker site does not need dozens of pages. It needs the right few, each doing one job:
- ✓Home with gift boxes — the main sales
- ✓Shop — bars and boxes
- ✓Our story — the cacao and the work
- ✓Wholesale
- ✓Shipping and heat policy
Need a page for every service or town you cover? The larger packages give you room to grow.
Mistakes we see on chocolate maker websites
- ✓No holiday cutoff dates
- ✓No warm-weather policy
- ✓Weak photos — chocolate sells with the eyes
Getting found: SEO basics for a chocolate maker
- ✓Name products and place — "handmade chocolate gift boxes"
- ✓Publish a holiday ordering page
- ✓Add a wholesale page
Cheap Cheap Websites sets up the essentials on every build, and Monthly SEO adds new pages every month when you are ready.
Sample sites that could be yours
These are real samples we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words.
What a chocolate maker website costs
Most chocolate makers fit Business Plus: $989 one-time for up to 20 pages, because they need a home page, a shop page, a story page, a wholesale page and a shipping page. Websites are priced one-time, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly checks and A/B testing. Every package includes a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy we write for you, a contact form, essential search setup and 10 revision rounds.
Optional add-ons, billed separately
The prices above are for your website. These two are separate monthly products you can add now or later. Neither is part of the website price.
Monthly SEO, from $50/month: new pages published on your site every month. See Monthly SEO →
Business Spotlight, from $30/month: articles about your business, labeled as paid, published on The Company Chronicle. See Business Spotlight →
What we ask a chocolate maker for
We will ask about your products, ordering method, shipping rules, wholesale terms and photos.
How it works
1. Consultation
We learn your services, customers and goals, in English or Spanish.
2. We write and design
We draft the words and build the site around your business.
3. 10 revision rounds
You review and request changes until it is right.
4. Launch and care
We launch, then Website Care keeps it hosted, backed up, checked weekly and A/B tested.
Websites for related businesses
Candy shops · Ice cream shops · Bagel shops · Farmers market vendors
Planning guides and features
What a chocolate maker website costs · Chocolate maker website launch guide
