What a local economic development office website needs to do
Economic development audiences are business leaders and location advisors. Lead with the case for your community, list available sites and workforce facts you can source, and make the contact path clear.
Data on workforce, utilities and available property changes often. Link to your sources and date every figure, so the site is a trusted starting point instead of a brochure that quietly goes stale.
People searching for a local economic development office usually decide in seconds. Your site should answer the questions below before they have to ask.
Explore available sites
Property list
Read the community profile
Facts
See programs
For founders
Contact the team
Request form
Timing matters. Planning cycles and budget seasons drive inquiries.
The pages a local economic development office website needs
A local economic development office site does not need dozens of pages. It needs the right few, each doing one job:
- ✓Home with the community case
- ✓Sites and buildings
- ✓Business support
- ✓Data and profile
- ✓Contact
Need a page for every service or town you cover? The larger packages give you room to grow.
Mistakes we see on local economic development office websites
- ✓Stale facts
- ✓No named contact
- ✓Generic marketing language
Getting found: SEO basics for a local economic development office
- ✓Community and industry — "manufacturing sites in your county"
- ✓Program pages — small business help
- ✓Data 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 local economic development office website costs
Most economic development organizations fit Business Extra: $1,500 one-time for up to 50 pages, because they need a home page, a sites page, a programs page, a data page and a contact form. 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 local economic development office for
We will ask for your community facts, sites, programs, sources and contacts.
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.
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