I Need a Website for My Business — What’s the Best Option?

If you're thinking “I need a website for my business”, the real question is not just how to get online — it is how to get a website that can help bring in customers. For most small businesses, that means clear service pages, strong calls to action, mobile-friendly design and SEO foundations that give Google useful pages to understand and rank.

I need a website for my business — where should I start?

Start with the job the website needs to do. For most small businesses that means explaining what you offer, showing why a customer should trust you and making it easy to call, email or send an enquiry. Once that is clear, choosing between DIY software, a freelancer, an agency or a fixed-price website service becomes much easier.

You do not need to know anything about coding. What matters more is having your services, contact details, service area, branding and a rough idea of the pages you need. A good web designer can turn that information into the structure of the site.

Why you need a website in 2026

A website isn't optional any more. When a potential customer hears about your business — whether through a recommendation, a social media post, or a Google search — the first thing they'll do is look you up online. If they can't find a website, or find one that looks unprofessional, many will simply move on to a competitor.

Read our full guide on whether small businesses need a website for more on this.

Option 1: Build it yourself with a website builder

Platforms like Wix, Squarespace, and GoDaddy let you build a website yourself without technical knowledge. The appeal is obvious — low barrier to entry and relatively low cost to start. The reality is more complex: the "free" plans are barely functional for business use, and the paid plans cost £18–£25/month. You'll also spend significant time building and maintaining the site yourself. Read our Wix vs WordPress comparison and Squarespace vs WordPress guide for detailed breakdowns.

Option 2: Hire a freelance web designer

A decent freelance designer in the UK charges £500–£3,000 for a small business website. You get a professional result without doing it yourself, but you'll still need to pay monthly hosting fees and the timeline is typically 2–8 weeks.

Option 3: Use an agency

Agencies produce the most polished results but charge accordingly — typically £2,000–£15,000 for a small business site. Unless you have complex requirements, this is usually overkill.

Option 4: a £299 SEO-optimised business website from NoHosting

If you need a professional website quickly and affordably, our service is designed exactly for you. A one-off £299 gets you a fully custom, professionally designed website — up to 5 pages, SEO optimised, mobile-friendly, with free hosting included. Built around your brief, with a clear review and approval stage.

We handle everything: design, build, deployment, and connecting your domain. You just fill in our order form and we take it from there. See our guide on UK website costs for a full comparison of all the options.