Create a Website for Your Local Business
- Reach a larger audience
- Find customers near you
- Make a professional impression
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All the features your homepage needs
Keep your business listings up to date
Update all of your business information across top platforms like Google and Facebook, all from one place. It’s easy and automatic.
Show up in search engine results
Improve your local search rankings to help the right customers find you. Our automatic SEO for small businesses takes the mystery out of the process.
Easily add a custom domain
A custom domain (website address) boosts your SEO and helps customers remember you. We’ll help you pick the right one and connect it to your site in just a few steps.
Take bookings through your website
Save time and make life easier for your customers by accepting bookings right through your homepage. Show when you’re available, make appointments, and more.
How to build a small business website
Find customers in your neighborhood and get listed on search engines with these easy steps.
- Sign up and choose a custom web address and design.
- Fill in simple details like your business address and hours.
- The website builder puts it all together for you—photos, too!
- Click to edit, press publish, and your business is online.
What kind of small business can you make your page for?
Professional services
When you provide a local service to your neighborhood, a small business homepage can help you target customers near you—not halfway around the world.
Consulting and coaching
You have the expertise that local customers want. An online presence will help you look more professional, book new clients, and put your firm on the map.
Tech and IT services
People are searching for local IT assistance that solves their problems—and you should appear as the expert right around the corner who can help.
Healthcare
Save time by listing your office hours, contact information, and frequently asked questions on your website—and give your medical practice a friendly face, too.
Event spaces and venues
With beautiful photo galleries and social media integration, it’s easy to display your venue in the best possible light, with all the details that customers need.
Spa and beauty salons
Describe your services, show off your best photos, book appointments, and even sell salon products through your local website
Good examples of local business sites
Get inspired by these business owners and entrepreneurs who use Jimdo and see what you can make!
Small Business Website FAQ
Customers used to find small businesses in the phone book. Now, they use Google. Without an online presence, your business could be missing out on lots of customers who are looking for just what you have to offer. Even if you provide a better service than your competitors, there’s no way for customers to know that if they can’t find you online. A website is better than just a social media profile, because you control it and it’s available to all customers, no matter what platform they use.
The first step to promoting your local business on the web is making sure that your information is correct and consistent across all the major platforms and listing services: Facebook, Google, etc. Jimdo makes that process even easier with a Business Listing feature that automatically updates your contact information and other stats right from your website. Once your information is correct, you can use Jimdo’s SEO features to start promoting your site on search engines for the right kind of search questions.
A website for a small business doesn’t need to be complicated. In fact, it can be successful with just a few pages. You’ll need to describe who you are and what you do, add a map of where you’re located and a contact page, connect your social media accounts, and add photos. Fortunately Jimdo makes this easy by automatically importing the information you already have from around the web. And if you don’t have photos, we’ll provide free, high-quality stock images that match your industry.
Yes! When your company has a good mobile homepage, it benefits your customers and your SEO. Nowadays many customers are searching for local services from their mobile phones. In 2015, Google announced that for the first time ever, more people were searching from mobile devices than from computers. If you’re not online, you could be invisible to customers who are literally just a few steps away. Also, Google and other search engines now reward online sites that have mobile-friendly design and fast loading speeds, because this makes it easier for people to find the information they need (like, “best Indian food near me”) when they’re on the go. When you use Jimdo, your small business website will automatically be mobile responsive, which is the gold standard for mobile-friendly web design. Jimdo’s mobile websites will adjust to fit any screen automatically, without you needing to do anything.
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