In brief.
Facebook can be enough while it brings in the work you need. A simple website helps when customers need one clear place for your services, hours, and contact details, and you can keep using both.
When Facebook may be enough for now
There’s no rush to add a website if most of these sound like you. It’s worth adding when it solves a problem you actually have.
- Most of your work comes from people who already know you or are referred to you.
- Your services, hours, and phone number are easy to find on your page.
- You get the inquiries you need and don’t want another thing to keep up.
When a website would make things easier
Any one of these may not matter much on its own. If several sound familiar, a simple website would likely save you and your customers some time.
- Your services are scattered across months of posts.
- Customers keep asking the same questions about your hours or the areas you cover.
- You don’t have one simple link that explains your business at a glance.
- You want a web address for your van, cards, or invoices that stays the same.
A small website doesn’t need much
A general checklist, not a template every business has to follow:
- What you do and who you do it for.
- The area you serve, or how you work with customers remotely.
- Photos of your work, your premises, or your team, ones you have the right to use.
- Your hours, if customers need them.
- The way you prefer people to contact you.
- A link to your Facebook page.
Keep the two working together
Your website can link to your Facebook page, and you can add your web address to your Facebook page so people can find one from the other.
Facebook stays the place for news and day-to-day posts. The website is the steady overview: your services, your area, and how to get in touch. It doesn’t need to repeat every post.
What I need for a preview
Your business name, and a link to your Facebook page or current website if you have one. If you don’t, one sentence about your services is enough to start.
I’ll reply by email about any photos or details I need, and I’ll check with you before using any photos from your Facebook page.
What’s included, and what isn’t
My plan is $0 setup and $50 a month, covering a simple website, its hosting, and up to three small content changes each month, requested by email. You deal with me directly, and a basic contact form is available if you want one.
Online ordering, booking systems, and customer accounts are outside this plan. The free preview is one homepage direction, not a finished website.
A few practical questions.
Do I need to stop using Facebook?
No. A website works alongside your Facebook page, and each can link to the other.
Can I start without a website or a domain name?
Yes. You can ask for a preview with just your business name and a sentence about your services. If you go ahead, I can help you set up a domain, which you register and pay for in your own name.
Can the website take bookings or orders?
Not on this plan. It covers brochure websites with an optional contact form. If you need bookings or online ordering, a platform built for that is the better fit.
Will a website bring in more customers?
It can’t promise that. It gives people a clear place to understand your business and contact you, but how many inquiries you get depends on how people find you and whether your service fits what they need.