Get a Business Website + Domain Registration
With the rise of e-commerce and infinite options, almost all businesses need a website to stay competitive. But creating a professional website doesn’t have to be expensive or difficult. Get a website, business email, advanced web security, and phone service FREE for 90 days when you purchase company formation or registered agent service. You’ll even get a free domain name for the first year (up to $25 value).
See a preview of what you can build with Texas Business Presence.
What Does a Business Website Need?
Your website can be as unique as your business, but there are a few features most successful business websites have. These include an informative Homepage, descriptions of your products or services, calls to action, an About Us section, and a way to contact your business. Let’s go over each of these elements, using one of our websites as an example.
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Homepage
This is the page most of your customers will land on when they first visit your site. Since this is the first page most people will see, you want it to be eye-catching and informative.
Your homepage should have a call to action, which is an invitation for site visitors to engage with the website, such as by clicking a button to place an order or to learn more about your services.
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About Us/Mission Statement
Most business websites have a section that explains the company’s mission, values, and/or origin story. This could be a whole page describing the owner’s backstory or just a couple sentences explaining what you do and why you’re proud to do it.
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Product/Service Descriptions
Your website needs to clearly describe the products or services you offer, as well as how site visitors can order them. There should also be a call to action on this page (Ex. “Book now”) so that customers aren’t confused about how to make a purchase or set up a consultation.
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Contact Us Form
Clients need a way to reach you! Don’t forget to include your contact information, as well as a form where potential customers can send you a message. It might be tempting to use your personal phone number and email here, but sharing your personal contact info online is risky. When you sign up for our Texas Business Presence package, you get a professional email account and private business phone line (free for 90 days, then $9/month per service).
What Is Texas Business Presence?
Why keep track of multiple subscriptions when you can save money and time by getting all of your business services in one place? When you add Texas Business Presence to your company formation or registered agent order, you can try all of our online services—website + SSL security, business email, and VoIP phone service—FREE for 90 days, and get a free domain for a year.
Try any Business Presence service individually for $9/month (after the 90-day free trial) or save 20% by bundling all Business Presence services ($21.60/month total). There are no contracts or hidden fees, and it’s easy to cancel at any time.
Texas Business Presence includes:
Try our website builder, web hosting, and SSL security FREE for the first 90 days.
- FREE domain for 1 year (up to $25 value)
- Website and Web Hosting (FREE for 90 days, then $9/month)
- SSL Security (included with website service)
- Business Email (FREE for 90 days, then $9/month)
- Phone Service (FREE for 90 days, then $9/month)
- Free Local Support from Real Humans
How Much Should a Website Cost for a Small Business?
The cost of building a website for a small business can vary widely, from around $200/year to upwards of $10,000, depending on the services you use. When you build your website with us, you only pay about $130 for the first year, factoring in the 90-day free trial, free domain registration for the first year, and 20% discount for bundling all Texas Business Presence services. After the first year, web hosting, SSL security, and annual domain renewal cost around $200/year, possibly a little more or less depending on the value of your domain. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better value for a business website anywhere on the web.
Plus, while most large website-building companies charge you extra to talk to a real human, we offer free phone support to all our website clients. Our local web support team can walk you step by step through designing the perfect website for no extra charge.
Why Create Your Website with Texan?
There are plenty of website builders to choose from, so you might wonder why you should trust a Texas registered agent company with your website. One reason is our local, personalized customer support, which the bigger companies just can’t match. Here are some other reasons to choose us:
You get free support from real website experts.
When you purchase a website from us, a member of our team will call you and walk you through the set-up process over the phone. They can even help you design and customize your website. The Big Name-Brand Website Builders won’t do that, at least not for free.
You can customize with ease.
Our website builder comes with a open source template, complete with a pre-built Homepage, About Us page, and Contact Form. You can quickly and easily add your own text, images, and videos using drag-and-drop tools. No coding experience needed.
Your website belongs to YOU.
The beauty of open source software is that you can take it anywhere. We don’t own it. So if you decide to cancel our web hosting service, you can keep your website and host it through another platform. Most other website builders use proprietary software, so if you cancel your subscription, you lose your website.
Get all your business services in one place.
Yes, we can help you build an awesome website. But we can also register your LLC, forward your business mail, and even help you expand your business into other states. Basically, we’re your one-stop shop for starting and growing your business. That means just one account to keep track of and one customer support number to call when you need help. Plus, bundling your services saves you money: you get a 20% monthly discount when you bundle your business website + SSL security, email, and phone service.
Is Making a Website for My Small Business Worth It?
You might wonder if building a website for your small business is really worth the effort and expense. Can’t you just use social media to promote your business? While social media marketing is certainly important for small business owners, you still need a website if you want to reach the widest possible customer base. Here’s why:
1. Your website gives your business credibility.
Anyone can create a social media page in a few minutes, but creating a website requires an investment of actual time and money. A good website makes your business look established and professional, and customers will feel more confident buying from you.
2. It helps locals find your business.
A statistic from Safari Digital states that 97% of Google users have searched online to find a local business. That’s too much search traffic to miss out on! If you own a local Italian restaurant, a website makes your business more likely to appear in the web results when someone searches for “Italian restaurant near me.”
3. It allows you to sell online.
Having a website allows people to order from you online. And when you own your website, you won’t need to give a large share of your profits to an e-commerce platform. Even if e-commerce isn’t your main business, having an online order option can expand your customer base and profits.
4. It gives you control over your online presence.
If you rely solely on social media to promote your business, you risk losing business if there’s a social media blackout or your account is hacked. Plus, you’re beholden to the ever-changing policies of the social media company. In contrast, you have 100% control over your website. You can freely share the content, photos, videos, and customer reviews you want, however you want to.
5. Your competitors probably already have websites.
According to Forbes Advisor, 71% of businesses had websites in 2023, and that number is only expected to increase. So if your business doesn’t have a website, you’re losing sales to competitors who do.
Ready to get started? Get a website and domain at no upfront cost when you order company formation or registered agent service.
Business Website FAQs
Not quite. Your domain is the address for your website. For example, http://MyBusinessNameHere.com is a domain. But just registering a domain doesn’t create a website. Think of a domain as an empty plot of land, and the website is the house you build on top of it. You need the land in order to build the house, but buying the land isn’t the same as buying the house.
In other words, you need to register a domain in order to create a website. We can help you do both!
Open source software can be freely used and modified by anyone, whereas proprietary software is copyrighted, with limits on how it can be used and who can use it. Our website builder uses open source software, which means you can modify the code to customize your website however you see fit. And if you ever decide to cancel our service, you can transfer your website to another hosting platform.
In contrast, many of our competitors use proprietary software. If you build a website through a proprietary platform, your website technically belongs to them, and if you cancel your subscription, you’ll lose access to your website.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a security protocol that encrypts data shared through a website so that it can’t be intercepted by hackers. It also authenticates web servers trying to communicate with your site, making sure they are who they say they are. SSL security is crucial for having a safe website your customers can trust.
If you want to know if a website has SSL security, just look at the beginning of the URL. SSL-secured sites will begin with HTTPS, whereas unsecured sites will begin with HTTP. Also, if you try to go to a website that doesn’t have SSL, you’ll probably get a warning that the website isn’t secure.