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The homepage should explain what the business does, who it helps and what the visitor should do next. It can also direct people toward the most important services.
Small Business Website Planning
What Pages Does a Small Business Website Need?
Most small businesses do not need dozens of pages. They need enough space to explain what they do, build trust and give visitors a clear next step.
Start With the Customer
The right page list depends on what customers need to know.
A local trades business, consultant, restaurant and online shop all have different website requirements. Before deciding on page count, list the questions a potential customer needs answered before they can contact, book or buy.
Services
Separate service pages are useful when each service needs its own explanation, examples, pricing information or search visibility.
About
An About page can explain who the business is, how it works and why customers should feel confident making contact. Keep it factual rather than filling it with generic company claims.
Contact
Give visitors an obvious route to enquire. Depending on the business, that may be a form, email, telephone number, booking link or store checkout.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions are useful when customers repeatedly ask about pricing, process, coverage, delivery, timescales or what happens after they enquire.
Work, case studies or testimonials
Genuine examples, case studies and customer feedback can strengthen trust. Only publish real work and real customer statements rather than creating proof that does not exist.
One Page or Several?
A one-page website can be enough when the offer is simple.
If the business has one clear service, a small amount of content and one main enquiry route, a professionally structured one-page website may cover everything customers need. Vantora’s one-page website package starts from £149.
When the business has several services, locations, detailed information or plans to build a larger search footprint, separate pages usually create a clearer experience. Read the one-page vs multi-page website guide for a deeper comparison.
Pages should earn their place
Do not create a page simply because another business has one. Each page should answer a useful customer question, explain an important service, provide genuine proof or move the visitor toward a clear next step.
Other Useful Pages
Some businesses need additional pages for practical reasons.
Location or service-area information
If customers genuinely need to know where the business works, clear service-area information can help. Avoid creating dozens of nearly identical location pages simply to target search terms.
eCommerce pages
Online stores need product and category pages plus basket, checkout and customer-information routes. Read the WooCommerce guide if selling products is part of the plan.
Legal pages
Privacy, terms, cookie information and other legal content depend on how the website operates and the business’s obligations. These pages should reflect the real business and website rather than copied boilerplate.
Resources or guides
Useful articles can answer detailed customer questions that do not belong on a sales page. They can also help search engines understand the subjects a business genuinely covers.
Small Business Options
Start with the amount of website the business actually needs.
Vantora offers a focused £149 one-page route, a £249 multi-page WordPress + Google route and a £399 WooCommerce eCommerce route. Larger or more complex projects are quoted according to requirements.
Not sure how many pages you need?
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