Startup website creation

A startup company naturally needs a website. A number of questions then arise. How do you create the website? And how do you make sure your startup website gets name recognition? We cover that in this blog post.

Of course, with starting any business, there are a whole scale of options to consider. A website can benefit a startup greatly. A website can bring in your first customers, provide information that is missing or ensure that your startup is put on the map better. A website is often easy to make yourself these days, and most startups will probably already have some experience with it. For those who have the idea to start a startup, you might still be in the hesitant phase of launching a website. In this blog post we want to make clear that it is not so difficult. And you can quickly start building your startup!

Making a startup website, a few options

Making a startup website can be done with a number of options. You have a large number of options available for building a website. Terms like CMS, PHP and .NET Core might not mean much to you. However, these are all techniques and ways to build a website. Most people will have heard of a WordPress website. WordPress is a Content Management System which makes it easy for anyone to start a website.

WordPress also has many Themes available that are made specifically for startups. Easily put together your latest projects or the vision of your startup and showcase the best features centrally with a free to use theme. In addition to the theme, you can also make sure your website has the functionality you need with plugins. WordPress is certainly not the only option for this. For example, there are also Drupal, Joomla and Umbraco that have the same capabilities. MijnHostingPartner.nl supports almost all Content Management Systems you would like to use.

A Content Management System

A content management system such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla or Umbraco can be used to quickly put together your startup website. But how to do this exactly? That is simply a matter of installing the Content Management System within your hosting package. And then getting to work in the administrator environment. All these steps are extensively covered in our knowledge base. Here we not only share how-to guides, but also tips and tricks to get the most out of your website.

With a Content Management System it is often not required to have technical knowledge, once you put in some homework you can often handle many things easier. Our knowledge base and team will help you with this.

Build it yourself or have it built

You can also choose to build your website yourself or have it built by someone else. However, it is often a matter of budget. Building a website yourself, whether you do this with a Content Management System or coding yourself. Has an extremely low barrier to entry. For a week of shopping you already have everything you need to host your website, database and email accounts for a year at MijnHostingPartner.nl.

Making a startup website is accessible for everyone and can be done quickly and without high costs at MijnHostingPartner.nl.

Generate brand awareness for your startup company

The big challenge that every startup has is to generate brand awareness for your startup. A website can make an important difference. With a website you can generate traffic to your website and thus your startup in a number of ways. Through content on your website, whether in the form of blog posts, pages or other media. Or that you use the benefits of social media to share your ideas and vision. And of course, there are also paid options such as Google Ads that can help you get those first customers quickly.

Social Media

Social media is an important tool used by many startups, whether this is a visual clothing brand on Instagram. A software tool shared on Reddit, or a tweet about a new marketing tool. There are many brands that have gone before you on Social Media. That's why it's important and often a challenge to put yourself on the map. Share often, and share interesting material that your target audience likes. And stay consistent and frequent.

Advertisements

Ads are for many startups an interesting way to quickly attract your first customers. Ads come in many forms on the internet. From the Display network of Google, which can be shown on thousands of websites. To the Social Media ads that give you the opportunity to quickly approach your selected target group. These ads cost money, of course. Of course, there is no such thing as a free lunch. It is therefore worth strong consideration to put away a certain budget for yourself and the startup that you use to advertise your website and startup.

With clicking ads, it is often advisable to create certain landing pages. Which more closely match the ad or target audience. This is where you can find out which pages and target groups perform best for your Startup. And benefit from this in the future.

Search Engine Optimization

Search engine optimization takes a long time for startups that are just starting out. After all, there are few original ideas on the Internet yet. And you will face competition in almost every niche. A startup with a brand new website will not rank in the top sites in Google overnight. This requires work and will certainly take several months. Therefore, this is often not a main priority for most startups that assume quick results. However, lay the foundation and make sure your content has a chance at this. This can only benefit you after the startup phase.

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