What a website needs depends on the business

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• What decides website cost for different businessesBusinesses are priced by scope, not by sector. This guide shows what each kind of business usually needs on its website, and which of those items push the cost up.
• What pages a business website needsA page earns its place by answering a question a visitor really has. Here is the core set, the pages that depend on your business, and a test for pages you can leave out.
• A website for a restaurant, cafe or food businessCustomers check a menu, the hours and a map before they visit. Here is what a food business website needs, what to leave out and how ordering usually works.
• A website for a hotel, homestay or travel businessA traveller compares before booking and wants proof you are real. Here is what stays, rooms and trips need to show, and how booking usually works.
• A website for a clinic, doctor or health businessPatients look for who the doctor is, what is treated, when to come and how to reach you. Health content also carries duties. Here is what to include and what to be careful with.
• A website for a salon, gym or wellness studioCustomers want to see the place, the services and the price before they walk in. Here is what a wellness or fitness website needs and how booking and memberships fit.
• A website for a school, college or coaching classParents and students look for admissions, fees, faculty and proof of results. Here is what an education website needs, and how to show results without overstating them.
• A website for a lawyer, accountant or consultantClients of professional services check credibility first. Here is what a professional-services website needs, the advertising limits that can apply and how enquiries should work.
• Websites for real estate, builders and designersProperty and design buyers look at projects, photographs, plans and proof of delivery. Here is what these websites need, and which details have to be accurate and visible.
• A website for a service business or tradeA customer with a problem wants a phone number, proof you are real and a clear idea of what you do and where. Here is a website for a trade that works for that moment.
• A website for a photographer or event businessCreative and event businesses are chosen on their work, so the portfolio is the product. Here is how to show it fast on a phone, price it clearly and handle enquiries about dates.
• A website for a shop, wholesaler or product brandSellers of products must decide whether the site shows, takes enquiries or checks out. Here is how shops, wholesalers and brands usually choose, and what each route needs.
• A website for an NGO or nonprofitDonors and partners check whether a nonprofit is real, what it does and how money is used. Here is what an NGO website needs and how to show impact honestly.