How to start a website?

[Anonymous]

I want to start a website so I can attract my own clients (currently just doing word of mouth).

I offer support services in 3 distinct areas.

My website will need to introduce me and explain what I do. Will need separate pages for each layer of services.

What I need:

Blog ability
Appointment booking/managing
Messaging/chat
Easy to edit

Possibly payment options

Design will be clean and simple (appealing to people with overstimulated and overwhelmed nervous systems.

When I start looking at site design (wix, WordPress, squarespace) I feel unsure which is best. I also don't know where to buy my domain. I want to set it up myself, I've tried talking with a few designers and don't feel they get the vision.

Can anyone here offer any resources or suggestions? Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous]

Doesn't matter. Every single one of these can give you all these features. Don't be an optimizer on this. You can switch later if you want.

[Anonymous]

Go daddy

[Anonymous]

YouTube university

[Anonymous]

Use GoDaddy as a host. I paid a website design company to do mine. So many use those template versions and they look generic, I wanted something more bespoke.

Look at the work of website design companies and schedule consultations based on if you like their work displayed; also read reviews from reputable websites like Clutch which is a good place to start for services related to businesses..

[Anonymous]

Wordpress

[Anonymous]

I did Bluehost and Wordpress. Templates make it pretty easy to set up a website.

[Anonymous]

Wix

[Anonymous]

ChatGpt will help you out with suggestion.

[Anonymous]

You get what you pay for. If there are technical issues, you get zero support from places like Wix or GoDaddy.