
Can you spare a day to build your own website? One you can modify yourself at any time and with no knowledge of website code?
Amber Riviere at Brown Bug Project has developed an easy-to-follow guide to build a site in a platform called Squarespace. This is the platform I use for 2 of my websites, and I can vouch for the ease of use in updating it yourself.
The only hard part for me was organizing my sites in the first place and setting everything up. Thankfully Amber has organized this into a step-by-step guide so you won't make some of the mistakes I did.
Instead of just telling you how to build a website, she lets you know why you need certain pages and the business reasons behind setting up a well-organized website.
Amber builds websites for a living, so she knows her stuff. You can literally have your website up and running in one day and only pay $14 for her expertise. The best part is that Squarespace has a free trial. You can set it up, see if you like it, and then decide on a hosting package from Squarespace that is right for your needs. I pay $25 per month, though there are several packages to choose from.
If you don't have a website yet your potential customers will have a harder time finding you. And if you have a website you cannot maintain, you are missing out on announcing important news, sales, and other promotions that can make you more money.