What Are Ready-Made Websites And Where Can You Get One?

Ready-made websites offer an easy and inexpensive way to get your business online. You can get up and running within a few hours and at a fraction of the cost of developing a bespoke website.

They can be purchased for a low one-time price and you do not incur any monthly or hidden charges. They are affordably priced and come with many built-in features.

How Is It Different To Website Templates?

Although some template providers also offer full website templates, ready made websites are different to standard website templates

Unlike regular templates, they include all the core web-pages that a small business website needs e.g. home, about, products, services, and contact.

Unlike standard website templates, ready made websites also include many built-in features. All features are functional and work. Whereas most of the features on regular templates e.g. contact forms, newsletter sign-up form or other calls to action don't work and are included for design purposes only.

Features of Ready Made Websites

The quality and functionality of ready made sites differs from provider to provider. Some providers even offer free web-hosting and set-up with the website while others simply provide you with the template files so you can host the site yourself at a hosting company of your choice.

Here are the main features of a typical ready-made website:

Professional design Attractive homepage typically with animated Slideshow feature

5 or more informational web pages e.g. about, products, contact us

Additional web page template that can be uses to add more pages to website

Email enquiry form

Sample logo

Design compatible on all major browsers

Where Can You Get Ready Made Websites?

There are many places on the web where you can get a professional pre-made website for your business. There are many companies that offer this service but the quality and price can vary significantly.

Here are some places where you can get affordable ready-made websites:

1. Smallbusinessecommerce.co.uk

Price: $67

The London based Smallbusinessecommerce.co.uk is one of the best places for ready-made websites and one that I recommend. They offer up-market designs that will add credibility to your business.

This is also the only places to offer free logo, free web-hosting and free installation with all ready-made websites.

All websites include the following features:

Live Chat feature on website Newsletter Sign-up and Email Marketing Tool

Feedback and Enquiry forms

Free logo, web-hosting & set-up

2. Ready-made-website.com

Price: $175 to $250

They provide affordable, turnkey web design solution for businesses, professionals and entrepreneurs. You can choose from a vast collection of available website designs in their catalogue. Your chosen design can then be adapted to meet your needs. You can easily add your own content and logo.

3. Flippa.Com

Price: $200 to $1,500

Flippa is actually a marketplace for buying and selling existing websites. It is not really a place to buy a new website. Nevertheless, if you are looking for a pre-built website then it is worth a look.

The cost tends to be much higher on Flippa as many of the sites advertised are already established with several back-links, regular stream of traffic and some with an existing revenue stream.

Conclusion

Ready-made websites are one of the most affordable ways to create a website. It can be a viable alternative to both, regular website templates as well as bespoke web design. If you can find the right provider, you will benefit from a stunning design with great functionality.

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Author K.Singh is an E-Commerce consultant with over 12 years experience in Web Design and Internet Marketing. He is currently the Director of Website Design Company in London.