✨ Getting your biz online doesn’t have to feel overwhelming — we’ve broken down the prep for creating your first website into smaller chunks that you can take on step-by-step 💪

📋 We’d recommend completing all of these tasks BEFORE you start building your site, that way you have all your materials gathered and ready to slot in. It will make the whole process feel much more seamless.

😇 You’ll also find more details on all of these steps in our handy blog post Starting Your First Site: 5 Most Important Things for a Website.

👉 You can also get this template as a Google Doc.

🤔 Prep

• [ ] Get organised

• It will make the whole process a lot smoother…

• [ ] Create a rough plan (sitemap) of all the pages you’ll need

• What should go in a sitemap? 💡

✅ Main Steps

• [ ] 1️⃣ Write copy for the pages on your sitemap (or get a Good Egg to help)
• More tips for getting your copy sorted

• [ ] 2️⃣ Gather good quality imagery for your website - no blurry screenshots here 🙏
• See our image checklist 📸

• [ ] 3️⃣ Pick basic branding (colours and fonts) to use throughout your site
• Not sure where to start?

• [ ] 4️⃣ Write a privacy policy
• Why do I need one of those?

• [ ] 5️⃣ Choose a website builder and buy your domain name
  • How to pick a website builder
  • How to buy your domain name (e.g., www.yourwebsite.com)