Getting started
One-page website: how to make your digital business card
A one-page website is a digital business card: a single page that tells people who you are, what you offer and how to reach you. It is the fastest way to be findable online with your own domain, and it is often all a freelancer, tradesperson or new business needs to start. This guide explains what belongs on it, who it suits, how to build one step by step and when it is time to add more pages.
In short
- A one-page website shows who you are, what you offer and how to reach you, on a single page.
- It suits freelancers, trades, small practices and new businesses that want to be findable quickly.
- Put your offer, a photo, contact details, address and opening hours on it, plus the legal pages your country requires.
- Use your own domain and a clear page title with what you do and where.
- On SitePack you start with one page for 15 euro per month and add pages whenever you need them.
What a one-page website is
A one-page website puts everything a visitor needs on one scrolling page, split into short sections: a headline, your services, a few photos, reviews and your contact details. There is no menu to click through. Visitors scroll, read and get in touch.
It is not the same as a social media profile. Your website runs on your own domain, you decide what it shows, and search engines can find it. A profile on a platform can change or disappear; your own address stays yours.
Who a one-page website suits
A single page works best when your offer fits in a few sentences and people mainly want to know whether you are the right fit and how to reach you.
- Freelancers and consultants with one clear service
- Tradespeople such as painters, electricians and gardeners
- Small practices, salons and studios
- New businesses that want to be online quickly
- Events, projects or a product launch
Good to know
If you offer many services, sell products or want to rank for many different searches, plan for more pages. A one-page site is a start you can grow from.
What belongs on it
Keep every section short. A visitor should understand within a few seconds what you do and how to contact you.
The essentials
- Your name or business name and your logo
- One sentence about what you offer and for whom
- Your main services, in a short list
- A real photo of you, your team or your work
- A few genuine reviews from customers
- Phone number, email address and a contact form
- Address, service area and opening hours
- Links to the legal pages your country requires, such as a privacy statement
Build it step by step
You do not need code or a designer. With a website builder you can have a one-page site online in an afternoon.
- Write your headline, offer and contact details first
- Pick a template and keep one page with clear sections
- Add your photo, services, reviews and a contact form
- Connect your own domain and a matching email address
- Give the page a title and description, then publish
Make it findable
One page can still be found on Google. Use a page title that says what you do and where, for example "Painter in Utrecht", and repeat that in your headline and text in natural words. Add your address and service area, and keep your business details the same everywhere they appear online.
A local business benefits from a free Google Business Profile that links to your website. Ask happy customers for a review there and on your own page.
What a one-page website costs
Free website builders often put your site on their own subdomain and show their adverts, which does not look professional. With your own domain and a business email address you look like a real company from day one.
On SitePack a website costs 15 euro per month, billed yearly, with your domain, a 5 GB mailbox, EU hosting, SSL and daily backups included. You can try it free for 14 days without payment details.
Grow when you need to
A one-page site is a starting point, not a limit. When customers ask for more detail, add a page per service. When you want to share news, add a blog. When you want to sell online, add a webshop on the same platform. Your domain, design and contact details stay the same, so nothing has to be rebuilt.
Keep reading
- How to make a website The full step-by-step guide.
- Cheap websites without hidden costs What a website really costs per year.
- Make a free website in 5 minutes Build and publish fast.
- Website for freelancers Services, rates and a quote form.
- Local SEO Get found by customers nearby.
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