Site for my business

If I can give you advice, I did the same thing.  Found Thrive website templates. Found one I loved that had all the working parts of the website.  Tried to do it myself and spent HOURS and HOURS of wasted time.  Then I googled to see who works in Thrive templates, found this nice website developer and he did my site and showed me how to keep it current.  Anytime anything goes wrong with it, I call him.  I only paid less than half of what your freelancer told you.  Private message me and I'll share the contact I had.  He was wonderful to work with.  

Frankly, I'd pay a professional to do my web site. There is much more to it than just templates. Besides, when doing it yourself, you may never be happy with it.

I think idea is good, but the best way is to hire a developer..I found on TM website catalog of web studios - https://www.templatemonster.com/web-developers/all/ you can find certified partner in your city. Try to contact them to know the price.

If you're well-versed in working with WordPress templates, go for it and DIY!

But, I've had the best experiences working with professional website developers. Just like people hire you as a consultant, you can hire website developers to consult on your site. 

When I've tried to do websites myself, even with templates, I've wound up frustrated. Not only have I wasted time, but I wasn't able to get the website that I wanted.

Keep in mind that a website is often the first impression someone gets of your business. It's essential that it looks good, has readable marketing copy, and is easy to use. A professional can help make sure this happen!

Themes from Templatemonster are good, you are on the right way. If you have skills, you can do this by yoursel. If no, you can contact the templatemonster's service center and they will help you! Good luck!

Look at the website as an investment not an expense.  I wasted so much time attempting to understand coding, set up, templates.  All that amounted to wasted time.  Also, check other user friendly website options such as Wix or Squarespace.  They tend to require less coding and updating as WordPress does.  With these options you can design your own site.  I've tried personally, but heard great things.

Great Question

I own a digital agency that build websites, using the Divi template (mostly)  it is easy to use

and most freelancers should know how to use it.

2nd option is get a them you like, but then you need to find all the images you want and need, and then comes writing the copy.  (yuk)

if it were me I would let a freelancer do the build out, you focus on the images and the content, have the freelancer set it up for SEO success for what ever niche you are in,  hav them set up analytics and google webmaster and Google Tag manager so you can run ads easily.

in the end if you go to freelancer or upwork you can find quality honest peopel in Bangledesh.  (india is a bit more trouble, but doable)

if you have any questions,  please feel free to contact me , free of charge, I am not accepting any new clients at the moment, but have years of knowledge I can share.

I would think you can do a nice 4 page site for $500-$750 all day long

home page

about us

services

contact

I hope that help

best jimmy B

I've used both Wix and Squarespace and think they're great ways to get started for not a lot of dough, @Anonymous.

You have received a lot of good suggestions.  Have you decided on your direction?

WordPress is simple enough that you could  do it yourself, but a beginner in site building would waste a lot of time learning how.  What I do when I need my site (IMNewsWatch.com) worked on is to go to Fiverr. There I find experienced IT people, with high ratings, who will build your site for under $100.  I have had good success with this approach. And the turn-around time is usually a couple of days.

Invest your time in doing what you're good at. Invest your money in hiring speicalists who can do what you are not good at.

Best Wishes,

Phil

Emmet,

The best thing that happened to me and my 5 yr old small business was Broadly.  They can build a website, drive new customers, build feedback from those customers and post to Yelp, NextDoor, Google Business...

So much less than any web designer I ever met, and great customer service.  No pressure sales!

Michele

It is amazing to see what the "cut and paste" site builders are now able to do.  I built my website on Weebly way back in 2010.  Since then, the options have improved so much! I get regular compliments on how good my site looks and how easy it is to engage.  I suggest that those new to site building check out Weebly as it is even easier to use than Wordpress.

I'm a bit late to this, but WordPress is an excellent platform for a website. I suggest using a professional to get you started, but if you put in some time, it's something you can easily learn to update yourself.

The price is a bit high, there are pleanty of excellent WordPress developers that could help you for much less.