Today, it has almost become essential for a company to have its own website. Whether it is simply presenting the company and its activities, or having a real economic activity online, an internet presence is essential. If you are starting your own business, you will most certainly need to design your website.
Domain name, hosting and trademark registration
Before designing your business website, you must find a domain name: www. "domain name ". “Desired extension” (.fr, .com…). The chosen domain name can be linked to several parameters. It can be used to identify your business or a product you sell or match your company's trade name.
SSL certificate is essential
Today, it is recommended to use an SSL certificate for your website; the url must start with "https". Otherwise, internet browsers will indicate that your website is not secure. The SSL certificate is essential if you have an activity of selling products or services online.
Design of your corporate wsitebe
Once you have a domain name and hosting, you can move on to designing your business website. You have several solutions for this. First of all, you will need to establish a specification.
In any case, if you have little or no knowledge of website development, we recommend that you go through a professional. Indeed, your website will be the digital showcase of your business. In your interests, therefore, it must be perfectly designed.
Writing specifications and designing a website can take several months. We must, therefore anticipate and do it in advance.
Establish the specifications for your website
The first step in the design of a business website is the drafting of the specifications. In this document, you must explain, as precisely as possible, everything you want at the level of your corporate website. This work involves, in particular explaining everything you want from a graphic, technical and functional point of view.
This step is not easy to perform. However, these specifications are essential for the web agency that will develop your business website.
The legal framework of your corporate website
Once the development of your website comes to an end, it will be necessary to set up its legal framework. Here, the goal is to integrate all the legal tools necessary for your business website to be in full compliance with the law.
Considering the importance of the legal framework of your corporate website, in particular, if you collect and process data, and/or if you have an online sales activity, we advise you to be assisted by a lawyer to legally secure your business.