How To Create A Free One-Page Website for your Business.

Grow your Brand Online:

Introduction:

Why do you need a website for your Business?

Obviously, you would agree with me that a website address is easier to recall than a phone number. Recalling a website URL (uniform resource locator) is much more easier than having to recall your office phone number or Business/Company address. 

A one-page website is Ideal for Entrepreneurs and SME(small/medium sized enterprise) owners. It helps to define clearly, every potential customer's choice by grasping their attention and keeping them focused on the specific product and services you have to offer. 

You can successfully build a one page website    yourself without having special coding and web development skills. Yes! It requires zero knowledge of web designing/Development skills. 

Here is an example of a one page website crafted by kaffykraft. For visual purposes here is the screenshot:

Adapted from Kaffykraft website

Although there are quite a number of free one page website builders; example, wix.com, imcreator.com, weblium.com, simplesite.com e.t.c.

The one page site shown above, was built using Disha pages. One of the most used and efficient one page website builder. It is easy to create, it's loading speed is fast and it presents a friendly UI (user interface). It is also easy to navigate since it is a one page website. 

                          

Disha pages allows you to do the following;

• Create a beautiful one page site to showcase your business.

• customize your social links

• Share your favourite links, images, videos, and more content with your Customers.

• Style your page, get traffic stats, implement the  light and dark mode feature which gives your eyes some rest, customize your domain et al.

How to Build your One page Website Using Disha Pages.

So, now you may ask, how do I set up my Disha pages? A step by step breakdown of how you can setup your personalized Disha page is listed below;

 

Step 1: Visit Pages.disha.ng on your favourite Browser (preferably Google Chrome browser) and Click on Sign Up.

                             

Step 2: Create an account with your Email. (A verification code would be sent to your mail to complete the process. Click the Login icon sent to your mail.

     

Step 3: Choose your Username and your full name and click create page as seen below;

    

                          

Step 4: Once done, the next page Looks like this;

                           

You can then proceed to upload your own content, profile Bio, images, edit texts and input your preferred links.

Step 5: Review and add as many sections as you want.  Free Users are given limited opportunities to;

 

         ✓ Add unlimited buttons

         ✓ Unlimited Text Blocks

         ✓ Three (3) images

         ✓ Three (3) Sections

         ✓ Basic Analytics

         ✓ Import from Linktree

         ✓ Limited to only three Sections

While Premium users have more yummy features like,

           

         ✓ Unlimited Buttons

         ✓ Unlimited Text Blocks

         ✓ Unlimited Images

         ✓ Unlimited Sections

         ✓ YouTube Videos

         ✓ List (For Blogs and Articles)

         ✓ Import from Linktree

         ✓ Comprehensive Analytics

Step 6: Once you're done with populating your page with contents and links, you can then proceed to publish the page using the publish button at the top right corner.

Step 7: A Unique Disha Pages URL will be Generated for you. Now, Copy the URL on your page and paste it on your social media profiles.

P.S: You can also share with your friends on all social platforms.

The PROs and CONs of Using a One-page website.

One-page site certainly has their advantages and disadvantages. While it is easy to just follow the steps above and go live with your business, it is important to understand why it is ideal for your type of business and vice versa.

PROs.                                    CONs

✓ It Boosts User Engagement.   × Difficulty with SEO Analytics.

✓ Easy Navigation due to simplicity.  × User experience might                                                                                                be confusing.

✓ More mobile friendly.                       × Limited scalability.

✓ Works well with images.              × Requires alot of scrolling.

✓ More affordable to build and maintain. × Depending on your                                            content size, it might take longer to load.

Now that you understand the PROs and CONs of building a one-page site, you will be able to determine if  it is the right choice for your brand's online presence.

Do you have questions and more clarifications? Leave a comment or Contact us directly.