What's the best way to start a website for a small business?

Just setup a myspace or facebook account - I think a stand-alone website is a lot more work than it's worth because 1) you have to build the whole thing yourself and 2) Nobody will probably ever visit - it's very difficult to drive traffic to a standalone site. You're better off with myspace or facebook because the infrastructure is already built, and it's built into a community that almost guarantees traffic. If you really must make a standalone site, you can find contractors on the web for relatively affordable rates, and of course you can learn how to do it yourself, it's not that hard.

I suggest you start with Esty.com first. It is a website for sellers and buyers of handmade accessories, clothing, etc. That will be perfect for your mom's jewelries.

Try www.storediy.com. It's free and I think it perfectly fits your needs.

http://www.stingesitebuilder.com

You can go to Yahoo Small Business or go to 1 and 1, their prices are the lowest so far and they're good.

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You're probably best off with what AA said about having a facebook page. However, if you really want to make money off the site then you could even use Amazon Stores, or EBAY stores even. Make sure to familiarize yourself with the platform first though. If you really want a standalone site, do a google search for Site Build It!. This is the program i use (and i'm not affiliated with them in any way!) It costs $300 for one year which includes domain registration, hosting, site builder, ezine/newsletter engine, forum engine, a HUGE training course that will teach you everything you need to know about internet marketing, traffic/conversion trackings... pretty much EVERYTHING you could ever need is included in the $300 package which in the long run is DIRT cheap. If you make your own website consider this: hosting is $10/month or $120 a year. domain is $10/year. An ezine is $20 a month (or $240/year). And training... well training runs in the thousands. I'm sorry if this seems blatantly promotional. It's not, as i said i'm not affiliated with Site Build It! in any way. This is one thing that's worked really well for me and my small business at a very cheap price. You still need to work really hard on the website though! Anyhow i hope this helps! Good luck!