One common question that most first-time website makers and new business owners ask me is, “How many pages do I need on my website?“. I have explained here how to determine the appropriate number of pages needed for your website.
Let’s start!
How Many Pages Do I Need?
Before you start making your website or hire a web developer to build your website, ask yourself a few questions as follows:
#1 What are the essential pages that my business website should have?
If you are building a business website to showcase your services, expertise, works, & skills, you can have a few essential pages such as:
- About (to share about your company, idea, or yourself)
- Services (to list and elaborate on the services that you provide)
- Past Works (to showcase your best works/portfolio)
- Why Us/Me (to share your expertise and skills)
- Blog (to regularly publish new blog posts to share with your audience)
- Contact Us (to showcase your contact details)
#2 Is a one-page website enough for my business?
A one-page website can be a suitable solution for specific niches, such as startups, freelancers, and portfolio creators. Building a one-page website is a quick, cost-effective, and easy-to-maintain solution.
However, if you want to showcase different services and products, I suggest you go for a multi-page website. While it may take some time to build such a website, and it will cost you a bit more as compared to a one-page website, it will help your users navigate and find detailed information about each service or product on your site.
Most web designers in Singapore suggest building a multi-page website when your focus is also on ranking your website on search engines. It’s because search engines like Google like websites that have a wide sitemap with comprehensive information for the users.
#3 Should I include a blog section on my website?
Although including a blog section on your website is not essential, it can be highly beneficial. Firstly, a blog can be an effective medium for sharing your knowledge base, updates, news, and more with your users. Secondly, posting blogs on your website regularly can help you attract traffic from search engines. It’s because Google prefers websites that are regularly updated, informative, and authoritative. The best thing is that most web developers in Singapore can add a blog section to your website without any additional cost.
#4 Can I start with fewer pages and add more later?
If you don’t have a lot of resources or content to add to your website, it’s okay. You can launch your website with the basic yet necessary content and add more pages in the future as and when you have the content to showcase on the site. But it’s essential to ask your web developer to use a CMS like WordPress for your website development because it will enable you to add new pages seamlessly, even if you don’t have any technical knowledge.
#5 How many words should I use for each page of my website?
There is no sweet spot when it comes to deciding on the number of words for each webpage. Your content should be engaging and effective in conveying your message or information to users.
Many web developers believe that having lots of content on every webpage can help you rank on the search engines. While it’s true, you should not forget the relevance of the webpage. Adding content to a webpage solely for the sake of rankings may not help you achieve the desired positions on search engines. On the contrary, too much irrelevant or repeated text can annoy your users and turn them away. So, choose your sweat spot according to the topic or title of the page.