Stage one: be findable
If customers mostly need your menu, services, location and a way to enquire — a clean static site does that. Five or six pages, mobile-first, enquiry form, maps, Google Business Profile. That is the Basic level, and for a salon, tutor or cafe it is genuinely enough to launch properly.
Stage two: control your content
When offers, photos or announcements change weekly, paying a developer per edit gets old. The Intermediate level adds a CMS and blog so your team updates the site themselves — plus lead capture so enquiries never sit in a spam folder.
Stage three: sell or book online
The jump to Advanced is when the site takes money or time: appointment booking, e-commerce checkout, customer accounts. This is where the website stops being marketing and starts being operations.
Buying exactly enough
The honest rule: buy the level that matches what customers will do on the site in the next six months — not the level that sounds impressive. A restaurant does not need a portal; a consultant does not need a store. The category pages on WebPricing are organized so each business type sees only its relevant subcategories — pick yours and compare the five levels side by side.
Common questions
What is the minimum website a small business needs?
A 4–6 page mobile-responsive site with your services, contact/enquiry form and Google Business Profile — the Basic tier covers exactly this.
Should I buy an e-commerce package to look bigger?
No — buy the level matching what customers will actually do. You can upgrade when bookings or sales become real; over-buying just delays launch.
What about maintenance after launch?
Year-one maintenance is included in every level — content tweaks and fixes. From year two it continues at a discounted rate, optionally.