Traxio
Status Start free

Learning path11 stopsAbout 4 hours

Start a small business website

Set up a small business website and email on your own domain: connect it, create email, build the site, keep emails out of spam and secure it.

A small business website doesn’t need to be complicated. It needs to say clearly what you do, make it easy to get in touch, look trustworthy and keep working. This path sets all of that up, including the email side that many people forget until messages start landing in spam.

You’ll do the building yourself with WordPress. If you’d rather pay a designer, this path is still useful: it’s the checklist your designer should be working through too.

0 of 11 stops completed

Progress is saved in this browser only. Tutorials tick themselves off when you finish every step; guides tick off when you reach the end.

  1. Guide

    Domain vs hosting

    Make sure your business owns its domain, registered in its own name.

  2. Tutorial 10 min

    Log in for the first time

    Set strong, unique passwords and store them in a password manager.

  3. Tutorial 15 min

    Connect your domain

    Point your domain at Traxio. Already using Google Workspace or Microsoft 365? Read this first.

  4. Tutorial 20 min

    Create your business email

    A mailbox on your domain, on your phone and computer.

  5. Tutorial 10 min

    Add info@ and sales@ addresses

    Forwarders send role addresses into your main mailbox.

  6. Tutorial 90 min

    Build the website

    The pages every small business needs, and what to put on them.

  7. Tutorial 15 min

    Make it secure with HTTPS

    The padlock reassures customers and search engines.

  8. Tutorial 30 min

    Keep your emails out of spam

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC, added in the right order.

  9. Tutorial 20 min

    Make contact form emails arrive

    Route website emails through your mailbox with SMTP.

  10. Tutorial 45 min

    Secure the site and account

    Logins, updates, permissions and a plan for backups.

  11. Tutorial 20 min

    Take a full backup

    And set a reminder to do it monthly.

Learn on the real thing, free for 30 days.

Every stop on this path works on a Traxio account. Start free, no card, then it’s £0.99 a month if you stay.

Start your free 30 daysHow it works
  • £0 today
  • No card required
  • £0.99 a month afterwards
  • Cancel any time