Systems & digital delivery / Remote
Small-business website building
Build a narrowly scoped website from approved content with a handover plan.
What to price before starting
Check development tools, hosting quotes, domain responsibilities and maintenance scope.
Use your own written quotes, including recurring costs and the cash you could lose. Owning equipment does not establish customer demand.
Skills you must be able to demonstrate
Accessible web development, testing and clear client communication.
Before the first payment
Agree content ownership, functions, launch approval and support boundaries.
Keep the deliverable, exclusions, approvals and payment responsibility in writing. Do not treat a lead, an invoice or a promised reimbursement as money received.
Where this can go wrong
Unpriced ongoing support and insecure integrations can turn a small project into a liability.
Requirements and refusal boundaries
Use authorized assets, check privacy obligations and never promise search ranking or legal compliance.
Confirm the exact activity with the relevant authority and insurer. The references below explain general issues; they do not approve this individual service in your jurisdiction.
A lower-risk validation step
Publish a practice site with no client data and test its links and mobile layout.
Set a stop condition before spending: what evidence would make you decline, change scope or stop? A practice sample should never expose another person's confidential material.
Primary checks
- SBA: licenses and permits
Activity and location determine permits; contact the issuing authority.
- IRS: self-employed tax center
US self-employment tax, return and recordkeeping guidance; no tax calculation is supplied here.
References reviewed for this publication in November 2026. Rules can change. This entry contains no earnings estimate and makes no assurance of demand.