A Freelancer’s First Website: Plan the Home, About, and Contact Pages

For a first website, start by deciding what visitors should understand and what you want them to do—not by choosing a page count. For a freelancer, an informational website that explains a service and invites inquiries may be enough. If you need to display products and accept orders and payments, consider whether you need store creation instead. More features also mean more settings and checks.

Give each core page a clear job

On the home page, state who the service is for, what you offer, and which strength visitors should notice first. Make the next step—such as reading about the service or getting in touch—easy to spot. Use the About page for facts that help a prospective client make a decision, such as your experience or working process. If you do not have relevant examples, do not invent them; explain your scope and process instead.

On the Contact page, provide the ways to reach you, the hours when you can respond, and any information you need before a consultation. If you use a form or an external contact method, test that a message actually reaches you. Rather than adding unnecessary biographies or long blocks of copy just to fill a page, answer the questions a prospective client is likely to have.

Choose a starting point and gather materials

Collect your service name and description, contact details, profile information, work samples you are allowed to publish, image-use permissions, and your business hours or response expectations. A basic website suits a business centered on introductions and inquiries. Consider store functionality if you need to list products, manage orders, and accept payments. If you need to serve customers in several languages, assess whether a multilingual setup is necessary.

TalkTalkMySite offers no-code templates, AI chat, and visual editing. You can get started without coding or design experience, but you remain responsible for checking the content, layout, and business details. Choosing payments, social login, a domain, or shipping does not complete the work on its own; each requires setup.

A hypothetical example and mistakes to avoid

Hypothetical example: Mina, a freelance translator, puts her translation specialties and intended clients on the home page. On the About page, she describes her process and the work history she is permitted to share. On the Contact page, she explains how to reach her and what information to include in a request. Since she is not selling products, she starts with a website and will reconsider store functionality only if she later needs to sell paid materials.

Common mistakes include trying to explain every service to every visitor on one screen, publishing unchecked AI-written copy, and leaving temporary contact details in place. Before launch, check that text is readable on a phone, links and inquiry submissions work, and your prices, service scope, and contact details are current. A website cannot guarantee search rankings or sales; unlimited free use and operation without any mistakes are not guaranteed either.

• Can visitors quickly identify your target clients, service, and next step on the home page?
• Are the About and Contact pages accurate, and have you tested the contact route yourself?
• Do you understand which setup and ongoing checks are required for a store, payments, domain, or shipping?

Your next step is to draft the copy for each page. If you do not need to sell anything, begin by reviewing a draft layout for the three-page structure.