How it works
Removing the hassle of getting your business online
Free Website NI is designed to remove as much hassle as possible from getting your business online. Here's exactly what happens after you get in touch.
Tell us who you are
Submit your name and email through our simple online form.
We review your request
We check your request and, if it's a good fit, get in touch by email with the next steps.
You tell us about your business
We'll email you a short form to fill in with your business details — services, areas covered, contact information — plus your logo and a few photos, if you have them. Don't have everything ready? That's fine, send what you can and the rest later.
We design and build your website
We use the information you provide to create a professional website tailored to your business — services, areas covered, photographs, contact information, social links and clear ways for customers to call, message or enquire.
You review it
You'll have an opportunity to review the website and request reasonable changes before it goes live. Nothing is published using your business information without your approval.
We launch it
Basic website hosting and SSL/HTTPS are included at no charge for as long as it stays with us — your site is live and secure without needing a paid plan.
Manage it yourself, or optionally go Managed
The free build covers the design, the build and getting you live — ongoing changes aren't part of that. Want to manage it yourself from here? We'll provide your website files. Want us to keep looking after it — monitoring, backups, maintenance and small content changes? That's an optional Managed Website plan for a simple monthly fee. See full pricing.
More than an automatic generator
Checked, adapted and prepared around what your business actually offers
Your business isn't simply dropped into a generic WordPress or Wix template and left there. We use carefully reviewed website templates as a starting point, then tailor the content, images and layout around your business — putting each piece in the right place, like completing a puzzle. The aim is to provide the speed and simplicity of an online platform while maintaining the care and attention of a professionally created website.
Every website is adapted to the individual business. We do not publish invented reviews, qualifications or claims — the website is created using information supplied or approved by you.
What's included
What your website can include
Depending on your business, your website may include:
- A professional, mobile-friendly design
- Information about your business
- Dedicated service sections
- Areas you cover
- A gallery of your work
- Customer reviews supplied by you
- Phone and WhatsApp buttons
- An enquiry form
- Links to your social media pages
- Basic local search optimisation
- Basic website hosting included — no set expiry date
- SSL/HTTPS included
Built for local businesses
Designed for Northern Ireland businesses that want a straightforward, professional online presence
You don't need to understand domains, hosting, website builders or search-engine optimisation. Tell us about your business and we'll guide you through the rest — including connecting your domain if you need help with that part.
Why Free Website NI
A simple, personal way to get online
Free website design
A professional website normally requires a significant initial investment. We remove that cost, making it easier for smaller businesses to get started.
A simple online process
You provide the information through one user-friendly form. There's no technical setup and no need to prepare a lengthy design brief.
Designed around your business
Your website is adapted around your own services, branding, photographs, contact details and service areas.
Made for mobile
Your website is designed to work across phones, tablets and desktop computers, so customers can reach you wherever they find you.
Local and personal
Free Website NI was founded in Belfast and is built specifically around the needs of businesses across Northern Ireland.
Free hosting included
Basic website hosting and SSL/HTTPS are included at no charge for as long as your website stays hosted with us — you don't need a paid plan to get online. If you ever move your website elsewhere, hosting simply ends with no cancellation fee or ongoing charge, and we'll give you your website files. Prefer us to actively look after it instead? That's our optional Managed Website plan for a simple monthly fee.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The design and build is free, and basic hosting, SSL/HTTPS and a web address are all included at no charge — there's nothing you need to buy to get online. Want your own custom domain instead? That's an optional paid extra — see our full FAQ for how that works.
No. Provide the key facts about your business and links to any existing pages, and we can use that information to prepare the website content for you. You'll be able to review it before publication.
You can still submit your request. A logo is helpful but isn't required to begin preparing your website.
Photographs of completed work, your team, premises, products or services are ideal. Only upload images that belong to you or that you have permission to use.
Yes. You'll have an opportunity to review the website and request reasonable changes before it's launched.
Yes. If you'd like us to manage your website after it goes live, we can take care of active monitoring, backups, maintenance and small content updates. Hosting remains free for as long as your website stays with us, and you're free to take your website files and move elsewhere at any time, with no cancellation fee.
Yes. Free Website NI is based in Belfast and works with businesses throughout Northern Ireland.
Ready to get your business online?