Web Design in Broadview, Montana

Small business website advice, Broadview edition

Mining, oil and gas are a real industry here: 47 establishments with employees in the 2023 count, three times the national share. Energy work brings contractors, trucking, equipment rental and housing demand that rise and fall with the industry. Safety credentials and certifications should be on the page, not just mentioned on the phone.

Small business websites in Broadview: the local business mix

Yellowstone County has, among its employer businesses:

• Landscaping companies, 106 in the count. What works online: maintenance and design services on separate pages, plus a quote form.
• Counseling and mental health practices, 63 in the count. What works online: who you work with, how sessions work (in person or online) and a discreet contact form.
• Real estate offices, 187 in the count. What works online: the agents, the neighborhoods you know best and a contact form for buyers and sellers.
• Child care centers, 77 in the count. What works online: the program, licensing information, the staff and a contact form for parents.
• Quick-service restaurants, 144 in the count. What works online: the menu with prices, hours and the closest cross streets.

In Yellowstone County, the Census counted 6,060 businesses with employees and 14,201 without a payroll in 2023; the second group is where a simple, affordable website changes the most. 19 oil and gas producers operate in Yellowstone County, about six times what the national mix would predict. In that line of work, operators and suppliers vet contractors carefully; a good site gives customers your capabilities, safety record and the fields or basins you work in. Most of these businesses are small, and the website does the job a front desk would do in a bigger company.

How big is the Broadview market?

Half the residents are older than 44.7 (the Montana median age is 40.4).

Writing a website for Broadview residents

Broadview is one of 3 municipalities in Yellowstone County, a county of 172,692 people. At the county level, where the estimates are more precise: households have a median income of $76,570, and half the residents are older than 39.0. 91.4% of households have broadband and 9.8% rely on a cellphone data plan alone. Homeowners are 69.6% of households.

Towns near Broadview your website can name

Within a short drive of Broadview you find Lavina (14 miles, pop. 141), Ryegate (23 miles, pop. 228), Billings (27 miles, pop. 121,239), Roundup (29 miles, pop. 2,075) and Laurel (30 miles, pop. 7,205). Broadview sits about 3,885 feet above sea level. Billings, a city of 121,239, is 27 miles southeast. Yellowstone County’s county seat is Billings, 27 miles to the southeast. With 519 residents per square mile on 0.3 square miles of land, Broadview is moderately dense by Montana standards. For flights, Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) lies 26 miles away. Customers in Roundup and Ryegate will ask the same thing: do you work here? A service area page answers before they have to.

By the 1991-2020 normals of the Roundup weather station (17 miles from Broadview), July highs average 87°F and January lows average 11°F. About 15 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a normal year. The high reaches 90°F or more on about 41 days a year, and the low falls to freezing or below on about 196 days. Winter changes what people need: snow removal, heating and ice-dam repairs in the cold months, landscaping and outdoor work the rest of the year. Update the homepage before your busy season: a short email with the new text is all it takes.

What happens after you sign up

Based in Curitiba, Brazil, Aria has been building business websites since 2008. We work with businesses remotely, so a company in Broadview gets the same plan, at $89 a month, without meetings or visits.

1. Fill in the sign-up form (about 5 minutes) and send your material by email.
2. Within 5 business days the website is ready on a temporary link, and you review it and ask for changes.
3. Ask for adjustments by email, approve, and after the first monthly fee the site goes live on your domain.

After launch, changes to text, photos and prices are requested by email and are part of the monthly fee; quick questions go by email too.

Paperwork and rules for Montana businesses online

A few rules apply to any Broadview business that sells or advertises online:

• A contact form collects personal information, and Montana has a data breach law with deadlines for notifying the people affected. Mont. Code Ann. 30-14-1704 (Computer security breach)

General information, not legal advice: confirm the details with the agency that handles each item.