Web Design in Thebes, Illinois

Thebes households and how they shop

16.1% of Thebes residents are under 5 years old. Pediatric care, child care and family services compete hard for these parents online.

Thebes is one of 5 municipalities in Alexander County, a county of 4,570 people. Small-town survey numbers are uncertain, so here is Alexander County as a whole: households have a median income of $47,043, and half the residents are older than 48.0. Broadband reaches 61.9% of homes, and 28.7% of households are online only through a phone plan. 77.6% of households own their home.

Where Thebes customers come from

Within a short drive of Thebes you find Commerce, MO (3.6 miles south), Scott City, MO (4.9 miles west), Kelso, MO (5.7 miles west), East Cape Girardeau (5.9 miles north), McClure (7 miles north) and Cape Girardeau, MO (8.9 miles northwest). A 25-mile radius around Thebes takes in 41 other municipalities. The county seat, Cairo, is 20 miles southeast. For big-city shopping and services, St. Louis, MO (278,144 residents) is 107 miles away. Thebes covers 1.7 square miles of land and 0.6 square miles of water, about 104 residents per square mile. For flights, Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI) lies 6.7 miles away. If you serve more than one town, your website can have a service area page that names each of them, so a customer in Commerce or East Cape Girardeau sees right away that you cover them.

What kind of businesses Thebes has

Alexander County as a whole had 75 employer establishments in 2023 and another 260 nonemployer businesses, the one-person shops and independent contractors that often have no website at all. The county’s largest sectors by number of employer establishments are retail trade (20.0%), other services (repair, personal care, organizations) (13.3%) and accommodation and food services (10.7%).

A year of weather in Thebes

By the 1991-2020 normals of the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport weather station (6.7 miles from Thebes), July highs average 89°F and January lows average 26°F. Precipitation totals about 48 inches a year, with May the wettest month. Freezing nights (32°F or below) come about 90 times a year. Mild weather keeps outdoor work going most of the year: landscaping, outdoor dining and recreation have a long season. Plan the website around your busy season: a short email with the new text is all it takes.

Thebes by the numbers

Before you publish: Illinois and federal rules

Selling or advertising online brings no special license, but these apply to most Thebes businesses:

• Newsletters and promotions sent from your business email must include a working way to unsubscribe (16 CFR Part 316). 16 CFR Part 316
• Alexander County and the Village of Thebes may each charge a local business tax; ask both before you open. Official source
• Illinois taxes general merchandise at a 6.25% state Retailers’ Occupation Tax rate, with a preferential 1% rate on qualifying drugs and medical appliances; municipalities and counties add local rates. Illinois Department of Revenue

Rules change and details vary by business; this is general information, not legal advice.

From sign-up to a live website

Based in Curitiba, Brazil, Aria has been building business websites since 2008. We work with businesses remotely, so a company in Thebes 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 you get a temporary link with the whole website, built on a proven template with your brand.
3. Ask for adjustments by email, approve, and after the first monthly fee the site goes live on your domain.

Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates are on us, and content changes you send by email are included.