Web Design in Bentley, Illinois

Bentley by the numbers

Getting to and around Bentley

The closest municipalities to Bentley are Basco (4.7 miles, pop. 77), Carthage (5 miles, pop. 2,393), West Point (7.1 miles, pop. 136) and Elvaston (8 miles, pop. 141). Keokuk Municipal Airport (EOK) is 19 miles northwest of Bentley in a straight line. Carthage, seat of Hancock County, lies 5 miles to the north. Peoria, a city of 110,920, is 83 miles east. With 182 residents per square mile on 0.1 square miles of land, Bentley is spread out by Illinois standards. 36 municipalities lie within 25 miles, each with its own customers. A service area page that lists the towns you cover, from Bentley to Carthage and Elvaston, answers the first question many customers have: do you come to me?

By the 1991-2020 normals of the Bentley weather station (0.1 miles from Bentley), July highs average 86°F and January lows average 18°F. Precipitation totals about 40 inches a year, with May the wettest month. The high reaches 90°F or more on about 31 days a year, and the low falls to freezing or below on about 124 days. Winter changes what people need: plowing and heating in winter, landscaping and outdoor work the rest of the year. A website that changes with the season help: winter hours, summer specials, storm-season notices, requested by email at no extra charge.

Website design for the people of Bentley

Hancock County: 16,803 residents (2025) in 15 incorporated places. At the county level, where the estimates are more precise: the median household income is $65,865 and the median age is 46.9. Broadband reaches 82.4% of homes, and 14.1% of households are online only through a phone plan. 81.3% of households own their home.

A web designer’s view of Bentley’s businesses

The Census counted 123 establishments with employees in 2023 in ZIP code 62321, which includes Bentley and its surroundings. A sample of that count, and what each kind of business needs online:

• Insurance agencies (4): auto, home and business coverage on separate pages with a contact form for quotes.
• Quick-service restaurants (4): the menu with prices, hours and the closest cross streets.

In Hancock County, the Census counted 365 businesses with employees and 1,246 without a payroll in 2023; the second group is where a simple, affordable website changes the most. 24 nondurable goods wholesalers operate in Hancock County, about five times what the national mix would predict. In that line of work, restaurants, shops and institutions order by catalog; a good site gives customers the catalog, delivery routes and how to become a customer.

What happens after you sign up

Based in Curitiba, Brazil, Aria has been building business websites since 2008. Everything is done online, so businesses in Bentley get exactly the same plan as anyone else.

1. The sign-up at cadastro.ariaserv.com/en takes about 5 minutes; your logo and photos go by email.
2. Review the website on a temporary link, ready within 5 business days, and request any changes by email.
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.

Illinois and federal rules for small business websites

A website doesn’t need a special license, but the business behind it follows the same Illinois rules as any other.

• 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
• If you send marketing email from your new business address, the CAN-SPAM rules (16 CFR Part 316) apply, including an easy way for people to opt out. 16 CFR Part 316
• Check with both Hancock County and the Town of Bentley about local business tax receipts before opening. Official source

This is general information, not legal advice. Your county, your town hall or an attorney can confirm what applies to you.