Getting online and AI-ready: a small business checklist

Getting your business online doesn't have to mean a six-month project or a big agency bill. Work through this checklist in order and you'll have a presence that looks the part, gets found, and quietly runs on a bit of AI in the background.

1. Get online

• [ ] Secure a domain name that matches your business
• [ ] Get a simple, fast website with your offer clear above the fold
• [ ] Add the essentials: what you do, prices or packages, and how to get in touch
• [ ] Make sure it works properly on a phone
• [ ] Add a clear call to action on every page (book, call, enquire)

2. Look the part

• [ ] A clean logo and a consistent colour and font set
• [ ] The same look across your site, social profiles and emails
• [ ] Real photos of your work, your team or your space
• [ ] Plain-English copy that sounds like you, not a brochure

3. Be found

• [ ] Set up a free Google Business Profile
• [ ] Use clear page titles and descriptions so search engines understand you
• [ ] Ask happy customers for reviews
• [ ] Publish a couple of helpful blog posts to start ranking

4. Set up your AI helpers

• [ ] A chat assistant for drafting replies, posts and documents
• [ ] A website chatbot for your most common questions
• [ ] A tool that summarises meetings or long emails
• [ ] One automation that removes a repetitive task (enquiry to inbox to follow-up)

5. Stay on top of it

• [ ] A simple content calendar so posting doesn't slip
• [ ] A monthly check of what's working and what isn't
• [ ] One new AI win added each month, once the last one sticks

The shortcut

That's a lot of boxes. MyLaunchlab can get UK small businesses online, on-brand and AI-ready in days, not months — then hand you something simple to keep running. Click below to get started with experts.

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