Websites & shops
What a website has to do for a small business
A website for a small business has to explain within a few seconds what you offer, work on a phone and make an enquiry possible without detours.
When an online shop pays off for your business
An online shop pays off when you sell products or clearly defined services at clear prices, shipping or pickup is sorted, and someone handles orders, returns and upkeep for the long term.
What does a website cost in Austria?
What a website costs depends mainly on scope, design, content and features such as a shop or booking. At bown a website starts from €499 excl. VAT, and running it with hosting and maintenance from €39 per month excl. VAT.
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Is your website too slow? Core Web Vitals explained.
Core Web Vitals are three Google metrics for loading (LCP), responding to input (INP) and content shifting around (CLS); good means at most 2.5 seconds, 200 milliseconds and a score of 0.1.
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Austria's Accessibility Act: what applies to websites, online shops and bookings since June 2025.
Since 28 June 2025, Austria's Accessibility Act (BaFG) applies to websites and apps through which consumers conclude a contract, such as online shops, ticket sales and online bookings. Micro-enterprises with fewer than ten employees and at most €2 million in turnover or balance sheet total are exempt.
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Online appointment booking: a ready-made tool or your own solution?
For online appointment booking, a ready-made tool is enough for most small businesses, as long as it offers a data processing agreement and sends reminders. Your own solution pays off when booking depends on how you work, for example on tables, rooms, pre-orders or payments that no tool handles that way.
And your project?
Prefer not to do this yourself? bown offers a free 30-minute intro call to talk through your project.