This should come as no surprise, but I think Squarespace is the best-fit platform for many businesses.

If you just need a one-page site.

If you want to use Wordpress, they’re my top hosting rec.

If your business is centered around courses and/or online community.

If all you need is a blog and/or email newsletter. Check out Gloat for a great deal on managed self-hosting.

Awesome indie domain registrar with great pricing and customer service with a sense of humor.

New arm of Namecheap with crazy domain and webmail pricing.

A more robust checkout - I use it to sell my templates and I use Learn+ for my courses.

If you need a photography or other visual portfolio website.

If you want to make it weird. Check out my personal landing page, vic.ooo.