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How to start a website for an accounting or audit firm

Businesses choose accountants they trust with their numbers. A professional site with secure email and a clear list of services earns that trust early.

IDX·November 3, 2026·1 min read

Accounting, tax and audit firms win clients through referrals, and every referral checks your website before calling.

What to include

  • Services: bookkeeping, tax filing, payroll, audit, company formation, advisory.
  • Who you serve: startups, SMEs, specific industries.
  • Team credentials and professional memberships.
  • Useful content: tax deadlines, regulatory updates and short guides.
  • Secure ways to send documents and contact the right partner.

Step 1: domain

Your firm's name as a domain. Register it at IDX, with a .com.eg if you serve Egyptian companies.

Step 2: hosting

A professional site runs well on IDX shared hosting with free SSL. If you add a client portal for documents, plan for web hosting or a VPS.

Step 3: secure email

Financial documents should never go through personal free accounts. Use business email on your domain, with strong passwords and two-factor authentication.

Step 4: share files safely

Avoid large attachments with sensitive data. A shared storage space with access per client is safer and easier to manage; IDX backup storage also keeps an off-site copy of your files.

Step 5: build authority

Short articles on deadlines and regulation, published regularly, keep clients coming back and bring new ones from search.

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