For anyone looking to set up a website on a limited budget, there are a few options available. While you can certainly set up a website for free, generally the search engine optimization, or SEO, features on them are limited. Therefore, if you can afford even a small budget, it will offer far better results.

There are two options that stand head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to building a website on a limited budget - one is completely free and the other has a small cost, but is definitely worth it. Which one you go for is up to you.

Free website. There are a few options here, but the best is most definitely Freewebs.com. This site enables you to put together a pretty decent looking site at no cost at all.

Additionally, you can also make use of the various widgets available to boost your site's appearance, such as blogging, video sharing and even a mailing list - great for letting your readers know about your latest news.

However, the downside to Freewebs.com is the SEO functionality, which is key to getting your site to the top of the search engine rankings. This is where a paid option comes into play.

Wordpress and a dedicated web host. I'll admit I'm biased when it comes to Wordpress, since I use it for my boutique PR agency as well as the online copywriting company I co-own with three of my friends and business partners.

Yet there's a reason for that - it's one of the simplest website content system to use, yet also one of the most effective for getting you traffic. The Wordpress software itself is free - you simply download it and then upload to your site.

Making it even easier is having a web hosting company like Bluehost. For as little as $6.95 per month you will get great customer support and one of the easiest set-ups of a website anywhere. And Bluehost also make it incredibly easy to set up your site using the Wordpress platform.

So there you have it - both a free website and one that requires you to spend a little money. If you can afford the little extra each month it will soon reap the rewards.

As far as marketing your new website, the best way (and least expensive) is to set up a blog and use that to promote it. Alternatively, write articles and submit to article directories with a link back to your site. Or simply join forums that are relevant to your website and start building a contact list. This is one of the best - and free! - ways to get your website known.