The next step you need to take on your journey to start your own online business for free is the most obvious and easiest step to achieve of all: get a website for your business.
The type of business you’ve decided to start and the ways you’ve decided to monetize your business will greatly influence the type of website you get as well as the design and content that goes on it.
For example, if you’re selling digital or physical products you will need an eCommerce website that allows you to list products, collect payments, and handle shipping.
If, on the other hand, you’ve decided to start a podcast, blog, or other content-based business then you will need a website with an area that makes it easy for you to post content as well as have your target audience find it through a search engine.
So, how do you get a website for your business for free?
To get a website for your business for free you will need to make one. But don’t worry. You won’t need to be able to write code or anything scary like that.
In fact, the only thing you will need to do is commit a few bucks, less than $100, to getting your domain name, that is the online address of your website like yourbusinessname.com, and website hosting, which is the service that keeps your website online 24/7 so customers can find it.
After you decide on a website host, we recommend Aurora Cloud WS, Lite Phoenix, or Ligure WP, you will want to get a WordPress setup.
WordPress is the most powerful Content Management System (CMS) in the world that powers almost 40% of all websites in the world. It is 100% free and you’re able to build any website you might need for your online business with it.
Here are two videos that will help you get up and running with a WordPress website for your business:
If you would like to have a professional develop your website and marketing (our next three steps) for your business then we would love to help you get your business online. Setup a free online business success session with our team today.
