The next step for your hobby trade on social media

MijnHostingPartner.nl hosts many different types of company, club and hobby websites. If you are busy on social media with a passion project, you might want to think about setting up a website to sell your products. In this blog post, we'll show you some of the steps and how you can benefit from them.

A lot of people have started a side project lately because they've been sitting at home more and losing their steady income due to Covid restructuring. And all the other reasons that came along with it. With a side hustle, as this is also called, you can create a second source of income. And make you less dependent on your regular job. Many people have started this on social media.

The products or projects they create are shared on social media, people like it, share your content and then place an order via private message or some other method. This has its limits though, you can hardly keep track of what exactly is being ordered. And you have to deal with a limit of what you can earn through this method. As your orders grow and so does your income, you will have to deal with the tax authorities. Registering with the Chamber of Commerce is the next step. And once you have a KVK registration, you can also start a website or web store. Read on to know all the steps you need to follow. And how you can get started.

Traction on social media for your business

Of course, there's also the question of whether you can immediately move on to a website or web store if you don't have traction on social media. It's possible and definitely worth considering, however, we often see that people who already have a certain number of followers have an easier time getting through the first few months. It's easier to start a web store if you already have an existing audience. Attracting visitors to a website will always be one of the biggest tasks for almost any website.

However, it is also possible to advertise directly on social media and the Google search or display network. So if you have some budget for marketing, then you can also attract visitors and therefore possible sales right away. So, it is also possible to make a fresh start with your web store or website without having a fixed audience.

Starting a website or webshop, what are the first steps?

A website and a webshop can be considered as two different things. Or just one intertwined element. In most cases, a web store will be the choice for a social media business. This is where you can send traffic that will make an immediate purchase. This ensures that you can gather much more valuable information for sales and optimization. With statistics tools, you can keep track of a lot and ensure that your web store soars to new heights.

The technology behind a website or web store is also very important, with the right web store or website you will make things much easier, cheaper and more reliable. A web store and website can be created with a content management system, this is a way to work visually on your website. And no more typing out code. Popular content management systems include WordPress, Joomla and Umbraco. For a first website, WordPress is often the logical choice. There is a tremendous amount of information available on it. And the use of plugins and themes makes it easy to work with. And help can be summoned quickly if needed. However, you also have to take care of a lot of things yourself, such as website security. By updating plugins and themes, WordPress itself and the general website. Here we have a solution at MijnHostingPartner.nl by offering Managed WordPress Hosting. Here we take care of the technical issues for you.

We also have a complete webshop solution at MijnWebshopPartner.nl. We have thought of all the things you might encounter when setting up a webshop. And you can quickly and easily set up a complete webshop. With all the technical issues already taken care of and a nice environment to work in every day. So spend less time on technical issues and focus on selling your products!

Attract visitors to your website

Gaining an audience for your website can be done in many different ways. If you're using a social media channel that already has some traction, you can easily leverage it. Clear call-to-actions on your website will attract more visitors. Do this with posts and interaction with your followers. You can also use a website or web store to advertise and optimize for Google search results. This is also known as SEO. Or using terms you want to rank for to get higher in the search engines.

MijnWebdesignPartner.nl can also help you with this by setting up a strategy and helping you gain traffic from the Google search network. Check out the website for more information on what we can do for you.

Ready to take the next step for your business on social media? Take the step together with your hosting partner!