22: Do I Need A Website? (5 Clear Reasons Why You Do)

Do you find yourself asking? " Do I need a website?".
If so, this episode is for you, where I will give you five clear reasons why you do need a website, and I'll show you how easy it is to start your own website.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hey, and welcome back to the Legit Side Hustles podcast.
I'm your host Miles, and today I'm going to be
answering the surprisingly common question, which is do you need
a website? And the answer is yes, overwhelmingly yes, you
definitely need a website for your side hustle or business.
And there's no great reason as to why you would

(00:22):
not want to have a website, especially nowadays when it
is so easy to build a website. All you need
to start is a simple, reliable website builder and a
domain name. After that, you just need to design your website,
which is really easy with modern templates. But let me
quickly give you five legit reasons why you need a website.

(00:43):
So one is you own it. You own your website,
and social media platforms are rented and volatile, and you
simply need a home base for your brand. Number two
the professional presentation, because your website is your professional hub
and acts like a portfolio for your work and your offers,

(01:06):
like your product offers, your service offers, and your content. Three,
you can take payments with your website. It's very easy
to do that and it's also very convenient as an
automation for both you and your customers. Four, you can
list products on your website and quit paying insane fees

(01:27):
on third party platforms. With a website builder like card
you can put up simple payment buttons. And with platforms
like WordPress, you can build a full blown online store
with up to one hundred products for free by using surecart,
which is an e commerce WordPress plug in. And five

(01:47):
is you could build an audience with SEO, which is
an exceptional way to drive website traffic, especially for local
business websites and e commerce stores. SEO basics are really
easy to nail if you learn from Backlinko or the
h REFS Academy. And as for what you need to

(02:09):
put on your website, you need a homepage with one
clear call to action. This is what you want your
website to do. It's what you want the visitor to
do when they come to your homepage, so something like
subscribe to my email list. The second thing you need
is what you do, Third, who you serve, Fourth, a

(02:30):
way to contact you or buy something in five testimonials
or photos. So this will act as a simple but
effective foundation for your initial website build and you can
work on it over time. Because a website it's like
a living, growing asset, and it'll likely never be finished.

(02:51):
And now you know why you need a website, and
you know the bare minimum foundation required to get started,
and I recommend getting started today with a builder like
card or elementor for word press, or even newsletter platforms
like Kit or Beehive or mailer Light. So just quit

(03:12):
asking do I need a website, and start asking if
you want to improve your professional presence and make it
easier for your audience to find you, because if you're
a serious side hustler, you'll want to look like a pro,
and pros have websites. Subscribe to the Logius Side Hustles
podcast and consider recommending it to a friend. If you

(03:33):
like today's episode, thank you so much for listening, and
I hope you have a fantastic day.