If you want to start a business and be found on the internet most people will say “you need a website”. But what does that really mean?<\/p>\n
If you were to ask me what “kind” of website you might want I would most likely recommend a website powered by WordPress (like this one).<\/p>\n
Over the years though I have changed my thoughts and opinion.<\/p>\n
Scenario 1: You just need a brochure type of site<\/p>\n
You just need something that people can find your contact info so they can call email you. Of course I would want to say get a WordPress site with a single page layout with your info. I say that though because if I was doing this for myself I can do it easily. If you were to do it and had no experience then you could be frustrated.<\/p>\n
What do you do then? There are so many options for free website builders there isn’t really a right or wrong answer. It depends.<\/p>\n
What I’ve seen lately though is businesses using a Facebook Page as their website. I used to hate this but I can see it working just fine for most small and unique businesses.<\/p>\n
See these two examples I found from my road trip last week.<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Denio Junction hotel\/motel<\/span><\/p>\n We drove through Denio, NV and this place is middle of nowhere BFE. If you needed a hotel you probably already know this place exists. If you didn’t you would just google Denio Junction Hotel and you will find their FB page.\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DenioJunction<\/p>\n Does it work for them? Probably 2 The Last Resort Motel Adin California<\/span><\/p>\n All they have also is a FB page. Does it work for them? Probably Here is another semi-fictitious scenario.<\/strong><\/p>\n You make wood products. Is this the best solution? who knows. Moral of the story.<\/strong><\/p>\n Find a solution that works for you and get to work. Be prepared though to change solutions as the fickle public changes where they hang out online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you want to start a business and be found on the internet most people will say “you need a website”. But what does that really mean? If you were to ask me what “kind” of website you might want I would most likely recommend a website powered by WordPress (like this one). Over the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nDo they need a better website? debatable<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-Last-Resort-in-Adin-132377016800737\/<\/p>\n
\nDo they need a better website? For them I would lean more to the yes side. It’s a nice small town motel that probably has a great story.<\/p>\n
\nYou use instagram to market your items.
\nThen to collect payments setup a Square store front.
\nDone.<\/p>\n
\nDoes it work for people? hell yes. I’ve seen it and it works for the person I saw doing it.<\/p>\n