Why Turn A WordPress Blog Into A E-Commerce Website
Writing a blog is no easy task. The endeavor to create a body of written knowledge must be done in a way that will attract people on their own initiative. The time it takes to write a body of written content to attract people to read instead of looking at a video is time-consuming, even with dictation.
This is all the more reason to benefit from your hard work and turn your blog into an e-commerce website. Not only will you be doing something you like to do, but you can profit from your own hard work. Blogging is not a get-rich scheme, so you have to be mindful of internet scams and be diligent when it comes to creating a blog.
The reality is anything you want to know can be learned by reading and researching it, whether that’s a book or a blog, and nothing can beat good old fashion know-how and experience. Everything in a video is not always straightforward because it needs to be written in words to understand the concept better. No movie is without a script or a video without an author behind it. A well-written blog can make just as much money as video content.
What are the Benefits
There are a couple of benefits to turning your WordPress blog into an e-commerce website. The ability to profit from your blog over time for one. It is free to use compatible widgets with a WordPress website compared to other e-commerce sites. If you are already using a WordPress blog, it is easier to convert your website into an e-commerce website than making a brand new one. It will make your blog more inviting. Once you have become a success at making money online, you can work for yourself and quit your nine to five.
Although, for most people, e-commerce can be frustrating when something goes wrong after or during the buying process because there is no store location, and most companies solve support issues through email, there are some good things about it.
- It is much easier to buy a service online
- All of the products are listed in one place
- E-commerce reduces costs for business
- All the marketing is easily done with no footwork
- Customer convenience
- It is easy to reach people all over the world
- Prices are transparent
- Responding to buyers is quicker
Blogs and E-commerce
E-commerce, standing for electronic commerce is used for buying plus selling products and services on the internet or an electronic device. It is no location that can be visited in person to buy products or services. Buying is only done using the internet and electronic devices.
Three main e-commerce sale platforms are:
- Business to business when a business sells to another business.
- Business to the consumer, that is a customer buys from a business
- Consumer to consumer when another person has an item that the other persons buy from them.
The origins of e-commerce are traced back to the 1960s when the electronic data interchange was invented. The interchange was made to replace faxes and mail with digital transfers.
Different Types Of Online Websites
Websites are the backbone of the internet. There are all types of websites on the internet that can be browsed for interesting content and many of them are used for making money online.
E-commerce Website
A website that is used and set up for people searching the web to buy things online. Any website with the ability to allow people to purchase items on it is considered an e-commerce website.
Blog Website
A blog is an educational or informal website used to write about whatever the writer chooses to convey. They are used to inform people of knowledge or personal information. They are also used to make money online.
Portfolio Website
A portfolio website is an illustration of the creator’s work. These websites are used to post anything created by someone, such as pictures, clothing, blogging, and what have you.
Landing Pages
Landing pages are stand-alone pages that are used to collect information from people online who are searching to buy something or obtain products for free. They are also used to inform people about the value of a business.
Social Media Website
A social media website is a content creation platform that allows people to communicate over the internet. The most popular ones are Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Snapchat, and Twitter.
Magazine Website
A magazine website is a website that is published online as a digital magazine. An example of a magazine-style website is the NewYorker.
Video Content Websites
A website such as YouTube or a personal website where only video content is posted. It can be educational or personal information just like a written blog.
You can choose any of these kinds of websites for an entrepreneur lifestyle if you want. Use your unique self to become successful with the business you choose to create. Many other types of websites can be created online, but these are the most commonly used websites.
Make Your Blog A E-commerce Website
It is surprisingly four easy ways to convert a WordPress blog into an e-commerce website. This is how you can turn your website into an e-commerce website.
With WordPress, you can add an e-commerce plugin to your website. When using a plugin with a WordPress website, make sure the website theme you are using is compatible with the plugin; otherwise, you will see the scary error message and will have to redo your blog unless you are paying for hosting. Some popular WordPress website plugins are woo-commerce, WP e-commerce, WP EasyCart, and ecwid.
To add a plugin to a WordPress site, go to the dashboard of the WordPress site by pressing on the top left corner icon and go to plugin. Press the plugin. Type in the name of the plugin and read the information to make sure it is compatible with your website.
Adding social media widgets is an excellent way of turning your blog into an e-commerce website as well. If you are using Facebook or Instagram, or any other social media platform that can be used as a widget on a WordPress website, you can create a widget on your blog that goes straight to the page link with what you are selling.
To get to the widgets page, on the WordPress website hover over the icon to the left of the website you created and you will see a dropdown box appear. You first must be signed in to see the icon. It will have the name of the website you created beside the icon. The website you choose also must be compatible with using widgets such as Facebook or Instagram.
The widgets page can also be found on the WordPress dashboard by going to appearance and a pop-out box with the word widget will be inside the list of words. On the widget page, you will see the widgets for Facebook and Instagram. Drag the widget over to the box for which website page you want to add the widget or you can put the widget on the footer of the page.
Adding Website links is a third excellent way to make your blog into a money-making machine. You can communicate with people on your social media, interact with them and share information that interests people.
A social media link is any link that can be used as a hyperlink within text or a stand-alone link that points to a page with content and information that directs the person clicking on the link to what you want them to purchase and learn more about. A website link can be put behind a button or behind a picture on your website. You can also use sharing icons to put links behind them to link to other websites.
WordPress websites allow you to add links to share content from the website blog and you can add links within your blog or throughout the website. Many WP websites already are compatible with links.
You can also choose a WordPress e-commerce theme by going to WordPress and creating an account. Once you have created a site you can go to themes on the dashboard and choose the best e-commerce theme. I suggest if you are going to choose this kind of them to make sure you use paid hosting because of the content that will be on the website. It is free and paid for sites on the page. If you decide to choose an e-commerce WP site you will have to customize the website to your business.
You can get started no matter if you have a WordPress website or not, but WordPress websites are an excellent way to get started in e-commerce for people who do not have much money to buy an e-commerce website. Many other companies require a monthly price.
Conclusion
You can use any website or platform to make money from it. All you need is a great idea, knowledge, consistency, and perseverance. Some say websites are not needed to make money online, but from my experience, I have found people like to browse and research when it comes to making a purchase online plus people want to feel it is a trusted online company. In this modern time, everything is going digital. All of the companies that have been operating for 100 years are going online and creating digital content or products with their already existing companies.
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