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How to Build a Website or eStore for Your Craft Business

Being able to build a website can be a great solution for a craft business looking to get a web presence. There are many free and low cost solutions that can help you get up and running quickly with the minimum of knowledge.

Having your own website is an important part of the modern craft business. Whether you build a website to be an online store that allows you to sell your work direct to customers or simply as a gallery to showcase your work, having an online presence is increasingly important.

Many craft companies build a website to operate alongside a range of different online options including handmade market place stores such as Etsy.

Websites can be quite expensive which is a strong incentive to lead a craft business to build a website inhouse. A business of any size needs to think carefully about what their website budget is (including the time commitment that they are prepared to make) and how they plan to use it to best effect, before deciding on which solution to use to build a website.

Thankfully there are many free resources available that can help a craft craft business owner to get an online store or website without huge investment, such as buying a hosting package that includes free e-commerce software.

For more information see Selling Online and Handmade Marketplaces