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All I know is to create a simple website using a reliable hosting service, install a template and a bunch of plugins to understand the analytics and other basic functionality that’s expected of a website. I have no idea about identifying local businesses that need a website. Any advice from your personal experience is highly appreciated.
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I’d focus on learning how to build a good WordPress site before attempting to lock in clientele.
Sometimes it good to join local clubs and seek out potential businesses that have a poor website presence, then use services such as what we provide and resell yourself as a solution to help long term growth
This is more a question of sales/business technique. There is no technical/Wordpress-related reason preventing you from doing this.
Ask in r/freelance or r/smallbusiness
To your question . . . yes. You can do that. Make yourself a portfolio of examples, then start making sales calls. It’s a technique as old as time. All it takes is shoe leather, gumption, and time.
My only advice is to make a plan for the next day before you knock off for the day. Then work that plan. For example, at 6PM before you call it a day, make the plan for tomorrow.
Call on ABD-Dog Studio at 9AM, Betty’s Hair Salon at 11AM, Jack’s Hardware at 1PM, Bob’s Paints at 3PM, and Follicle’s Beauty Supply at 5PM.
The point of this, so you know what you’re going to do the next day and waste zero time figuring it out. Instead, once you get to work, you grab your notebook off the charger, your business cards, your brochure, and hit the road. You know where you’re going that day, already!
Good luck.
There 100% is. I usually use a static website host like netlify and use templates to rapidly develop them. Let me know if you want to learn more!
This is what I do for living. I have 51 clients who I charge a monthly fee to maintain and hosting. Working about 15-20 hours a week and life is good.
1st few clients (4-5) are hard to score. I don’t know where you live but I’d suggest signing up for local small business events/groups and ask the businesses that you frequent (bakery, barber, corner store, restaurant, etc) and see if you can build their sites.
All of them have a huge clientele and could give you a really large boosts when trying to find new clients.
I have answered similar question few weeks ago ”
* **First** Good shoes and walk the street. I’m serious. Pay a visit to your neighbourhood, try to imagine what kind of website for small business there would be useful.
* **Second** Buy yourself some hosting (cheapest Cloudways, for example). Create your own website. Create a few dummy/showcase site templates for potential clients (something like https://generatepress.com/site-library/).
* **Third** Shoes on and approach your neighbourhood’s small business owners.
You need only one, believe me. The rest will come.
* **Fourth** Learn about hosting, it’s a nice add-on to site developing.
i help my clients to build the wp website on local business. you can earn money with this way.
Yes, building a business creating simple websites for local businesses is absolutely possible. Here’s why:
Demand Exists: Many small businesses still lack a website, or have outdated ones. They may not have the time or technical expertise to build one themselves.
Simple Websites are Viable: There’s a need for basic informational websites that showcase the business, its services, and contact details. These can be built efficiently using website builders like WP.