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The Best Web Hosting For Selling Handmade Items Online
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Many people ask if it is possible to sell on Etsy and on your own website. Not only is this allowed, but I’d also encourage any craft business to plan to do this if they aren’t already. You could even skip Etsy and get to starting a craft business on your own. To have a website, you must have both a domain URL and hosting purchased. Here are my top recommendations for hosting providers for selling handmade items online.
I already have a website but not an SSL certificate.
Before you purchase an SSL certificate, do a little price shopping first! I’ve seen an SSL certificate run for hundreds of dollars to 20 dollars. Both options are too much. If you can stand to figure out how to install it yourself (it is easier than you think), I recommend buying it the wholesale price on ssls.com.
For the most basic SSL certificate (hint, probably all you need), you can purchase it for about $4 a year. Depending on other site’s wildly different pricing, that can save a lot of money.
