There are many different types of websites, but they all have one thing in common: getting a message across to a group of users. We call these users the audience, or, in the case of a blog, we might call them ‘readers.’
Amazon sellers with brands often have websites to showcase those brands and provide more information on the products. While having one is not a requirement, it can help sellers get their brands accepted into Amazon’s Brand Registry program.
Sellers who use MCF (multi-channel fulfillment) can sell products through Amazon listings and also directly from their websites. The orders are packed and dispatched to customers from the FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) warehouses.
Amazon Associates (affiliates) must have a website to be accepted into the affiliate program. An Amazon affiliate website doesn’t sell products or services directly from the site; instead, it redirects the audience to listings on Amazon.
Surprisingly, it costs very little to set up and run a website.
There are just two essential costs: hosting and a domain name.
If you’re not sure, hosting is like a managed space on the Web. It makes your website accessible and provides the tools and technology to keep it running. You can’t have a website without hosting of some sort.
A domain name is the main part of your site’s URL. This website’s domain name is theomcarthur.com.
Decent hosting costs around $4-$5 a month, and a domain name costs around $12 – $15 annually. You can even get your domain name for free for the first year.
There are no other necessary costs, none.
I recommend Dreamhost hosting to my students and use it myself for many of my sites. The best value plan is the Shared Unlimited plan, which gives you everything you need to create any type of website, along with a free domain name, free professional email, and the option to create multiple sites.
