Website creation for freelancers
Freelancers in any field can benefit greatly from having their own website. From finding new clients, to having an online business card that works for you, to gaining clients by showcasing your latest projects. Or sharing success stories or tips and tricks. A website can also be used to advertise, to be found on search engines for your services. And so on and so forth. But how do you create a website for your freelance work? We will discuss that in this blog post.
Nowadays, it is easy to create a website using a content management system. This is software that ensures everything on your website can be done without coding and in a visual way. With easy installations and hundreds of themes and plug-ins, you can also customize the website to your own taste. There are a number of different content management systems out there, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. But for freelancers looking for a simple solution they can use quickly, the WordPress content management system is a solid choice. Let's take a closer look at how it works and how you can use it for your own website.
Creating your own freelance website
It all starts with choosing a web hosting package and a domain name. You may already have a business name or a name in mind that you want to use. If so, it is advisable to register it sooner rather than later. It is possible that it will already be registered by someone else tomorrow. It is also important to choose a domain name extension such as .nl .com or .be. This choice depends on the language and country you want to operate in. You can also choose a more exotic domain extension if you wish. You can see the choices in our domain name configuration.
After selecting and registering the domain name, you have your choice of package. For a freelancer hosting package with a WordPress website, there are actually two options. One of the SSD hosting packages, 25GB is more than enough for most users, or one of the Managed WordPress packages. Here we take care of the updates and backups for you. You can easily spend more time on your projects.
Both packages ensure that your WordPress website is quickly available for customers and users. Thanks to the SSD storage of both packages, you get a super-fast website. There are also a number of handy tips and tricks you can use when caching to make your website available even faster. You can find these in our knowledge base and blog posts.
Installing WordPress is also a simple step, and if you don't know how to do it, we can always help. After installing WordPress, all you need to do is choose a theme. There are many beautiful free themes that you can install with the click of a mouse. After that, you can start filling your website with your content. Write your own copy highlighting your strengths, why clients should choose you for their project, and dress it up nicely. You can further embellish the fixed pages like contact, home and services pages as you see fit. This will be the most work on a website as content is an important part of any website. This will also get you found by search engines like Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo. Of course, you can hire writers to do this if you don't feel capable of doing it yourself. However, keep in mind that your expertise will not be acknowledged in most cases.
Also, collect reviews and ask your existing customers for a small text that you can publish on your website. Add your company logo and embellish it in a nice way. This way, your next clients can see what they think of your work and it will be visually appealing.
Also an important part for freelancers - email.
Email is also an important part for freelancers, at MijnHostingPartner.nl you have standard email in your package and you can create unlimited email accounts. As long as you stay within the overall size of your package. Email at MijnHostingPartner.nl can be used in webmail via the browser, on your devices in your favorite apps and of course in Outlook. Use the extensive calendar in your web hosting package and keep a tight schedule for all your freelance appointments. Then add your email account to your phone to quickly respond to the latest jobs.
We also have extensive SPAM filtering and security for the mails, so you have less chances of getting SPAM in your inbox. And you have a lot of control over it too. SPAM is flagged by our SPAM filter and you can assign an action to it. For example, by moving it directly to an unwanted folder or deleting it.
With an SSD hosting package, you have everything you need for a freelance website. For less than a week's purchase, you can already host your domain name and website for a year on MijnHostingPartner.nl's web hosting. Order your web hosting now and start building your freelancer website immediately!
