Plain guides for the four things most beginners need: a website, a logo, an online store and a freelancer to help. Each guide explains the steps and points to the tool that does the job.
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Each guide solves one problem in plain steps, with no experience needed. Pick the one that matches what you want to do first.
Choose a domain name and a hosting plan, then publish a simple page.
Make a logo, a banner and a post template in one afternoon.
What a first store needs: products, payments, shipping and a simple theme.
How to brief a freelancer for a logo, a video edit or a short piece of writing.
Written from a beginner's point of view. Prices, plans and features change often, so check each official site before you pay for anything.
These are the services mentioned in the guides above. Most have a free option or a trial, so you can look around before you commit.
Some of these buttons are affiliate links (see the disclosure above). They never change the price you pay. Read each company's current terms before you sign up.
The rest of this page is for people who want to build a site like this one and earn commission from recommending tools. It's a short, honest introduction.
You do not hold stock, ship anything or handle support. You publish content that helps someone decide, and the seller pays you for the customers you bring.
The company that sells the product and sets the commission, the cookie length and the payout rules.
A blogger, video creator, newsletter writer or page owner who recommends products to an audience.
A platform such as Awin, CJ or Impact that lists many merchants, tracks clicks and sales, and pays you in one place.
A percentage of the order value. Common with stores and software.
A fixed amount when someone signs up, requests a quote or starts a trial.
A share of a subscription for as long as the customer stays. Common with software tools.
Official sign-up pages: Hostinger, Canva, Shopify, r. Rates, cookie windows and accepted countries change, so read each program's current terms before you apply.
Move the sliders to match a site you have or plan to build. The numbers start at modest, realistic values.
Amounts are in US dollars and are an estimate. Programs often reverse commissions for returns and cancellations.
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