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Do I need a website if I already have Instagram or Facebook?

Plenty of businesses start on Instagram or Facebook, and that is a good start. But there are things a profile cannot do, and they are usually the things that turn a browser into a paying customer.

You do not own your social profile

Your page lives on someone else’s platform. Rules change, reach drops and accounts get locked. A website on your own domain is the one place online that is fully yours, and it keeps working whatever happens to an app.

Customers search, not just scroll

When someone needs an electrician, a barber or a restaurant, many of them type it into Google. A website gives Google something to show: your services, your area and your prices. Social profiles appear in search too, but rarely for the specific things people type.

A website answers the questions that win the sale

Prices, opening hours, the areas you cover, how to book, what happens next: a good website answers these in seconds, on a phone, without the customer having to message you and wait. Every unanswered question is a reason to try the next business.

It makes you look established

Fair or not, many people check for a website before they trust a business with their money. A clear, fast, modern site signals that you are real, professional and here to stay.

Use both

The strongest setup is social media for reach and a website for conversion: posts bring people in, and the link in your bio sends them to a site that answers their questions and lets them book or buy.

Questions

Can I just use a free link-in-bio page?

It is better than nothing, but it gives Google almost nothing to show and looks the same as everyone else’s. A real website on your own domain does far more for trust and search.

How quickly can I have a website?

With Webvetra, most websites are ready within one to two weeks of receiving your content.

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