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Hello, new here and I may be biased since I'm a graphic designer, but do we really not need a website to get sales?<br />
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I'm not good at outreach, so I'd feel more confident selling if I already have an internet presence (website, content, etc.) so I can attract people who are already interested in what I'm selling (email marketing).<br />
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I'm a bit lost on how to get sales without all the fancy stuff, tbh.
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</blockquote>Welcome to the forum. <br />
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Here's the thing. <br />
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You could put up all that fancy online stuff and <b>still</b> not get any sales.<br />
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The point is not to forbid you from getting a website. The point is to focus your attention on the area that matters. <br />
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Imagine that you set this up for yourself as a challenge with a unique constraint. Your goal is to make a sale <i>without the luxury of a website</i>. Afterwards, when you have this down, it'll be easier to put up the kind of website that supports your ability to sell. <br />
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You're a graphic designer. Let's say your challenge is to sell a logo. Or since you said you are selling email marketing, pick that if you prefer. Get in front of a target client wherever you think they'd be most likely to be found. Make a proposal, set your price, and ask for the sale. Do this 10 or 50 or 100 times until you get a yes. (Look up resources on how to structure a sales pitch to help you be more likely to succeed.) <br />
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Is this intimidating? Yes. Is this going to tax your confidence? Yes. But is this exercise going to benefit the rest of your life as an entrepreneur? Yes. <br />
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It's going to break you out of the limited mindset that says, "I'm not good at outreach" and show you that "outreach is a learnable skill." It's going to free you from, "I don't know how to sell" and set you free to realize you now DO know how to sell.<br />
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Your confidence in sales will be built out of this exercise. There's really no substitute. <br />
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Don't get me wrong - feel free to put up a website by all means. If it helps you to feel prepared and professional, go for it if you want to. I'm sure it will be beautiful since you're already a graphic designer. But you'll quickly discover that your website is not a shortcut and it does not do the heavy lifting for you. YOU still have to do the selling. You can do that with or without a website.</div>
