The questions that come up most often in client calls, written out one by one. No jargon — written for the person who has to make the decision.
You need an online shop when three things are true at once: you have a product that can be shipped, enough stock for several orders a day, and time to handle returns and delivery. Without all three, a brochure site listing products with photos plus a WhatsApp button does the same job for far less.
Read the postAsk six questions before you buy: whose name the domain is registered in, whether the site stays yours after handover, what you pay in the second year, how fast it opens on a phone, what is done to make it visible on Google, and who updates it later. Get those six answers in writing and there are no surprises.
Read the postA Google Business Profile is free and it is the only way to appear on the map. At business.google.com you enter your business name, category and service area; Google then verifies you by phone or postcard. After verification you add photos, opening hours and a service list. The profile usually starts showing on the map within a few days.
Read the postThey do different jobs. Instagram introduces you; a website makes you findable. Someone searching “hairdresser Burdur” on Google sees websites, not Instagram posts. A social account can also be closed or have its rules changed overnight, while your own site cannot. For most businesses the answer is both: the site is your fixed address, Instagram is your shop window.
Read the postThe domain is your address on the internet, such as ornekkafe.com. Hosting is the always-on computer where the site's files sit. Both are rented yearly rather than bought outright. For a small business site the two together cost around 1,500 TL a year. The domain must always be registered in the owner's own name.
Read the postA QR menu lets a customer scan the code on the table and read your menu on their phone. The biggest gain is in updates: you change a price, add a dish or remove one the same day without going to a printer. Customers need no app — the phone camera is enough. Setup usually takes a day.
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