VKontakte sites: create for free
Do you already have your own business? Are you planning to create a cool online marathon, sell a course, invite people to an event, or just find clients? To do this, you need to create a website for free, a new function in VK will help with this, it allows you to make a special page from your VK community as a business card site.
The VK website builder provides new opportunities beyond the social network. With a couple of clicks, you can create your own landing page, which will be your business page, and from there you can already do your own SEO promotion or find clients for your service.
Most users believe that creating a website is expensive and time-consuming, but they are right, since they need web designers, agencies or special people who can create a high-quality website inexpensively. However, if we are talking about constructors, then it is simpler, but you need to understand that they also have their own tariffs. The social network VK has gone further, now you can make a website for free and quickly and accept requests for services!
Step-by-step guide to registering a new page in VK
Registering a new VKontakte user is a simple and fairly quick process. We will now clearly see this. First, we need to enter the address of the site vk.com in the search bar and go to the main page of the site. Since you are not yet registered on the social network, the “Welcome” page will open in front of you, on the left side of which there is the following window:
Those who register in “VK” for the first time need to click on the “Registration” button. If you were registered, you would simply enter your login (phone or e-mail) and password in the fields above and log into VK. We have a short and simple procedure ahead of us.
1. So, we pressed the button and a page called “Instant registration” opened.
2. Here in the fields “Your name” and “Your last name” you need to enter your first and last name, and below fill in the “Date of Birth” by selecting the day, month and year of the “sad” holiday from the drop-down list. I think there’s nothing complicated, it’s just a matter of minutes. There is no need to explain anything either. When done, click “Register”. In the next window you need to confirm the action - to do this, you need to enter your number in the “Mobile phone” field.
Try to give the number you use all the time! It happens that you can be hacked, and you urgently need to change your password. There is no need to use the number of your grandmother or other distant relatives. In general, you should not be afraid to indicate your phone number. This is a normal security measure during registration, and it has been in effect for a long time.
3. Enter the number and click “Get code”. Now all pages on VKontakte are linked to a mobile phone number, don’t be scared. The number is indicated so that the code necessary to create a new user will be sent to it. The “Confirmation code” field will become available, and a combination of several numbers will be sent to your mobile phone via SMS.
Enter the received numbers and click “Send code”. If everything is done correctly, the “Password” field will become available to you. If you made a mistake, you will see a red message:
4. So, the code has been entered correctly. Now you need to come up with a password. Let's come up with something more complicated so that attackers cannot hack you (it is recommended to use at least 6 characters, and that it consists of letters of different case and numbers). When you enter your password, you will be shown its complexity level. Then click “Log in to the site.”
How to create your own website from a VK group/public
You can configure the site in the “Manage” community section in the mobile version, and on a computer in the menu on the right. Just click, site from the community, this will be your first step towards creating a site.
Your VK site is your full-fledged community that is open. Here you can tell in detail about your project, indicate contacts for communication, and also update photos in the album, showing juicy photographs or examples of work.
You can add items that you make in advance in your community. You can choose the top products, bring them to the top and change positions for others.
Filling the site pages
To maximize conversion on the site, it is worth placing additional information on it - selections of products, useful articles, reviews from satisfied customers, many photographs of products and other information important for the buyer and decision-making.
To add all this, just check a few boxes. After this, the materials will be uploaded from the community to the site.
Let's take the example of a small community that makes custom bracelets and earrings. After creating a community-based site, the title and description will appear on the first screen - these are editable fields. There is also an action button. Here it is “write to VKontakte”, the method was chosen by the site owner.
A product from the community looks great against the background if it is beautifully photographed
The second screen displays the products and services that the business offers. In this case, these are earrings, bracelets, pendants, and sets. Below are catalogs of jewelry that is currently in stock.
Photos of products sold are selected in the “Product Selection” item
The third screen contains reviews. They are also automatically downloaded from the social network. All reviews are signed by real people, there is a date and time when they were left. In addition, you can open the VK page of the user who left this review. You can also click on the review and open it on VKontakte to view the full text.
You can click on reviews and find real buyers, this increases trust in the product
The last screen is contacts. On the left side is a map of the city where the establishment/workshop is located. It can be scaled if necessary.
On the right side are links and a specific physical address. It will come in handy if the client wants to go and personally pick up the goods from the workshop. In the links you can put any posts from the community or a link to the group itself of your choice. There you can place links with interesting posts or information that will help in choosing a product and push the client to purchase.
A real map of where the workshop is located, useful links that help the client make a choice
The launch of the free designer is commented on by SMM specialists and department heads. For example, this is how the head of the SMB department of the social network Daria Kostyuk comments on it:
“More than 2 million people develop their business on VKontakte. We continue to make the process easier and cheaper for those doing business online.”
Dmitry Kovalev, SMM and advertising specialist (Yandex.Money employee): “A convenient tool for micro-businesses - just right when there is no budget, team and time.”
Another specialist gave a detailed commentary on the news. This is what Sergey Evsyukov, leading SMM specialist at the creative agency RUPORT, says.
“At first glance, the appearance of a website builder is promising news. I got the finished landing page 3 minutes after I logged into the corresponding section in the admin menu from my smartphone.
But if we look at the innovation with partiality, then no revolution has occurred. In essence, administrators were simply asked to simply change the appearance of communities by hiding the social network interface. The very content of the future site will almost completely duplicate the content of the communities on the basis of which it is created. The social network did not provide any options for design, functionality or changing the layout - even the simplest ones like HTML or CSS.
I remembered the wiki menus that have been on VKontakte since the last decade. Many administrators turned news blocks using wiki markup into full-fledged information resources with easy navigation, a system of hyperlinks and individual design. It turns out that even in wiki pages there were much more opportunities for customization.
Perhaps VKontakte sites are suitable for small businesses that need a beautiful landing page and neither the issue of fine-tuning the landing page nor the issue of a domain name is important. Our agency works with large clients - we will not use this functionality for them.”
What is the website address of VK communities and where can I change it?
The VK website builder will automatically generate your address like this: vk.link/community_domain, so you get a cool name for the future website that is branded with you. If suddenly your community has a standard name /club123... or /public321... then it’s time to change them to a more understandable URL.
You decide which sections to display on your website, now you can add: links, photo albums, discussions, contacts, products and addresses;
Statistics, orders
On the new site you can analyze the results of the page. Statistics are available on unique visitors, their actions and site viewing. Since the content can easily be changed in minutes, you can test different hypotheses and test advertising campaigns.
In the near future, VK promises to add design options and integrations with advertising tools.
Now you can start advertising your site and increasing its traffic. VKontakte already offers its own tools for this.
Sites from VK can also be advertised, the controls are intuitive
The creators believe that this tool will help marketers and entrepreneurs increase the volume of orders, as well as begin to attract customers much more actively. Of course, VKontakte did not stand aside - the domain vk.link/ indicates affiliation with VKontakte and dependence on it. But the network is actively fighting for advertisers with Facebook and Instagram. The idea of creating a site was liked by all aspiring entrepreneurs and those who were actively developing their groups in VK. Now they have even more reasons to do business through VKontakte.
How to make a link for a VKontakte page beautiful?
After you create your VK page, you will have your own link. Usually it looks like this: https://vk.com/id25385895925545.
You can find out your link in the settings section or simply in the address bar when you visit the page.
It is better, of course, that it consists of Latin letters, a word that can be easily read and remembered. This is especially important for owners of public groups.
How can you change a random combination of numbers to something more beautiful?
- Go to the settings window by clicking on your avatar in the top left.
- In the “Page Address” field, click on the “Change” button.
- Try different options until you find one that is not already taken.
As a result, you will become the owner of such a letter link, which will be very convenient to remember:
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How to make a VKontakte page official?
The official VKontakte page is needed for those who are a public figure or represent an official community.
To confirm your status, the following checkmark will appear next to your name in your profile:
A VKontakte page can be made official in this way:
- Make sure that you meet the criteria of the VKontakte administration - otherwise no one will be able to get the page verified.
Find the list of requirements here: https://vk.com/page-22079806_49614259 - If you are eligible, all you have to do is submit an application and wait for the administration’s decision: https://vk.com/support?act=new&from=sg
