# How to convert a website.

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-convert-a-website/58946>\
**Category:** Blog, Website & Page Publishing\
**Tags:** free\
**Created:** [June 13, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-convert-a-website/58946 "2022-06-13T23:53:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jlehner8](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/jlehner8/32/195313_2.png) [@jlehner8](https://community.hubspot.com/u/jlehner8)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-convert-a-website/58946/1 "2022-06-13T23:53:36Z")

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I want to convert my [pottery](https://potteryandcrafting.com/best-pottery-wheel-stools/) blog into an e commerce store. But I dont want to delete my posts. Can I convert a blog into a store without losing anything?

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**Author:** ![Ben\_M](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/ben_m/32/2679_2.png) [@Ben\_M](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Ben_M)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-convert-a-website/58946/2 "2022-06-14T12:47:45Z")

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You can typically add a blog to a site or make a blog a part of your site. But you simply don’t change one to the other, you just leave your blog up and add a store. Do you have any idea about the e-commerce software you are looking to use, or where your blog is hosted? You may also want to consider engaging with a partner to help with your website update.

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**Author:** ![danmoyle](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/danmoyle/32/91166_2.png) [@danmoyle](https://community.hubspot.com/u/danmoyle)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-convert-a-website/58946/3 "2022-06-14T12:48:29Z")

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@jlehner8 you’ll most likely need to do some migration work, copying and pasting your content into the new ecommerce site. I would also suggesting looking into 301 redirects for the old URLs so any links out in the world still work with the new links. Here’s a solid resource to help you with your planning: [How to Successfully Migrate a Website Without Harming SEO [Checklist]](https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/website-migration)

Good luck!

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**Author:** ![pandacuweb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c6cbf5/32.png) [@pandacuweb](https://community.hubspot.com/u/pandacuweb)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-convert-a-website/58946/4 "2022-10-22T08:43:52Z")

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Using a second-level domain name to build an e-commerce website can perfectly solve your problems

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**Author:** ![DianaGomez](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/dianagomez/32/48035_2.png) [@DianaGomez](https://community.hubspot.com/u/DianaGomez)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-convert-a-website/58946/5 "2022-10-24T21:52:33Z")

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Hi @pandacuweb hope you are doing well!

Thanks for sharing 🙂

Best,

Diana