# Linking External Websites To Your Freewebstore

### **Benefits**

 Linking your Freewebstore to your external website allows you to: 

* Sell products on your external website. 
* Use the eCommerce tools available at Freewebstore and still keep your external website. 
* Funnel traffic from an established website to your eCommerce store seamlessly.
* Link your Freewebstore to your corporate website.  

### How to Create a Link from an External Website to your Freewebstore

To link your Freewebstore to your established website you need to create a subdomain**.** We then use the subdomain and attach it to your Freewebstore. 

### **What is a Subdomain**

A subdomain is a subdivision of a domain. For example, if you have a domain such as ***mywebsite.com***, you can create a subdomain such as ***store.mywebsite.com*** or ***shop.mywebsite.com***. The name possibility is endless but the results can be great. 

 If you already have a website, such as mywebsite.com, and want to create a subdomain of store.example.com follow the steps below 

### How to Create a Subdomain

1. Log in to your **domain registrar**.
2. Go to the **control panel** of the **domain name** that you want a subdomain for. 
3. Find a **"Subdomains"** button or **"Create subdomains"**
4. In the domain name text area, type in the subdomain name, ***e.g. store or shop.*** 
5. In the directory area, enter the directory that the subdomain will map to. 

### Attach a Subdomain to your Freewebstore

Adding different domains to your Freewebstore means that if anyone types this domain into the address bar of their Internet Browser, it will take them to your Freewebstore. 

1. **Create your Subdomain**. (See [How to Create Subdomain](#how-to-create-a-sub-domain)) 
2. Log into your Freewebstore account.
3. Go to **Marketing > Domain Names.**
4. Add your subdomain name into the text box as shown below.
5. Click **Connect**.
6. Once connected, anyone that types this link into their browser will be taken to your Freewebstore. 

![Example of the domains page in the freewebstore control panel. This is where you should enter the name of your sub-domain.](https://2084294980-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MkgIkNnCeOJivK7T7rl%2Fuploads%2FaXTFuOXCokHvoA0yC89j%2FExample.png?alt=media\&token=7649df40-7692-439b-8367-aaee77354d5e)

### Add A Subdomain to Your External Website

1. **Add your subdomain** to the list of domains **in your Freewebstore account** (See [Attach A Subdomain to your Freewebstore](#attach-a-sub-domain-to-your-freewebstore))
2. **Add the subdomain link** to your **external website.** You can do this either by:
   * Adding the URL of the subdomain i.e. ***store.mywebsite.com*** to the **content** on your **webpage** *or* 
   * By adding your subdomain as a **link** on your external website. 
   * **Contact your website administrator** *if you are unsure* of how to do this.