How to Create a Simple Online Page Without Building a Full Website

The problem

A lot of people know they should be online, but the usual options feel like overkill. WordPress, Wix, Squarespace — they all assume you want a full website with pages, menus, plugins, and ongoing maintenance.

For a side hustle or personal brand, that is often more than you need. You might just want a name, a short description, a way to contact you, and links to your socials. But sending people to a messy Linktree, a PDF, or a long Instagram caption does not feel quite right either.

Why a full website may be too much

A traditional website takes time to set up, costs money every month, and needs updating even when nothing much has changed. Then there is analytics — most people never get around to installing Google Analytics, verifying their site, or understanding what the numbers mean.

If you are a sole operator, a weekend market seller, or someone with a small creative project, you probably want to be findable and shareable without turning website management into a second job.

How the t.my Side Hustle template helps

The t.my Side Hustle template is a focused one-page layout built for exactly this situation — freelancers, makers, market sellers, and anyone running something on the side. You pick the template, add your details, and publish at a short link like t.my/yourname. No hosting setup, no theme hunting, no plugin rabbit holes.

It keeps things clean: a hero section, your story, a few highlights, a gallery to show your work, and contact links — all on one page that looks proper, loads fast, and is easy to edit when your details change.

What you can include

• Your side hustle name and a short description (AI can help expand a few keywords if you want)
• Background image, optional logo, and an about section with photo
• Up to six highlight bullets — what you offer, how you work, why people should reach out
• A gallery for products, projects, or behind-the-scenes shots
• Contact details — phone, email, WhatsApp, website, and more
• Social profile links and optional shop links
• A short link and downloadable QR code
• Built-in analytics for visits and scans

Where to share it

Once your page is live, you can share the short link anywhere — Instagram bio, TikTok, Facebook, business cards, market stall signs, flyers, or a simple text message when someone asks what you do.

Print a QR code on a poster, a sticker, or the back of your business card. Someone scans it and lands straight on your page. No app download, no typing a long URL.

Why built-in analytics matter

With t.my, analytics are part of the page — not something you bolt on later. You can see how many people visited your link and how many scanned your QR code, without setting up Google Analytics or pasting tracking scripts.

That is useful even for a simple page. Did that flyer work? Are people actually opening the link from your Instagram bio? You get a straightforward answer instead of guessing.

Example scenario

Maya picks the Side Hustle template on t.my and creates a page at t.my/mayascandles. She adds a market photo as her hero image, a short description of her candles, three highlights, a small gallery of her best sellers, her email and Instagram, and a note that she sells at Riverside Market on Saturdays.

She puts the QR code on her market table sign and adds the link to her Instagram bio. After a few weeks she checks analytics and sees most scans came from the market sign — so she prints a bigger QR code for the next stall. Simple, practical, no website rebuild required.

See this example live: t.my/my-side-hustle.