Introduction

When it came time to finally build the Majin Planet store, I hit a crossroads that a lot of creators run into.

Do you build your store on your main site… or do you spin it off into its own thing?

At first, the idea of a separate store sounded clean. Simple. Easy to manage.

But the more I thought about it, the more it started to feel like the wrong move.

The “Separate Store” Idea Sounds Better Than It Is

On paper, having something like
majinplanet.store
sounds like the smart play.

It keeps everything isolated. It avoids breaking your main site. And honestly, it just feels more “official.”

That’s why a lot of people go that route.

But here’s the problem.

It splits everything you’re building.

Your content lives in one place.
Your community lives in another.
Your store lives somewhere else entirely.

And now instead of one strong brand, you’re juggling multiple disconnected pieces.

One Site Means One Ecosystem

What I’ve been building with Majin Planet isn’t just a blog or a YouTube channel.

It’s an ecosystem.

• Blog posts
• Reactions
• Membership content
• Community discussions
• And now… a store

If I move the store to a separate domain, I break that flow.

Instead of:
“Watch → Read → Join → Buy”

It becomes:
“Watch → Leave → Maybe come back → Maybe buy”

That extra step? That’s where people drop off.

The Power of Keeping Everything Together

There’s something old-school about having everything under one roof.

It’s how websites used to be built.

You land on a site, and everything you need is right there.

No jumping between domains. No confusion. No friction.

And more importantly, everything supports everything else.

• A blog post can link directly to a product
• A product can link back to a video
• A member can move through the entire site without hitting a wall

That kind of flow is hard to build if your store is sitting somewhere else.

What About the Downsides?

Let’s be fair, because there are some.

Running a store on your main site means:

• More complexity
• More things that can break
• More responsibility on your hosting and setup

You don’t get the “set it and forget it” simplicity of a separate platform.

But here’s the trade-off.

You’re not building something temporary.

You’re building something that grows over time.

Why I Chose to Keep the Store on Majin Planet

At the end of the day, this came down to one simple question.

What am I actually trying to build?

If the goal was just to sell products, a separate store would be fine.

But that’s not what this is.

Majin Planet is a hub.
A home base.
A place where everything connects.

So the store belongs there too.

Not as a separate project.

But as part of the whole thing.

Final Thoughts

If you’re a creator thinking about starting a store, don’t just ask what’s easier.

Ask what makes the most sense long term.

Because the truth is, the easier option upfront isn’t always the better one.

Sometimes the right move is the one that keeps everything together.

And builds something that actually lasts.