From an Instagram page to a store
You do not need to leave the page. You need somewhere for orders to land other than your DMs.
What is wrong with selling in DMs?
Orders get lost between messages: the price is retyped, the address arrives as a screenshot, and stock is not counted. The moment volume grows, the DMs become the bottleneck.
Do I have to abandon my page?
No, and you should not. The page is where people discover you. The store is where the order is placed. Keep the page for showing, and move the ordering to the platform.
How do I move my followers to the store?
Put your store link in your bio and in stories when you show a product. Orders placed there arrive with the address and quantity already attached.
What do I gain by moving orders out of DMs?
You stop spending time replying, hunting for addresses and following up on collection — and every order sits in one place instead of scattered through a message list.