There are so many options out there to choose from when looking for a provider to host your website, so how do you know which one will benefit you the most?
First, there's a few questions to ask:
What is your goal for your business online?
Do you primarily offer services?
Are you looking to sell products and have an ecommerce focused site?
Do you primarily want to just showcase your work?
Are you planning to have a more complex website or a more simplified one?
Now, many if not most, web designers have their own personal preferences on which website hosts are the best, but I wanted to give my own two cents on a few I've personally worked with. Let's dive in:
WIX WEBSITE
Pros:
Good Site Speed
User Friendly
Designing Freedom
SEO Management
All-in-One Marketing Platform
Stays Up to Date with Upgrades
No Coding Required
Cons:
Cannot Transfer Design to any other Website Host
Not the Best for Complex Ecommerce
Must Pay for a Subscription for each Site
SQUARESPACE WEBSITE
Pros:
User Friendly
Blogging Ease
Great for Portfolios
Okay SEO Management
High Quality
Beginner ecommerce
Cons:
Less Design Freedom
Can be spendy
Concerns for Slow Loading times
WORDPRESS WEBSITE
Pros:
Fantastic for Blogging Purposes
SEO Management
Can transfer to other hosts
Can be good for large ecommerce
Cons:
Easy for Hackers
Site Speed
Limited Customization
Some Coding Required
Upgrades are spotty
SHOWIT WEBSITE
Pros:
Design Freedom
Uses WordPress for Blogging
SEO Management
Complete Custom Mobile Site
Cons:
Site Speed can be slow
Some Coding may be required
Not all-in-one
Not as user friendly
Not first choice for ecommerce
SHOPIFY WEBSITE
Pros:
Meant for ecommerce
User friendly
Security
Cons:
No email hosting
Limited design freedom
Can be spendy
Difficult to transfer to another website host
BIGCOMMERCE WEBSITE
Pros:
Great for ecommerce
Great for SEO
Mobile Responsive
No transaction fees
Product variants
Cons:
No email marketing
Yearly sales threshold
No subscription features
Like I said, there are so many different website hosts out there that I can’t even cover them all in one blog, but the ones listed above are the most popular that businesses use. If you want to go more into depth about which host would be best for you, send me an email and let’s have a discussion about your online business goals!
Looking to get your website designed? Reach out at rosecustomswmd@gmail.com and I would be more than happy to get your online presence established!
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