Comparing eCommerce Platforms – Why WordPress is Best

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One of the most common questions we hear from our website clients (or at least those who are somewhat tech-savvy) is, “Which platform will my site be built on?”

There are numerous website builder platforms available, and most web developers will have their preferred eCommerce platforms.

Here at SEOcycle, we primarily use WordPress – and for very specific reasons, which we’ll elaborate on below.

Understand from the outset that we are not alone in our point of view: powering 43% of the entire internet, WordPress is undoubtedly the most popular website-building platform in the world[1][2].

Website Builders & eCommerce Platforms

Some of the most common of these include:

  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • Wix
  • Squarespace
  • Joomla
  • WooCommerce
  • GoDaddy

Here at SEOcycle, we have designed and built many, many websites for a diverse pool of clients across industries and sectors over more than a decade. From our vast experience in our business, we stand by our belief that WordPress is arguably the best platform for the development of most of our clients’ websites, including eCommerce sites.

Why We Prefer WordPress…

A versatile content management system (CMS), WordPress is the ideal platform for building websites for businesses, online stores, blogs, portfolios, and more.

Its many benefits include:

  • The basic open-source software is free to download, install, and use.
  • Incredibly user-friendly interface
  • Flexible functionality, scalability, and integration
  • Infinite design options for bespoke branded websites and personalisation
  • Extremely search engine-friendly with powerful built-in SEO tools and SEO plugins/extensions
  • Powerful blogging potential for great SEO results
  • Mobile responsiveness
  • Simple WooCommerce integration for eCommerce
  • Host on your own secure server
  • Robust website security
  • No coding knowledge or skills required for site maintenance
  • Google Analytics integration
  • Universal dashboard – accessible anywhere
  • Online community support

When your website is built with us on WordPress, you host your site on your own server, giving you complete control over it and your emails (and eliminating the need for a third-party email service provider).

A Word on Shopify: This is a no-code platform used for the creation of online shopfronts and it is very popular, second only to WordPress. It is used by almost 3.8 million websites and almost 1.8 million merchants. Shopify is a versatile option enabling connectivity with more than 8000 apps and thousands of themes. As a hosted platform, it is more expensive to run and less flexible than WordPress.

If our clients specifically require their site to be built on Shopify, we can accommodate this.

WordPress Websites at SEOcycle

SEOcycle is a highly reputed website design and web development company based in northwest Sydney. We work with clients all over Australia and internationally.

While we work on websites and with clients of all sizes, our main focus is on medium-sized businesses, small businesses, and sole traders, from eCommerce sites to business, trade, tourism, NDIS websites, and everything in between. Our websites are each custom-designed and developed from scratch (we do not use a cookie-cutter approach like so many other providers do).

No job is too large or too small – from single-page brochure sites to large eCommerce sites, we do it all.

When you hire us to build your website (WordPress, or Shopify if required), we deliver a live, SEO-optimised, fully-functional and affordable website that you own and have complete control over. There are no ongoing costs to us (you will only pay a third party for web hosting; we can advise you regarding this). We are, however, here should you need help or wish to tweak or expand your website in the future.

See some of our websites at the bottom of this page and testimonials from past clients here.

We also offer comprehensive, expert professional SEO services (both onsite and offsite SEO), social media for SEO, and high-quality, well-researched website copy and content writing and blogging services.

Contact us now for a new or updated website or to improve your search engine rankings. We look forward to chatting with you.

[1] https://wpforms.com/why-use-wordpress/

[2] https://www.valuecoders.com/blog/technology-and-apps/10-reasons-why-wordpress-is-better-than-other-cms/