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The complete guide to Shopify vs. Woocommerce, including Pros and Cons and a detailed review so you can decide which one is better. (0:28) Pros Of Shopify (2:00) Pros Of Woocommerce (3:57) Cons Of Shopify (5:53) Cons Of Woocommerce (7:23) Results (8:40) Special Offer Shopify Sign Up: http://www.effectiveecommerce.com/shopifyvswoo2020/ Siteground Sign Up: http://www.effectiveecommerce.com/woovsshopify2020/ BlueHost https://www.effectiveecommerce.com/bl… A2Hosting https://www.effectiveecommerce.com/a2… WPengine https://www.effectiveecommerce.com/wp… Dreamhost https://www.effectiveecommerce.com/dr… Hostinger https://effectiveecommerce.com/hostinger In this video, I will be going in-depth about the advantages and disadvantages of both Shopify and WooCommerce. Shopify Pros 1. They have better templates – While WooCommerce also has some great templates, I think the Shopify templates are a little bit more professional. 2. It is easier to use – Shopify is built from the ground up for e-commerce, to make it as simple as possible for people to put their products and sell them online. 3. 24/7 Support – This is part of why Shopify is easier to use. With WooCommerce, you are pretty much on your own since it’s a free plugin to WordPress. 4. It has better addons and apps 5. It integrates better 6. Less can go wrong – With Shopify, you can’t change the checkout page too much. With WooCommerce, you can tinker with it a little bit more but there’s a bigger chance that something will break. Cons 1. It is expensive – While it can be more expensive to start with WooCommerce since a lot of hosting sites make you pay a one-year fee at once, Shopify is still more expensive in the long run. 2. They can shut you down – If you’re in a high-risk country or if you’re selling high-risk products, do not go with Shopify. 3. Third-party apps are more expensive on Shopify than on WooCommerce. 4. Fees – Shopify does charge a fee if you want to use a third-party payment gateway. However, you don’t need to do that. Shopify has its own built-in Payments. The way it works is that every time you get a sale, Shopify takes a 2.9% fee. Depending on what plan you have, that percentage will go down. WooCommerce Pros 1. It is free (kind of) – WooCommerce is a free plugin for WordPress. To have a WooCommerce site, you need a WordPress site. To have a WordPress site, you need to pay a little bit for hosting. 2. It’s customizable – You can change just about everything on your website. It is open-source which means there are a lot of different developers out there working on it and trying to improve it. 3. You’ll never be shut down – The benefit of having a WooCommerce site is you don’t have to go through a 3rd party. 4. It is built with WordPress – WordPress is great for blogging. If you’re going to be doing a lot of blogging with your e-commerce site, if content marketing is a big part of your company, then WordPress is going to make it really easy for you. Cons 1. Technical Difficulties – One of the biggest cons of WooCommerce is that you’re going to have technical problems. 2. Less Integration – It seems that there are a lot of functions that I can get with Shopify that I can’t get with WooCommerce or they won’t work as well as I would like. 3. Setup Payment Gateway – You are going to have to set up payments through either Stripe or Paypal. Either way, there is going to be a 2.9% fee in every transaction. I currently use both of these platforms. To be honest, it really just depends on the circumstances on why you’re starting an e-commerce website. If you’re willing to pay more for a website that just is reliable, has fewer issues and is more professional, then you can go with Shopify. If you’re on a tight budget, have the technical knowledge, and want to start multiple stores, then you can go with WooCommerce. Get Your Free Online Store Success Pack Here: http://www.effectiveecommerce.com/ESSTARTING/ Instagram:@Travismarziani Tools I recommend: Sign up using one of the links below and I will give you a free 1 on 1 consultation Shopify: https://www.effectiveecommerce.com/shopify Onlinejobs.ph:https://www.effectiveecommerce.com/onlinejobs Siteground: https://www.effectiveecommerce.com/siteground Assume all links in the video & description are affiliate links and that by using them you are supporting the channel, so thank you!
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Man, thanks for your amazing videos. All of them are great and very helpful to me. I have a question that might be out of this video topic. I have seen some people complaining about Shopify shuts down their shops. Is woo-commerce or whatever host for woo-commerce has this issue as well? Thanks
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Thanks for your video! 🙏🏼
You’re welcome! Which one do you like more of the two?
What about Bluehost? Is it any good ?
Thanks for this info
I talked about that in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovtoFG14zas
I tried to use you shoplift link to register, Where they asked if I want to sell products through dropshipping. Does that mean I can’t sell own products if I sell yes. ?
I don’t quite get your question. Can you expound?
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Woo commerce is better. People who do e-commerce need to do their homework. If you have a programmer like I do who want to sell to the public, you need to make sure plug ins work. Avoid jetpack. it’s no good. It takes up things in the website.
That’s the thing with WooCommerce, it can be quite difficult if you are not knowledgeable about building a website from scratch.
you do not even own any of it neither shopify neither woocommerce u do?? proof????
I actually do. I don’t talk about those I’m not using or haven’t tried using before.
Nice Video
Thank you, Mazen!
Would you say Shopify is good for an author platform? I’ve found in my research that a lot of authors use WordPress (like the majority). But they also sell on Amazon. I will strictly only sell my books on my website, but I also want to host a blog to provide valuable content for traffic I drive to my website and potentially get organic traffic through SEO. Do you think Shopify is the better option in this case? I know Shopify’s SEO isn’t as great as WordPress due to their original purposes. But, since I’m selling my book solely on my website, I’d have to drive traffic to it anyway. Am I correct in thinking I can’t only rely on content marketing due to not selling with a 3rd party bookseller? Thanks for your video.
Thanks for the questions! Let me get back to you on this!
@Travis Marziani Thank you!
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Well explained. Thank you!
Glad you think so, William! Thanks for watching!
I have found that the more I know. The less I liked Shopify and the more I go with WordPress (woo commerce). When you get a bunch of data and you are few years in, you will realize that wordspress ability to adapt and shape itself around the customers changing thought process is superior to Shopify. For example, is the checkout, which is a gold mine if can be customized. Don’t know if things changed, but the ability to place things on the check out page that reduce the feelings of risk and anxiety for the customer we’re not there. One experiment we did at checkout increase sales by 26%. The ability to experiment with Shopify goes down the more advance you get. But the ability to start and get the ball rolling quickly plus it’s apps is bar none amazing.
thank you for sharing pros and cons of these paltform Travis. more power to your channel. I’m a new subscriber of yours watching all the way from Manila, Philippines.
Thank you and welcome to the channel!
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Hey Joey! You can use this link instead https://www.effectiveecommerce.com/a2hosting
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