Today building a website has never been easier. There are paid website editing and creation platforms online, as well as free open-source website builders provided by almost any web hosting provider when you purchase a web hosting account. Paid web design platforms require a minimal upfront investment however these are costly in the long term because in many cases, without the help of a professional, they are unable to offer conversions. Few examples of paid platforms are WIX, Squarespace and Shopify.

On the flip side, open-source website builders for WordPress, magento and many others require technical help as well as upfront investment in many cases in order to setup a professional looking website. The most scalable and popular among all open-source platforms is WordPress more than 35% of the websites around the globe are built using WordPress. WooCommerce is a powerful Ecommerce module run on WordPress to setup beautiful looking fully functional and scalable ecommerce stores.

Among the paid platforms, if we look at Shopify online store design platform, shopify has a monthly subscription model. Shopify is easy to setup. You can build stunning looking online stores with Shopify. But if you are building a new store as a new seller, setting up your store on Shopify can be an expensive option than using another paid platform like WIX.  If you are an online seller who is already with a large number of products, Shopify will be the ideal solution to kick start your own ecommerce website. It can give you almost everything you need for your online store. Shopify’s monthly subscription that can be somewhat costly than other paid platforms like Squarespace and WIX.

Out of the paid options. WIX is ideal to build a basic website with minimal technical skills. Shopify stores will be ideal if you have been already selling on Amazon eBay and other platforms and looking to setup your own store website. One main reason is because it’s easy to import your products and categories from Amazon, eBay and other platforms without having to worry about technical skills to achieve such tasks.

But if you’re building a new store as a new seller setting up your store on Shopify can be an expensive option than using another paid platform like WIX.  If you’re already an online seller, Shopify will be your ideal solution. It can give you almost everything you need for your online store.

On the other hand, if you have an upfront budget to build a beautiful store to sell your products either to sell your products online or to provide information to your audience, you can hire a web designer who can offer you a website that is engaging as well as appealing.

The bottom line is all the web design and editing platforms we’ve discussed above serves a purpose based on individual needs and circumstances.