Choosing the Perfect Platform: GoDaddy Websites or Managed WooCommerce Stores?

If you're ready to start selling your products and services online, you will need a website.
But more importantly, you're going to need a store. And it can be challenging to determine what you need and where to start. To learn more about GoDaddy eCommerce solutions: https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/ecommerce-hosting

We will introduce you to a couple of excellent eCommerce solutions that GoDaddy offers so you can decide what works best for you and your business.
Before you start thinking about eCommerce solutions for your online business, you need to ask yourself a few questions.
The first question is probably the most obvious one, and that's, "What do I need to run and grow my business?"
Some other questions you wanna ask yourself are, "How much time and money do I have to devote to my online store?
And how much do I need to know? Is there a learning curve?"
Yes, and, "How customizable is the platform? If my business evolves, can the platform evolve with me?"
There's always more to think about when factoring in what you need, but these are some of the most important things to consider when choosing an eCommerce solution.
Let's take a look at them together.
We're gonna start off by talking about GoDaddy's Websites + Marketing.
With Websites + Marketing, you'll have access to GoDaddy's Website Builder, which is an online editing and publishing tool that will help you create a website.
Once you create an account, you'll be able to choose from hundreds of prebuilt designs, add pages, drag and drop images, and publish quickly. No previous web development training is needed. And with one of our eCommerce plans, you'll be able to add an online store, list your products and services, offer gift cards, and manage your orders and inventory all in one place.
You'll even be able to list your products and services on some of the leading marketplaces, like Instagram, Google, Facebook, eBay, Amazon, and more.
You'll be able to connect to payment providers like GoDaddy Payments, PayPal, Square, and Stripe, so you can accept all major credit and debit cards, as well as Apple Pay.
And if you decide you wanna start selling in person, we've got you covered.
GoDaddy offers some of the best point-of-sale hardware options out there.
With the smart terminal and card reader, you'll be able to accept credit and debit cards, as well as contactless options like Apple Pay and Google Pay when selling in person.
And with our commerce plans, everything is managed in one centralized dashboard.
We want you to be able to sell anywhere. One thing to keep in mind, though, is that while a Websites + Marketing eCommerce solution is a great option, if you're someone that's a little more tech-savvy and you want the ability to fully customize your experience, Managed WooCommerce Stores might be a better option for you.
WordPress has been around for almost 20 years and is used to build and manage some of the largest websites out there.
And WooCommerce is the most popular open-sourced eCommerce software solution in the world.
Managed WooCommerce Stores offers an online store experience that runs on WordPress and WooCommerce.
While it takes more time and tech skills to build a website with WordPress than with the Website Builder included in Websites + Marketing, you'll still be able to take advantage of all the other features that we discussed earlier. That's right. The backend hosing power, customization features, and flexibility are where Managed WooCommerce Stores really separates itself from Websites + Marketing. First, the hosting power.
Your website will be hosted using the blazing fast speeds that Amazon Web Services is known for.
And your store will be secured with an SSL certificate throughout the life of your hosting plan.
And while the Website Builder in Websites + Marketing comes with prebuilt designs, it can be limited if you want full customization features, like colors, fonts, or other designs that aren't included.
Managed WooCommerce Stores will give you the ability to customize your site and online store experience with thousands of add-on features using plug-ins and extensions.
You'll also receive over 25 free premium extensions included with your plan.
That's thousands of dollars of extra value at no additional cost.
Now, you may have to do some work upfront, but we'll manage the tech stuff on the back end.
GoDaddy's WooCommerce experts will ensure that your WooCommerce versions and extensions are up-to-date and tested so that nothing breaks.
And if it does, we'll fix it. With Websites + Marketing and Managed WooCommerce Stores, GoDaddy is here to help you realize
your perfect unique online store by offering some of the best eCommerce solutions.
Check out our current plans for both options, as well as some others, at GoDaddy.com.


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