{"id":3346,"date":"2022-02-01T13:25:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T17:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwidebrands.com\/blog\/?p=3346"},"modified":"2024-08-01T12:11:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T16:11:35","slug":"ecommerce-platforms-we-recommend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwidebrands.com\/blog\/ecommerce-platforms-we-recommend\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecommerce Platforms We Recommend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Building a successful online business starts with choosing the best ecommerce platforms for your needs. If you go too big, you pay too much and it can get complicated. If you go too cheap, then you won&#8217;t have the necessary functionality for the store to run successfully &amp; perform at its best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We often get asked what ecommerce platforms do we recommend? Having been in the online retailer\/wholesale space for over 20 years, we have seen it all and tried A LOT. There are a quite a few store builders, ecommerce platforms, hosting providers and etc out there. But we have taken the time to narrow down to our top 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who do we recommend?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldwidebrands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smartphone_shopping-cart-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3574\" width=\"283\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldwidebrands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smartphone_shopping-cart-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.worldwidebrands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smartphone_shopping-cart-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.worldwidebrands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smartphone_shopping-cart-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.worldwidebrands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/smartphone_shopping-cart.jpeg 1880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Shopify &amp; Squarespace. And we recommend them for different reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shopify.pxf.io\/7m7VXV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Shopify<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; the world&#8217;s most popular choice for setting up an online store is recommended if you want to start smaller, but then scale to a larger store. It&#8217;s great for beginners, but yet capable of handling big time stores and sales.  <br><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwidebrands.com\/blog\/shopify-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full Shopify review here&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/squarespace.syuh.net\/9W3ZV4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Squarespace<\/a><\/strong> is recommended for newbies on tight budgets. Their easy-to-use site builder will have you up and going in no time. 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