If you run a small boutique in the US or Canada and want to sell online, two names come up again and again: WooCommerce, which runs on WordPress, and a hosted store such as Shopify. (You may also see PrestaShop mentioned. It is another open-source store platform, but it comes up less often in North […]
If you run a small business in the US or Canada, there is a good chance you picked your domain name in a hurry. The site was nearly done, the registrar’s checkout page was open, and a name that was available got the nod. That works until the day you try to change a setting, […]
If you run a small business in the US or Canada and you are wondering whether WordPress is still a sensible choice for your website, my short answer is yes, with a condition. WordPress is not magic and it is not the only good option. It earns its place when you want a site that […]
If you are comparing WordPress vs Wix vs Shopify for a small business website, you have probably noticed that every platform’s own marketing says it is the right one. This guide is written for small business owners in the US and Canada, and it tries to answer a plainer question: which platform will still be […]
Wix has a reputation problem it mostly does not deserve. For a lot of small businesses in the US and Canada, a website builder is a perfectly sensible way to get online: you assemble a page quickly, list your services and phone number, and never think about servers. The trouble starts later. Once a business […]
