With the constant innovation of technology and the fight for survival in the digital domain, it’s important for you as a business owner to have a professional looking website (if you want to stay ahead of your competitors).
So there are two options to achieve this — either by developing your own website from scratch (which requires a lot of coding skills) or by hiring a web developer (who would do the job quicker but would burn a hole in your pocket).
As daunting as this is, don’t be disappointed, because there is option C as well.
What if we told you that you can develop and design a website that looks exactly like the way you visualized it and takes care of all your business needs without hiring a web developer?
Yes, you read that right! Your eyes are not playing tricks on you.
In this article, we have listed down some platforms which are handpicked especially for you to cater to all your business requirements and is developed and designed by you without typing a single line of code.
Without further ado, let’s dive straight in.
Shopify
Shopify is a popular e-Commerce web development platform which offers you to develop and design a website and use their shopping cart solution to sell, ship, and manage your products. Along with their services, you get access to a user friendly admin panel where manage your products, process orders, enter store data and do much more. Shopify is designed specifically for online stores and e-Commerce websites.
Why should you use it?
– All-in-one fully hosted solution.
– Offers integrated payment solution called Shopify Payments and add can add third-party payment gateways.
– Plenty of design templates to choose from with intuitive drag and drop interface.
– Offers in-store POS enabling you to sell products at your location, while accepting all credit cards.
– Enables integration into WordPress.
WordPress
WordPress is the world’s most popular website building platform as well as a blogging platform developed in PHP language and it supports building your website on your own server. Since it is used as a content management system to set up a commercial websites, it is powered by numerous websites on the internet. There are 2 versions of it available— WordPress.org and WordPress.com, both come with their set of distinctive features. Being a free and open source website development platform means that you have maximum control over your website compared to any others.
Why should you use it?
– Complete control on every aspect of your website.
– Can be used to build any kind of website (e-Commerce, Personal website, social networking website etc.).
– Variety of ready-made WordPress themes that you can use for your website’s design.
– Access to more than 55,000 free WordPress plugins for additional features and functionality.
– One of the cheapest web development platforms in the market.
GoDaddy Website Builder
GoDaddy Website Builder is a simple platform where you can create professional websites, without any coding knowledge. With GoDaddy Website Builder, you can make your website as simple or complex as you’d like.
Why should you use it?
– User friendly interface and is easy to use.
– Pre-loaded with items which you can drag and drop to experiment with different layouts.
– Integrated photo library from Getty Images to upload on your website.
– Being mobile friendly, it enables you to work on the go.
– Includes hosting services.
Wix
Wix is a cloud based platform which is not only a user friendly platform but also comes with a set of powerful features enabling you to build your website very easily and professionally.
Why should you use it?
– Fully hosted platform.
– Access to a large variety of templates to choose from for designing your website.
– Comes with dozens of free and paid apps which can be installed on your website.
– Free SSL with all Wix plans.
To get you started, you should definitely try these platforms. Although there are many more out there available in the market, we have handpicked these ones especially for you which are not only easy to use but also cater to all your business requirements.
While these platforms do have their distinct set of cons as well— primarily limiting your customization options, if you’re looking for something more out of the ordinary which these platforms cannot provide, feel free to contact us.
Why us?
Because, for years, our team of web ninjas have developed various e-Commerce marketplaces, multivendor websites and other informative websites using WordPress, Magento and other platforms. They are equipped to deliver the best suited web asset based on your enquiry.
From helping businesses grow to 150% month on month to bringing a brand’s offline experience online and much more, we have successfully catered to more than 300+ brands (and counting).
Your time is important, focus that on growing your business in new avenues, leave the coding to us.
