In this video we’re going to do a complete review and talk about what ecommerce shopping cart is right for you so there are a lot of shopping carts out there but most of them are outdated not built for e-commerce or just lacking vital features that you need in your business so that leads us with just these three right here so we have Shopify, Bigcommerce and WooCommerce so first off right off the bat I got to tell you there is a difference between hosted and upholstered shopping carts so Shopify and big commerce are very similar they’re both hosted shopping carts which is what you want a self-hosted shopping cart means that you need to either host it on your own computer or your own server or that you need to buy a third-party server which is much more common so you might need to buy Bluehost to run WooCommerce but let’s first off let’s look at Shopify and BigCommerce and compare the two very similar platforms except for in my opinion Shopify is much better it has better templates it’s easier to use much easier to use in my opinion better add-ons and plugins that go right into it and on top of that BigCommerce has a limit if you sell too much you actually get bumped up to the next here so let’s eliminate big commerce from this so now we’re left with really Shopify in WooCommerce and before I go any further I do have links up here and down below in the show notes Shopify bigcommerce both if you use these lengths you get a free -day trial or if you want to go with WooCommerce you are going to have to pay for Bluehost a hosting service so you can use those links up here but for now let’s go back into Shopify versus WooCommerce so let’s start off talking about Shopify so Shopify is built for e-commerce which is really important if that’s what you’re trying to do if you’re trying to build an e-commerce shopping platform you’re going to want something that’s built from the ground up specifically for those needs WooCommerce on the other hand is a plug-in to WordPress which is made for blogging and we’ll talk more about that later top of that it has a lot of better features in my opinion a lot of things that are just automatically built into it that are perfect for selling your products and it has amazing apps amazing little plugins and apps that go along with it things that will help increase your sales now what commerce does have some plugins as well some apps they go with it except they’re not nearly as advanced as shop fives are so some other things is it integrates really well with Facebook Pinterest a bunch of other platforms that’s one of the things I really like about Shopify is they’re on top of their game every time a new feature comes out if Facebook releases now all of a sudden you can sell on Facebook for instance which they did not that long ago they will release that feature a WooCommerce since it’s technically a free plug-in to WordPress they don’t release those features quite as readily as Shopify Shopify’s entire business model is served around its e-commerce customers they’re just there on top of it overall one last thing to note about Java is they have great customer support if you have an issue or you can’t figure out how to do something you can give them a call and they will help you do that WooCommerce does not have nearly as good of customer support so that’s a very vital feature especially when you’re first getting started Shopify but WooCommerce does have some advantages as well it is technically free it’s really not you have to still pay for hosting but it is cheaper it is cheaper than Shopify so if you’re on an extremely tight budget and very technical WooCommerce might make sense another thing it might make sense is if you have lots of small stores because you’d only pay for hosting one time and then each additional store is more or less free I mean there’s some technicalities to this but if you’re going to have let’s say five small stores it’s much cheaper to go with WooCommerce than it is Shopify another use case where it might make sense is if you’re selling info project products or digital products I sell an effective e-commerce stock conference since I sell courses on how you can start an online store and I saw courses on Facebook ads and I use a WordPress website and the WooCommerce plug-in to sell those info products now my main ecommerce stores are I’m actually selling physical products you better bet I’m going to be using Shopify so it’s like I said very good for blogging because it’s built on WordPress which is the best blogging platform out there in my opinion I’m sure some people would disagree with that but it’s the most popular for sure top of that it’s not as professional when I talk to someone that uses lucam I assume they’re new to e-commerce they don’t really know what they’re doing I will say there’s one exception out about literally hundreds of e-commerce entrepreneurs that I know only one use new commerce and he does sell a digital product every single physical product sell or e-commerce seller that I know either is on Shopify or wishes they were on Shopify so you are also more likely to get hacked with new commerce because itself or because you have to self-host it there’s a better chance of getting hacked on top of that I’ve had a lot of people that I’ve known in the past that we’re using new commerce and they said that they had some issues with that it’s never happened to me personally but that is something to be aware of because a lot of the plugins need updating on WordPress there could create some backdoor issues with that it is also a little bit harder to customize Shopify is much more user friendly when it comes to customization if you’re very technical you can still do it with mu commerce but Shopify is much easier and finally last but not least WooCommerce is more complicated to set up I literally have a video where I set up a Shopify store in four minutes super easy to do you could never do that with WooCommerce it would take much longer I’ve I’ll link that down below if you want to see the video on how I set up a shop size site in just four minutes so let’s talk about when you would use each platform when it would make sense if you have info products or digital products WooCommerce may make sense I’m not saying it makes sense in all situations you still might want to use Shopify but I personally am using it for my digital product my info product website it also might make sense if you have lots of small stores and you’re trying to save money and if blogging is the main focus of your business you also may want to take a look at WooCommerce last but not least the only way I think you should even consider WooCommerce is if you’re very technical if you are a beginner you’re new to this world percent go with Shopify so % of the people watching this video I highly recommend Shopify there is a small percentage of you out there that WooCommerce might be a good fit for you so not surprisingly Shopify is the winner I have link up here and if you use that link I will not only do you get a free -day trial I get a small kickback because it is an affiliate link so as a thank you I’m going to give you a free -minute consultation session to help you set up your store no strings attached I’m not trying to upsell you it’s merely just a thank you so you can get the link up there or down below in the show notes in fact this is how I can prove to you that it’s an unbiased review I don’t care what platform you choose I highly think that you should go with Shopify but even if you want to go with big commerce or if you want to go with WooCommerce which you’ll need hosting for you’ll need Bluehost is what I recommend and personally use if you use my link for any three of those up here or down below in the show notes I will gladly give you the free -minute consultation both BigCommerce and Shopify do you have a free -day trial so if you want to test them out and determine it for yourself you get the links here and last but not least before you go don’t forget to get the online source success packs especially if you’re starting an online store I have a checklist that I think is everything I’ve learned about starting an online store put in checklist form things that you might not think about such as setting up Google Analytics and your Facebook pixel right away as a lot of things on there you probably haven’t thought of unless you’ve started a few ecommerce businesses like I have on top of that make sure you click that subscribe button if you like this video subscribe down below and I have a ton more free YouTube videos coming out tutorial videos how to start your online store all kinds of great videos down below if you click Subscribe you’ll get those for free obviously last but not least if you have any questions please leave it down below in the comment section I answer every single one so feel free to leave your question down there and thank you so much for watching this video I really 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- There are a lot of Ecom platforms, AKA Shopping Carts
- [Put Up All The Logos]
Magento
Amazon
3d cart
opencart
Joomla
Yahoo Small Business
Zencart
osCommerce
Volusion
Infopia
Xcart
Prestashop
- But most of them are outdated [Eliminate some images]
- Not Built For Ecommerce [Eliminate more]
- Or just lacking vital features [Eliminate all but the top 4]
- But We are only going to focus on the top 3 platforms and from there determine which one is the best for you! Make all the logos disappear except
- Shopify
- Bigcommerce
- Woocommerce
- If you are looking to get started with any of these you can sign up using my link and I will give you will I will give you a free one on one consultation and Shopify and Bigcommerce offer a 14 day free trial
- So which one should you Pick
- We are going to go in depth in this video on the pros and cons of each but let’s make this easy
- Shopify for most people is my go to choice
- Shopify and Bigcommerce are very similar, they are both hosted shopping carts (explain this) Woocommerce is self hosted, you need to pay for hosting
- But out of the two Shopify is way better, it has better templates, more add ons etc., If you want to know more about this I have a video here where I compare the two
- So let’s compare Shopify vs Woocommerce
- In short Shopify is better in my opinion if you are a serious seller and selling physical products, it integrates better, better add ons etc.
- However Woocommerce has some big advantages
- Woocommerce is free, except you have to pay for hosting and some add ons that you get included with Shopify, it’s easier for people to hack, not as good looking themes,
- Woocommerce might make sense if you plan on having multiple small sites, blogs etc. because in that case you will need to pay for hosting anyways
- I prefer bluehost because xyz
- So if you are on the fence my opinion is go with shopify