Website Platforms
Pick the Right Website Platform for Your Business
Squarespace, WordPress, Wix, and Shopify all solve different problems well. These comparisons focus on where each platform genuinely helps a small business, and where it gets in the way.
Related: also see Website Planning and Domain Names and Hosting.
Squarespace vs WordPress for a Service Business
Where each platform is strong, and where it slows you down.
Read more →What a Website Builder Won't Tell You Up Front
Storage limits, plugin costs, and export headaches to check before you commit.
Read more →Switching Website Platforms Without Losing Your SEO
A practical order of operations for a safe migration.
Read more →Wix vs Shopify for a Small Product-Based Business
Which one fits a five-product store better, and why.
Read more →More from Doing The Online Thing
Smashing Magazine
Web design and front-end development, for when you outgrow the basics.
Subscribe (RSS) →
Search Engine Land
SEO and search marketing news, useful once your site is live and needs traffic.
Subscribe (RSS) →
HubSpot Marketing Blog
Content and inbound marketing tactics sized for a small in-house team.
Subscribe (RSS) →