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Everything involved in putting a site online and selling from it: website builders, hosting, WordPress plugins, ecommerce platforms, landing pages, forms and payments. We pay particular attention to what happens after launch, when performance and maintenance become your problem.

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Website & Ecommerce Tools: common questions

Website builder or WordPress?
Builders win when you want the site handled for you and never intend to touch a plugin. WordPress wins when you need unusual functionality or plan to grow content heavily — at the cost of maintenance you own.
How much hosting do a small site need?
Less than most plans sell. Traffic under a few thousand visits a day rarely needs more than solid shared or managed hosting; caching and image sizing affect speed far more than raw plan tier.
Which ecommerce platform is cheapest?
Cheapest monthly and cheapest overall are different questions. Self-hosted shops trade subscription cost for maintenance time, while hosted platforms fold hosting, security and payments into one predictable bill.

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