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Friday, July 10, 2020

BIG COMMERCE - The Best Alternative to Shopify



When you want a smooth, no-sweat experience and the flexibility of a drag-and-drop editor, BigCommerce may be just about the perfect tool. It’s a well-known provider offering a full cycle solution for your website.
Its themes are downright stunning, but there are only seven free themes across all industries. SO be ready to cash out for premium themes if you want more than the free minimum.
Advanced content-marketing features allow you to promote your product on the web and increase conversion rates. At the same time, hundreds of built-in features mean you won’t have to spend nearly as much money in the app store as you would with Shopify.
Multi-channel selling is streamlined with BigCommerce since you can manage your stores on Amazon, eBay, Facebook, and Pinterest from BigCommerce. Your inventory syncs across the shops, so that you never oversell.
On the downside, when I personally tested load times on BigCommerce sites, I found a few sites that loaded extra slow. One BigCommerce site, gave me a bandwidth error during testing.
Prices range from $29.95/mo to $249.95/mo, but the cost can be steep. The added annual sales volume limitation is embedded in every plan, so if you’re planning to sell more than $50,000 a year you need to upgrade. Otherwise if you exceed the cap,BigCommerce automatically upgrades you to a higher-tier plan, doubling your monthly cost.

Pros:

  • Works For Most Business Models
  • Strong SEO Performance
  • Unlimited Number of Products
  • Fantastic Theme Designs
  • Wide Array of Features
  • No Additional Transaction Fees
  • Multi-Channel Selling
  • Decent Speed in Mobile Store
  • Hosted

Cons:

  • Expensive For High Volume Stores
  • Steep Learning Curve
  • Few Free Themes
  • Inconsistent Speeds
  • No One-Click Post Purchase Upsells
Use BigCommerce if you want to run a large ecommerce site and SEO is critical to your growth.

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