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Wix vs WordPress (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by ErraticPeak7598@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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Hello,

I'm looking at starting a website and social media marketing business.

Firstly, my area is quite deprived and a LOT of the businesses simply have little to nothing in terms of websites/ social media presence. Also I only note two other good website designers in my area.

My business will plan on targeting those companies by offering them the opportunity to bolster their income through utilizing online tools.

Important: I understand the difference between them both. I can do Wix and have done for a few companies already. I also could use WordPress (admittedly I'd have to learn it a little better but I could start using it no problem).

I plan to offer options such as:

1.Website design (1 off)

2.Website design and monthly maintenance (1 off followed by monthly payments)

3.Social media marketing campaign (1 off)

4.Social media campaign and management (1 off followed by monthly payments)

My question:

If I use Wix it allows me to show this to the consumer and to allow them to do some minimal maintenance themselves. Which I do quite like the idea of as it'll allow me to move on to new projects and not just be stuck on constant maintenance that WordPress may present.

If I use WordPress I've got a bit of learning to do. I also expect to be doing more maintenance (which I guess is good for business).

Anyway, what are everyone's thoughts?

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[–] elesilfat@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Honestly I have never heard from anyone that Wix is better. So I reccomend Wordpress, because that's what people say.

"I've got a bit of learning to do" - I wouldn't consider it as a problem :)

[–] ErraticPeak7598@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Thank you!

[–] Active_Cantaloupe810@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

The people saying this are non-tech or lack much tech knowledge. They're only thinking about their bottom line. Anyone who cares about security will avoid wordpress. See below.

[–] Active_Cantaloupe810@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wordpress offers very basic functionality. To make it useful you need plugins. Plugins are created by 3rd parties who care more about profit than security.

Wordpress servers are targeted daily by bots as it's openSource. In simple terms: They suffer over 100 new vulnerabilities per month. It's currently over 7,000 reported vulnerabilities. If you insist on using it for goodness sake check about the CVE database and avoid any dangerous plugins.

[–] ErraticPeak7598@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Thank you for that information mate. That's not something they advertise so it's good to know hahaha

[–] Active_Cantaloupe810@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I have to assume 3rd parties care mostly about profits - or hire staff with insufficient knowledge of security - otherwise how can we explain this: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=wordpress

This is a global database of vulnerabilities. Search for any software or plugin.

[–] Active_Cantaloupe810@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Now here's a crazy thought. Have you not considered good old-fashioned coding? lol. You're in control. You can focus on quality and security. The other benefit you can let clients own source code rather than being tied to a CMS.

[–] BenShon9@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

WordPress has more possibilities. At least with WordPress, if you hate your hosting, you can just move. You can't with Wix.

Also, there are more themes on WordPress, free or paid, to choose from, so if I were you I'd stick with WordPress. It might give you a bit more opportunities for personnalisation.

[–] ErraticPeak7598@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

For longevity it could be vital