The SaaS offered by the team behind BigCommerce make it easy to manage your online shop and have content. In this BigCommerce review, we\u2019ll be looking at our thoughts and opinions on the content management system as well as giving you tips and advice.<\/p>\n
BigCommerce is a simple piece of software hosting online that allows you to build, manage and maintain your own ecommerce store. It\u2019s not a self hosted solution, your website is hosted on their servers but this does offer you some key advantages.<\/p>\n
Firstly, updates to the core software can be managed by them. You don\u2019t need to do too much technical work as it is done for you. Secondly, it means that you can start developing your website much faster.<\/p>\n
Another key factor giving BigCommerce the edge is that it has a remarkable number of high profile clients using its software like Toyota, Gibson Guitars and Travelpro.<\/p>\n
Those who want to use their website to create a shop and produce content but aren\u2019t web designers will be happiest with BigCommerce. The software isn\u2019t challenging to use and there are seven free templates that allow you to create the look and feel of your website within minutes.<\/p>\n
Those that aren\u2019t happy with the free templates can also buy one of about 120 other templates. These cost between $145 and $235 each.<\/p>\n
You aren\u2019t limited by the types of products you sell either. BigCommerce has the potential to sell physical and digital goods. There are also some useful tools that can help you get your brand\u2019s name out there.<\/p>\n
For those who have a little knowledge about HTML and CSS can also be happy. There are options to tweak elements of your website\u2019s code to ensure it performs exactly how you would like it to.<\/p>\n
Taking payments is also easy. The system can be integrated with PayPal, so even small \u2018cottage businesses\u2019 can effectively use BigCommerce as a website platform.<\/p>\n
BigCommerce is fairly easy to use. If you\u2019ve used WordPress,\u00a0Shopify<\/a>\u00a0or Squarepace before, then you should have no issues at all with BigCommerce\u2019s interface.<\/p>\n There is a vertical menu on the left side of the screen. This gives access to all the key features and the labels are rather self-explanatory. Therefore, finding key information isn\u2019t going to be too much of a pain for anyone.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve selected an option from the menu, the content and data will be displayed on the right. This right window allows you to view or edit the data as appropriate.<\/p>\n Those with no technical skills will find it very easy to use.<\/p>\n