Are you a Shopify store owner with questions about how web hosting functions? We’ll walk you through it in this blog.
All the brands on the platform are housed on Shopify’s servers because it is a fully-hosted eCommerce solution. Shopify comes with numerous advantages for its users, which include the following.
Painless arrangements
You’ll need web development and programming expertise to get your store up and running on non-hosted platforms. The difficulty of this is something that many brands avoid. In contrast, Shopify will walk you through every step of the process after you join up.
Setting up your domain name.
If you already have a domain name you want to preserve, it is simple to do so by making a minor configuration update to your DNS settings when your website is first set up.
If you’d like, you may also purchase a new domain name through Shopify. This has the benefit of offering an unlimited number of forwarding email addresses. They function by routing all incoming mail to an active email address you already have, keeping your on-site contact information professional, consistent, and on-brand. For instance:
Your website address is yourbrandname.com. You might wish to include the following email addresses: careers@yourbrandname.com and hello@yourbrandname.com.
There are no extra fees.
Many rival systems are what we refer to as “self-hosted.” This implies that the brands employing them must factor in separate server costs. Although they can be good for a start, these costs for a managed service can quickly add up to hundreds of pounds per month. While on Shopify, no company ever spends a dime on external hosting.
Free bandwidth implies there are no overage charges.
You must also consider the costs of getting traffic and goods while using alternative platforms. Every new customer that visits your online store and each new item that is added consumes more bandwidth. Most e-commerce platforms have bandwidth limits and will charge you more if you go over them.
Contrarily, Shopify provides unrestricted bandwidth. This implies that you are not penalized during high traffic but rather encouraged! Even better, every Shopify package available includes unlimited bandwidth.
Your company’s and clients’ security is maintained.
All stores on Shopify’s hosting are PCI DSS Level 1-compliant right out of the box, which is another fantastic feature. As a result, you can relax knowing that your client’s financial information and business data will always be secure. Additionally, it will be simple to begin receiving payments with your preferred payment provider.
Updates to software instantly.
Not only will you be eligible for free software upgrades on Shopify, but they will all be taken care of automatically. This implies that you’ll have immediate access to every new feature before you even have a chance to consider them. Apply Pay, multi-currency, and augmented reality are some recent examples.
Around the world, loading is swift and dependable.
Shopify hosts online stores for businesses using a vast global network of servers. ‘Content Delivery Networks,’ we refer to these (CDNs). Fastly, a company with a solid reputation manages Shopify’s CDN. Shopify guarantees that all stores will load as soon as possible, regardless of where customers are located, by utilizing a CDN.
A high-volume fit
Aside from speed, another factor that will ease your hosting concerns is handling capacity. There can’t be many heartbreaking things than having a store crash in front of thousands of customers ready to make a purchase. Thankfully, Shopify excels at handling high traffic volumes. Before throttling takes effect, your business can handle about 4,000 checkouts per minute, more than 99.999 percent of all stores will ever handle!
What then is the catch?
You don’t have access to the entire code base, which is the primary distinction between Shopify as a hosted platform and a conventional, self-hosted platform. This can make it difficult to customize some elements for your online store. Does this, however, outweigh the prior? No, we believe.
The fact that Shopify offers a cloud service makes it easy to enjoy all the advantages we’ve highlighted. It’s a negligible trade-off, therefore. If you want to call it such, Shopify’s app store and theme layer truly provide us ample freedom to meet all kinds of business objectives while maintaining the viability of your store.
Conclusion
Taking Your Business to the next step can only come to reality if you have the right expertise to deliver outstanding solutions. At Seibert Consulting Group, we specialize in delivering modern solutions to businesses that aim at taking full advantage of the eCommerce platform. We always customize our solutions to align with Your Business’ requirements and goals. Let’s start talking about your project and find out how we can help Your Business grow. Get in touch with us via our chatbot or email at hello@seibertconsulting.com and via our direct line at 760-205-5440.
