If you’re using Wix or Squarespace and your website isn’t ranking well or you’re finding it too costly to customise your site, you should really consider moving to WordPress.
We find time and time again that our clients end up switching to WordPress within the first month or two of working with us. You might be thinking that we are upselling unnecessarily, but as we’ll explain, this move ends up saving clients money, getting them more leads and clicks and improves the customisations available.
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is the backbone of online visibility. While Wix provides some SEO tools, WordPress takes it to the next level with more advanced features and greater flexibility. Here’s why:
Advanced Plugins: WordPress offers a vast array of free SEO plugins, such as Yoast SEO and All in One SEO, which can help you fine-tune every aspect of your SEO strategy. These plugins provide insights, suggestions, and tools to enhance your on-page and off-page SEO efforts.
Customisable URLs: WordPress allows you to create clean and SEO-friendly URLs, which can positively impact your search engine rankings. Wix, on the other hand, has more limitations when it comes to URL customisation.
Better Content Management: WordPress’s robust content management system (CMS) allows for more sophisticated content organisation and optimisation, making it easier for search engines to crawl and index your site.
By moving to WordPress with Garaj, you’re setting up your website for greater search engine success, which can translate into higher traffic and better visibility.
Our client, Christian from Westwater Plumbing & Gas recently made the move. He saw his traffic skyrocket by 40% in just 3 weeks!
While WIX might seem affordable at first glance, the long-term costs can add up, especially if you need additional features or want to remove ads. WordPress, however, offers a more cost-effective solution in several ways:
Fit For Life made the switch from WIX, and have been loving it!
Recently, Garaj helped Fit For Life rebuild their WIX website with WordPress. The move has meant that Vic and his team are now saving $? a year on just their …. costs alone. We were also able to assist with hosting their site as well, meaning the overall savings per year were $…?
When it comes to control and ownership, WordPress offers unparalleled advantages:
Full Control Over Your Site: WordPress is an open-source platform, which means you have complete control over every aspect of your website. You can customise themes, plugins, and code to suit your specific needs, which is a significant upgrade from Wix’s more restrictive environment.
Data Ownership: With WordPress, you own your data outright. On Wix, you are limited by their platform’s data policies and export limitations. Moving to WordPress ensures that your content, customer data, and site analytics are all under your control.
Flexibility and Customisation: WordPress’s open-source nature means you can integrate with a myriad of third-party tools and services, allowing for a highly personalised and optimised website. This level of flexibility is often restricted on Wix and Squarespace.
Bisque Studios switched from Squarespace to WordPress with Garaj!
Garaj’s seamless transfer service ensures that you retain all of your site’s existing content while transitioning to WordPress, allowing you to leverage these benefits without losing any valuable information.
Copy and improve your current site from WIX or Squarespace to WordPress with Garaj for just $650, including GST, and improve your businesses web presence immediately!