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WordPress vs Website Builders: Security
December 6, 2016
WordPress vs Website Builders: Final Results
December 15, 2016
WordPress
Website Builders (i.e. Wix, SquareSpace, Weebly, Blogger, and GoDaddy’s Website Builder)
Data Portability
More than likely, at some point, you’ll want to move your website. This could be because you chose the wrong server for your growing business. Maybe it’s because you don’t like the customer service you’re receiving from your current hosting company. Maybe you found a better value in hosting somewhere else. There are a lot of reasons to switching hosting providers, but what happens to a WordPress website if you do? Your WordPress website goes with you 100% because you own the files. You can simply download all the files and re-upload them to another hosting provider. Usually, the whole process takes less than an hour to do (if you know what you’re doing). Many hosting providers will do this step for you free of charge when you sign up to host with them. That’s all we have to say on the subject because it’s really that easy.
Summary
When you use WordPress, your website data moves with you 100% because you own all your files. It’s easy to move it over and many hosting companies provide this service free of charge. That is why we give WordPress a 10 out of 10 for data portability.
Companies with Website Builders own the code that runs the data on your website. For that reason, if you decide you don’t like the platform you’re working on, you have to start over from scratch if you want to move to a different Website Builder or to WordPress. You may realize a few months into using a Website Builder that you don’t think it’s as intuitive as you originally wanted or it may be too restrictive or you may not like the customer service. At that point, you’ll have to decide if you want to muddle through or start over. It’s a big gamble and that’s why we encourage you to test drive a Website Builder before throwing all your eggs in that basket. Some Website Builders do come with the ability to export some of the data on your website, but then you need to ensure whatever Website Builder or platform you’re moving to can import that data as well.
Summary
Website Builders own the code that runs your website and therefore, you can’t take your website data with you if you want to move to another company. Some provide a data export option, but these are very limited in nature and may not actually be beneficial. That is why Website Builders get a 5 out of 10 for data portability.
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D3 Website Solutions came as qualified referral from trusted tech provider, Carolinas NetCare. Previously, we were a loyal, 15 year client of another provider. Service subsequently declined with the provider eventually failing. Laura took on our renovation project with undivided attention. She is always very patient in understanding our needs. Her guidance & insight is invaluable in building our site to best reflect our business. We greatly appreciate the excellent service & tremendous value we received.
We sought out the expertise of Laura and D3 solutions based on the recommendations of trusted colleagues and the need for a web developer who could understand our unique needs. Laura’s reputation is well earned as she was able to deliver a truly incredible product that exceeded all of our expectations. Her communication was timely and through a balanced combination of expertise and creativity, she was able to transform rough sketches and basic ideas into a captivating website that now serves as the centerpiece of our mission and work. Laura was patient with our questions and sensitive to our concerns. In every possible way, D3 Solutions demonstrated the highest level of customer service. In the end it became increasingly clear that for Laura and D3 Solutions, the people they serve are far more than clients, they are partners.
D3 Solutions is my go-to company for web development and website hosting. They provide solutions I can feel confident in, stable and secure servers and responsive customer service, all at a price I find very competitive. I could not do what I do without a partner like D3 Solutions.
We reached out to Laura at D3 Solutions after our website had a security breach. She was extremely responsive and had the issue cleared up right away!
It has been a true joy working with Laura! She was involved from the initial thoughts and concepts of what we wanted in a website to then seeing our vision fully realized in a very professional and attractive site. Laura helped us work through ideas, and offered expertise in how to best implement them in a manner that made sense and was best utilized by our target audience. We are thankful that the relationship is ongoing with advice and troubleshooting being just a phone call or email away. I highly recommend you consider Laura for your website design and development!
A couple of years ago I hired a company to rebuild my website, and when the process stalled out, Laura came in and salvaged what could have been a disaster. Since that time she has worked to maintain my website and has proven to be highly skillful in what she does, responsive, and ethical. I would recommend her without any hesitation.
Laura is a fantastic web developer! She’s developed three websites for me and it’s unbelievable how quickly she can get a project done! She’s decisive and thorough, but also creative and understands the whole process and how everything fits together. One of the things I appreciate most about working with Laura is that she’s very dependable and responds to emails within the hour. Her training videos explain things clearly and easily, even to a novice like myself. Thinking of creating a website? You can’t find anyone better than Laura.