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Ecwid Review 2025: Everything You Need to Know

Rosie Greaves 4
Articles Ecommerce Ecommerce Reviews

Ecwid is a great ecommerce tool for small businesses that already have a website and want to start selling online — without rebuilding their entire site from scratch.

It’s especially strong when it comes to multichannel selling, affordability, and how fast you can get started.

Our in-house ecommerce team has spent over 300 hours testing the top online store platforms — and Ecwid stood out as one of the best options for businesses looking to add ecommerce to an existing website.

In this review, I’ll cover Ecwid’s pricing, features, integrations, and templates so you can decide if it’s the right platform for your store.

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Best Ecommerce Platforms of 2026: Our Top Recommendations

Joe Warnimont 5
Articles Ecommerce Reviews

Our research team and I spent over 200 hours testing 12 of the top ecommerce platforms in 2025 – but we only have time to give you the top five.

After a deep dive into ease of use, pricing, features, SEO capabilities, and scalability, we've narrowed down our picks to the top ecommerce platforms we think will suit any type of online business.

Whether you're just starting out with a side hustle or you have a DTC brand with a small product catalog, or you're building out a large product range, we're pretty sure there's a platform on this list that'll be a great fit for you.

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Is Shopify Legit? Learn if Shopify is Safe for Selling and Buying

Joe Warnimont
Articles Ecommerce Ecommerce Reviews Ecommerce Selling Advice Online Store Builders

Is Shopify legit?

This is a question you’ve probably asked yourself if you’ve ever considered using Shopify to build your online store.

The simple answer is Yes. 

Shopify is a legitimate business that started in 2006. It's a company that primarily sells what's called an “ecommerce platform,” for constructing online stores, usually with little coding knowledge.

This way, even beginners can launch their businesses with beautiful websites and payment processing tools to sell online.

Shopify started in Canada and now has multiple facilities and offices around the globe. It's also listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and powering over 4.1 million online stores.

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What Does Shipped Mean? What it Means When Your Order Has Shipped

Rebekah Carter
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What does “shipped” mean?

For the most part, many of us can assume an order that has “shipped” is no longer sitting in a warehouse waiting to be picked and packaged.

However, the shipped status can also be somewhat ambiguous. It doesn’t provide us with much information on the surface about when we’ll receive an item. This can lead consumers incorrectly assuming that their parcels will soon be “out for delivery”, when they’re actually still thousands of miles away.

It’s a question you might have asked yourself if you’ve ever checked the status of an ecommerce order. In a world where most customers want to be kept up to date on the progress of their delivery, many ecommerce brands have begun to implement real-time order tracking options into their sites.

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How Long Does Aliexpress Shipping Take? Your Simple Guide for 2023

Rebekah Carter
Articles dropshipping

If you’ve ever purchased something from the world-renowned merchant, this is a question you’ve probably asked before. It’s not just a common question for consumers either. Dropshipping companies and ecommerce retailers also want to know when they can expect to get packages to their customers.

Unfortunately, it’s difficult to get a straight answer to the question. That’s because there are numerous factors which can influence your AliExpress shipping times. Everything from the location you’re ordering from, to the time of year could add extra days to your ETA but in general it should last between 7 and 45 days.

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Pagecloud vs Shopify (2023): Which is Best for You?

Rebekah Carter
Articles Ecommerce Comparisons Ecommerce Reviews

Pagecloud vs Shopify: which solution should you be using in 2023?

Both Pagecloud and Shopify are powerful tools for would-be ecommerce store owners. Although they have a slightly different set of features and functionalities, both tools are straightforward, relatively easy to use, and extremely flexible, making them excellent choices for a range of companies.

The challenge is figuring out which tool you want to get started with.

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Free Ecommerce Website Builder for Artists in 2023

Rebekah Carter
Articles Ecommerce Ecommerce Website Builders

A free ecommerce website builder offers an affordable and easy way for artists to monetize their creative skills. With these tools, artists can build websites where they can sell their prints, and showcase their artwork, without having to spend a fortune.

While it’s fair to say a free ecommerce website builder for artists won’t have all the same features and functionality of a premium solution, that doesn’t mean it’s not worth considering. Many of the free solutions available today can offer an excellent entryway into the world of online selling, until you’re ready to upgrade to something more comprehensive.

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Pagecloud vs Wix: Which is Best for You?

Rebekah Carter
Articles Ecommerce Comparisons Ecommerce Website Builders Website Builders

Pagecloud vs Wix: which web design tool should you be using this year?

These days, potential business owners have a variety of great options to choose from when it comes to developing a compelling online presence. You don’t need a lot of technical know-how, or a background in coding to create a beautiful website anymore. Instead, anyone can launch an attractive business, just by investing in the latest online software.

Both Pagecloud and Wix will give beginners without any programming expertise an opportunity to design a beautiful website, sell products online, and even publish blogs with ease. While both of these tools have slightly different features, there’s a lot of overlap in terms of what they can offer. Both will allow you to sell products, services, or customer memberships.

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