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Stripe vs PayPal: Which Payment Gateway is Right for You?

Rebekah Carter
Payment Processing

You’ve got the most amazing selection of products, competitive prices, and some pretty successful marketing on your online store. However, you won’t be able to pluck success from the ecommerce world until you’ve got one more thing right: your payment gateway.

The payment gateway on your ecommerce site is how you accept and process payments from your customers when they visit you online. Choose the right gateway, and you’ll give your customers a reliable and trustworthy experience that makes them feel comfortable about buying from you. Choose the wrong payment gateway, and you risk losing a potential conversion forever.

So, how do you decide which tool you need?

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Mailjet Review: Everything You Need to Know

Rosie Greaves 3.5
Email Marketing Services Reviews

Recently acquired by Mailgun, Mailjet is an email solution based in Europe. Founded in France back in 2010, they now have offices all over Europe and boast more than 130,000 active accounts.

Their goal is quite simple: to make email more collaborative for development and marketing teams, and to be more accessible for international companies. Put simply, Mailjet is used by businesses that rely on email marketing campaigns.

By marketing, we mean newsletters, automated emails, transactional emails, etc. that integrate with a multitude of platforms, including WordPress, Google Cloud, Zapier, Megento, and MS Azure.

So, what about the detail, and what are the alternatives to Mailjet? Let's take a look…

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Managed WordPress Hosting Vs Regular Shared WordPress Hosting Vs VPS WordPress Hosting

Davis Porter
Hosting Reviews

Lately, there has been a lot of noise about managed WordPress hosting, shared WordPress hosting, and VPS WordPress hosting. Three completely different types of services you can purchase from the best WordPress hosting providers.

Don’t get me wrong though. That’s not all there is to WordPress hosting. Some of the WordPress hosts offer additional options like dedicated hosting, cloud hosting, and reseller options. But, we’ve decided to focus specifically on regular, managed, and VPS hosting since they are, undeniably, the three most prevalent solutions among WordPress ecommerce websites.

The type of features and tools your WordPress hosting provider eventually allocates depends significantly on what you choose between the three.

So, what’s the difference between managed WordPress hosting, shared WordPress hosting, and VPS WordPress hosting? Which one would we recommend for a WordPress-powered online store?

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Wix vs Weebly: Which is Right for Your Ecommerce Site?

Rebekah Carter
Ecommerce Comparisons

Choosing the right website builder is key for any business looking to get online. Wix and Weebly are two of the most popular options that face off in this space. Both have user friendly interfaces, drag and drop and lots of features to help you build professional looking websites.

But each has it’s own strengths and specialities that cater to different needs and preferences. In this comparison we’ll go over the key factors that might make you choose Wix or Weebly for your website needs so you can make an informed decision based on your specific needs and goals.

Today, we're going to cover how both solutions tack up against each other when it comes to ease of use, website building, SEO, and many other factors.

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Mixpanel Review and Pricing – Everything You Need To Know

Rosie Greaves 4
Analytics Software Reviews

Selecting the right analytics software for your business is essential. It goes without saying, you want to understand your customers and prospects better. That’s why you need to track their online behavior, more specifically their engagement and purchasing patterns, so you can use this data to fuel your sales and marketing strategies. Here we take a look at one such analytics software, Mixpanel, and in particular, we’re going to zone in on Mixpanel pricing plans.

But before we do that, let's outline precisely who Mixpanel is, in brief.

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Stripe vs Square: Summarizing Your Options for 2023

Rebekah Carter
Articles Payment Processing

Not sure how to choose between Stripe vs Square?

You're not alone.

At first glance, both Stripe and Square seem pretty similar.

Both of these tools are market leaders in the payment industry, along with other popular solutions for card payments like PayPal.

These credit card payment processing tools are crucial for business owners, offering features that transformed the way that we pay for the things that we need. What's more, both Stripe and Square are on the cutting edge of payment technology, giving businesses access to more efficient and reliable ways of accepting and managing their transactions.

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Square Terminal Review (2023): Your Complete Guide

Rebekah Carter 4.5
Ecommerce Selling Advice

Square is probably one of the most popular and well-respected companies on the market when it comes to payment processing systems and tools.

Designed to help merchants from all backgrounds build their businesses in today's digital and mobile world, Square offers everything from online selling accounts to in-person point of sale machines. You can even use your Square solution with an iPad to keep your costs as low as possible.

Announced back in Autumn 2018, the Square Terminal is the first countertop credit card machine available from the brand. This modern tool accepts EMV chip cards, magnetic stripe cards, NFC contactless payment, and more. What's more, the all-in-one machine provides the same sleek experience that merchants expect from Square in restaurants, salons, retail locations and more.

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