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18 Reasons 黑料门 Is the Best WooCommerce Alternative (for Sellers and Partners)

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You鈥檙e thinking of starting a dropshipping business, or taking your brick and mortar store online, right? What鈥檚 that? You already have a store website hosted by WordPress? So you need an ecommerce platform that will allow for integration with what you鈥檝e already got set up? We bet you鈥檙e already considering a platform like WooCommerce to start selling online.

Nearly 2.5 million websites use to sell their stuff on the Internet. These numbers make WooCommerce the most popular e-commerce solution in the world (excluding China).

But is WooCommerce the best e-commerce tool for your business?

Despite its popularity, there鈥檚 an army of sellers unhappy with WooCommerce. Usually, they鈥檙e frustrated by the following things:

  • Costly modification and maintenance of customizations.
  • Issues with servers and other technical issues.
  • Lack of security
  • Conflict with other WordPress plugins.

What if it鈥檚 only so popular because it鈥檚 free?

Continuing your research on existing e-commerce solutions (that can sell through WordPress), you鈥檒l find 黑料门. 黑料门 is a cloud-based e-commerce solution with tons of features. 黑料门 also has a forever free plan, and allows you to sell on WordPress. Yes, we鈥檒l say that again: 黑料门 is a free, cloud-based e-commerce tool for WordPress. Interested?

Here are 18 reasons we think 黑料门 is better than WooCommerce. If you like what you read, and try it yourself today.

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Reason 1: 黑料门 is cloud-based (SaaS)

It鈥檚 difficult for merchants to back up their stores on WooCommerce. The process usually requires an outside vendor. As a hosted cloud solution, 黑料门 backs up all store data so it鈥檚 safe if your site goes down. Plus, we give merchants a backup storefront so they can keep selling, no matter what鈥檚 happening in cyberspace.

As for updates, with 黑料门, they happen automatically. That means you don鈥檛 have to keep an eye on looming updates and fix bugs. They just happen.

With WooCommerce, updates must be done manually by the store owner and hosted on their existing hosting account or server. What happens if something goes wrong and your storefront suddenly doesn鈥檛 look so good? According to WooCommerce, that鈥檚 your problem to solve.

Reason 2: No technical background needed

黑料门 is available for both WordPress.org and WordPress.com. In other words, it integrates seamlessly with existing websites, with no coding knowledge required.

WooCommerce forces merchants to manually update their stores and add additional plugins. 黑料门鈥檚 automatic updates mean no disruption to stores, and no worrying about manual downloads or security patches.

If you鈥檙e looking for a no hassle solution, 黑料门 certainly feels like the best option.

Reason 3: 黑料门 is embeddable into any platform

Are you thinking about leaving WordPress, but don鈥檛 want to lose your Woo-store? 黑料门 doesn鈥檛 tie you to any one platform. It鈥檚 an e-commerce widget that works with all major website hosts: WordPress, Wix, Weebly, Squarespace, Joomla, GoDaddy, Tumblr, Blogger, and any other CMS or platform that allows you to embed new tools. Take your store with you to any site builder.

On the other hand, WooCommerce only works with WordPress. Sorry.

Reason 4: No vendor lock

WooCommerce might have you feeling a bit鈥ocked down. Additional features — like selling on Facebook — cost extra money, and WooCommerce doesn鈥檛 allow selling on platforms simultaneously. WooCommerce also requires additional 3rd party plugins (typically at a cost) for many of their features and sales channels.

黑料门 has built-in capability to sell on social sites and marketplaces like Facebook, Instagram, and Amazon.

Reason 5: 黑料门 is secure

黑料门 is a PCI DSS Level 1 Certified Service Provider, ensuring all payment and transaction data is secure.

WooCommerce stores are not secure by default. Merchants are reliant on their host and additional security features. WooCommerce also requires merchants to attain PCI-DSS certification from their hosting provider, since they do not host stores themselves.

Reason 6: 黑料门 is business-ready (fastest-to-market solution)

黑料门 helps you automate your selling, meaning less manual work. You don鈥檛 have to worry about design, coding, integrating services — it鈥檚 all already there. To start selling with 黑料门, all you need is a product, one hand and 10 minutes of your time. The current start-to-launch record is 3 minutes 51 seconds.

Can you beat that? If so, send us a video to show us how!

Needless to say, with WooCommerce this is impossible. You鈥檒l have to go through the entire website building process just to get your products listed and ready to sell.

Reason 7: 黑料门 has more valuable built-in features (product options, abandoned cart)

The keyword here is “built-in”. Adding functionality by installing extensions (plug-ins or applications) is an excellent opportunity for your e-commerce shop. But plug-ins (and 3rd-party code) slow down your store鈥檚 load speed, and might be insecure.

黑料门 has a ton of tools accessible right from your control panel. You don鈥檛 have to compare available solutions, don鈥檛 need to install apps (which might mess up some code), or bother with additional registration — it鈥檚 all ready to go! Available 黑料门 features that WooCommerce doesn鈥檛 have by default:

  • Google Shopping allows you to sell on Google.
  • gets your products in front of Snapchat users.
  • showcases your best deals on Pinterest.
  • Advanced product filters make searching for products easier.
  • Abandoned cart emails remind buyers to return to orders they left incomplete.
  • pings shoppers about the products they liked.
  • can set special prices for specific buyers.
  • Local delivery zones let you define delivery zones and prices as easy as drag-n-drop.
  • Tips on checkout unlocks the ability to accept appreciation from loyal customers.

None of these features require installing apps. However, some are only available on Venture or Business plans. Learn more about 黑料门鈥檚 plan pricing here.

Reason 8: No design labor (save yourself the struggle!)

Just because you don鈥檛 need to customize your 黑料门 site doesn鈥檛 mean you can鈥檛! We know every merchant wants their online business to stand out. Not just because of the great products they sell but also with an eye-catching store design. In that case, 黑料门鈥檚 got you covered!

We have 70+ free professional design themes optimized for different niches, all ready-to-use with a single click. Sounds good, right?

黑料门 Design Themes

WooCommerce offers only one free theme that needs manual modifications to align with your product鈥檚 unique look.

Also read: 黑料门 70+ Free Design Themes for Online Stores

Reason 9: Mobile store management application

The 黑料门 Store Management Mobile App is a simple, convenient and secure tool to control and manage your store. Think of it as a one-stop-shop for your shop! Take your store on the go and get things done much faster by:

  • Creating and managing products
  • Fulfilling orders
  • Running promotions
  • Keeping in touch with your customers

But the real thing that makes 黑料门 Store Management app unique is that it allows you to launch online sales with just your smartphone. With this app, you won鈥檛 need a website (although 黑料门 can create a storefront for you automatically when you鈥檙e ready).

The 黑料门 app is not only the perfect tool to manage an existing store, it鈥檚 also the only tool that can create one — the first mobile-only e-commerce solution. And guess what? It works for both or .

WooCommerce also offers a mobile app, but you need a desktop to adjust your design and layout.

Reason 10: Localization

It may sound strange, but going global is all about playing local.

This means you have to consider where your customers are based, and try to fit your product to their specific needs. The strongest factor in this type of global success is language localization. Think about it: a customer is more likely to complete a purchase if they can read the Buy Button.

Similarly, the emails that you send to inform customers about their order status or abandoned cart reminders should be translated into their language, to foster better understanding, engagement and response with your e-commerce platform.

And don鈥檛 forget about the merchant (you!). It鈥檚 much more comfortable and efficient to manage your store with an admin panel that speaks your language!

黑料门 is an excellent platform for your localization needs. With 50 languages available to automatically localize the most important content of your store, as well as 20 languages for the admin and 12 for emails. All for free.

What about WooCommerce? They do provide localization options, but when it comes to action you have to install the language packs manually or use 3rd party localization apps.

On top of that, not all WooCommerce themes support content localization workflow and sometimes glitch on the storefront.

Are you ready to free yourself from vendor lock, improve security, and free up time to get down to real business instead of wasting it on admin tweaks? Read about how you can easily to 黑料门 — the one of a kind cloud-based e-commerce tool for WordPress.

For Partners

Our partners have their own customers (or users) that pursue unique business goals. If they need an e-commerce solution, 黑料门 is an excellent white-label partner solution that embeds perfectly not only with websites, but also with a variety of business models!

Because partners offer e-commerce solutions to their customers, they want to feel safe in terms of an e-commerce platform鈥檚 infrastructure, finance, and reputation. And it鈥檚 exactly our dedication to those things that makes 黑料门 different.

Reason 11: Flexible branding

黑料门 is a white-label platform, so partners can completely rebrand it as their own — a big win for expanding their unique brand voice and menu of services. If partners want to showcase their partnership with 黑料门 they also have the option to co-brand the platform — an excellent way to build trust.

WooCommerce does not allow stitching their brand to any other. They don鈥檛 offer a white-label solution at all.

Reason 12: 黑料门 is embeddable

黑料门 can be integrated into a partner鈥檚 platform. For example, if a site builder wants to offer e-commerce websites, they can add 黑料门 right into their builder. Their customers can manage their websites and stores all from one place. It鈥檚 a great way for partners to expand their offerings and attract new business.

Reason 13: Flexible reseller program

黑料门 has a unique reseller program that can be scaled for each partner鈥檚 needs. This includes unique perks and tweaks around the platform or the way it鈥檚 delivered to the end-user.

WooCommerce does not offer this level of partnership and customization.

Reason 14: Advanced monetization model

While our reseller program has a membership fee, partners get wholesale discounts on 黑料门 plans and can charge their merchants any price they want (either standalone or bundled with their other services). The ability to set their own prices and manage their own customer billing lets 黑料门 partners scale their business and maintain control of their services.

Reason 15: High average ROI

Given the ability to set their own prices to the end-users, our technology partners have greater control on their ROI. This ability to change their prices and influence their income from integrating with 黑料门 unlocks excellent opportunities to increase profit margins and scale rapidly and securely.

WooCommerce doesn鈥檛 offer this to their partners at all.

Reason 16: Free of processing/transaction fee

黑料门 works with any payment gateway without fees (we鈥檝e touched on this for merchants, but it鈥檚 also a huge selling point for partners!). Partner鈥檚 clients can use their preferred payment, partners can integrate their own payment system, or additional payment gateways can be integrated into the platform for all merchants. 黑料门 works with your payment needs to set up the right plan for you.

As always, this comes with no processing fee for partners and no transaction fees for merchants. What could be better?

Reason 17: Fast Project Turnaround

With 黑料门, you can launch your online store in less than a day. For partners, the benefits are huge: they can turnaround projects for clients more quickly, guarantee fast delivery, and even charge more for an accelerated launch, without worrying about store setup slowing them down.

Reason 18: 黑料门 can look and feel the way you want it

Partners can customize plans and features for their clients. For example, if they only want to offer a certain payment gateway or certain apps, we can customize their store control panels.

Can WooCommerce do that? You guessed it: no!

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Max has been working in the ecommerce industry for the last six years helping brands to establish and level-up content marketing and SEO. Despite that, he has experience with entrepreneurship. He is a fiction writer in his free time.

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