BigCommerce hosts tens of thousands of eCommerce merchants and serves more than 150 countries around the world. It has nearly 3,000 technology partners and the complexity of the platform supports a large ecosystem of merchants and BigCommerce developers.
It also features a number of unique benefits to potential users, such as:
- The advantage of hosting:
BigCommerce is a subscription-based, SaaS model that is available in four plans, which are Standard, Plus, Pro, and Enterprise. Being hosted guarantees near-perfect uptime, faster site speeds, and better site security. It also guarantees updates.
- Multiple pricing plans available:
Depending on the size and needs of your eCommerce business, a subscription to BigCommerce will cost anywhere from $39 per month (Standard) to more than $399 (Pro), or more; Enterprise plan costs vary.
- Free templates available, and tons of premium themes:
BigCommerce is compatible with 12 free themes and many, many more premium themes available for purchase.
- Drag and drop page builder/editor:
You don’t need to be a BigCommerce developer to create and edit pages, as BigCommerce’s backend makes it easy through a drag-and-drop editor.
- Integrates with multiple payment gateways, and can accept many payment options:
BigCommerce integrates with a wide range of payment gateways, including but not limited to PayPal. It also can accept a variety of payment options such as credit cards (of course), as well as Google and Apple Pay.
- Lets you create unlimited staff accounts:
Need help managing your online storefront? That’s no worry – BigCommerce allows (all subscription models) to create unlimited staff accounts to help pull.
- Native product review functionality:
Search Engine Journal recently reported that a third–party poll indicated 99.9% (not an exaggeration) of online shoppers read reviews before buying. That makes BigCommerce’s native product review functionality more of a necessity than a nice feature to have.
- Open API makes it integrable with many third-party apps (unlimited API calls on Enterprise):
BigCommerce has a relatively open API which makes integrating with a wide range of different third-party (and BigCommerce) apps relatively simple and straightforward. The Enterprise version also allows for unlimited API calls.
- Enterprise version allows sales in multiple currencies:
The BigCommerce Enterprise plan allows merchants to sell in multiple currencies, facilitating international operations.
- You can edit CSS and HTML directly:
Last but definitely not least, the ability to edit CSS and HTML directly, especially on a subscription-based model, makes configuring customizations easier – easier for a BigCommerce developer than for a layman, though.
On That Note, Back to BigCommerce Developers
Are you running a BigCommerce store but you’ve never touched a line of CSS or edited an HTML tag in your life?
You’re not alone. The skills required to be a savvy businessman are not the same as those required to build a functional online store.
BigCommerce makes it as easy as possible to do both, but that doesn’t eliminate the need for skilled technical help when you really need to call on a BigCommerce developer to make customizations or execute complex integrations.
If you are thinking about hiring a BigCommerce developer to support your eCommerce venture, hire one that is BigCommerce Elite Certified.
Elite Certified BigCommerce developers have proven their proficiency (adequately, and in the eyes of BigCommerce) when it comes to making changes, customizations, and integrations with the platform.
Consider also a partner with a longer term of expertise, like 1DigitalⓇ Agency (1DigitalAgency.com). They have ten years of experience, going almost as far back as the BigCommerce platform itself, and have built and customized countless BigCommerce stores over the years.
Check out their website or contact them directly at 888-982-8269 for more information.
