Hey all. I have an exciting prospect come my way.
The client is seeking a very content-based website, which relies on SEO… So WordPress is my choice for that. Also I’ve got the knowledge to build custom WP themes for a variety of needs.
However, in future they say they would like their website to include an online shop… And Shopify is my choice for that. I can happily set up a Shopify website with a pre-made themes. However, I have no experience with developing custom themes, or building a content-driven website. I’ll be learning the theme framework as I go, and thus slow the project down.
So, I can quite happily and confidently build a custom WordPress website that is fit for their needs. I’m consider doing that, and then later installing WooCommerce…
However, I think building the website entirely on Shopify CMS would be good to serve the e-commerce side of the business. It would also be good for me to learn.
Should I go ahead with WordPress as I’m more experienced with the dev environment? And can confidently design/code a theme to fit their needs?
Or do I dare challenge myself with developing a custom Shopify theme?
Also, bearing in mind that a WordPress/WooCommerce website is going to be more expensive to run… I will want to set them up with an automatic backup and maintenance plan, which potentially costs more than the Shopify subscription fee.