Running a small business results in a lots of work on your plate. And if looking for ways to increase productivity and visibility of your venture is one of them, then here are the platforms which might be just what you need.
There are thousands of brilliant website platforms out there, but which is best for your small business? To help you decide, here is list of Five Platforms that assist in making small businesses bigger.
Instappy.com
Instappy.com is a built for success cloud based DIY platform which makes it simple for everyone to create instant, affordable, intuitive, and stunning, professional mobile applications with unlimited customization, unlimited updates, and no coding skills needed to get your business online on mobile. With Instappy, one can build, launch and publish the app on app store / Play store only in a days’ time. Whether you own an export house, a niche fashion boutique, a superstore, or an exotic pet shop, your mobile commerce store is instantly ready with Instappy.
What If you we told you that you could get an app with Fully functional built-in CMS for unlimited updates over 46 Rich media and social API's, Reliable data backup, secure cloud hosting, Unlimited customization options, Native utility features, Built-in system for offers and deals, Push notifications in app, real time analytics, 157 other features, and a fully Google indexed app, free payment gateway, inventory management, and more will cost you 10 lacs+ but you can get it for as low as 50000 INR? What is more a world-class payment gateway is included Free.
Squarespace
Squarespace makes this list, because its fully loaded ecommerce platform is affordable and can actually help you sell as a small business. No matter which Squarespace template you select -- which is another strength of the platform, as you can choose beautiful layouts without having to know a stitch of code -- you’ll be allowed to upload an unlimited number of items to your online store and have full control of your inventory management, meaning that it’s easy to offer different variants of the same product type as well as control your inventory stock.
This is definitely an ecommerce platform for the type of business that you can run from your living room, and while your site will look great, Squarespace won’t offer you a lot of capabilities in search engine optimization (SEO) or customer relationship management (CRM). Still, it’s a great platform for any type of business from small retailers to professionals wanting to sell their services.
Adobe Business Catalyst
Adobe Business Catalyst is targeted at website designers; however, it is very user-friendly for small business owners to build their own site. Its claim to fame is integrating content management (CMS), e-mail marketing, CRM database, e-commerce, and analytics in one platform. The others on this list do much of the same, but if you’re familiar with Dreamweaver and other website building tools, Adobe offers an elegant way to build an entire site and an entire online business with one tool.
Shopify
Shopify is all about helping you set up an online store so that you can sell online, and in my opinion, it’s one of the more powerful all-in-one ecommerce platforms out there. It’s also one of the most popular ecommerce building sites on the market today, as Shopify now have over 100,000 stores using their platform.
With Shopify, you can upload an unlimited amount of products with easy control over variants and overall inventory. It also comes with a discount code engine, and you won’t have to pay for transaction fees. The real beauty of Shopify -- and what makes it scalable for any type of business -- is their app store, which offers over a 1,000 helpful apps both free and paid.
CommerceHub
CommerceHub is a cloud based service that allows retailers to dramatically increase their inventory and product offering to the consumers that support their business. How do they accomplish this? Essentially, CommerceHub works as a merchandising and fulfillment platform that connects online retailers to suppliers -- which, as anyone who’s tried to build a relationship with suppliers knows, is a major milestone to reach. Simply put, working with a quality supplier is a goal that can elude many businesses that haven’t yet obtained brand recognition.
