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Pagecloud The most intuitive platform to design, build, and launch your next website. Find out more Try Pagecloud	Shopify Everything you need to start, run and scale your business. Find out more Try Shopify
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Pagecloud

Pagecloud comes jam-packed with all the features you need to build high-performance websites in record time. With hundreds of integrations and business tools, managing your online presence has never been easier.

• Total design flexibility - For the ultimate freeform editing experience, use Manual Layouts to create stunning layouts.
• Beautiful websites on every screen - Auto Layouts structure your content to resize and reflow across different screens.   
• Mobile optimized websites - The most efficient way to create a mobile website. Easily edit your site in our mobile editor.
• Stand out with a beautiful design - Choose from our collection of professionally designed, fully customizable templates.
• Expand your site in minutes - Speed up your process with predesigned Sections that you can lay anywhere in your site.
• Complete projects faster - Sections can be customized, hidden, duplicated and reused on any project.

A platform for creators and their clients

• Showcase your portfolio - Become a part of the Pagecloud Pro Program and get your portfolio seen by potential new clients.
• Increase your margins - Earn more for your work with bundled pricing.
• Client and team collaboration - Use the Teams function and Sharelinks for seamless collaboration.
• Fastest loading websites - Give your customers a competitive advantage with lightning fast page speed. 
• All your favourite apps - 100+ integrations including ecommerce, marketing, and booking apps.
• SEO tools - Access to metadata and analytics so you can continue to grow your business.

Launch your online store, website, or landing page today.

Get started for free with a 1 page website. When you are ready for more upgrade to a premium plan. 

Start with a free page

Grow your audience

Capture leads with a landing page and custom form.

Showcase your portfolio  

Perfectly display your work online with image galleries. 

Create a link page for your social bios  

Customize your buttons and icons to represent your brand.

Grow your sales  

Sell products, services & more

Create your online store and start marketing and selling your products.

Manage inventory & track sales

Keep track of your customers and sales in your dashboard.

Customize your storefront

Design your store to best showcase your products and branding.

Beautiful designs

Customize your template

Drag and drop editor allows you to customize anything. 

Expand your site in minutes

Add new Sections from your template to easily expand your site.

Design faster with Sections

Duplicate, hide, and reuse Sections across your site.

Built for teams

Team members

Invite Team members to have access to editing and managing your site.

Share draft pages

Share in progress pages and draft sites with team members and clients for easy feedback.

Pagecloud pros

Hire a Pagecloud Pro to help you design, build, or manage your site.

Marketing & SEO

Search engine optimization

Get found online with alt-text, keyword tags, meta descriptions, and all your SEO essentials. 

Custom domains

Connect your custom domain. Get one year free custom domain on an annual plan. 

Pagecloud Forms

Capture leads and grow your audience with our customizable form builder.

All premium plans include

Templates & Section Libraries

Includes thousands of curated sections to help you design faster. 

Blog

Everything you need to write and share search-optimized articles online.

Free custom domain name

Annual subscriptions come with a free custom domain name for the first year.

Beautiful galleries

Showcase your most stunning images with a variety of easy-to-customize galleries. 

100+ app integrations

Seamless integrations that help you connect your website with your existing toolkit.

Customizable forms

Convert more leads with dozens of customizable forms options.

Source code access

Effortless developer collaboration thanks to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript access. 

Hosting & SSL security

Fully managed service that includes best-in class hosting, and automatic SSL.

Search engine optimization

Outrank the competition with powerful SEO tools and lightning-fast pages.

Shopify

Millions of businesses in 175 countries around the world have made over $200 billion USD in sales using Shopify.

Sell everywhere Use one platform to sell products to anyone, anywhere—in person with Point of Sale and online through your website, social media, and online marketplaces.
Market your business Take the guesswork out of marketing with built-in tools that help you create, execute, and analyze digital marketing campaigns.
Manage everything Gain the insights you need to grow—use a single dashboard to manage orders, shipping, and payments anywhere you go.

Help & Support

Can I Build A Shopify Store Myself?

It's really easy to setup Shopify without coding, and in less than an hour you can have your own online store. It's probably one of the main reasons that Shopify is probably the most popular online store platform.

Is Shopify Good For Beginners?

Shopify is an excellent choice for people starting out their own business, but there's many things you need to consider, and it will take a little effort on your part. First of all, you need a great product to sell.

But once you've decided you need an online shop, Shopify can take out all of the headache of building a website, setting up a payment merchant and invoicing, email communications and shipping updates.

What Exactly Does Shopify Do?

Shopify is an online platform which helps you to bring together all the tools you need to manage an online store. You can build and customise an online store and also sell online or offline (for example face-to-face in a market, shopping centre) as well as social media integration.

How Much Does It Cost To Set Up A Shopify Store?

The monthly subscription fee starts from as low as $29 USD for the basic plan. Use Shopify Payments and pay no transaction fee. If you choose an external payment gateway, there will be additional fees of 2%, 1% or 0.5% for Basic Shopify, Shopify, and Advanced Shopify plans, respectively.

However to make your store a success, you'll also want to get a custom logo, branding and other marketing materials. Overall, expect to pay somewhere between $2,000 to $3,000 to get started.

How do I set up a Shopify store step by step?

It's easy to setup a Shopify store, in less than 15 minutes.

1. Signup for Shopify and add products to your store
2. Customise the branding and look of your website
3. Setup a custom domain, to improve trust and brand identity
4. Activate your merchant provider, to accept payments

Can you make money on Shopify?

Shopify is a platform that allows you to sell anything to anyone. As long as you have a business idea, and strong processes for designing, building and fulfilling a product or service, you can sell on Shopify.

Is Shopify easy to set up?

It's the fastest way to get online and start selling, without having to worry about setting up a website or merchant payment facilities.

Can I use Shopify POS if I have multiple cash registers in use at the same time?

Yes. You can install Shopify POS on multiple devices, and you won’t be charged any extra. Store activity on all devices is synchronized with your Shopify admin.

What does Shopify POS do?

Shopify POS is an application for iOS and Android devices that you can use for transactions in a physical store or pop-up setting. Find products, process orders, take payment, swipe credit cards, produce receipts, and control it all from your iPad or mobile device. All the background management of your store is done from your Shopify admin, which you can access using any browser.

Do I need a web host?

Shopify includes secure, unlimited ecommerce hosting on all plans except Shopify Lite. You can also use the Buy Button to add ecommerce to any existing website.

Can I use my own domain name?

Yes. You can purchase a domain name within Shopify, or use an existing one that you own. We also provide a free myshopify.com domain name to all stores on sign up.

Can I use a third party payment provider with Shopify?

Yes, Shopify supports many third party payment providers. Shopify uses a variety of third-party payment providers, including PayPal, Stripe, Authorize.net, and Amazon Payments.

Are there any transaction fees?

Use Shopify Payments and pay no transaction fee. If you choose an external payment gateway, there will be additional fees of 2%, 1% or 0.5% for our Basic Shopify, Shopify, and Advanced Shopify plans, respectively.

Is Shopify PCI Compliant or PCI Certified?

Yes. Shopify is certified Level 1 PCI DSS compliant. This means all your data and customer information is ultra secure.

Can I change my plan later on?

Absolutely! You can upgrade or downgrade your plan at any time.

Do you offer any discounted plans?

Yes, Shopify offer a 10% discount on annual plans and a 20% discount on biennial plans, when they are paid upfront.

How long are Shopify contracts?

All Shopify plans are month to month unless you sign up for an annual or biennial plan.

Can I cancel my account at any time?

Yes. If you ever decide that Shopify isn’t the best ecommerce platform for your business, simply cancel your account.

Do I need to enter my payment details to sign up?

No. You can sign up and use Shopify for 14 days without entering your payment details. At the end of your trial, or when you decide to launch your store, you will need to pick a plan and enter your payment details.

Is there a setup fee?

No. There are no setup fees on any of Shopify plans.