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Choosing your store platform
Shopify vs WooCommerce vs the rest, pick once.
Shopify or WooCommerce for my first store in India?
For a first D2C store in India, default to Shopify unless you already know WordPress cold or need heavy content/SEO customization from day one. Sho...
Is Shopify worth ₹1,500+/month when I'm only doing 5 orders a day?
At 5 orders a day you're pre-product-market-fit, and Shopify's Basic plan (roughly ₹1,500-1,800/month after GST, plus a ~2% third-party payment fee...
Can I migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify later without losing my SEO rankings?
Yes, but it's a project, not a toggle: WooCommerce's /product/ and /product-category/ URLs don't match Shopify's /products/ and /collections/ struc...
What platform do most funded, scaled Indian D2C brands actually use?
Overwhelmingly Shopify, and specifically Shopify Plus once they're past a few crores in monthly revenue - Bombay Shaving Company's move off Magento...
Headless commerce - do I need it or is it overkill for me?
For almost every D2C founder reading this, headless is overkill: it trades day-one simplicity for long-run flexibility, and that trade only pays of...
Shopify, WooCommerce, Dukaan or Zoho Commerce - which fits a bootstrapped Indian D2C brand?
If you're validating an idea on a shoestring, Dukaan (from roughly ₹300-500/month, no transaction fees, Hindi support) gets you live fastest for th...
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