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    There are obviously advanatages and disadvantages for both options, but I wanted some opinions from people a lot more experienced than me. I have created some apparel on a site that will print and ship the apparel for me if a customer decides to buy it. Therefore, I don't technically need an ecommerce site. When a person visiting the website clicks on the "shop" link, they will be directed to the website that I have my designs made (spreadshirt.com). I would like a site where I can post up pictures, videos, blogs, etc that are related to the apparel I am selling. My question is would you guys recommend just using a website builder such as squarespace to make things a lot simpler for me since I am new to this or should I go with wordpress which would allow a lot more room for customization? Any opinions or suggestions are more than welcomed.

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    When you get your own hosting and install wordpress on it, you are in charge of what happens to that website. When you go with square space, they essentially own what you've created. Wordpress will also allow for more customization... only if you have the time to learn it.
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    I agree - go with Wordpress on a hosted account.

    -It's portable - you can move it if the hosting company goes south.

    -You can back it up locally for disaster recovery

    -You can customize it in any way you might need going forward.

    The drawbacks are that you have to keep up with upgrades and any security / technical issues that arise, but I think that beats locking into a platform that isn't portable.

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    All true. WordPress gives you more freedom, you actually own the website and it's content, and there are no limits to customization with both form and function.
    But none of that means a hill of beans if you have no idea what you are doing and don't want to, or have the time to learn.

    In that case, I'd say stick with what's easier. Yes, in my opinion it's a crappier website, but not knowing how to use and build on WordPress is also a crappy website. So what's the difference? The bottom line is no matter what you use, you will need to learn some basic design principles, some marketing, some copy writing, and at least a basic understanding of HTML or CSS or nothing you do online will be built well unless you hire some one to do it for you.

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    A wordpress.org site is a license to learn. A website builder is not.

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    Wordpress will give you more flexibility and you will get increased customization. It is actually not that much more complicated than SquareSpace. I would definitely go with a WP website.
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    My $.02, go with WP. Customizable, open-source and you own your data.

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    Wordpress!

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    Harold +1
    Everything depends on your needs.

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    I would suggest you get your own domain and install wordpress on it. It is easy to setup, yet it gives you your own brand name and room for expansions.

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