Wix.com ...what if any issues are there with this platform and SEO?
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I have a client that would like me to support them with SEO on a Wix.com site. I was hoping to get some feedback from the community to see if there were people who had experience int he following areas:
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Supporting the day to day operation of a WiX site? Specifically are there any issues I need to watch out for or be aware of if I choose to support this site?
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From and SEO perspective is this platform OK or are there some issues I need to be made aware of?
I would sincerely appreciate any input or comments on this platform.
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Cheerd Don
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That is a nice post Danny.
For a non-developer the scores seem inline and accurate. If you have an existing site and just want to integrate a shopping tool or platform the list is very much how I would rate them.
If you're a developer and want to self customize Zen or Oscommerce would be the best choices IMO. Many out of the box site software are pretty restrictive and tend to lend their selves to a cookie-cutter look and feel, I'm all for customization.
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Wix is pretty poor when it comes to SEO
Check out this study which should be helpful:
http://www.seotraininglondon.org/best-ecommerce-platform-seo/
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We have some issues dealing with Wix. You have to deal with escaped fragment ajax URLs, title issues with removing store names, no FTP (robots, htaccess, etc) and anything you can't do within the CMS you just can't do.
You can install the Wix SEO Wizard App to help but honestly, it's a more pain than it's worth. We actually restrict our sales guys from selling Wix at all. The only Wix we'll take on is local suburb based campaigns. You don't want to try ranking it for anything competitive.
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