Here's why you want a Craft website
If you choose Craft, then you choose possibilities. Craft is a CMS for building top-quality websites. With Craft, you start with a foundation that puts content first. It offers a flexible, customized experience for developers and content writers. Ideal for B2B companies ready for the next step.
Why our clients choose Craft CMS? Well, here's why:
At Craft, usability is paramount. From navigating through the dashboard, to managing content; user experience is thought of everywhere.
Are you in the process of building a page? Craft's usability can help you with that, too. By using the Live Preview feature, you can see what a page will look like even before it is live.
Your corporate identity and website is unique and so are the components, the building blocks that make up your website. Craft CMS gives UI/UX designers complete freedom in their design, after which every part of the design can be built by developers.
Once created? Then there's no more designer or developer involved. With just a few clicks, you can choose which block goes where and set up the page dynamically and according to your wishes, while maintaining the style.
Does your company use different systems that need to be connected to the website? Chances are there already exists a plugin that makes a connection even easier. Doesn't one exist? Then this can be created manually. No problem, because Craft CMS makes this very easy. This way, you also ensure that your website complies with the latest privacy legislation.
A website needs to be fast. A slow loading time creates a poor experience for visitors, making them more likely to leave the website and the lead or conversion may go to a competitor. In addition, a longer load time also makes your website rank worse in Google.
When using Craft, you start right away with a fast base, but after a few tweaks, your website becomes super fast. Check out the speed test of the Laméco website.
Craft CMS is not developed by an open-source community, but by its own team of developers. Whereas with other CMSs hackers can penetrate through uncontrolled inputs, with Craft all plugins are either created by the in-house Craft team or strictly controlled. Add to that a Two-Factor-Authentication login and you have a system that is a lot less hackable than many other CMS.
No system is perfect for everyone. What do we see as Craft's biggest drawbacks?
Unless your business qualifies for the free package, there are costs associated with using and maintaining Craft. There are also additional costs for using Craft Commerce, an extension that allows you to set up an online store.
The costs for Craft consist of:
- License (~$299 initially and ~$59 annually).
- Additional plugins, depending on the website (~$150,- per year)
Craft is set up like a custom suit. The components fit together perfectly and everything works super fast. There are no "ready-made" - templates. Your website is made for you. Because of this, not every agency or developer can help you properly. You often end up with the more technically savvy companies like this one.
