Duda Verse WordPress

Duda is a new platform that is exactly the same as Wix or SquareSpace. They offer a supposedly “easy” way to build and update a website.

What they don’t explain is that the ranking of this website will be very poor. This is due to the fact that Duda, Wix and SquareSpace all use a centralized database to serve content.

With a centralized database, the Google spiders see the website as a part of every Duda website or as a whole. Basically all websites on their server are considered one website.

Due to this, it is very hard to rank these websites compared to a WordPress website. With WordPress the database is unique and is self-hosted, meaning is not centralized. This is a very important factor.

Many will try to claim that you can rank a centralized database website, and this may be true to a certain extent, though they will never rank as well as self-hosted platforms.

We must realize that with the exact same identical effort and content between Duda and WordPress, WordPress will always out rank. So why start yourself on a poor foundation when you can just build with WordPress?

Is it harder to build on WordPress?

No, actually many people think that these pre-built systems are so much easier, when they really are not. Sure getting WordPress installed and set up in the beginning is a little bit more challenging, but think about the rewards that you’re getting in the long run.

Once the website software is installed and the domain is connected, adding content to WordPress is actually exactly the same process as with any of the drag-and-drop builders.

It’s very, very important to not build your website on a solution that will never show up in Google search very well. This website that you’re on right now is a WordPress website, and it ranks #1 in it’s market:

I challenge you the reader to find me one centralized database service such as Duda, Wix or SquareSpace website that ranks number one in any market, anywhere. They do not exist.

They simply will not compete against the other self hosted platforms like WordPress, Bootstrap, Magento, etc. I have 15 years experience in web development and SEO, take my word for it.

If you would like an evaluation of your current Duda, Wix, SquareSpace, Shopify, Big Commerce, or other centralized database website, wondering why it doesn’t show up properly Google search, please contact me on my contact form and I will go over it and show you why WordPress would be a much better solution for you!

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Written by: Jophiel Silvestrone

Jophiel Silvestrone has written 326 posts in the Tech Blog.

Jophiel grew up on a ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana near Chico Hot Springs. Working on the ranch instilled work ethic and self motivation. Filled with this drive, Jophiel started mowing the local school's yards twice a month throughout the summers, at the age of 12. He moved to Billings in 2004, where he has been deeply involved in the local business community ever since. A serial entrepreneur, Jophiel has ran multiple businesses in our local community. The first business, a janitorial and carpet cleaning company, founded in 2005, has employed over 50 locals. Moving on to the media industry, Jophiel and several partners founded Green Directory Montana in the spring of 2007. Green Directory's sustainability ranking software awarded points based on sustainable or "green" actions. These points counted towards a business's total "Green Score," which in turn ranked them against other businesses in their category and throughout the entire site. It also featured a limited edition print version distributed annually. A business acquisition allowed Jophiel to focus on new projects, and a few close business colleagues and Jophiel started Rocky Mountain Mr. & Ms. Magazine, a lifestyle publication for men and women in the Magic City. After a year and a half at the helm of RM3 Magazine, the business was purchased. He now runs a web development company SkyPoint Studios and fathers his son Jaoquin, who plays football, basketball, soccer, and is learning snowboarding from his dad. Recently, has expanded to locations in Havasu, Arizona & Vegas. SkyPoint Studios is a market leader in both Billings & Havasu and Jophiel is working on building that same level of market dominance in Vegas. Specialties: Extensive experience in online and offline business. Especially savvy at WordPress, and operate several sites, one example is the blog: skypointwebdesignbillingsmontana.com/tech-blog. Check out skypointwebdesignbillingsmontana.com for the latest projects from SkyPoint Studios.