11 Doubts about a Magento Development Company You Should Clarify
Magento is a powerful eCommerce platform that allows merchants to create powerful and unique eCommerce stores. Despite it, merchants are reluctant to set up their store on Magento or use a Magento development company for that matter. Why? Based on our experience, it is nothing but misconceptions. Fortunately, we are here to address these misconceptions and help you make better decisions for your store.
Addressing Top Concerns About a Magento Development Company
1. Copying Another Website’s Design
Many first-time merchants think that a development company will simply use an existing store’s design, change the colour scheme, tweak it a little bit, and present it as new work. This is quite far from the truth. A reliable Magento development company such as FME Extensions understands the importance of a unique website. Instead of simply retrofitting a previous project, we will build your store from scratch. Everything will be tailored to your requirements.
2. Customisation is Easy
Merchants tend to believe that making changes in Magento is quite easy. However, it is not the case. Magento is a bit complex to navigate. Even minor changes require a fair bit of time and technical knowledge. It involves the creation of basic modules and database scripts, enhancing the functionality of a store and making the visual aspects more prominent for the convenience of end users.
3. Support Needs to be Free
FME Extensions does offer free support but for a limited period only. The period is dependent upon numerous factors, but usually lasts up to 6 or 12 months in some cases. Beyond that, it is not feasible for any business to offer free support. Moreover, free support is a value-added service and not mandatory.
4. Magento Extensions Installation is Not Mandatory
No eCommerce platform is perfect. In other words, it does not have all the required features to ensure a seamless experience for all parties concerned. In certain situations, you may require a feature which is not available out of the box. In that case, you will either need to opt for a third-party solution or engage a Magento development company to carry out the custom development work. Therefore, if the developers ask you to install an extension, especially a paid one, they are not doing it to make money. They have analysed your requirements and believe that the only way to fulfil the requirements is through Magento 2 extensions.
5. My Company Credentials are in Danger
When you share sensitive information, don’t worry about the developers using it for their own benefit. Instead, a reliable Magento Development Company such as FME will always sign a non-disclosure agreement with the client. It ensures that all sensitive information is secure and there’s nothing to worry about.
6. Copy my Business Idea
You may have a unique business idea and are reluctant to share it with others as you fear that others will copy it. If that’s the case, then rest easy knowing that the non-disclosure agreement bounds the Magento Development Company from sharing the project details with any other individual or company. Apart from it, the developers may have already worked on a similar project.
In other words, what may seem unique to you might be quite common for them based on their extensive experience and knowledge. Therefore, don’t be afraid to share ideas and seek expert opinion. If you leave out the details, no Magento Development Company will be able to help you plan and execute the project. After all, they won’t have any idea about your vision or objectives.
7. They Will Outsource my Project Further
Yes, we do acknowledge that outsourcing is real and occurs in every industry, especially the tech sector. The Magento development company will claim to be working on your project, whereas they might have outsourced it to someone in India, Pakistan, or similar markets where wages are quite low. The goal is to reap the maximum profits. While we won’t go into the pros and cons of outsourcing, we will share a small tip.
The tip will help you assess if the company you plan to hire will work on the project itself or outsource it to a third party. Our suggestion is to have a quick chat with their representative. If they are unable to brief you about the technical aspects or takes too long to reply to your messages, then there is a high probability that the project will be outsourced to someone else.
8. Who is Going to be the Owner?
Quite a while back, web development companies used to retain the code, claiming that the code is their ownership. They used to sell to the client as a way of making more money. This is no longer the case. Every line of code that goes into making your eCommerce store is under your ownership.
9. It Takes a Long Time to Build a Store
The time a Magento development company takes to complete a project depends more on your needs than their expertise. Though with a quick installation of Magento and a ready-made theme, you can go live in a few days, but it is the addition of functionality and other customization that may take time. Developers calculate the completion of a project based on the number of activities they have to perform.
10. Hiring Another Company for Maintenance
There is no need to search for another company to avail maintenance unless you are not satisfied with their services. The guys who have set up the online store and done the customization are fast in figuring out issues, removing bugs and check out development flaws with frequent maintenance roundups.
11. They are Expensive
This is a 50-50 since various factors need to be considered. If you think about the platform costs, Magento Open Source is free. But the development costs tend to be higher than for other platforms due to Magento’s steep learning curve. Nevertheless, given the features that Magento offers, the long-term costs are less.
Final Thoughts
This concludes our article on the common misconceptions people have about Magento and Magento development companies. If you still have any query related to Magento, reach out to our support team. Thank You.
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