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Andrés Gánem

Senior Writer
Andrés Gánem is a writer and reviewer at Website Planet.

He writes about a variety of topics aimed at helping business owners and merchants grow and manage their ventures. These topics include (but are not limited to) website building, web hosting, project management software, and credit card processing. He regularly performs research to keep on top of the latest industry news and trends.

Andrés has also been involved with a variety of science communication groups across Mexico. Throughout this time, he’s been responsible for project management, web design, marketing and social media campaigns, and content creation. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and drinking frankly unhealthy amounts of coffee.

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Reviews

Leaders Merchant Services

Though it has a less-than-stellar track record amongst merchants, Leaders Merchant Services (LMS) has recently made a push to turn things around. For the most part, this effort has been successful. A 98% approval rate, essential but reliable features, and top-tier customer service make LMS one of the best credit card processors around, even if some past frustrations remain...

4.9
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Smartsheet

If you don't mind a crude UI, Smartsheet is a powerful software that’s good for managing both small and large projects. You can use it to organize a team, create stunning reports, and optimize your schedule.  However, Smartsheet can take a while to learn. And unlike most other project management software, it doesn’t have a free plan.

4.8
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PaymentCloud

PaymentCloud has earned a reputation for high approval rates, helpful customer support, and features for both e-commerce and physical transactions. Your contract comes with free equipment, and reprogramming of existing hardware is also an option. Although it can be difficult to figure out exactly how much you'll pay before contacting sales, rest assured its plans are...

4.8
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Clover POS Systems

Clover offers some of the most advanced and versatile POS devices on the market. Its main con has been the less-than-stellar credit card processing provided by its parent company, Fiserv. With the introduction of Paysafe’s high-quality credit card processing, however, the Clover + Paysafe combination could be one of the best available for merchants today.

4.8
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Zoho Projects

Zoho Projects definitely looks good, and it offers fantastic value for its price. It’s a particularly excellent software if you are familiar with the Zoho ecosystem or you manage a small-to-medium-sized team. But while there’s much to love about Zoho, it can get complicated to use if you manage large, complex projects. Read on to see what I mean.

4.8
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InterServer

InterServer’s offering is very clear: unlimited resources at low rates. While it delivers on this promise, there aren’t many standout features beyond this. Also, it only has data centers within the US, so it’s not the ideal provider for an international site. If you’re willing to look past that, though, InterServer provides excellent performance and complete flexibility at...

4.7
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Webador

Webador’s strong suit is easy to use, making it an excellent choice for beginners. With an intuitive and user-friendly editor and highly affordable pricing, it’s a standout option for quickly getting a site online. However, users seeking advanced customization and more robust features may find it lacking and might need to explore other options.

4.7
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ScalaHosting

ScalaHosting offers outstanding performance and feature variety, especially for its prices. You might find that its shared hosting plans don’t stand out much when compared to other providers, but its cloud and VPS hosting plans are its best-value offerings. If you’re looking for a provider that can grow along with your website(s), ScalaHosting is a very good choice.

4.7
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FastComet

FastComet’s worldwide data centers make it a solid choice for reaching locations like East and South Asia. It also provides every basic feature you’d expect from a quality host (even if it doesn’t come with many extras). When you add excellent customer support and a user-friendly interface, FastComet is an excellent choice for beginners looking to reach a worldwide audience.

4.7
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PaySafe POS

Though it's received mixed reviews in the past, Paysafe’s tailored transaction fees, high-risk merchant accounts, and support for international payment methods certainly make it an ideal choice for some businesses. Its POS offering might be fairly standard, but it includes everything you need to accept your customers' preferred payment methods.

4.6
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IONOS Website Builder

MyWebsite Now from IONOS is a dead-simple site builder with very low prices. If you want to get a website up and running very quickly, it could be just right. It also has a nifty e-commerce feature in case you’re starting an online store. Just be aware that the English version is not available in all countries. If you’re in the right region, it’s worth a glance!

4.6
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Rytr

Thanks to its classic word processing interface and variety of AI writing features, Rytr is an excellent tool for writers and content creators looking to streamline their workflow. Its selection of tones and use cases also makes it incredibly versatile. But if you’re looking to generate entire articles with just the click of a button, Rytr won’t be for you.

4.6
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Kinsta

If you have great expectations for your website, Kinsta’s cloud-based managed WordPress hosting delivers incredible performance worldwide. It also gives you useful hosting tools and a user-friendly dashboard. It’s an ideal choice for far-reaching and continuously evolving websites, but its high price won’t suit everyone.

4.6
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Web.com Website Builder

June 2025 Update: Web.com is now part of Network Solutions. This review is based on Web.com’s former features and pricing. A fully updated Network Solutions (formerly Web.com) review is coming soon.

4.6
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TeamGantt

TeamGantt is extremely easy to use thanks to its great-looking user interface (UI). It's an attractive tool if you're an inexperienced manager or can't wait to get your project up and running. But unlike other project management software, TeamGantt doesn’t provide much beyond the basics. For small, simple projects, that’s more than enough. For larger projects, it’s a...

4.5
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Blog Posts

Web.com Becomes Network Solutions

Popular web-building platform Web.com has merged with Network Solutions to operate under the Network Solutions name, promising an expanded offering of services and features. Network Solutions, previously a Web.com subsidiary, was one of the top domain registrars in the world. Web.com originally acquired the Network Solutions brand in a 2011 purchase worth over $405 million...

4.0
Last updated: June 23, 2025
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Reddit Sues Anthropic for Scraping Content Without Permission

Social media platform Reddit has filed a lawsuit against AI giant Anthropic, alleging that the AI company used content from millions of its forums to train its large language model (LLM) without the social platform’s permission. Reddit filed the complaint on June 6 in San Francisco (US), where both companies are based. According to the complaint, Anthropic refused to...

5.0
Last updated: June 20, 2025
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Wix vs Squarespace: Which Offers the Best Value in 2025?

Wix and Squarespace are two of the largest players in the website-building industry. While both platforms are celebrated for their drag-and-drop editors and beginner-friendly interfaces, the real battle in is about value. Both are packed with top-tier features in their starter plans that won’t break the bank, but there can be only one winner. Wix and Squarespace often top...

4.5
Last updated: June 18, 2025
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How To Create a Hostinger Account (+ Discount Tip) in 2025

Hostinger’s affordable pricing, reliable performance and above-average speeds, and beginner-friendly interface make it one of the best hosting providers currently on the market. Creating your Hostinger account could be the first step of a long and fruitful journey for your website, and I’m here to show you how. I’ll walk you through the entire process with step-by-step...

4.3
Last updated: June 17, 2025
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How to Start an Interior Design Business: Scale Your Skill [2025]

Now’s the perfect time to start an interior design business, we’re here to show you how Interior design can be an incredibly rewarding profession. As an interior designer, you’ll get to use your creativity, problem-solving skills, and a variety of areas of knowledge to create the spaces people will live and work in. It’s a profession that benefits from your aesthetic...

4.5
Last updated: June 17, 2025
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LegalZoom vs Northwest Registered Agent: Compared in 2025

As a business owner, you’ll constantly be juggling a bunch of different tasks. While registering your Limited Liability Company (LLC) is something you could do on your own, it demands your full attention, and a slight mistake can cost you valuable time and money. LLC formation services exist to take that weight off your shoulders. Northwest Registered Agent and LegalZoom...

4.3
Last updated: June 17, 2025
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ScalaHosting VPS Review: Our Honest Expert Opinion [2025]

In the marketing for ScalaHosting’s VPS plans, the company promises not to overload the servers, and it promises that the hardware you pay for will be exactly what you get. It also promises that if you get the managed VPS hosting, you won’t have any technical issues to worry about. It also promises to be affordable (and it is that, at least). But is this affordable VPS...

5.0
Last updated: June 17, 2025
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UK Lawyers Could Face Penalties for Misusing AI

In a June 6 ruling, the High Court of England and Wales declared that lawyers who misuse AI could be held in contempt of court and even face criminal penalties. This comes after two high-profile cases where lawyers submitted filings containing AI-generated citations in written arguments. Judge Victoria Sharp wrote in her ruling that generative AI tools “are not capable of...

4.0
Last updated: June 17, 2025
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Major Organic Food Distributor Faces Cyberattack

United Natural Foods (UNFI), a major distributor of organic foods across the US, was hit by a cyberattack that caused a temporary disruption of its distribution schedule on June 9. UNFI is the primary grocery distributor to supermarket chain Whole Foods and also supplies several others retailers. The company provides organic products to over 30,000 retailers across the US...

4.8
Last updated: June 17, 2025
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EU Investigates Porn Platforms Over Child Safety Law

On May 26, the European Commission (EC) announced it would launch an investigation into major pornography distributors Pornhub, XVideos, XNXX, and Stripchat over the child safety policies set by the Digital Services Act (DSA). If in breach, these websites could face fines of up to 6% of their annual revenue. The European Commission is the executive arm of the European Union...

4.7
Last updated: June 13, 2025
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Amazon and The New York Times Strike AI Licensing Deal

The New York Times (NYT) signed a deal with Amazon to license its editorial content for “AI-related uses.” The deal also includes the integration of NYT content into the Amazon platform, including brief summaries and other journalistic material on relevant product pages. According to an NYT press release, the partnership will “[broaden] the companies’ existing relationship,...

4.3
Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Best Free Website Builders for Nonprofits (TESTED) in 2025

While there are many good free website builders out there, few truly meet the needs of nonprofits. Some lack essential features like donation collection or event management, while others are too limited unless you pay for an upgrade. You need a website that looks great and helps spread the word about your mission without breaking the bank. In an ideal world, it would help...

4.5
Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Meta To Develop Technology for the US Army

Meta has partnered with defense company Anduril to develop extended reality (XR) products for the US Army. This comes eight years after Meta originally fired Anduril’s founder, Palmer Luckey. “I finally got all my toys back,” Luckey told The Wall Street Journal, referencing the VR work he previously did at Meta. As announced in a May 29 press release, the goal of the...

4.0
Last updated: June 11, 2025
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6 Best E-commerce Credit Card Processing Companies [2025]

Unless you plan on receiving cash via messenger pigeon, credit card processing is crucial to your online business. It’s not just about accepting credit cards, either. You can put all the time in the world into perfecting your products and web design, but it will largely be in vain if your payment method is inconvenient. Without an easy way to pay, many customers will simply...

4.0
Last updated: June 11, 2025
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Shopify vs Ecwid: Which One’s Better for Your Store in 2025?

For the average online store, the number of visitors that actually turn into customers is barely above two percent, so choosing the right platform for your store is paramount. If you’re looking to build an online store, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Shopify, and for a good reason. It offers powerful tools for e-commerce, stylish templates, and the capacity to process large...

5.0
Last updated: June 09, 2025
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Guides

Module 5: The Services Page – Portfolio Site

Put all your services on a single page and create attractive previews to coax visitors further down your funnel.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Before We Leave: Pre-Launch Checklist and Parting Words

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 5: The Services Page – Local Business

Put all your services on a single page and create attractive previews to coax visitors further down your funnel.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 4: The Contact Page – Local Business

Make it effortless for visitors to get in touch. Build an effective contact page that’ll house your all-important contact form.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 3: The About Page – Local Business

Create an about page that connects you with potential clients through shared values and experiences.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 2: Your Homepage – Local Business

Design and build a beautiful, effective homepage that says: “This is my brand!” rather than “This is a Wix template.”

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 6: The Gallery Page – Local Business

Create a gallery to showcase your best products and add a map to guide visitors to your business.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 8: Testing and Refining – Local Business

Make sure all the different elements of your site work as they should. Return to any items on your list that may need additional work and refine accordingly.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 8: Testing and Refining – Portfolio Site

Make sure all the different elements of your site work as they should. Return to any items on your list that may need additional work and refine accordingly.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 8: Testing and Refining – Agency

Make sure all the different elements of your site work as they should. Return to any items on your list that may need additional work and refine accordingly.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 7: SEO Basics – Local Business

Set up internal links, CTA links, and your SEO metadata. Connect a custom domain to publish your site, or publish using a free Wix domain.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 7: SEO Basics – Portfolio Site

Set up internal links, CTA links, and your SEO metadata. Connect a custom domain to publish your site, or publish using a free Wix domain.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 7: SEO Basics – Agency

Set up internal links, CTA links, and your SEO metadata. Connect a custom domain to publish your site, or publish using a free Wix domain.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 6: The Portfolio Page – Portfolio Site

Create a stunning portfolio to showcase your visual work and attract new clients.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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Module 5: The Services Page – Agency

Put all your services on a single page and create attractive previews to coax visitors further down your funnel.

Last updated: June 12, 2025
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