…and What’s the Difference Between That and a Payment Processor?

Choosing a shopping cart for your WordPress website isn’t as simple as picking the most popular name. The right choice depends on your products, tech skills, budget, and how much control you want over the checkout experience.

📌 In this episode, Charly breaks down:

✅ The top WordPress-compatible shopping cart solutions

✅ The difference between a shopping cart and a payment processor (hint: one holds the goods, the other takes the money!)

✅ When to use WooCommerce vs EDD vs cloud options like Ecwid or Shopify

✅ Key features like subscriptions, deposits, digital vs physical goods

✅ Pros and cons of each platform, from flexibility to cost to ease of use

If you’re trying to sell online and are overwhelmed by choices, this episode will help you decide with confidence.

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About the Author Charly Leetham

Charly Leetham has been in technology for over 40 years - from earning her amateur radio license at 13 to founding and running Ask Charly Leetham, a digital services business serving small businesses worldwide. After losing $1 million in a franchise failure, she rebuilt from scratch and has kept her business running for nearly two decades through skill, systems, and relentless practicality.

She hosts the podcast Rise and Shine - Your Business Tech Boost with Charly Leetham and speaks about what it actually takes to build businesses that work and last - not just look good on paper.

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