{"podcast":{"title":"Click & Convert with Maria Sparagis","slug":"click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413","podcast_index_feed_id":1375413,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/maria-sparagis/","website_url":"https://directpaynet.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0bfda54a-9b87-4d2d-8065-e279d8530fce/pod-cover-1.png","author":"Maria Sparagis","episode_count":200,"summary":"Maria Sparagis has spent 20+ years helping online businesses find the revenue they didn't know they were losing. As president of DirectPayNet and a payment solutions expert, she knows that the difference between a good business and a great one often comes down to how you handle payments and conversions. On Click & Convert, Maria shares the strategies, tools, and insider knowledge that ecommerce founders and online entrepreneurs need to scale to 6 and 8 figures — from optimizing your checkout flow to maximizing what hits your bottom line. Featured in American Banker, Vice, Coindesk, and Yahoo. Connect at mariasparagis.com or directpaynet.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T14:20:51.556739+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413"},"episode":{"title":"#252 Shopify vs WooCommerce: Which Is Better as Your Business Grows?","slug":"252-shopify-vs-woocommerce-which-is-better-as-your-business-grows","published_at":"2026-09-14T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/252-shopify-vs-woocommerce-which-is-better-as-your-business-grows","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413","url":"https://directpaynet.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/dd5024f5-475e-43b4-8b1c-0ef79bc79d30.mp3","summary":"Shopify or WooCommerce—which is the better choice for your ecommerce business? Shopify offers an integrated, easy-to-manage ecommerce ecosystem, while WooCommerce gives you considerably more flexibility and control. But the differences become more important as your business grows. In this episode, I compare Shopify and WooCommerce from a business owner's perspective, including ease of use, customization, total operating costs and an area that's often overlooked: payments . I also explain why payment flexibility can become a financial decision at higher sales volumes, and what established ecommerce businesses should consider before deciding which platform makes the most sense as they scale. Learn more about DirectPayNet: https://directpaynet.com/contact-us/","meta_description":"Shopify or WooCommerce—which is the better choice for your ecommerce business? Shopify offers an integrated, easy-to-manage ecommerce ecosystem, while Woo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":668,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/episodes/252-shopify-vs-woocommerce-which-is-better-as-your-business-grows/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/252-shopify-vs-woocommerce-which-is-better-as-your-business-grows.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}