Owning a business comes with countless challenges, but developing a website that accurately reflects your organizational goals shouldn’t be one of them.
While you can develop a website in Shopify or WooCommerce, many businesses have turned to Magento, the world’s largest open-source platform (meaning that source codes can be modified and updated freely and as needed) to create a site that better aligns with their businesses goals and models.
Building out an eCommerce website on Magento is no easy feat. As a matter of fact, having basic technical knowledge and skills simply won’t cut it when bringing your site to life. This is one of the many reasons—more on that later—why you should consider hiring a Magento Certified developer for your website needs.
What does it mean for a developer to be Magento Certified?
They’re bonafide developers with credentials to match
In a nutshell, becoming certified in one or more areas of Magento means that a developer has the verified knowledge, skills and credentials to bring a retailer’s website to life.
Magento has a rigorous certification process, designed to award only the best of the best developers the distinction of being Magento certified. It makes these skilled developers about as rare as a unicorn, and they’re really, really good at what they do.
Not to mention, earning the title of Magento Certified Developer is no easy feat.
They have an expert level understanding of Magento
Developers who pass the assessments and become Magento Certified have an innate understanding of the platform and its functionality. Coding within the platform is like second nature for them; this allows them to see the code of a site, and relatively quickly recognize a solution or means of upgrading and improving. Less time is wasted because they are that much more in tune with the ins and outs of Magento – which, by the way, are practically limitless.
What are some advantages of hiring Magento certified developers?
Aside from having verified experts to build, launch and make updates to your eCommerce site, there are many other reasons to hire a team of developers.
Personalized website development
Hiring Magento experts means that you’ll have an efficient and well- performing eCommerce website that’s outfitted to the exact specs you need for your unique business.
This team will build out your website with the latest features and tools, as well as intimate knowledge of available Magento extensions that will save you time and money in the long run.
They have a knack for SEO updates
All around, websites executed by Magento certified developers boast a cleaner user interface and higher quality user experience, but will also be found easier by Google, Yahoo, Bing and other search engines.
Don’t be fooled, though. Magento certified developers are not SEO experts, and won’t simply improve your SEO with the snap of two fingers and a magic wand per se, but rather they can easily implement SEO changes to your site found by you, someone on your team , or someone you’ve hired.
Time and money-saving capabilities
When you hire Magento certified developers, their years of experience and expertise will save loads of time and, in turn, money for your organization. You can turn to them to churn out and deal with complex codes, troubleshooting and so much more, all so you can focus on building up your brand around the pretty website with incredible functionality.
Better yet, certified Magento developers will take less time to accomplish any given task than a non-certified developer, guaranteeing that any launch deadlines will be met.
Almost round-the-clock tech assistance
When you hire Magento certified developers, their years of experience and expertise will save loads of time and, in turn, money for your organization. You can turn to them to churn out and deal with complex codes, troubleshooting and so much more, all so you can focus on building up your brand around the pretty website with incredible functionality.
(Almost) No fatal errors
Okay, so no one’s perfect. Recruiting a team of Magento certified developers certainly means they’ll develop code that adheres to Magento standards and best practices, but mistakes happen.
When you launch a website, it’s guaranteed that there will be bugs and other aspects of the site and code that need adjusting and updating, and our good friend technology is on the constant evolution.
When that time comes, you’ll have a team that’s intimately familiar with Magento in the context of your site—one that’s readily available to jump in to help fix bugs or make additions in the future.
5 Tips for hiring a magento developer
1. Look into their certifications
Magento offers seven development certifications—that’s a lot of subjects to delve into. The available certifications are:
- Developer
- Developer Plus
- Front End Developer
- Professional Developer
- Professional Front End Developer
- Professional JavaScript Developer
- Solution Specialist
When you’re deciding on a Magento development company to hire, be sure to ask them about what aspect(s) they happen to be certified in. If they don’t have a Magento certification at all, we recommend continuing onward with your search.
2. Make sure they actually have partner status
Having one or more Magento certifications is a major green flag for any development organization, but having “partner” status is the equivalent of being verified on a social media page.
To become a Magento Industry Partner, development organizations have to undergo rigorous quality assurance tests at Magento’s head office. Here, active projects are checked for code quality on current and past projects, their thought processes throughout their portfolio, years of experience, and customer reviews.
3. Review their portfolio of clients
Before you jump in the deep end with a Magento development agency, be sure to review their previous projects and ask yourself the following questions: What other clients have they done work for? How clean are the site layouts? How easily can I navigate these sites? Are these projects a good example of how I want my website to look and function?
Asking these questions before signing an agreement can ensure a smooth development process and guarantee that the team you partner with will live up to your expectations.
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4. Verify their years if experience with magento
Magento has grown and evolved over the years. From a major shift from Magento 1 to Magento 2—basically meaning that the platform’s features have been updated for functionality and more—to a major influx of retailers making the choice to offer online purchasing options, there’s no shortage of possibilities and issues to run into.
When you hire a Magento team with more experience, they’ll be able to solve a wide range of problems, all in a shorter amount of time and at lower cost to you.
Trust our Magento certified experts to bring your eCommerce vision to life
At Pineapple Development, every member on our team has 5+ years of professional experience building, developing, troubleshooting, launching and updating eCommerce websites for retailers large and small.
Let’s build something great together. Get more information about our services, and contact us to see if we’re the right fit for your business.