GET OFF squarespace, wix, godaddy, showit, shopify

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Rakos Mediaseen in 4 videos →https://rakosmediagroup.com/contact/ ↗

Why it worked

The video uses a contrarian hook that targets a specific pain point (monthly subscription costs) for a large audience of business owners, positioning the creator as an industry expert.

Summary

The creator advises business owners to move their websites away from popular subscription-based platforms like Squarespace and Shopify to WordPress for better ownership and SEO control. The video positions the creator's agency as the expert authority on this transition.

Structure

1Identify common website platforms to avoid
2Explain the financial and ownership downsides of these platforms
3Highlight the risks of renting digital real estate
4Recommend WordPress as the superior alternative
5Establish authority and provide a call to action

Product placement

The creator is wearing a hat branded with 'Rakos Media', which is the agency service being promoted via the bio link.

Original caption

Business owners, stop building websites on wix, squarespace, godaddy, shopify, show it, and all these platforms. You are limited in design, seo, and are renting your most valuable digital asset. Get on Wordpress in 2026. Bit of a learning curve, but better for your business in the big picture. #squarespace #wix #showit #wordpress #websitetips

More from @rakos.media

Their other posts in the index, biggest breakout first.

Call to action

Get yourself on WordPress.

On-screen text

GET OFF squarespace, wix, godaddy, showit, shopify if you're a business owner and have a website built on square space Wix go Daddy or any of these entry platforms please get off of it it's costing you money it's limiting your reach and you don't even actually own your website it's costing you money because you're paying a monthly subscription to have a website over time it's just cheaper to have one built that you own it limits your reach because you don't have full control over the SEO and I can't say this enough you don't own your website is the most valuable piece of digital real estate you can have you don't wanna rent it these platforms change their terms of service and increase their pricing all the time if one day you don't like that all the time and work you put into your website is gone get yourself on WordPress it will be a little bit of a learning curve but you have full control full ownership and over 43% of the internet is built on WordPress everyone's using it for a reason

Transcript

GET OFF squarespace, wix, godaddy, showit, shopify. If you're a business owner and have a website built on square space, Wix, godaddy or any of these entry platforms, please get off of it. It's costing you money, it's limiting your reach and you don't even actually own your website. It's costing you money because you're paying a monthly subscription to have a website. Over time, it's just cheaper to have one built that you own. It limits your reach because you don't have full control over the SEO and I can't say this enough, you don't own your website. Your website is the most valuable piece of digital real estate you can have. You don't wanna rent it. These platforms change their terms of service and increase their pricing all the time. If one day you don't like that, all the time and work you put into your website is gone. Get yourself on WordPress. It will be a little bit of a learning curve, but you have full control, full ownership and over 43% of the internet is built on WordPress. Everyone's using it for a reason.