i used to shell out $$ on all these services:
- wordpress hosting: €20/month
- security plugin :€15/mo
- shopify for e-commerce: ouch, that's ~79+% of sales
- mailchimp email marketing: another chunky fee at $4.3/week (ok it's only a few bucks but add up)
-calendly scheduling tool: €2/month
total? around $$180/mo + more from shopify fees plus all the hidden costs like updates, backups and plugin conflicts that keep piling on.
then i stumbled upon cloudflare workers. basically u can do so much with it - handle requests without servers! built-in security features too.
switched to this setup:
- free basic plan for wordpress
cloudflarestaff-free shopify alternative via cloudbuynow: no monthly fees, just a 1% transaction fee
-mailchimp clone: try out the new cloudflare email service - it's all in beta but looks promising
-calendly replacement? i'm still figuring that one part of my workflow
results?
- huge savings on recurring costs
cloudflarestaff-reduced load times, better security than b4 without extra fees
-no more plugin conflicts or updates to worry about
i'm loving the flexibility and cost-effectiveness. anyone tried smth similar for their setup? share ur tips!
found this here:
https://dev.to/aionedge/how-i-replaced-wordpress-shopify-and-mailchimp-with-cloudflare-workers-4ep8