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3 Reasons Why WordPress Agencies Love Beaver Builder

Hashim Warren - February 21, 2019

We’re excited to welcome back our good friend, Hashim Warren, for a guest post about why WordPress agencies LOVE Beaver Builder. Hashim is a marketing specialist and long-time WordPress + Beaver Builder user.

The smartest Wordpress brands, agencies, and freelancers choose Beaver Builder for their critical projects.

I’m one of them! 🙂 Here are three reasons why.

1. Full Embrace of GPL Freedoms

Beaver Builder code is licensed under the GPL, the same liberal license that enabled WordPress to grow and power over a third of the web.

This means you can legally white label Beaver Builder and sell it to your clients. The tool even comes with built-in white labeling features to make it easy for you!

But why stop at just a few clients?

Beaver Builder’s Pro Package includes multi-site support, so hundreds or thousands of your users can enjoy drag and drop design functionality. That’s what website hosts Faithmade and Meesites are doing. GPL, FTW!

2. Rock Solid Code and Stability

The Beaver Builder development cycle is famous for its long alpha and public beta periods. I used to be frustrated with the long wait, wishing to get new features as soon as they were announced.

Then I experimented with a different page builder, and immediately ran into bugs trying to get my site to appear correctly on mobile devices. It dawned on me that 95% of the features my clients want are part of the standard Beaver Builder package. Think about it – most client requirements can be achieved using just the header, text, photo, and form modules.

I realized the critical feature for me as a service provider isn’t a whizz-bang design module, but the stability and reliability of the page builder.

I want every wrinkle ironed out before I use the latest version of Beaver Builder on a production site. Because every minute I lose struggling with a bug is another dollar I lose delivering a late project. Share on X

Now I embrace the long Beaver betas. I want every wrinkle ironed out before I use the latest version of Beaver Builder on a production site. Because every minute I lose struggling with a bug is another dollar I lose delivering a late project.

3. Large, Thriving, (and Helpful) Freelance Community.

When I became a freelancer this year, the Beaver Builder Facebook community gave me golden advice and lots of support. As I write this, the Facebook group has almost 14,000 members.

I’ve paid to be in online communities with less people and less experience than what I find with Beaver Builder. This week there were questions about:

How much should you charge a client when you step into a half-finished project?
Which is the best LMS – LearnDash or LifterLMS?
What’s the best directory plugin that works with Beaver Builder?

As you can see, discussions go beyond Beaver Builder to include Wordpress and client services in general. It took me a long time to discover the group, and I quickly became an active member there.

If you provide services to clients the choice of a page builder is easy.

Beaver Builder gives you the freedom, stability, and support you need to make your agency grow.

Why did you choose Beaver Builder for your agency? Please share your story below.

About Hashim Warren

Hashim Warren is a Marketing Strategist based in Greensboro, NC. He helps home builders land more jobs and bigger jobs at Hook & Target.

10 Comments

David Waumsley on February 22, 2019 at 3:38 am

Nice one Hashim. Of course, you are preaching to the converted here, but a big yes to all of these – particularly no.2.

I’m pleased the team have stayed true to their core agency and freelancer users and resisted the temptation to be everything to everyone. I trust them, value their intergrity. I feel know where I stand.

Even if I did not like the page builder I have not seen anything as simple to rival the power of Beaver Themer… but that’s another story.
- Robby McCullough on February 24, 2019 at 8:54 pm
  
  Thanks, David! Always great seeing your face in our comment stream. <3
Patrick Groot on February 22, 2019 at 10:44 am

Would love to see a setting for replacing the gutenberg editor completely in favour of the BB for posts and pages.
- Robby McCullough on February 24, 2019 at 8:53 pm
  
  That’s a good idea. There are a few things that a user might need to access the WordPress editor for, though. Like changing the permalink or to work with 3rd party metadata. We appreciate the feedback.
Hashim Warren on February 22, 2019 at 4:16 pm

I just recommended Beaver Builder and Themer to a client this week. I trust BB with my professional reputation
- Robby McCullough on February 24, 2019 at 8:50 pm
  
  Thanks, Hashim! We really appreciate your ongoing support and evangelism. 🙂
Victoria Fisher on February 27, 2019 at 7:49 am

Is BB compatible with WordPress.com (not .org) I would appreciate your prompt response. Thank you!
- Anthony Tran on February 27, 2019 at 8:09 am
  
  Hi Victoria, Beaver Builder is compatible with only the WordPress.com Business Plan. The Business Plan allows you to install the Beaver Builder plugins and Theme. Hope that helps. Cheers! =)
  - 2019web on March 7, 2019 at 6:36 am
    
    Thank you, Anthony ~ We just purchased the Pro Version for our Organization…can’t wait to start digging in!
    - Anthony Tran on March 7, 2019 at 8:14 am
      
      Excellent! Thank you and we look forward to your feedback =)