We’d like to offer an overview for the non-techie clients as well, to give an idea why we’d suggest using this front-end tool for your next project.
What is Gatsby.js?
It’s a static site generator that’s actually built on React.js, a Javascript framework. Sounds gibberish, right?
Why static is good for me?
It enhances exponentially the speed of your website, as we don’t pull any data from the database when a user visits the website.
3 Reasons to go with Gatsby.js
1. Speed
This is one of the crucial reason we love Gatsby, as no-one likes to wait for a site loading for too long, especially when it comes to Search Engines, like Google.
2. Security
Let’s talk about where your data is coming from?
We can use many Content Management System (CMS), where you can add your articles, images, portfolios, or for example your restaurant’s menu items.
We collect that data from another location, so your site becomes more secure, not everything is in one server…
3. Cost
Gatsby.js is an open source framework, so it does not cost a dime for you. With our set up, we can also cut on the server cost using Netlify generous free tiers. So you only need to buy a domain, you want to use for your site!
It just gets interesting, right?
Let’s see some example sites!
We created some sites using Gatsby.js. We added the content on Contentful, and hosted the site on Netlify.
Click on each image to see the site!
Gatsby.js works great for most of the websites that are showcasing different information, as well selling some products. We always consider multiple factors when deciding on the best platform to use.