Posts Tagged ‘E-Commerce’
WPAZ WooCommerce Meetup: March/April Wrap
We had some pretty awesome WooCommerce Meetups for March & April! March We had a brand new speaker present. Parker Mathewson, the founder of The Rite Sites, graced us with his expertise on The Problems and Opportunities of Migrating to WooCommerce. After his talk, Parker was accommodating in answering plenty of developer-related questions about migrating…
Read MoreHow to Set Up a New WooCommerce Store
This post was originally posted at WooCommerce.com as a 5-part boot camp series for store owners considering using WooCommerce. If you are starting from scratch, head to WooCommerce.com/start to get a basic site in place. If you already have a self-hosted WordPress site or a WordPress.com site with a Business plan, head to the Plugins section of your…
Read MoreUsing WooCommerce for Wholesale eCommerce Sites
E-commerce has been incredibly successful for retail or business to consumer (B2C) sales. Online holiday shopping continued to grow last year, hitting an all-time high of $108 billion according to CNBC, nearly 15% higher than 2016 statistics. Outside the holidays, more people than ever continue to shop online for everything from clothing to groceries. Forty-three…
Read MoreRe-Platforming to WooCommerce
Here at Mode Effect, we get a lot of inquiries from eCommerce site owners who have outgrown the one-size-fits-all platform they entered early in their online commerce ventures. These folks have often outgrown their first platform and want their websites to help them compete more effectively in the virtual marketplace. They want to offer…
Read MoreHoliday eCommerce Security: Is Your Store Ready for the Hacking Season?
Being a good custodian of your customers’ data is a basic part of running any successful online storefront. Unfortunately, the holidays are a particularly risky time of year for eCommerce security. With all the credit and debit card numbers traveling to and fro, hackers have a smorgasbord of opportunities for data theft. Large retailers like Neiman…
Read MoreIs UX killing conversions on your eCommerce store?
A user’s experience on your ecommerce website will have a strong impact on how long they stay on your site, how much they navigate through it, and if they make a purchase while visiting. When it comes to conversions, your user experience is critical. So, let’s dive in and look at four key areas of…
Read MoreThe Most Trusted WooCommerce Extensions to Run Your Ecommerce Store
The WooCommerce plugin is fast becoming one of WordPress’ most popular tools. It powers 2.3 million online stores according to the Internet analytics firm BuiltWith. WooCommerce has its own ecosystem supported by eCommerce plugins (called extensions) that go beyond its own tools to provide additional support for functions like checkout, payment, shipping, and marketing…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Guide to High Performance WooCommerce & Scale
How is your WooCommerce website performing these days? As more holiday (and every day) shopping is now done online, it’s probably had quite a workout over the past couple of months. Now that you’ve finished accounts for the holiday season and (hopefully) caught up on tasks like updating your email capture, look at your site…
Read MoreWooConf 2017 Recap
Okay. Here comes a super brief recap of WooConf! I just saw the videos went live and wanted to share the two keys I was most excited about at last month’s event. I had an opportunity to attend and speak at the annual conference for WooCommerce. It’s called WooConf. And let me tell you it…
Read MoreWebsite Hosting Options for WooCommerce Ecommerce Stores
Where to start? Let’s talk about website hosting for your store. Is your store running WooCommerce? How good of a job is your current website host doing for your online store? The performance of your host has a tremendous effect on your online store’s performance and ultimately your bottom line. Since launching your store you’ve…
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