Have you seen the series we’ve been writing on increasing average order value? Check it out, we added two new posts this week 🙂
New or Updated Plugins & Themes
- Paid Memberships Pro now offers an add-on to implement social login on your membership site.
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Easy Digital Downloads released a for-developers plugin this week: Git Download Updater, which lets you update your downloadable files directly from GitHub or Bitbucket.
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There are two new third party add-ons available for AffiliateWP: Advanced Statistics, which shows affiliates more detail about EDD referrals, and Product Affiliate Links, which shows EDD product referral links in the affiliate area.
Marketing & Conversions
September typically means it’s time for eCommerce stores to start preparing for the holiday shopping season. WooThemes and Practical Ecommerce have tips below to do so.
- WooThemes has tips to help you create a holiday gift guide to help shoppers out with recommendations.
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You should start planning Cyber Monday sales, emails, and strategies now, according to Practical Ecommerce.
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Hubspot has some strategies to help you reduce cart abandonment for increased conversions.
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Here are several tips from Shopify on using scarcity and urgency to increase sales.
Other Tips
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eCommerce Fuel has some strategies to use to make free shipping more profitable for your store.
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Here are 10 tips to optimize Instagram for eCommerce from Practical Ecommerce.
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If you’re getting started with Instagram, also check out this post from LemonStand on using Instagram as a sales funnel.
Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend!
