Weekly Roundup: May 18, 2018

Thanks to iThemes for recently chatting with me about WooCommerce insights, especially about what I’m looking forward to in eCommerce. 🙂

Be sure to check out the Upsell posts linked below — my colleague Josh is working up some great stuff as the editor on that site!

Sites using WooCommerce Memberships will be happy to hear that you can now automatically sync members to MailChimp with a new premium add-on.
Need to sell gift certificates or store credit with WooCommerce? PDF Product Vouchers now supports online redemptions, including support for different voucher types (and how they’re taxed).
Prospress has released an add-on for sites using WooCommerce Subscriptions to gift subscriptions to others at purchase.

Shopify has published an extreme guide on fulfillment processes, which is helpful for any beginner to intermediate merchant: The Beginner’s Guide to eCommerce Shipping and Fulfillment.
For digital goods sellers, check out this guide to optimizing your checkout for digital items from Easy Digital Downloads.
Paid Memberships Pro shows you how to offer a discounted rate for upgrades to your PMPro members.
Bulk ordering is popular among many wholesalers, and Barn2 Media has a guide to creating a WooCommerce bulk ordering form to help you create your own.

Practical Ecommerce has a list of 5 tips to increase sales at checkout for WooCommerce stores.
On-site personalization can be a powerful way to connect with customers, and Shopify has a guide to why, along with 3 ways you can get started.

Upsell has a few break downs and interviews you should check out this week:
- See how Mini Museum built a multi-million dollar business around a cult product.
- Learn about developing a product with your customers from Xero Shoes.
- Lastly, see this break down of how Dollar Shave Club used video to grow to a $1B exit.
Prepping for GDPR? WooCommerce has a series of articles on what GDPR means for you and your potential responsibilities as a merchant.
I shared some thoughts on the WooCommerce.com blog on how to get started with a WordPress membership site, and whether WooCommerce is the right choice for you.
A Better Lemonade Stand has a detailed guide to creating a picture perfect product page for your site for advanced customizations.

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend!

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