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!
New or updated plugins & themes
- Sites using WooCommerce Memberships will be happy to hear that you can now automatically sync members to MailChimp with a new premium add-on.
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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).
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Prospress has released an add-on for sites using WooCommerce Subscriptions to gift subscriptions to others at purchase.
Tutorials & reviews
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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.
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For digital goods sellers, check out this guide to optimizing your checkout for digital items from Easy Digital Downloads.
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Paid Memberships Pro shows you how to offer a discounted rate for upgrades to your PMPro members.
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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.
Marketing & conversions
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Practical Ecommerce has a list of 5 tips to increase sales at checkout for WooCommerce stores.
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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.
Other tips & articles
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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.
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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.
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A Better Lemonade Stand has a detailed guide to creating a picture perfect product page for your site for advanced customizations.
