Tagged eCommerce

5 Puppies sitting on a couch
5 Puppies sitting on a couch

A Saucy Pet Business, Powered By WooCommerce

Do you wish you had something you could pour over your pet’s dry food, which would not only make it delicious, but also provide them with the nutrition they need?

After all, condiments have been used by people for years to help convince children and fussy eaters to finish their vegetables.

Bringing the power of condiments to pet nutrition is the idea behind a Colorado-based pet business Petchup, which was started by Anthony (Tony) Williams and his wife Toni.

Petchup is a fantastic idea, executed with fun and humanised branding. And we’re happy to report that the online store is powered by WooCommerce.

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Art Gallery
Art Gallery

5 Ways to Differentiate Your eCommerce Store

You know you want to open a store on WooCommerce. But what makes your eCommerce business special?

How do you differentiate yourself from the many competitors that are out there—your local shopping mall, Amazon, Etsy, Ebay, not to mention the millions of other small and medium-sized eCommerce sellers?

Actually, there are many ways you can differentiate yourself in the eCommerce world. It’s a big, global, market out there, and you only need 1,000 True Fans to build a successful business.

Here are just five of the ways you can differentiate your eCommerce store.

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Granny holding out mobile phone
Granny holding out mobile phone

Who is Shopping Online and on Mobile in the US? The Answers Might Surprise You.

Running a successful store means understanding your customers. Are they millennials, baby boomers, or people of all ages? Are you mostly selling to women? Do your customers buy things on their smartphones? How much money do they make?

BI Intelligence has released a handy report recently, reporting on the demographics of who shops online and on mobile.

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Social Commerce
Social Commerce

Social Commerce for the Socially-Awkward Store Owner

You know you should be doing “social commerce,” because everyone keeps telling you how good it is for your eCommerce store.

But are you so overwhelmed by the array of social media platforms out there that you feel a little “socially awkward?”

Never fear. Here’s the WooCommerce Social Cheat Sheet: just install the extensions, add your accounts and you will be a social (commerce) butterfly in no time.

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Sheep - Not Standing Out From the Crowd
Sheep - Not Standing Out From the Crowd

Personalisation: Stand Out From the Crowd

Everybody likes to feel a little bit special sometimes.

What makes us feel more special than receiving something that is custom made specifically for us?

Personalisation can be a great eCommerce strategy for making your customers feel special—and for differentiating you from the competition. Tailoring products or services means that they can perfectly fit your customer, or allow them to express their unique personal style.

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camera - rent out with WooCommerce bookings
camera - rent out with WooCommerce bookings

4 Business Ideas for WooCommerce Bookings

One of the coolest things about eCommerce is the ability to take previously idle resources and turn them into something useful.

Whether it be your free time, your infrequently used surfboard, or your dog walks; low-cost eCommerce software enables you to match your underused resources with someone who looking for just what you’ve got to offer.

A couple of months ago, WooCommerce came out with a pretty darn cool extension, called WooCommerce Bookings, which you can use to make time and date based bookings.

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