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If you have a WordPress website, then you have the ability to add WooCommerce as a plugin for website. Our web team can help you download this plugin to make sure it works properly with your website. Here’s a rundown of the steps involved.
It makes sense to invest in fast WordPress hosting, which is what you get when you turn to MSEDP. Proper hosting powers your online store and makes it accessible to an online audience. Performance is key when it comes to online shopping, so choose your host carefully. Nobody wants to shop on a slow or buggy website. Ensure your site is up to speed when you work with us. If you are starting from scratch, we will make sure your domain name is perfect for your business.
After selecting a host and securing your domain name, this is when the fun begins with WordPress. Most hosts make it easy using app installers and MSEDP goes above and beyond in this pursuit, as we will automatically install it for you. Of course, this option is left up to you, but any updates can be set to "automatic" and 100% handled on our end. And once the website is built to your standards using all of the tools of WordPress, then we can move to installing WooCommerce.
Once WordPress is up and running, it takes just a couple of minutes to install WooCommerce. In short, it can be installed following these 3 quick steps:
Once enabled, you will be presented with some new menu items and the WooCommerce setup wizard. Let the wizard be your guide to help get your store up and running. Or you can let MSEDP be your guide!
The next step is to choose the best WooCommerce theme for your website. There are a few different themes to choose from and it can be overwhelming if you are not familiar with it. One of the more common ones is Astra, which is free and is used on almost 2.4 million websites. It is fast, highly customizable, and lightweight, which is ideal for online stores. However, there are premium plans if you want more building blocks and tools at your disposal. The web team at MSEDP can work with you to come up with a solution that best fits your budget.
An eCommerce store is nothing without the products you are selling. Adding a product is easy with WooCommerce. It generally works in the same way as creating a post or page in WordPress. Simply click "Select Products" then "Add New" and bam! You are adding new products your online audience can purchase. It is wise to make the product pages as attractive as you can. We recommend using lots of images, positive language and to write from the customer perspective.
If you are migrating from another eCommerce platform, you might be having a heart attack thinking about moving everything over. But not so fast! You do not need to add products individually when using WooCommerce. This is an optional step in the process, but it can save you hours of work. WooCommerce is built using a tool to import .CSV files and automates much of the work of migrating products from another source. When adding, you will see Import and Export options at the top of the Products page. Is this also giving you a heart attack? Don't worry! The team at MSEDP will do all of this for you when we build the website. You can just sit back, relax, and enjoy the end product!
Properly adding and managing products is essential when you are a website where the end result is selling them. And when you sell your products, you want to make sure you get paid for them, too. WooCommerce has many payment gateways. Some are not included by default, but you can enable them through extensions. There are a few different ways to set this up, but our web team will work through this precisely so it is correct and you get your payments how you want it.
The WooCommerce checkout page is arguably the most important aspect of all aspects, since it is where users will buy your product. So you want it simple and easy for them. The overall design of your WooCommerce store is important, but its design takes on special relevance once we arrive at the checkout screen. Oftentimes, the default option is not the most attractive or the one that offers the highest conversion. That is why it is important to learn how to customize this WooCommerce checkout page to improve conversions. Luckily for you, the team at MSEDP has experience customizing WooCommerce checkout pages, ensuring it is properly set up.
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