By Troy Kadavy | Jun 21, 2021

Categories: Website Design / Development | E-Commerce | Web Design | Website Development |

92 West specializes in custom website design and development and have been using multiple e-commerce platforms (Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, CartThrob to name a few) and in particular we've found that using the WooCommerce platform for WordPress has been a great, cost effective and feature rich asset. To that end, we're going to cover a brief overview WooCommerce and the benefits that we have found while deploying it for our clients.

What is WooCommerce

WooCommerce is a free and open-source e-commerce plugin for WordPress. WooCommerce has several features, including: product variations,tax rates based on shipping zones, product reviews, order history, and an online store management system based on WordPress custom posts. While most e-commerce platforms require you to use their platform, the WooCommerce plugin can turn your existing WordPress site into an online store. In addition, WooCommerce can be fully customized to match the look and feel of your brand.

Types of Products Sold

WooCommerce doesn't limit you to selling just physical products like clothing, furniture, food and drinks; digital products, services, scheduling, memberships and subscriptions are all within the e-commerce system's ecosystem of options.

Truly, WooCommerce a powerful e-commerce solution that gives your business freedom to sell whatever you want, whenever you want. Our dedicated team will work with you to create an amazing e-commerce experience. We have built multiple WooCommerce sites over the years and our knowledge of the platform allows us to quickly turn designs into a live website full of amazing functionality.

Whether you’re running an online store for the first time or looking to upgrade your current website, it’s important to find an e-commerce platform that meets your needs and allows you to reach your target audience. If you’re running a WordPress website, WooCommerce is an ideal solution and we're the team that will get your store up and running!

Payment Gateway Options

By default, WooCommerce comes with 4 payment options:

BACS
Check Payments
Cash on Delivery
PayPal Standard

You can also install up to 100 different payment gateways including Stripe (free to install) and Authorize.net (paid plugin).

For a detailed list please visit https://woocommerce.com/product-category/woocommer...

Site Traffic and Transaction Volume

Large corporates like Harley Davidson, New Balance, and Weber Grills are leveraging WooCommerce and even our own client's with volumes from $30,000 - $50,000 daily are easily handled with an optimized storefront. Just starting out? No problem there as the system can scale and incorporate a variety of POS systems as well when you are ready!

Sell on Facebook, Instagram, Google Marketplace and Amazon

WooCommerce has integrations with multiple marketplaces and connection to your accounts is a straight forward process that our development team can do within 1 - 3 business days. If you are good with following online documentation then the process can be handled by yourself as well with a little effort and dedication.

Point of Sale and Inventory Management

Tracking your existing inventory and fulfillment processes can be tedious, but WooCommerce has a variety of tools and integrations that will help connect your brick and mortar store to your online presence without issue. From QuickBooks, ReadyCloud, Zoho, ECWID etc., we can connect your existing system and streamline your processes to ensure that inventory and fulfillment work in-tandem.

Shipping and Labeling

Setting up shipping to work with your current (or new) FedEx, USPS, UPS, DHL, Purolator accounts can take time, but the investment in doing it proper the first time is well worth the cost. We can help you pick the right shipper, integrate freight and even help with the automated label printing on your local device as wanted.

Security

We take security very serious and know that in today's world of cybercrime it's an ongoing battle. Our precautions resolve default exploits and integrate live and ongoing support to ensure that the site is safe, your users data is secure and that your hosting environment is constantly monitored and protected. Some options are free (WordFence, Hide My Login for instance) and some are paid (SiteGuarding, TrustedSite, .htaccess modifications etc).

In closing, WordPress's integration of WooCommerce is a great asset trusted by small and large businesses alike and the options are quite limitless. If you're looking to launch an e-commerce site, update or migrate your online store we have the depth of knowledge and working experience to quickly turn designs into a live website full of amazing functionality.

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