Creating an e-commerce website can be a daunting task, but with the help of WooCommerce from WebHosting4SouthAfrica, it can be an easy and streamlined process. WooCommerce is a powerful and flexible e-commerce plugin for WordPress that allows you to create an online store with ease. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through the steps …
When we start an e-commerce website, we want to get it right. We want our customers to find the website easy to use and to recommend the site to their friends. Here are 7 e-commerce website features that will help make your visitors into satisfied customers: User Friendly The very first feature of the website is …
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When selling online, an essential aspect of marketing your products is to take really good photographs. Assuming that a professional photographer is out of the budget, here are some tips to help you take outstanding photos: Keep the background plain and simple. A simple one-colour wall to photograph against is essential. For larger items, an infinity curve is …
Marketing your e-commerce website is essential to drive traffic and especially to convert visitors into customers. In a world where online purchases are continuing to grow, and the market is dominated by the likes of TakeALot and Big Retailers, it’s essential to market your site carefully. Doing so by spreading advertising across different strategies, opportunities increase, and this …
When you are selling online, think about what you would want to know about the item. Put yourself in the position of the buyer. What would you want and need to know? As well as fabulous photos, an excellent short description at the start of the text is essential. This text should address the critical …
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You’ve gone live with our WordPress website, and everything you want is on there. Great! The fun doesn’t end there, though. If you just leave the site to get on with it and wait for orders to roll in or visits to grow. Then you are missing a significant factor of running a website. WordPress Maintenance; …
There is little getting away from the fact that 2020 has not been the year that we expected it to be. A lot of stores and businesses have had to shut their doors due to the restrictions in place because of the pandemic. This has led to a lot of companies to rethink the way …
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Starting a business is a dream for many people, and with the current boom in online retail, an e-commerce business seems like a great opportunity. But how do you go about setting yourself up in this sphere? Follow these steps, and you will soon be reaping the rewards. Choose your niche You will want to …
On 18 April 2020 Visa updated its rules that directly affect merchants who offer free trials that will roll into an ongoing subscription or introductory offers as part of an ongoing subscription service. The new updates require merchants to clearly identify and state the terms of their subscription service and to effectively remind their customers …
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Running an online store means you need to know how well it is working at all times. Are people finding and visiting your store? When they do, do they stick around for long? Do they put anything into their virtual basket? If they do, do they then complete the purchase? These are all questions you …
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