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Don't confuse Memberships and Subscriptions
Whether you build a membership or subscription solution is up to you. But it's important to know the difference. Memberships and Subscriptions If you've ever wanted to buy pounds of quinoa at ridiculously low prices, you've likely considered a Costco membership. Costco membership isn't super expensive, but it gets you access to a warehouse full of...
Last Week in WooCommerce: The Challenge with Theme Templates
Each week I tell you what's happened in the world of eCommerce - and specifically WooCommerce. Last week WooCommerce rolled out their latest (minor) release, 5.0 and you can read about the entire release on their blog. That's it. That's the big news of last week. Oh, but wait, something else happened last week.** A...
Last Week in WooCommerce: The Power of an API
The power of an API is what helps eCommerce platforms win Product Hunt is a website that helps people discover new technologies and apps. Last week I discovered a new solution called Rutter. It defines itself as one API for every eCommerce platform. This past week, a friend introduced a (new to me) solution called...
Last Week in WooCommerce: The Checkout Experience
We were about to go on a vacation. The kind where I would be away from work for a week and I would mostly relax by a pool and listen to music on my iPod. The night before we headed to the airport I remember deciding that I needed some music. What happened next was...
Ten questions to ask before you quote your next eCommerce project
It can be hard to estimate store projects I'm not lying when I tell you that I once knew a team that sent a customer a quote for a project, only to discover the developer involved had only quoted half the project. Estimating is tough work, and estimating eCommerce projects is the roughest of all....
Last Week in WooCommerce: Driving Traffic to Your Store
Everyone wants to drive traffic Whether you're a freelance store builder, or work with an agency, you likely know that once an online store is built, the project isn't over. It may feel like the work is done, but in reality, the work is just getting started. Building a store is a pre-requisite for earning...
Last Week in WooCommerce: WooCommerce Reviews
WooCommerce Reviews are Powerful Every week I share with you what's been going on in WooCommerce in the last week. This past week the latest version (4.9) was released. They made some things faster (including the API), and they worked on the dashboard. All good things. But my favorite is whenever they work on WooCommerce...
Last Week in WooCommerce: Headless WooCommerce
What is Headless WooCommerce? Anytime someone says headless, it makes you worry a bit, right? I mean, it's a strange metaphor to use for anything good. But when it comes to headless WooCommerce, it's not a bad thing. It's a really good thing. And the reason it comes up today is a tweet (see below)...
What is the Fastest WooCommerce Theme?
Not all fast WooCommerce themes are all that fast There are a lot of themes for WooCommerce that tell you that they're fast. It's in all their marketing text, all over their page. That's because every merchant wants the fastest WooCommerce theme they can find. But when it comes to speed and WooCommerce, the trade-offs...
Last Week in WooCommerce: OliverPOS
Before we get into OliverPOS, let's look at normal POS solutions Before we talk about WooCommerce & OliverPOS, let's make sure we're all on the same page when it comes to POS solutions. I'm talking about Point of Sale systems. If you've ever walked into a retail shop, you've checked out at a cash register....
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