We use and recommend using WordPress for e-commerce. E-commerce started to grow significantly in the last 5 years or so and it now accounts for 11% total retail sales. eMarketer expects global e-commerce sales to reach $4.058 trillion by 2020, representing 15% of total retail sales. It is estimated that e-commerce will account for over
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If you are thinking about creating an eCommerce website or have one already with WooCommerce installed, chances are you need to capture credit card payments. Find out how to set up Stripe for WooCommerce. One of the easiest ways to do this is with Stripe. We will cover how to set up these tools to
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The Purpose of Measurement There are many reasons why businesses and organizations decide to measure performance when it comes to their digital marketing. Some are looking for specific insight into their marketing efforts, like pay per click, to optimize for performance, while others are looking to get an idea of what their audience attributes are.
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If you need proof as to why you should up your email marketing game, 72% of people prefer to get business communications via email and the ROI on email marketing can be as high as $38 for every $1 spent. We find that to be a good enough reason to learn how to integrate MailChimp and WordPress.
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PageSpeed Insights often creates a misconception of poor performance. Speed and performance optimization is an on-going battle. Here is an excerpt that better explains the issues with using it to gauge a site‘s performance. It includes links to resources that can help paint the picture. “A big issue with Google PageSpeed is that it does
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Sure, anyone can take a phone and make a short video. But an effective video marketing strategy will deliver content that will make your business stand out among your competitors, accurately monitor the performance of your campaigns and get an excellent return on investment. Using video to promote your brand, product or service, will increase
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WordPress vs Shopify Why would one compare WordPress vs Shopify? To answer an on-going question that a lot of companies find themselves asking – ‘Which is better for an e-commerce website or an online store?’ Continue reading for a full examination of each platform and their key features. We will also include reasons why you
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Marketing, be it online, in person, locally, or yelling through a blow horn inviting people into your business is important for your business. There are a lot of different tactics, channels, and companies/vendors to balance, learn from, manage, etc. The Balance SMB has a Small Business Marketing Guide with four steps that every small business
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Want to improve your form completion rate? Conversational Forms add-on by WPForms helps make your web forms feel more human, so you can improve your conversions. The majority of users who start filling out your forms leave the page before completing it. Don’t believe me? Take a look at your Google Analytics. Every day you
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