9 E-commerce Insights

Shopify, Squarespace, Magento, .net or WordPress & WooCommerce? There are many pros and cons, but we prefer to develop and have over 10 years experience in developing and designing in the WordPress & Woocommerce platform.

Purchasing and configuring the DNS to your domain name can be tricky if you are new to setting up a website. We can work with you to set up the correct records whether you already own your domain name or if we supply it to you.

Native Credit Card, PayPal or Stripe and more? Payment gateway options can be endless but there are a few staple payment methods that will get you up and running quickly. We work with you to set up the required user accounts and then integrate the payment gateway on your website.

An ECommerce website naturally needs to be secured … hence you will need an SSL to encrypted all incoming and outgoing user data from your website. That’s the padlock beside the URL bar and we do this for you.

See Google is changing how your website could be perceived.

How are you going to ship your goods? We recommend the Australia Post API which integrates with WordPress/WooCommerce and calculates delivery costs based on product weight and the recipients Australian Post Code.

To get high quality images you need professional lighting, possibly a light tent, a good camera with a good lens & deep etching.

Some photos could already be fine from your suppliers, but any photos you/we create should match that professional standard giving a professional perception to your customers.

Do you use Xero, MYOB or Quickbooks for your accounts and stock control?
It’s not necessary but worth considering. Wordpress & WooCommerce has various Addons that can integrate with these platforms ensuring your website sales and stock control match up to your accounting platform.

How you phrase and structure your website Keywords, Descriptions, Content & Blog can help get your website organically listed on Google.

We have experience with this … learn more here Search Engine Optimisation Explained.

Once your website is built, it does not automatically mean that people will know about it. It takes consistent work through offline and online marketing to get your website noticed. Your offline media such as your signage, press, stationery, packaging and more should all be aligned to your website. Online Digital Marketing such as Social Media, Content Marketing and Ads will also work to get your website noticed. We work with clients offline and online to get users visiting our clients websites.