Presentation on WooCommerce for San Diego (North County) Meetup March 2014

1. San Diego
(North County)
March 2014

2. The Ins and Outs of
Presented by Devin Walker

3. v About Me - @wordimpress

4. What is WooCommerce?

5. Ecommerce for WordPress

6. It’s Very Popular

7. And Growing...
http://www.mikemeisner.com/blog/featured/woocommerce-rose-dominate-wordpress-ecommerce-arena/

8. Developed by WooThemes

9. Why Use WooCommerce?

10. Lots of Documentation

11. Large Community

12. Lots of Developers

13. Sells Almost Anything

14. Advanced Shipping Support

15. WooCommerce Themes

16. Site Theme Count Price Note
50+ $99 - 399
Some themes are not
responsive
200+ $45 - 75 Read theme comments
60+ $40 - 60
Mixed support and
theme quality

17. WooCommerce Extensions
http://www.woothemes.com/product-category/woocommerce-extensions/

18. Payment Gateways

19. Marketing

20. Integrations

21. And much more...
• Widgets and Advanced Reporting
• Product Import and Export
• Subscription Payments

22. Built-in Features

23. Reporting

24. Taxes

25. User Accounts

26. Customizable Emails

27. WooCommerce Pros
• Works with most themes
• Handles many types of products
• Base plugin is free

28. WooCommerce Cons
• Updates can be painful
• Support can be slow
• Cost of extensions

29. WooCommerce Tips
• Do you have an SSL cert?
• Buy official extensions
• Wait for a sale (right now 25% off)

30. Competitors

31. Before You Begin

32. WooCommerce Considerations
• Budget to hire developer if needed?
• Do I have enough technical skill?
• What am I selling?
• How many products?

33. Real-World Examples

34. Feed Cincy Now
http://feedcincynow.org

35. Opus Coffee
http://www.opuscoffee.com/

36. Vital Health Foods
http://www.vital.co.za/

37. Soul Brother
http://www.soulbrother.com/

38. Now for a demo...

39. Quick Checkout

40. 30% off:
“ncmeetup14”

41. Thank You!
Questions?