What is eCommerce? It’s selling something (physical or digital) on the internet.
To a lot of people, developing eCommerce is a very scary thing. “It is only for the Advanced Developers,” some people say.
Let’s break down those walls together, as I show you the basics of building an online store.
2. About me
• Canadian, eh! Montreal, Quebec
• Senior web developer at Dawson College
• Teacher at Dawson College’s
Center for Training and Development
• WordCamp speaker
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3. Agenda
• What is E-Commerce?
• E-Commerce platforms
• Installing WooCommerce
• Theme Selection
• Adding products
• Extension eco-system
• Selling Products
• Security and Hosting
• More Learning
• Final Thoughts
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7. WooComerce Pros
• Easy to add-on if you're already using WordPress
• Free plugins if you need basic store functionality
• Yearly costs for advanced features and capabilities
• Community supported
• You own all of your data
• Multi-lingual support with a plugin
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8. WooComerce Cons
• Bigger learning curve and
overhead if you're starting from scratch
• Community supported
• SSL certificate setup
• Take measures to secure your site
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9. Shopify Pros
• Hosting and SSL certificate included
• Includes marketing and promotion tools
• Modern-looking, easy to use admin area
• Customer support
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10. Shopify Cons
• Pricing model for bigger stores with more requirements
• Higher monthly costs
• Your order and customer data is locked-in if you decide to leave
• One Shopify site per currency for optimal pricing
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28. Product Types
• Simple
• covers the vast majority of any products you may sell.
• Grouped
• a set of six drinking glasses.
• External or Affiliate
• one that you list and describe on your website but is sold
elsewhere.
• Variable
• a t-shirt available in different colors and/or sizes.
• Virtual
• one that doesn’t require shipping
• Downloadable
• digital album, PDF magazine, or photo.
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