When it comes to choosing a platform to use for your e-commerce system, there is a range of options to choose from including Woo Commerce, Open Cart, Mojo Shop and Magento. There are benefits to all platforms, but here we explore why Woo Commerce is the best e-commerce platform for you.

Integrates easily

Woo Commerce integrates easily with a whole host of platforms. It will work on your website and your app development team in Canberra will easily be able to link it to your mobile platforms too. Woo Commerce is easily integrated into any WordPress website.

Handles SEO

Inbuilt into Woo Commerce is the ability to add keywords and boost SEO. This is a massive benefit in enabling you to get products out there and make them visible to potential customers. Woo Commerce also makes analytics tracking very easy. Simply plug it in and you'll be provided with the information that you actually need to improve your business and conversion rates.

Secure

Web security is vitally important when operating e-commerce systems and Woo Commerce is very secure. This system is regularly updated and the system is easily managed to keep your customer details secure.

Flexible

Woo Commerce is very flexible, allowing you to use it to achieve the things that you need from your e-commerce system. The flexibility of design will allow you to set it up how you want it. Woo Commerce can also accept a range of payment methods, making it easy for customers to purchase.

Free

Unlike most e-commerce systems, Woo Commerce is free to set up and use for your company. This is great news for people starting out with online trading, as it will enable you to sell without any extra overheads.

While Woo Commerce is by no means the only e-commerce platform, this easily customised and highly secure system is a great system for businesses to work with. Choosing Woo Commerce for the e-commerce arm of your web design in Canberra is a decision that you will not regret.

Transform your website or blog into a powerful online store and reach more customers

WooCommerce is the most customisable e-commerce platform for WordPress websites and blogs. When designed properly, it becomes a powerful tool for you to reach and sell to more customers. If you are thinking of starting an online store or considering improving your existing e-commerce platform, talk to us. CanberraWeb is Canberra’s leading WooCommerce developer. We have helped a wide range of businesses in Canberra and the ACT build their online stores and will be able to help your business set-up your online store to grow your business. Here are three ways that WooCommerce can turn your website or blog into an effective selling tool:

1.  As an online store to sell products/services
2. As a dynamic marketplace offering products/services of other vendors
3. As a powerful booking/renting system.

Our WooCommerce services

We are the experts in WooCommerce development and site support.

WooCommerce development

We take care of all the technical, security and legal aspects of your online store. We also have a design team to look after aesthetics. Your online store must be easy for you to manage, appealing for visitors, and memorable for shoppers. Check out some of the online stores we have built here (LINK).

WooCommerce audit

If you have an existing online store that needs refreshing, we provide a full review and recommendations for improvement. Register here to book an audit (LINK).

WooCommerce maintenance and support

We offer full support for ongoing maintenance including plugins, upgrades and additions, automated backups, uptime scans and so forth. View our plan click here (LINK).

Analytics & Digital Marketing

We design dashboards that you can access to get information on product/service performance, customer buying behaviour, and trends. We also help you design effective marketing campaigns to target and build customer relationships.

Search engine optimisation

Getting ranked high on Google requires a series of steps including plugins and content that we will take care of.

Your WooCommerce store

WooCommerce store, marketplace or booking/renting system designed by CanberraWeb incorporates the following:

• Customisation and branding
• Receptive to all devices
• Store management – track orders, payments, and deliveries, create coupons/promo codes
• Payment processing and gateways
• Up-selling/cross-selling and related product features
• Dashboards – product/service performance, analytics, e-marketing
• Advanced search filters
• Superior customer service support – purchase history, feedback, FAQ
• Social media integration
• Additional – Multilingual translations.

View online stores we have designed here.

Marketplace also has:

• Vendors customisation
• Automated vendors registration
• Vendors product management – add/amend/remove products/services
• Automated commissions payment.

Check out the dynamic online marketplaces we have created here (LINK).

Renting/booking system also has:

• Google calendar synchronisation
• Automated email replies and notifications
• Payment features that include deposits / full payments
• Price, resource and category configurations
• Pickup/return locations.

See what we can do with a renting/booking system here

Designing and building your WooCommerce store requires careful thought and planning. You want to get it right the first time so you can start selling immediately to customers. Contact CanberraWeb today for the best advice for your online store.

Well, probably there are some folks who would! But, even then it wouldn't be something they would accomplish on their own. Plans would have to be designed, submitted and approved before one physical piece of work was started. Experts in all construction and fitting disciplines would be brought in. And so on...

Can we be honest?

Having made the above point, our web design team here in Canberra do sometimes feel frustrated when people tell us they can build their own eCommerce website and presence. Yes, there are 'free' website builders out there that can help create a range of basic pages. But, is that enough?

Back to bricks and mortar

Such a store in a town or city street would be designed with much more care than that. A wide range of considerations would be brought together. These would include how visitors would most easily (and profitably) find their way around the business. Before that, considerable thought would have been given about the type of customers to be attracted, and how best to achieve this, both through shop window design and in-store ambience. Care would be taken in accessing how best to present the products to gain maximum impact. Probably, a customer service department would be available to deal with questions, problems, handle returns and the like. By the way, can you believe some stores actually used to call these a Complaints Desk - that's surely just asking for trouble!

If there, surely here

All the principles and points just covered are surely equally true of an online store. In fact, they are probably of greater importance, considering there are no human staff members standing there to help direct 'lost' customers or answer any questions (although a chatbox on a website can certainly help).

This is why we believe it is essential to ask experts to craft a web presence every bit as substantial in design and achievement as you'd want a bricks and mortar store to be.

The same principles of effective navigation and winning presentation are vital; otherwise web searchers could simply walk past your 'shop window' as they might on the street if they didn't find the presentation or layout attractive, welcoming or helpful.

To make sure of a powerful and effective website for your eCommerce business, contact our Canberra Web design team for an obligation-free discussion now.