Multi-Vendor plugins such as WC Vendors, Dokan, and WC Marketplace, can be used to transform your WordPress website into an eCommerce marketplace where thousands of vendors sell products. A few weeks ago I showed you the best solutions for creating a WordPress marketplace in my article “How to Create a …
It should be no surprise that WordPress is one of the most popular platforms for online communities. With a built-in user system, simple publishing options and website design customiser, the core version of WordPress is a great starting point for a community. All you need to do is choose one …
Multi-vendor marketplaces such as Etsy and eBay allow multiple sellers to sell through one centralised marketplace. It can be hugely profitable. By allowing others to sell through your marketplace, you can offer offer a huge number of products and expand your business quickly. These marketplaces are attractive to vendors (the …
Zero BullSh*t CRM is a customer relations manager for WordPress that promises a cheaper more flexible solution than alternatives such as Salesforce. I was lucky enough to meet the co-creator of the plugin Mike Stott at WordCamp Edinburgh last weekend. Mike is also known for his project Epic Plugins. At …
The glory of WooCommerce lies in the fact that it’s completely opensource. That means your average developer can tap into the API and make a plugin that improves the functionality of WooCommerce. WordPress users are used to this type of system, since it seems like any feature desired can be …
Admin Columns is one of the most useful utility WordPress plugins available on WordPress.org. Developed by the dutch software company CodePress, Admin Columns allows you to organise the administrative columns in your admin area. The plugin can be used to add or remove columns to the admin area for posts, …
Domain names can be registered through companies and organisations called “Domain Name Registrars”. When you register a domain name, the registrar pays the operator of the domain a set fee. For example, when you register a .COM domain name, the registrar needs to pay a fee to Verisign and a …
Managed WordPress hosting companies are popular within the WordPress community. These companies optimise their servers specifically for the WordPress platform and offer a level of WordPress support that many other hosting companies will not provide. In my experience, it is mostly new website owners who use WordPress hosting servers. Their …
Anyone who is self-employed knows that the old cliche “Time is Money” is true. It does not matter if you are a writer, a builder, or a mechanic; if someone is wasting your time, you are losing money. Eliminating time-wasting clients can be a difficult task and it is something …
In order to generate traffic from social media, you need to actively add content to your social media accounts and connect with other likeminded people in your field. This takes time. What I do is sent automatic updates to all my social media accounts that notifies my followers whenever I …