WordPress eCommerce Quick Start

Easily learn how to sell anything with your WordPress website! Perfect for beginners, this course covers essential eCommerce tools and tricks!

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Brief Summary

This course takes you through the exciting journey of setting up your own online shop with WordPress. It breaks down everything you need in simple terms!

Key Points

  • Understand eCommerce basics without the jargon!
  • Choose the right plugins and themes for your site.
  • Learn how to accept secure payments online.

Learning Outcomes

  • Be able to choose the right eCommerce plugin for your business.
  • Understand how to select an appealing WordPress theme.
  • Navigate online payment systems confidently.

About This Course

Learn how to sell anything from your WordPress website

This course is for business owners and entrepreneurs who want to start selling online through their own WordPress-powered website. If you’re baffled by eCommerce jargon like payment gateways, merchant accounts, and SSL certificates, this course will provide you with the knowledge you need to make informed decisions about your online business.

Learn How To Launch An eCommerce Website With WordPress

  • Learn the essential ingredients you’ll need to get your eCommerce website online.

  • Learn the four major types of selling plugins and how to determine which one is right for your website.

  • Learn how to accept secure online payments.

  • Learn how to identify the best WordPress theme for your eCommerce website.

  • Learn the the essential website elements you need in order to build customer trust.

Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to make informed decisions about your online business.

WordPress is the number one tool for building websites. It powers over 25% of all websites globally. And now WordPress is quickly becoming the most popular way to build eCommerce websites.

Business owners and entrepreneurs around the world are using WordPress to build every kind of business imaginable — from traditional product-based eCommerce to digital downloads and membership websites.

Content and Overview

This course is designed for business owners and entrepreneurs who have no prior knowledge of eCommerce. Over the course of 25 lectures you will learn about the core elements required to launch a WordPress-powered eCommerce website.

The course starts by explaining how and why WordPress has evolved from a simple blogging tool to become the most popular platform for eCommerce.

The WordPress marketplace is flooded with eCommerce plugins. This course provides you with the knowledge you need to identify the best plugin for your business. Likewise, the course will help you better understand your design requirements so that you can pick the best WordPress theme for your site.

The course demystifies the jargon surrounding online payment processing. You’ll learn about merchant accounts, payment gateways, and how to minimize your payment processing fees.

The course explains best practices for data and operational security, and provides an introduction to resources you can use to keep your website secure and healthy.

By the end of the course you will be conversant in all aspects of eCommerce and you will have identified the tools you need to turn your WordPress website into a full-featured store.

  • Choose the right eCommerce plugin for your WordPress website

  • Choose the best theme for your eCommerce plugin

  • Save money by choosing the right online payment processor

Instructor

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Kirk Biglione

Kirk has been building and designing websites since the beginning of (web) time. He's been using WordPress since the first beta release and has seen the system evolve from a simple blogging tool to a full-featured web content management system (CMS). As principal of Oxford Media Works Kirk has helped scores of businesses and government agencies build and optimize their...

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4.9 course rating
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Robert F.
4.0
7 years ago

Content is good, wish it had some stuff on how to use basic Wordpress rather than just focusing on the plugins- have not seen it so far

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Kai
5.0
7 years ago

Really enjoyed this course. Quick to the point information, with examples. Which I strongly desire in the courses I choose. I strongly suggest you take this course if your are interested in creating an online business.

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Wendy A.
3.0
8 years ago

This course is from 2015. In other courses I've seen instructors update their material but this is not the case here.

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Michele V.
5.0
8 years ago

I learned a lot, the instructors voice was clear and easy to listen to. Thanks.

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Tom A.
5.0
8 years ago

Great course. Learned a lot in a short period of time.

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Tamie P.
5.0
8 years ago

Good information, thank you.

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Steve D.
5.0
8 years ago

The Instructor knows his stuff!
Perfect pace and easy to understand.

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Donald S.
4.5
8 years ago

Structured and presented well.

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Doni P.
4.0
8 years ago

Pleasant voice to listen to. Information is explained in such a way that even a 5 year old could follow and understand it. Very structured and all together an excellent course. I personally wished to get more in-depth information, but at least it sets me up for success.

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Kim
5.0
8 years ago

Excellent course. Very clear and straightforward; touching on important/relevant topics. Would highly recommend!

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