Ecommerce North East - WooCommerce vs Magento

Come and join us at our ecommerce meetup! All with an interest in ecommerce are welcome, from those just starting their own eBay, Amazon or online store, to established ecommerce businesses. October's slot is a showdown of two of the most popular ecommerce systems around at the moment.

18:00 - introductions and informal time to talk

18:15 - Introduction to Introduction to WordPress & WooCommerce by Tim Nash

Tim will take a look at how you can integrate or start a new site with WordPress and WooCommerce, what issues you might face and some tips to make everything a little easier.

Tim is the WordPress platform lead for http://34sp.com (https://t.co/B4Qzt4F51V) and helps thousands of people sell online every day.

18:45 - Introduction to Magento by Richard Carter of Peacock Carter Ltd

An overview of Magento from Magento veteran Richard Carter, author of 4 books on the Magento platform and technical reviewer on a soon-to-be-released book on Magento 2.

Discover who uses Magento, its features, and the difference between Magento Community and Magento Enterprise Editions.

19:10 - Ecommerce Q&A - ask your burning ecommerce questions to our meetup attendees.

19:25 - Socialise! Join us for a drink after the event and talk to Ecommerce North East attendees.