🛒 WordPress & eCommerce: Building an Online Store the Right Way

Ready to turn your WordPress site into an online store? Join presenter Austin Ballard for an essential deep-dive into eCommerce with WordPress, where we'll cover everything you need to know before launching your WordPress based online store.

What You'll Learn:

• Pre-Launch Strategy - Before you install a single plugin, we'll explore the crucial planning phase to ensure you're ready for a new selling channel.

• eCommerce Add Ons - We'll compare the major eCommerce solutions head-to-head: WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads & SureCart. Learn the strengths, limitations, and ideal use cases for each platform to make the right choice for your business.

• Technical Considerations - Hosting requirements, security considerations, performance optimisation, and mobile responsiveness. We'll cover the WordPress-specific technical decisions that can make or break your eCommerce success.

This talk will be useful for small business owners, freelancers, developers, and anyone considering adding eCommerce functionality to their WordPress site.

After the main presentation, we'll open the floor for questions, troubleshooting, and general WordPress advice. Bring your specific challenges, get peer support, and tap into the collective knowledge of our WordPress community. Whether you're dealing with plugin conflicts, theme issues, or just need guidance on your next steps, there will likely be someone to give advice.

Regular Meetup Format - Start time is 10am

• Introduction & recent news: 15 minutes
• Main presentation: 30-60 minutes
• Questions, discussion & advice: 30-45 minutes