WordPress E-commerce: Build Two Stores and a Membership Site

Description

According to an article on Forbes magazine, e-commerce sales are expected to surpass the trillion-dollar mark by 2020. As more people are embracing e-commerce, an increasing number of businesses have taken to selling their services and products online. If you're looking to sell your products online via an e-commerce store and want to learn how to create such a store, then this course is for you. This online e-commerce course is designed to teach you how to build your own online store or membership site so you can charge clients and customers for products or content. You'll delve into important aspects of E-commerce such as payment processing and refunds. As you progress, the course will show you how to install and set up different payment systems in your store such as PayPal and Stripe payments. Later sections will delve into 'sandbox' environments that will allow you to test the entire transaction process on your website without using actual money. By the end of this course, you'll be well-versed with WooCommerce and have the skills you need to build efficient e-commerce stores and membership sites. All the resources and supporting files for this course are available on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/WordPress-E-commerce-Build-Two-Stores-and-a-Membership-Site

What You Will Learn

Get to grips with the WooCommerce plugin to build an e-commerce store that sells physical products
Understand how to integrate payment systems including PayPal and Stripe into your website
Get up to speed with building your very own membership site
Create membership and subscription options for your membership site
Become well-versed with the Digital Downloads plugin to build an e-commerce store that sells digital products

Audience

This course is for business owners who want to create e-commerce stores, students who want to learn about WooCommerce, or anyone who wants to understand how to build membership sites.

Approach

This hands-on course will enable you to build your own membership site and charge subscribers for premium content. It is packed with detailed explanations and plenty of useful examples to get you up and running.

Key Features

Learn how to create shipping options for your customers * Explore how to create coupon codes and set up tax rates * Create premium content that is only accessible to paying members

Github Repo

https://github.com/packtpublishing/wordpress-e-commerce-build-two-stores-and-a-membership-site

About the Author

Alexander Oni

Alexander Oni is a bestselling instructor with 70,000 students enrolled in his courses. His passion includes teaching through online courses in an entertaining way. Alex has been teaching online for three years and has created over 25 courses with numerous students registered worldwide. Alex believes we all have one shot at life and should live life to the fullest, constantly stepping out of our comfort zone, visiting places, and trying new things. His success in Udemy has given him financial freedom and the ability to travel and settle anywhere. The author is currently avidly traveling, spending a month in every city and moving to the next. His hobbies include watching movies, sports, and chess.

Course Outline

1. Welcome to the Course

2. WooCommerce Design

3. WooCommerce Functionality

4. WooCommerce SEO

5. Building a Virtual Store

6. Creating and Managing Downloads with EDD

7. Payment Gateways and Account Settings

8. Designing and Extending our Online Store

9. Build a Membership Site