How to make Wordpress an Ecommerce Store

Ecommerce Plugin For WordPress
WordPress is continuing to improve it’s functionality. For those of you who have WordPress blogs and want to sell a few items directly from your blog and you don’t want to worry about logging into PayPal and creating a PayPal button for every item you have, this Ecommerce plugin is the answer for you.

I have worked with a lot of people getting their WordPress websites ready for launching and so many of them would have been thrilled to know about this Ecommerce plugin that is now available for use. There is even a full video tutorial on how to turn WordPress blogs into Ecommerce sites. You can easily learn how to use this plugin by watching this video. You download the plugin and then basically fill in a form that allows you to add your products and your PayPal information.

Download the plug-in and turn your WordPress site into an ecommerce site.

Reflections
I recently discovered how how enjoyable it is to watch www.wordpress.tv. I like to work on the computer and listen to something in the background other than television so I feel I’m learning something new. I was delighted to listen to Tim Ferriss talk about all his well researched analytics on what works best on blogs and had a great time laughing at his funny video on how to peel a hard-boiled egg without peeling it the traditional way.

I also can’t get over how the young people in this world are the ones who are shaping everything on the Internet. Matt Mullenweg, a co-founder of WordPress, was only 19 years old when he and Mike Little developed the software for WordPress.  He  posted  programming questions on his blog and was contacted by Mike Little in England who offered to partner with him to work on his vision of WordPress. WordPress has become so popular that there are people who have WordPress tattoos!

MySpace, Facebook, Twitter…they are all being developed by people who were toddlers when computers were being perfected. Matt Mullenweg was listed by PC World as one of the top 50 most influencial people on the Internet.

WordPress is my favorite platform to use. I’m not getting a tattoo, but I certainly enjoy using this software.  Thank you Matt!

Ecommerce Business Advice

Ecommerce is a hot topic today because so many people want to be successful at it and so many seek ecommerce business advice.

Chris Malta, owner of WorldWide Brands provides the newcomer to ecommerce some suggestions about product sourcing.  WorldWide Brands offers customers a research tool that reports the feasibility of product sales for thousands of products. He also provides contact information for suppliers that will sell products to individuals who only want to purchase small quantities of products. An excellent way for a small business owner to get their ecommerce site started.

 

 

Mr. Malta also runs a blog on his website that is full of good business advice.  He personally responds to each customer comment in a thorough manner. His posts are long and well thought out and that is what helps him establish credibility with his current customers and helps him sell new training materials. People become repeat customers because of his honesty and business advice. Finding quality ecommerce business advice is easy to do when you read through his blog.

One of the most crucial bits of ecommerce business advice he gives people is that when you are opening a new ecommerce website, choose one line of products.  One line of products allows you to become an dependable authority about that product line.  You will also get the benefit of being able to get natural traffic from the search engines when you focus on the niche marketing keywords for your product line.

Building credibility with your customers is invaluable for customer satisfaction and for repeat business.

Chris tells us in one of his blog posts:

Trying to market multiple stores at once takes way too much time and energy, and they all suffer for that. When you deal with only one store at a time, you can put all of your efforts into getting that store off the ground. Once you have one making a profit, go to the second one. Check your Market Research within our Supplier Database to be sure that the one store you start with carries products that are selling well right now.

Selling different kinds of product lines in one store confuses your customers, and absolutely kills your Search Engine rankings, which are very important. Stick to one type of product line per store!

Chris Malta is using the internet and blogging software to dramatically impact his ecommerce business. He is definitely an influencial leader in the field of ecommerce business.