May 2014

Accepting credit cards online opens the door to many more purchasing options for customers, crucial in the success of any e-commerce store. There are a few ways it can be done. I’ve made a short list here with my 3 favourite options: Stripe. Currently only available to a limited list of countries but by far the easiest and cheapest option. No monthly fees, standard 2.9% +0.30c transaction fee and you are automatically wired your share after 7 days. It handles refunds, saved customers and also the ability to charge cards directly for a phone or in person order. Paypal. This…

In this article we explore the development of Green Water Sports. Green Water Sports is an online only retailer for the paddle boarding industry’s best SUP products, especially the inflatable paddle boards by Red Paddle Co. To the nuts and bolts of it. We naturally chose WordPress for this project and the best e-commerce plugin available is Woocommerce. WordPress has hundreds of awesome plugins and Woocommerce has hundreds of awesome extensions. Some of these extensions are premium, meaning they cost anywhere from $29-$199 each, but the functionality and ease of use coupled with awesome WordPress designs, make Woocommerce a much…