Expand Your Commercial Online Platform Through WooCommerce

So here you are, looking to make a purchase. You click on the website but something looks wrong. It looks different. Is it the design? Who knows, but you really want to buy that product or service so you put it to one side. However, when you get to the point of clicking “pay now” you hesitate. Something simply doesn’t smell right. As if, as soon as you give up your card information, all life’s savings will be drained? We’ve all been there, stuck wanting to make a purchase but lacking the digital economical security of a website to do so. It’s why many sites, when conducting eCommerce, use a plugin for WordPress called Woocommerce. This is a secure, safe and ultimately, very useful tool if you too wish to conduct eCommerce. At Shape the Market, we recognise how online business requires security. As a WooCommerce Hosting Provider in London, we offer a range of WooCommerce hosting plans. Click here for more information!

Well, you’re at peace and you’ve agreed to expand your commercial online platform through WooCommerce. However, you don’t even know how it works or what it does exactly? Well, you have to first power your website through WordPress. According to WebsiteBuilder, over 455 million websites use WordPress, of which there are 24.8 million live WordPress sites. This provider enables you to shape and shift your website according to your every need through something called plugins. From a blog to a forum, you can pretty much shape your website to be however you like. Essentially, it’s clay in which you make something which suits your  commercial needs. WooCommerce is simply a use of a plugin and works accordingly. It’s therefore unsurprising that 3,317,205 live websites use it, amounting to 4.9% of all websites. When it comes to the top 1 million eCommerce stores, 22% use it. At Shape the Market, we recognise that without using this service, you commercially disadvantage yourself. Through our hosting service, we provide unmetered traffic, unlimited bandwidth and crucially, a free WordPress installer.

Okay, now you generally understand how it works. Yet, there is still something holding you back. It all seems all a bit too good to be true. If there is such a great demand, surely this service is expensive? Well, this might be true for some services. However, not WooCommerce as it is free, not only to download but to modify and extend as required. It doesn’t shock many when we tell them that it is the most popular plugin on the entire internet with 68% usage distribution. This economic benefit to the side, WooCommerce is both easy to set up and manage. From the ability to manage orders on the go to having limitless customisation options, utilising this tool will unlock the commercial side to your business. It’s why at Shape the Market we are a WooCommerce Hosting Provider London thatoffer a money back guarantee, with a fully fledged support team and free consultations. Fill out our form today!

Wait, if it’s both free and easy to access, surely it’s prone to be compromised by hackers, scammers and intrusive malware?  According to PatchStack, well over 90% of WordPress vulnerabilities are related to plugins or themes. Even one report found that as much as 98% of WordPress vulnerabilities are due to plugins. Another report revealed that 95% of vulnerabilities were because of plugins and themes. This is alarming, given how WooCommerce is a plugin, and if installed improperly, you could be a victim of causing your customers to be scammed. However, the industry leader Securi regularly audits the codebase. This ensures that online stores and customer data are as safe as possible. This is why just over a quarter (28.19%) of all online stores are powered by WooCommerce. It gives economic security to both you and your users. In turn, this transforms potential users into loyal customers. At Shape the Market, we understand that having a secure website is important. As a WooCommerce Hosting Provider in London we provide cyber security software, a free WordPress migrator and WordPress auto updates. Having a secure website is just as important as the website itself.

Ultimately, upgrading your business to have a proficient eCommerce site is pivotal to both you and your businesses success. WooCommerce does just that. It revolutionizes what it manages. Shape the Market can offer you this ability. Take advantage of our hosting service and together we can take your online commercial presence forward. After all, being commercially accessible is important!