Google Analytics is a frequent topic here on the Spork Marketing blog, and for good reason. Analytics drives our marketing work. With data, we can see which of our marketing efforts pay off and are worth repeating. Analytics data also tells us what website visitors are looking for and how we should improve a website to… Read More
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In our fourth post in our series about selling auto parts and accessories with WooCommerce (see part 1, part 2, and part 3), we want to share some final tips and tricks that we have found useful, as well as talk about some of the limitations that we’ve seen with WooCommerce.
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If you’re selling auto parts and/or accessories online, you need a method of collecting payments. This article explains the basics, and offers some advice as well. If you’re new to ecommerce, this post is for you.
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This is our latest post in Spork Marketing’s Parts Industry Insider Interview Series. Today, we’re talking with Ryan Elich, director of sales at Jazva. This innovative company provides cloud-based ecommerce solutions for online merchants who want to fast-track their ecommerce future and need the functionality to handle high volume B2B and B2C sales. Jazva offers… Read More
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Advertising is integral to ecommerce growth and success. While there are certainly companies that have managed to grow without any advertising, this is the exception rather than the rule. So, if you sell auto parts and accessories online (or you manufacture them) and you want to grow, the questions are:
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Building an auto parts ecommerce store using WooCommerce? You’re in the right place. Spork Marketing works with many WordPress websites that have WooCommerce, and we highly recommend you take advantage of plugins that will help your site to run optimally. Here are some of our favorites.
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As part of our series on the ins-and-outs of using WooCommerce for auto parts ecommerce, let’s look at designing a new WooCommerce site and/or developing a custom theme. (If you’re new here, first check out our previous article about setting up your WooCommerce site that we published previously.)
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Spend enough time as an auto parts etailer and you’ll learn a thing or two about what makes auto parts shoppers angry. Here are three things that auto parts buyers really, really don’t like. Be sure to avoid them so you can keep them coming back for more parts!
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As you may already know, Twitter is a free social marketing service that enables users to send and read messages known as “tweets,” or short messages delivered to followers. Tweets can be sent and received via the Twitter website, on your cell phone, or through a 3rd party tool.
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If you want to build a small, meaningful audience on Twitter that you connect with regularly, then this Twitter advice is for you.
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Selling auto parts on eBay can be a good way to increase revenue. While it’s not necessarily the most profitable place to sell auto parts (most eBay retailers who drop-ship are earning just 2 or 3% profit margins), eBay offers the possibility of substantial sales volumes. Additionally, for start-up parts retailers, eBay can be a… Read More
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If you’re in the business of auto parts and accessories ecommerce – or just ecommerce in general – Twitter can be a great place to find out about news, new tools and software, and pick up some tips. The following list of ecommerce profiles is listed in no particular order, and is not meant to… Read More
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