WesEggs: Building A WooCommerce Business One Egg At A Time By Carolyn Wells on December 13, 2018 — 14 mins read Wes Humpage has been selling eggs most of his life. However, it has only been in the last few years he has reached a commercial scale with the help of WooCommerce. More
Technically Simple: Technology To Get Things Done By Carolyn Wells on October 19, 2018 — 18 mins read Tim Stringer believes in embracing new technology, and his business, 'Technically Simple', is based on helping other people learn how to best use it. Finding this niche has led to great success and longevity in the WooCommerce world. More
Christiania Bikes: The Power Of The Pedal By Carolyn Wells on July 25, 2018 — 17 mins read Christiania Bikes have been making cargo bikes for decades. They are now beginning to bring their business online with eCommerce. In this blog post we learn more about how an established product is being sold using WooCommerce. More
YogaFarm: From Army Boots To Barefoot Freedom By Carolyn Wells on June 22, 2018 — 18 mins read The story of how Anne Simone Kensho used WooCommerce to move from working in the military to running an online business for subscription yoga videos called YogaFarm. More
Ubuntu Baba: Growing (Up) The Baby Carrier Business By Ali on May 7, 2018 — 10 mins read Warning: This post is rated PG 14+ for strong language! In our last interview we talked to Shannon from Ubuntu Baba about the inception/conception of her idea, the birth of her baby wearing carrier business, its growth, milestones, challenges, and proudest moments. This month we talk about knowing your business, knowing your customers, trying what’s... More
Ubuntu Baba: a Happy Now With Baby Wearing By Ali on May 3, 2018 — 13 mins read Part 1: A business is born All babies start out small and cute, rapidly growing into their own little people. Ideas sometimes do the same thing, growing into unexpectedly robust businesses. Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Ubuntu Baba started with one woman’s search for the right kind of carrier for her baby. While Shannon... More
Guitar Compass: Teaching the World to Strum With Online Guitar Lessons Powered by WooCommerce Subscriptions By Ali on May 3, 2017 — 16 mins read Want to shred on the axe but don't have time to see a tutor? Guitar Compass is the answer to your dilemma, with online guitar lessons powered by WooCommerce Subscriptions. This Atlanta, USA based company has moved with the times, and we follow their entrepreneurial journey through to offering a subscription-based model of unlimited streaming lessons from their enormous catalogue of tutorials. More
A WooCommerce entrepreneur helping yo’ grow your eCommerce revenue By Ali on November 2, 2016 — 15 mins read Meet Elliot Taylor, a WooCommerce entrepreneur whose product aims to demystify eCommerce analytics and grow the revenue of online stores. More
From Boeing engineer to WooCommerce entrepreneur: the story of Jerry Kruse and his magical soap By Brent Shepherd on October 20, 2016 — 18 mins read Previously a statistical engineer for Boeing, Jerry Kruse talks to Brent about his new life as WooCommerce entrepreneur developing all-natural soaps and shampoos. More
Three65 Underwear Subscription: Never Run Out of Clean Undies Again By Kirby Prickett on October 21, 2015 — 8 mins read Some of the best candidates for subscription products are day-to-day necessities, like toothbrushes, toilet paper, and pet food. These items might not be the most exciting, but all (or most) of us need them on a regular basis. William Strange and some friends realised that underwear is something that you just need to buy (especially once you grow up and your parents stop buying them for you). But getting to the shops to buy them can be a hassle and expensive. Inspired by Dollar Shave Club, Will decided to launch Three65, an underwear subscription service for men. In this interview, Will reflects on the story behind Three65, his experience pitching the business on Shark Tank Australia, and some of the challenges he’s faced. More
A Toilet Paper Subscription Business With a Twist By Kirby Prickett on August 26, 2015 — 9 mins read Toilet paper. We all need it, and I expect most of us know the frustration of unexpectedly running out. It's the perfect example of an everyday item that is ideally suited to a subscription delivery model. TPFactory is making the most of this common sense business opportunity, but with a twist. Customers can select a charity partner of their choice to receive 5% of their monthly subscription fee as a donation. I had the opportunity to chat with Lee Jossel, the founder of TPFactory a couple of weeks ago. He shared his experience running this toilet paper subscription business, which is powered by WooCommerce and WooCommerce Subscriptions. More
Renting Out Clothes With WooCommerce By Kirby Prickett on April 1, 2015 — 6 mins read Clothing rental subscriptions make a lot of sense. Customers are happy, because they receive regular deliveries of new items to wear. They also get to benefit from the expertise of professional stylists. When a customer gets tired of a particular item, they can easily send it back for somebody else to enjoy. That means less waste and fewer items sitting forgotten in the back of cupboards. I recently spoke to one such business owner, Vladimir Paniouchkine, the CEO and Co-Founder of The Mr Collection, a clothing rental subscription business for men. Vladimir gave me some great insights into the origins and experience of running The Mr Collection and its sister business The Ms Collection. More
WooCommerce and the Chocolate Factory By Kirby Prickett on March 25, 2015 — 11 mins read With WooCommerce businesses scattered all over the world, it’s not often I get to do an interview in person. But this is an entrepreneur story that could only come from San Francisco. Last week I spoke Dandelion Chocolate founder Todd Masonis, at their factory location in San Francisco’s Mission District. After selling their consumer internet business to Comcast in 2008, Todd and business partner Cameron went down a path of experimentation and discovery that eventually led them into the business of fine, small batch chocolate making. Read on to learn more of Dandelion Chocolate's unique story. More
WooCommerce, Subscriptions and Good Karma: the Story of Alpha Dog Food By Kirby Prickett on March 4, 2015 — 13 mins read Royce Reed has taken his passion for healthy pets and harnessed the power of WooCommerce to build his pet food subscription business, Alpha Dog Food. I had the pleasure of chatting to Royce last week about his experience starting and running Alpha Dog Food. Some of the highlights include: how they’ve implemented their Ambassador (affiliate) program, which benefits Alpha Dog Food and many of their clients, including great animal charities like the Humane Society of Atlantic City; Royce’s seven favourite things about WooCommerce (we agree Royce, it’s so hard to choose!); and how Alpha Dog Food wound up accepting Bitcoin payments, and Royce's experience with that so far. I hope you enjoy reading this interview as much as I enjoyed doing it! More
Using WooCommerce to Build a SaaS in 3 Days By Kirby Prickett on February 4, 2015 — 11 mins read Bryce Adams is a WooThemes ninja who—in his spare time—built a handy little SaaS (Software as a Service) business called Nomad SMS. Nomad SMS allows you to easily create a local phone number in over 15 countries and receive SMS messages to that number in your inbox and online. Anybody who’s had the frustrating experience of being locked out of their bank account while traveling or overseas will see the benefit of this simple idea. Bryce got some love from WooThemes and others on Twitter for Nomad SMS, but when it was featured on the hot product aggregation site Product Hunt, traffic to Bryce’s little side project really took off. Bryce was kind enough to talk to me about the whirlwind experience of building Nomad SMS in three days—using WooCommerce and Subscriptions—and releasing it to the world. More