Robin Pietersen

We were honored to be selected by xneelo (formerly Hetzner) to be featured in their Customer Stories section this month. “Entrepreneurship is a bit like parenting. You need to go through it yourself in order to understand it, and the longer you do it, the better you become at it.” You can read about our story and why we chose xneelo as our hosting partner 7 years ago by clicking the following link: https://xneelo.co.za/insights/how-a-tech-company-helps-their-customers-build-better-businesses/

We recently launched FooSales, a app-based point of sale (POS) system for WooCommerce, which turns your iPad or Android tablet into a mobile cash register.   FooSales enables WooCommerce store owners to sell products and accept payments from anywhere in the world while automatically updating their WooCommerce inventory, orders, and customer data. FooSales boasts an intuitive user interface which makes it incredibly easy to setup and use, without any training. It’s the perfect solution for retail stores, markets, pop-up shops, mobile events and many others. Not only is FooSales the first iOS and Android tablet point of sale app that is custom built for WooCommerce, but it also requires minimal setup (under 5 minutes) before a customer can start selling their products or tickets at a physical location and it has native support for FooEvents. Some of the other advanced features include: Barcode scanning (built-in camera and external Bluetooth scanners) Invoice printing Order cancelations and refunds Sales history and daily summaries Manage product prices and stock quantities Offline mode Customer management Visit the Features page to see what FooSales can do for you. Welcome to a seamless multi-channel retail experience! Get started with a 30-day free trial! Original post: https://www.foosales.com/2018/04/01/foosales-point-of-sale-for-woocommerce/

WooCommerce is the eCommerce solution of choice here at Grenade. It is by far the cheapest and easiest way to launch your eCommerce business and start earning money. Below is a list of valuable tips that we have accumulated through running and developing various WooCommerce stores. 1. Gain trust by adding logos to your checkout screens First time buyers are always skeptical. It doesn’t matter how many Facebook fans you have, how amazing your theme is, or how excellent your courier company is, people always think twice about handing over their hard earned cash for the first time. It’s your job to make these first time users feel as comfortable as possible. A very effective way to do this is by adding the logos of your payment gateway to your checkout screen. It’s likely that if your customer has made an online purchase before, he/she will recognise your payment gateway. Seeing something that they recognise and trust will make you look more legitimate and make your customer feel more comfortable with their purchase. 2. Build a mailing list Email marketing is still one of the most effective forms of digital marketing. It is a cheap way to market your goods […]