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Chapter 06 of 06 · 2 lessons · ~26 min

Selling and Launching

Set up a simple online store with WooCommerce, then put everything together to build and launch a complete business website.

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WooCommerce Setup for Beginners How to turn a WordPress site into a working online store with WooCommerce. Coming soon
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Build a Business Website With WordPress (Step by Step) How to plan, build and launch a complete business website with everything from this course. Coming soon

Chapter practice task

Task: Launch a complete business website

  1. Plan the pages, content and calls to action.
  2. Build the pages with your theme, patterns and blocks.
  3. Add a contact form, SEO, caching, security and backups.
  4. Add WooCommerce only if the business sells products online.
  5. Run the launch checklist and go live.

By the end of this chapter

  • You can set up WooCommerce with products, payments and shipping
  • You can build a business website from start to finish
  • You have a launch checklist you can reuse for every client

Quick answers for this chapter

WooCommerce or Shopify?

WooCommerce for full control and existing WordPress sites; Shopify for a simpler, fully hosted store. The Shopify course covers it next.

Is WooCommerce free?

The plugin is free. Payment fees, some extensions and good hosting cost money.

How long does a business site take?

A simple 5-page site can take one to three weeks, mostly waiting on content.