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13 WordPress Plugins for Membership Subscriptions
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A membership plugin can transform a WordPress site into a resource for subscription content, courses, a paid community, and more. Sell one-time or recurring access to specific posts, digital downloads,
Topics: membership, subscriptions, price, wordpress, content, memberships, plugins, create, sell, member, access, free. -
Abel & Cole delivers groceries in returnable, refillable packaging
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Abel & Cole, an organic food delivery service from the United Kingdom, has introduced Club Zero. This is a new service, claimed to be the first of its kind in the UK, which delivers groceries to consumers in returnable, refillable packaging. No more single-use packaging. Club Zero is a membership… Continue reading
Topics: membership, makers, cole, refillable, groceries, packaging, returnable, service, pot, zero, abel, delivers. -
Alibaba just gave Chinese youth another reason to never leave their desk
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People in China have a host of reasons not to go outdoors these days. They may be too busy to leave their office, wary of air pollution or have chosen to live isolated lives. Among them is an expanding young consumer base that prefers to dwell in the virtual world of video games, animes and […]
Topics: delivery, video, users, gave, membership, leave, animes, reason, bilibili, games, eleme, food, alibaba, youth, streaming, chinese, desk. -
Amazon Prime Day 2019 Breaks Records; Other Merchants Benefit
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While Amazon does not provide sales data for its Prime Days, it did state that during the 48-hour 2019 event on July 15 and 16, sales surpassed the 2018 Black Friday and Cyber Monday revenues combined.
Topics: walmart, prime, increase, benefit, amazon, membership, items, members, merchants, breaks, sales, day, records. -
Creative Ways to Offer Memberships
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You can build a membership site around almost anything! For nonprofits, restaurants, retailers, & content creators, see 20+ amazing membership site ideas!
Topics: tutorials, subscription, content, library, youre, memberships, offer, online, members, ways, creative, membership, access. -
Ecommerce Briefs: Amazon v. Walmart, Prime Members, E.U. Sellers
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“Ecommerce Briefs” is my occasional series on news and developments that impact online merchants. In this installment, I’ll focus on Amazon's omnichannel growth and Prime membership, as well as acquisitions of third-party Amazon sellers in Europe.
Topics: eu, sellers, prime, perch, membership, debt, members, funding, briefs, million, v, series, amazon, walmart, brands, ecommerce. -
Facebook still full of groups trading fake reviews, says consumer group
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Facebook has failed to clean up the brisk trade in fake product reviews taking place on its platform, an investigation by the consumer association Which? has found. In June both Facebook and eBay were warned by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) they needed to do more to tackle the sale of fake product […]
Topics: posts, platform, consumer, product, trading, techcrunch, membership, reviews, fake, groups, facebook, group. -
For the Good of Your Business, You Must Adapt or Die When It Comes to Ecommerce
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If you were already thinking of taking your business online, this is the right time.
Topics: recurring, right, membership, business, adapt, comes, online, die, good, think, pandemic, migrate, trends, ecommerce, trend. -
Give the gift of Extra Crunch membership
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Starting today, TechCrunch readers can send an Extra Crunch annual membership as a gift to a friend, family member or co-worker. For a limited time we’re offering the gift at a discounted rate of $99/year (plus tax). The gifting feature can be found here. Extra Crunch membership is designed for startup teams, entrepreneurs, investors and […]
Topics: exclusive, perks, startup, supported, save, readers, today, techcrunch, extra, crunch, membership, gift. -
How to Build a Membership Site on WordPress
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“I’m building a membership site.” Those five words can have drastically different meanings. A membership site can mean many things, including: a site that lets people connect with one another a site to teach people something a site to send members a package of goodies every month a site to give certain customers special perks […]
Topics: memberships, sell, members, wordpress, site, woocommerce, membership, build, sites, content, access. -
Improve Member Retention: Nine Ways to Build Engagement and Loyalty
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Improve member retention by engaging with customers and developing deeper brand loyalty. Discover these nine fantastic ways to boost your retention rate.
Topics: membership, content, send, retention, build, videos, benefits, ways, customers, offer, engagement, provide, members, improve, memberships, loyalty, member. -
McDonald’s China links loyalty program to Ele.me app
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McDonald’s customers in China can now earn loyalty points when they order a Big Mac through Ele.me, Alibaba Group’s on-demand delivery platform.
Topics: loyalty, mcdonalds, links, eleme, virtual, app, program, china, membership, members, delivery. -
Pandemic helped drive Walmart e-commerce sales up 97% in second quarter
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Walmart’s investments in e-commerce, including online grocery delivery and pickup, are continuing to pay off for the retailer. In the company’s Q2 earnings, released this morning, Walmart reported its U.S. e-commerce sales were up 97% — an increase attributed to more customers shopping online during the pandemic, stocking up on household supplies and shopping for […]
Topics: sales, online, drive, membership, techcrunch, delivery, quarter, grocery, walmarts, pandemic, company, service, helped, walmart, second, ecommerce. -
Patreon buys Memberful but keeps it indie as patronage consolidates
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Patreon is forming a patronage empire. Today it acquired white-labeled subscription membership platform Memberful, which lets creators sell exclusive access to content through their own site instead of a centralized platform like Patreon. Rather than being folded into a Patreon feature, Memberful will run as an independent brand, maintaining its tiered pricing structure, though new […]
Topics: facebook, memberful, million, membership, patronage, buys, consolidates, creators, youtube, indie, patrons, keeps, paying, patreon. -
Payment Depot Reviews: Monthly Memberships for Payments
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It's a good idea to look at Payment Depot reviews like this one, because it truly is one of the most transparent payment processors. If you like membership pricing, Payment Depot provides a system where you pay a monthly membership…
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Topics: memberships, depot, monthly, card, transaction, membership, support, payment, fees, payments, fee, reviews, sales, month. -
Selling Courses and Membership Programs on Shopify
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Courses and membership programs can be a great way to monetize your experience and expertise in a specific domain. In this episode of Shopify Masters, you’ll learn from a hobbyist-turned-entrepreneur about how to build your own membership program on Shopify.More
Topics: membership, business, things, doing, youre, lot, think, program, thing, sell, really, shopify, thats, know. -
TechStyle hits 5 million members for its retail empire
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TechStyle Fashion Group, the company behind Kate Hudson’s Fabletics; the children’s brand FabKids; Rihanna’s lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty; and the shoe retailer Shoedazzle, has amassed 5 million members for its discount retail program. Those members were a large driver behind the $750 million in transactions the company saw for 2018, according to co-chief executive […]
Topics: techstyle, million, hits, members, month, public, offering, membership, company, retail, empire, skip, brand, need, goldenberg. -
The Essential Pre-Launch Checklist for Membership Sites
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You’ve made plans, built the site, and are preparing for a big launch. But are you ready for customers? Don’t forget a thing — use this checklist!
Topics: sites, search, check, site, add, checklist, sure, essential, prelaunch, pages, information, membership, test, page. -
Understanding the Different Types of Bundles in Elastic Path Commerce Cloud
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Product bundles can be great for enhancing customer experience, speeding up inventory clearance, increasing revenue and average sales and much more. However, many brands oftentimes struggle with maintaining their bundle assortments, which ends up leading to a poor experience for customers and loss in revenue for the brand. Let’s take a look at an example of that happening.
This brand has a membership bundle available. As you can see in the video, the usual annual membership costs $59. However, the bundle allows me to get my membership and a bundle of products at a discounted price.
Therefore, when I click to add the bundle to my bag, you can see my cart loads with 4 items along with my discounted membership. However, you can also see that I can break the bundle and remove items from my cart, while still maintaining the sale price that was offered for the bundle.
So at the end of the day, I can get my membership for $38, instead of the original $59, without even purchasing the full bundle. This is a major loss for brands because essentially, customers can game the system and get access to a sale price without spending more. Bundles with Elastic Path solves these problems.
So today I will be talking about the two different types of bundles and how you can use them.
Bundles With SKUs Assigned
This type of bundle allows you to assign a SKU and a price to a subset of products. Therefore, this bundle may contain items which may or may not be available for purchase individually, and the price of the bundle will not be dependent on the individual price of the products in the bundle. For example, let’s say you run a computer hardware store and you want to sell a bundle which includes:
A monitor which costs $200
A mouse which costs $40
A keyboard that costs $80
A 1 year subscription for Photoshop that is not sold individually
So instead of an original calculated price of $320, you can assign all of your products under a single SKU, and set your price for that SKU for let’s say $280. Unlike traditional platforms that allow your bundles to break when shoppers try to remove items from their cart, Elastic Path ensures that all items must be included to get the benefit of the sale price.
These types of bundles are especially used when:
You don’t want the bundle to be auto calculated and priced at the value of the independent components
You want to track inventory if you only have a set number of bundles available
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Bundles WITHOUT SKUs Assigned
The second type of bundles are bundles without a SKU assigned. This type of bundle is based on the sum of each component's product pricing. Therefore, each product in the bundle already has an assigned SKU and price established in the catalog and therefore means they can be purchased separately.
However, this bundle allows you to alter the price of each SKU and provide a “sales” price to provide a discount for customers. Therefore, in order to take advantage of the sale price, the customer has to meet all criteria of the bundle – In other words, they have to have all the required SKUs in their basket.
So for example, let’s consider the same scenario before where you own your computer hardware store. Normally:
A monitor costs $200
A mouse costs $40
A keyboard costs $80
But if a shopper adds all 3 to their cart, you can set your bundles rules to allow the customer to get the monitor for $180, the mouse for $30, and the keyboard for $70 for a total of $280.
These types of bundles are especially used when you want to track product inventory individually and have the pricing be autocalculated.
I hope this was helpful in better understanding the different types of bundles we have here at Elastic Path. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to us. In the meantime, checkout with our product innovations page and our product changelog to keep up with what’s new at Elastic Path!
Topics: different, costs, types, cloud, path, commerce, bundles, bundle, price, items, understanding, product, sku, membership, elastic. -
Walmart+ launches Sept 15, offering same-day delivery, gas discounts and cashierless checkout for $98/yr
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Walmart today officially unveiled its new membership service and Amazon Prime rival, which it’s calling “Walmart+.” The $98 per year service will combine free, unlimited same-day delivery on groceries and thousands of other items, with additional benefits, like fuel discounts and access to a new Scan & Go service, similar to Walmart-owned Sam’s Club, that […]
Topics: delivery, checkout, scan, prime, sept, unlimited, service, program, membership, members, walmart, discounts, offering, launches, techcrunch, gas, sameday, customers. -
What Is Patreon And How Does It Work?
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Patreon is one of the most popular membership platforms in the world right now. It’s made quite a few waves over the past few years, and is currently used by content creators all over the globe. If you are a…
Continue reading What Is Patreon And How Does It Work?
Topics: patrons, patreon, content, tiers, different, offer, membership, platform, creators, does, work, easily. -
Why WooCommerce is the Best Patreon Alternative
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What’s the best alternative to Patreon? Learn how to create your own Patreon alternative so you can keep more money, retain control, & build a better brand.
Topics: patrons, offer, patreon, support, woocommerce, membership, alternative, subscriptions, set, website, content, best. -
Why You Might Want to Start a Membership Blog
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How can you make your blog more profitable? This is a question most of us are searching for an answer to. And while advertising and affiliate links will bring in some money, what if you could generate more?
Topics: blog, create, site, content, access, membership, start, exclusive, offer, model, plugin.