Now that we’ve outlined the basics, let’s see how you can sell art on WordPress!
The little magic ingredient that actually enables you to start selling on WordPress is called WooCommerce.
WooCommerce is a free plugin that adds e-commerce functionality to a WordPress site – and it’s the most popular free e-commerce solution for WordPress!
Just like WordPress itself, WooCommerce is open source and gives you full control over your entire web store.
You can sell anything from tangible items, digital downloads, affiliate products, software, e-books, services, bookings, and subscriptions – to just name some examples.
There is no limit. You can upload unlimited products, add unlimited product images, categories, tags, variations, coupons, etc. – and make unlimited sales!
WooCommerce is simple to set up. You can easily configure it by yourself and launch a fully functional eCommerce store in less than an hour.
Come follow me along and see for yourself!
Is WordPress truly the best platform for artists to showcase and sell their artwork, or are there better alternatives out there?
Hi Fiona, WordPress is the best platform for everyone who is willing to put in a bit of work, because the system itself is completely free and gives you full control and ownership of your website. If you don’t want to deal with so much of the techy stuff, you might want to check out Squarespace. The platform does most of the tech work for you, but comes with a monthly subscription fee. To learn more, you can read my Squarespace review and find out about other free & paid website builders for artists here.
There is obviously a bunch to know about this. I think you made the important points very clear. Thank you for posting this tutorial!
Hi Gina, I agree, WooCommerce comes with a learning curve. I found it a bit overwhelming at the beginning as well, but once you got the hang of it, it all get very straightforward (:
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