WordPress and WooCommerce: A Powerful Platform for eCommerce in Africa

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1. WordPress and WooCommerce: A Powerful Combination for eCommerce in Africa
2. • 699 Automatticians • 62 countries • 80 different languages WHO WHAT WHY HOW
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4. 30% of the internet is powered by WordPress WHO WHAT WHY HOW
5. We believe in open source WHO WHAT WHY HOW
6. We believe in open source and we believe in open eCommerce WHO WHAT WHY HOW
7. What is WooCommerce? WHO WHAT WHY HOW
8. Flexible. Extendable. Customizable eCommerce for WordPress WHO WHAT WHY HOW
9. You have complete control WooCommerce is entirely open source, which means you can modify and customize anything and everything. You can add unlimited products and users, and take unlimited orders. WHO WHAT WHY HOW
10. Wait...isn’t WordPress just for blogs? WHO WHAT WHY HOW
11. You can sell anything. WHO WHAT WHY HOW
12. You can sell anything. WHO WHAT WHY HOW
13. 11 of the top 25 fastest growing economies are in Africa. WHO WHAT WHY HOW
14. McKinsey estimates that Africa’s iGDP (the internet’s contribution to overall GDP) will reach $300 billion by 2025. That’s 10% of Africa's GDP. WHO WHAT WHY HOW
15. “In the US, eCommerce is slowly changing centuries of old shopping habits...” WHO WHAT WHY HOW
16. “Here in Africa, it is creating the habits. People are making their first big buys like smartphones and their first online purchases simultaneously.” Sacha Poignonnec, Jumia Group The New Yorker WHO WHAT WHY HOW
17. So Why WooCommerce? WHO WHAT WHY HOW
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20. Taking payments in Africa WHO WHAT WHY HOW
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22. Mobile Payments? Yes. WHO WHAT WHY HOW
23. #wordpressselfie
25. #wordpressselfie