15+ 붚죕쳔 Updates That Simplify the Life of a Business Owner

15+ 붚죕쳔 Updates That Simplify the Life of a Busy Business Owner

Posted 2 years ago by Anastasia Prokofieva

Calling all savvy business owners out there: are you ready to桂make your life easier? Your favorite ecommerce platform has released a桂set of桂new tools that will make managing your online store feel easier and桂more straightforward than ever before.

From better order management to桂seamless omnichannel selling�봞꾈삣 the桂ability to桂manage your store on桂your phone like the桂cool kid you 껸곶깎�偈낌령쓩삣 is桂bringing a桂better seller experience straight to桂your (virtual) door. Keep reading and桂learn how to桂simplify your business routine.

Manage Orders with Ease using Custom Statuses

Order management is桂a桂big part of桂any桂business owner�셲 곶늡넵넨쓩꾈깎�봞끅 such, they take up桂a桂lot of桂time. Creating custom order statuses can help you be桂more efficient with your busy schedule.

Set up桂custom payment and桂fulfillment order statuses to桂make fulfilling orders easier. You can create up桂to桂six custom statuses: three custom payment statuses and桂three custom fulfillment statuses. That�셲 in桂addition to桂the桂default order statuses you�셱e already familiar with.

For example, if桂you�셱e shipping orders, you might want to桂add statuses like 혫Ready to桂Ship혬 or桂혫Shipped Separately.혬 If桂you offer an桂in-store pickup option only, you will find it桂more convenient to桂use statuses like 혫Picked Up.혬

When creating a桂custom status, you�셪l see a桂list of桂both custom and桂default statuses that exist in桂your store in桂the桂preview

Custom order statuses have other cool perks:

- If桂you run a桂multilingual store, you can translate custom order statuses into as桂many language versions as桂you need.
- You can filter orders by桂custom order statuses to桂fulfill orders faster.
- Assigning custom order statuses is桂available on桂your desktop and桂붚죕쳔 Mobile App.

To桂keep customers updated about their orders, you can send an桂혫Order status changed혬 email automatically when a桂custom status is桂assigned to桂an桂order. You can also opt out of桂sending notifications if桂it桂makes more sense for桂your business.

Learn how to桂create and桂use custom order statuses in桂the桂.

Spend Less Money on桂Payment Gateway Fees

Payment gateways charge processing fees, which can get costly for桂businesses. Luckily, our new setting allows you to桂offer convenient payment methods to桂customers without losing too much on桂processing costs.

Now you can add a桂payment method fee when setting up桂an桂online or桂offline payment method in桂your 붚죕쳔 store. A桂fee can be桂created as桂a桂percentage or桂absolute value.

On桂checkout, customers will see if桂their chosen payment method has a桂fee. This way, they can choose to桂pay with a桂different method if桂they�셝 like to.

The payment gateway fee is桂added to桂the桂order�셲 total

Check out the桂 for桂instructions on桂adding gateway-based fees at桂checkout.

Important: Please note that some countries and桂payment providers don�셳 allow charging customers the桂processing fee. Before enabling a桂payment method fee, make sure that it�셲 legal in桂your country and桂that the桂payment gateway allows it.

Grow Revenue with Flexible Subscriptions

With 붚죕쳔 by桂Lightspeed, you can grow your recurring revenue by桂offering subscription products and桂services in桂your store.

To桂make subscriptions easier to桂manage, we桂are introducing a桂couple of桂updates to桂the桂subscription tool:

Sell Subscriptions with Lightspeed Payments

While you can use Stripe to桂enable recurring subscriptions for桂your store, you now have the桂option to桂offer subscriptions with 붚죕쳔�셲 native payment gateway, Lightspeed Payments.

You can set up桂and桂manage Lightspeed Payments straight from your 붚죕쳔 admin, which simplifies payment management. Check your balance, payments, and桂payouts on桂the桂Finance page without bouncing to桂another website.

Available for桂US桂sellers only, for桂now.

Learn more about the桂benefits and桂setup process of桂Lightspeed Payments in桂this article:

Set Up桂Subscriptions as桂You Need

With the桂latest update, you have access to桂even more settings for桂subscription-based products or桂services in桂your store. Some are:

Another billing frequency to桂choose 닥곶늡낼�봢국깎곶꿎 six months.
혫Subscribe &桂Save혬 prices for桂product variations.
Different 젬걀꾈깎-넨쓩낼깎 purchase price혬 for桂each product variation of桂a桂subscription product.

One-time and桂subscription prices change depending on桂the桂product variation

Check out the桂 to桂enable subscriptions for桂your online store.

Spend Less Time Managing Taxes

A桂tool that automatically calculates taxes for桂you is桂a桂true life-saver for桂a桂business owner, as桂you don�셳 need to桂calculate taxes on桂your own. And potentially even more exciting, you don�셳 have to桂keep track of桂tax changes in桂your country and桂adjust them manually either. All tax rates automatically update when a桂local authority announces upcoming changes in桂its sales tax rules. You don�셳 even have to桂think about it!

Check out the桂latest changes to桂automatic tax calculations in桂붚죕쳔:

Automated Taxes Are Enabled for桂Indian Sellers

Indian business owners, we桂have great news for桂you! Your 붚죕쳔 store can automatically calculate a桂precise tax rate specific to桂the桂customer and桂store location. You can also set non-standard tax rates for桂different items in桂your product catalog, like increased, reduced, or桂zero rates.

See the桂full list of桂countries eligible for桂automatic tax calculations and桂learn how to桂set them up桂in桂the桂.

Updated Tax Calculation for桂the桂EU

The tax calculation for桂online stores in桂the桂EU桂has been updated to桂provide more accurate sales taxes. When products in桂an桂order have different tax rates, the桂sales tax on桂shipping is桂calculated based on桂item prices rather than the桂weight of桂products.

Learn more about EU桂taxes in桂the桂.

Save Time Managing Your Store on桂the桂Go

붚죕쳔 Mobile apps for桂iPhone and桂Android allow you to桂run your online store on桂the桂go. With our recent updates, the桂app simplifies managing your products and桂orders like never before.

Here are some new things you can do桂with your 붚죕쳔 Mobile App:

Quickly filter orders on桂mobile. by桂payment and桂shipping method, carrier, fulfillment type, pickup or桂delivery date, and桂more. Display orders with or桂without tracking numbers, those with a桂specific discount coupon applied, or桂orders with customer comments and桂staff notes.
Save order filters for桂frequently used searches. For example, you can save a桂filter showing local orders that have to桂be桂delivered in桂a桂week.
Manage product catalog translations on桂the桂go. With the桂Android app, you can now for桂product and桂category titles, descriptions, attributes, SEO metadata, ribbons, and桂subtitles. Note: iOS users, your apps got this update some time ago, so桂check it桂out if桂you missed it.
Set up桂out-of-stock settings per product. When with the桂iOS app, you can set up桂out-of-stock settings for桂it桂in桂the桂Stock Control section. For example, enable pre-orders, hide it桂from storefront view, or桂show it桂in桂the桂catalog but prohibit purchases.

Filtering orders using the桂붚죕쳔 Mobile App

Make sure to桂download 붚죕쳔 Mobile apps for桂your iPhone or桂Android so桂you can manage your online store wherever you are, whenever you want.

Manage Pre-Orders Effortlessly

Pre-orders are invaluable for桂growing your revenue. With pre-orders, you enable your customer to桂buy a桂product even after it桂reaches zero stock. This way, your customers won�셳 miss a桂best-selling product and桂you will grow sales for桂items that are about to桂hit the桂shelves.

Here are a桂couple of桂new things that you can do桂with pre-orders:

See all pre-orders 껸넨桂늡꾈낌깎. 딸꿎桂닥쓩깜넨깎곶쓩꾈껨 pre-orders, you can stay on桂top of桂what products you need to桂stock. Just go桂to桂the桂Orders page and桂click Pre-orders.
Enable pre-orders for桂products and桂their variations on桂the桂go. The iOS app lets you quickly enable a桂pre-ordering option for桂out-of-stock products and桂variations.

Filtering pre-orders on桂the桂Orders page in桂붚죕쳔 admin

Learn more about pre-orders and桂enable them in桂the桂.

Sell on桂Hundreds of桂Sales Channels at桂Once

Selling on桂hundreds of桂marketplaces and桂sales channels at桂once sounds like a桂stretch�� Unless you have the桂Koongo app! List, sell, and桂advertise your products across over 500桂channels and桂marketplaces, like Amazon, eBay, Wish, Zalando, Miinto, and桂many more.

Your inventory and桂orders are synced automatically on桂a桂number of桂marketplaces. That way, you don�셳 have to桂worry about updating the桂catalog manually on桂each platform. You can promote your products in桂multiple places at桂once without spending too much effort. A桂surefire way to桂increase sales if桂you�셱e a桂busy business owner!

Learn more about the桂Koongo app and桂see their full list of桂supported sales channels in桂the桂붚죕쳔 App Market.

Simplify Order Fulfillment with Order Quantity Limits for桂Products

Order quantity limits come in桂handy when you have specific requirements for桂how much customers can order. Our updates have simplified the桂process for桂setting the桂minimum and/or maximum amount of桂a桂product that is桂available per order.

For example, if桂you make items to桂order, you may want to桂specify that a桂shopper can buy no桂more than what is桂manageable to桂make at桂a桂time. Or, if桂you�셱e a桂wholesaler, you can specify that customers have to桂buy a桂minimum amount per order.

Order quantity limits can be桂applied to桂products and桂their variations. Pro tip: to桂save time, set order quantity limits in桂bulk!

If桂a桂customer tries to桂add to桂the桂cart more or桂fewer items than specified, they will see this message

Learn how to桂set order quantity limits for桂products in桂the桂.

Make Your Product Descriptions Easier to桂Read

Product descriptions are one of桂the桂main things customers consider when shopping in桂your online store. That�셲 why you want to桂provide as桂much information about a桂product as桂possible while not overwhelming them with big chunks of桂text.

Now, you can divide product descriptions into sections that can be桂expanded or桂collapsed with a桂mouse click or桂a桂tap. Here�셲 .

Customers can click on桂each section to桂see the桂details

Build Trust with Customers by桂Giving Them More Control Over Cookies

If桂you sell to桂online shoppers in桂the桂EU, your website must ask your visitors for桂permission to桂use cookies. Your online store has been updated to桂comply with the桂recent changes to桂the桂privacy law.

Your store visitors can either allow all cookies at桂once or桂give their consent to桂certain types of桂cookies:

Essential: Mandatory website cookies; for桂example, security cookies.
Analytics: Optional cookies that are used for桂analytics and桂internal store statistics.
Personalization: Optional cookies that improve a桂visitor�셲 experience on桂the桂website.

Your store visitors can also revoke their consent at桂any桂time in桂your online store�셲 혫My Account혬 section or桂the桂혫Cookie Settings혬 section in桂the桂footer section of桂the桂Instant Site.

Customers can choose what cookies they allow to桂use

Learn more about a桂cookie notification banner in桂your online store in桂the桂.

Save Time Exporting Custom Checkout Fields Data

When you need a桂list of桂orders with their details, you can use the桂export tool in桂your online store to桂download a桂CSV file with orders�� data.

Now you can get even more details about your orders. When you export order details as桂a桂CSV file, it桂will also provide you with data that customers entered in桂custom checkout fields. For example, delivery instructions, special requests, or桂tax information. This way, you can get additional information about the桂order in桂bulk without checking orders one by桂one.

Learn more about in桂your 붚죕쳔 store.

Get a桂Deeper Insight into Your Marketing Performance

An桂order details page has lots of桂important information, including where the桂order came from; for桂example, through a桂Facebook ad桂or桂newsletter. The recent update made these insights even more valuable!

Not only can you now know the桂source that led to桂the桂purchase, but you also see all the桂marketing campaigns a桂customer interacted with before placing an桂order. Perfect for桂understanding which of桂your marketing campaigns turn people into customers.

Learn more about tracking the桂source of桂orders in桂the桂.

Power Your Store with New Apps

The 붚죕쳔 App Market has dozens of桂apps to桂customize your online store to桂your business needs. Browse these new apps to桂improve the桂shopping experience in桂your store and桂simplify your business procedures.

For example, check out these new apps for桂optimizing your store navigation and桂catalog layout:

If桂your store has a桂lot of桂product categories, help customers browse the桂catalog faster with Subcategory Preview.
If桂your products have many options, you might want to桂optimize them with Advanced Product Options.
Make it桂easier for桂customers to桂choose the桂right product by桂showing multiple photos of桂an桂item on桂the桂storefront with �뗢�딶roduct Quickview.

With Subcategory Preview, customers can view subcategories by桂hovering over a桂product category

Drive customers�� attention to桂offers and桂deals with new marketing apps:

Grow your email list or桂drive engagement to桂your deals with Promolayer popups.
Encourage customers to桂buy more products to桂get free shipping with the桂Free Shipping Bar app.
Use Planetree to桂help shoppers positively impact the桂environment by桂funding tree planting with their purchases.

Using the桂Planetree app to桂get customers to桂donate at桂checkout

Connect your online store to桂accounting services:

Sellers from the桂Netherlands and桂Belgium, sync your online store with the桂Exact Online accounting service to桂simplify your life.

Or, add some new regional and桂digital payment options:

Offer your customers convenient Buy Now, Pay Later options with Partially Payment Plans.
Let customers check out faster in桂your store by桂paying with their Revolut accounts via the桂Revolut Pay app.
Let customers pay directly into your bank accounts with EchoPay.
Accept Bitcoin payments with IBEX PAY.
Sellers from Armenia, get paid in桂your online store with ArCa.

Stay Tuned

Make sure you don�셳 miss new tools that simplify your day-to-day routine. You can find more information about tools and桂updates here:

To桂keep track of桂product updates, events, and桂relevant company news, visit the桂News section of桂your notifications dashboard in桂your (a桂bluebell on桂the桂bottom right of桂your screen).
For the桂entire timeline of桂updates, big and桂small, visit the桂.
Peek into the桂 tab in桂your control panel to桂enable tools that require manual activation.
Subscribe to桂the桂 to桂be桂the桂first to桂know about the桂most exciting tools.
Bookmark the桂붚죕쳔 Updates section of桂the桂blog.

Do桂you know how to桂make an桂ecommerce store work better for桂you and桂thousands of桂other merchants? Need help to桂fine-tune your 붚죕쳔 store to桂your business�셲 needs? Don�셳 hesitate to桂 with 긺넵깎끅넨쓩늡꾈끅�봶깎�셱깎 happy to桂help!

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Anastasia Prokofieva is a content writer at 붚죕쳔. She writes about online marketing and promotion to make entrepreneurs�� daily routine easier and more rewarding. She also has a soft spot for cats, chocolate, and making kombucha at home.

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