Summer is just around the corner, and GoDaddy’s online store builder and online meeting builder continue to grow and expand. In this guide, we’re going to cover these updates and show you how they can help your business grow.
If you haven’t published your site yet, check out the how-to guide and we’ll walk you through it.
What’s New in Websites + Marketing Ecommerce?
Here’s a list of new features and options available to Websites + Marketing eCommerce customers:
Updates as of May 22, 2023:
Updates as of March 8, 2023:
Updates as of February 13, 2023.
Updates as of January 10, 2023.
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Product descriptions generated by AI
Does writing product descriptions seem overwhelming? Our new AI functionality in Websites + Marketing Ecommerce is here to help. With this new feature, you can easily create AI-generated descriptions for your products.
Not satisfied with the description that the AI tool generated? You can reset your product description as many times as you like. You can also copy the options you want to edit or paste them directly into the description field.
Planning multi-day events/services in online meetings
Service-based merchants can now offer multi-day events. Whether it’s a 3-day retreat or a week-long event, Online Meetings users can now have more flexibility in their schedule.
To use this feature, you must select the One-Time Event option when adding a service. With this option Days duration option will be available to use.
Direct navigation to “Meeting Overview” in online meetings
The navigation options for online meetings have been updated to provide a more direct path to the Meeting Overview section of your account.
Not only does the overview page allow you to easily manage your online meetings, but it also contains quite a lot of useful information such as upcoming bookings, recommendations, statistics and guides to help you grow.
US-based online store owners can create shipping labels to Canada
Online store owners in the United States can now create shipping labels for packages under 4 pounds to Canada with GoDaddy’s ShipEngine integration (for a nominal fee). This update allows merchants to more easily ship to Canada without having to worry about customs forms or visiting the post office.
Easily view past events in online appointments
Services that were previously available through Online Meetings can now be viewed under the “Past Services” tab, making it easier for you to manage your service offerings.
Accept Apple Pay and Google Pay with GoDaddy Payments
With this update to GoDaddy Payments, you can now accept payments via Apple Pay and Google Pay for products and: services through your website.
Note: If you are adding GoDaddy Payments for the first time, or if you already use GoDaddy Payments, you may need to republish your website to see the digital wallets option in your Online Store.
With digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay, your customers can pay with one click without leaving the page. And to further boost your sales, we’ve strategically placed digital wallet payment options in various places, including the product page, cart, checkout, and quick view pages.
Digital wallets are available shipment and: local delivery orders (but not for pickup orders).
Here are some examples of how these payment options will appear for products:
And here is an example of digital wallet options for services:
Customers can share your products and services on social media
Now your customers can share products and services from your website directly to their social media pages. This feature can help increase your product visibility through your customers’ social media feeds.
This setting can be enabled in the Sites + Marketing editor, on the “Product Page” tab of the online store. For services, you need to edit the Appointments widget:
Note: You must publish your site for this feature to be active.
Interested in seeing the distribution of features added to Websites + Marketing eCommerce in 2022? Check out those details here.