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8 Best Upsell and Cross-Sell Plugins for WooCommerce

Every WooCommerce store owner has exactly the same goal: get more sales. But here’s the reality that most people miss: selling to your existing customers is significantly easier (and much cheaper) than finding new ones. 

Despite this, many store owners get stuck on the ‘new customer treadmill,’ spending a fortune on ads to find fresh leads, while neglecting the audience they already have.

If you aren’t using upsells and cross-sells on your store, you’re missing an opportunity to increase your revenue during every single checkout.

When you suggest the right products at the right time, your Average Order Value (AOV) increases. Even better, your customers will be happier because you’re helping them find products they genuinely need.

If you’re ready to boost your revenue without blowing your ad budget, you’re in the right place. After testing all the most popular upsell and cross-sell tools, I’ve narrowed it down to the absolute must-haves.

That said, here’s the best WooCommerce upsell and cross-sell plugins to grow your revenue, and your store. 

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How to Accept Payments in WordPress (Stripe, PayPal & More)

When I first needed to collect payments on my WordPress site, I made the mistake of installing WooCommerce. 

Don’t get me wrong: it’s a fantastic plugin if you need a full online store. However, for simple payment needs (like donations, tips, or selling a handful of products) I’ve found that a basic payment form works much better.

They’re simpler, faster to set up, and way less overwhelming for both you and your visitors. No shopping carts, no complicated checkout pages. Instead, you get a clean form that collects exactly the information you need and processes the payment.

I’ve spent years testing different WordPress payment solutions, and I’ve narrowed it down to the two best options for creating forms with payment options. 

Whether you need a simple donation button or a flexible form with conditional fields, I’ll show you exactly how to set everything up.

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I Tested the Best One Page WordPress Themes (Here’s My Top 9)

One page websites are having a moment, and I understand why.

They’re clean, modern, and keep visitors focused on what matters most. Instead of clicking through multiple pages, your audience gets everything they need in one smooth scroll. 

This makes single page sites perfect when you need to make a powerful first impression, like a portfolio or simple service pitch.

But here’s the problem I’ve run into: finding the right one page theme for your website isn’t always easy.

I’ve experimented with countless single page themes, and I’ve learned that a great-looking demo site doesn’t always mean you’re guaranteed a user-friendly theme. Some designs are bloated with features you don’t need. Others look amazing in theory but are difficult to actually customize.

To save you the headache, I’ve narrowed down the absolute best one page WordPress themes based on my own real-world testing. These themes are fast, flexible, and genuinely deliver on their promises of simplicity and speed.

Whether you’re brand new to WordPress or you’re a seasoned pro, you’ll find options here that make building a stunning, high-converting single-page site surprisingly simple.

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How to Create a Yes/No Optin for Your WordPress Site

Building an email list is one of the most important things you can do for your business, but it’s also one of the hardest.

That’s because most visitors have developed ‘banner blindness.’ The moment a popup appears asking for their email address, they automatically look for a ‘Close’ button. They feel interrupted, not invited.

So, how do you fix this?

The answer lies in simple human psychology. Instead of demanding a commitment straight away, you change the dynamic by offering visitors a choice.

That’s where a Yes/No Optin comes in.

I’ve tested this strategy across countless sites, and the results are impressive (and a bit surprising): adding this extra step actually increases your conversion rates.

In this guide, I will walk you through exactly how to build a high-converting Yes/No optin campaign for your WordPress website – so you can stop annoying your audience and start genuinely engaging with them.

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9 Best WordPress Conversion Tools (Skyrocket Sales & Signups)

Let’s be honest: seeing your traffic numbers climb is exciting. But if those visitors leave without subscribing or buying, that traffic is just a vanity metric.

The real secret to a successful WordPress site isn’t just getting more visitors – it’s getting more value from the visitors you already have.

I’ve spent years teaching WordPress, and I’ve learned that the right conversion tool often drives more revenue than a massive SEO campaign. At WP101, we rely on optimization plugins like OptinMonster to capture leads and MonsterInsights to see exactly what’s working, and we’ve seen amazing results.

For this guide, I did the heavy lifting for you. I personally tested dozens of conversion optimization plugins to separate the hype from the helpers. Whether you need to grow your email list, boost sales, or simply understand your audience better, these are the tools that’ll help you stop losing leads, and start seeing real growth.
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How to Track Affiliate Links in WordPress (Full GA4 Guide)

Want to know which affiliate links are really getting those clicks?

You might be unknowingly wasting a ton of time promoting links that get zero links, while a totally different product you barely think about is secretly generating lots of interest. 

Knowing where your audience is clicking is the first step towards growing your affiliate income. 

That’s why setting up reliable link tracking is so important. This simple process gives you the exact data you need to stop wasting time and start focusing on the affiliate links that truly interest your visitors.

In this complete guide, I’ll walk you through the exact system I use to track affiliate links inside WordPress. I’ll even show you how to build a custom report in Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to organize all that valuable click data for you, and how to track affiliate products in WooCommerce.

By the time you reach the end of this article, you’ll have everything you need to turn your traffic into consistent commissions. 

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I Tested 9 Lightweight WordPress Themes (Which is the Fastest?)

I’ve been building WordPress sites for years, and I’ve learned one hard, painful truth: a slow-loading website doesn’t just frustrate visitors. It kills your Google search rankings and costs you real money in lost sales and conversions.

However, finding a truly fast theme isn’t always straightforward. Every developer on the market claims their theme is ‘optimized’ and has ‘clean code.’ 

That’s why I stopped listening to the marketing claims and decided to test the most popular ‘lightweight’ WordPress themes myself. I installed them on a fresh demo site and measured the metrics that actually matter: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), Total Blocking Time (TBT), and Time to Interactive (TTI).

The results were surprising. Some themes that claimed to be fast were disappointing, while others blew me away with sub-one-second load times right out of the box.

If you’re sick of slow performance then you’re in the right place. In this roundup, I’m sharing all the top-performing, data-backed themes that gave me incredible results, so you can stop guessing and pick the perfect, lightning-fast theme for your site today.

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How I Built a WordPress Calculator Form in 15 Minutes (No Code!)

Running a WordPress blog taught me this valuable lesson: readers want content they can actually use.

That’s why I started experimenting with adding calculator forms to my sites. The result? My audience instantly became much more engaged. 

You can use calculators in lots of different ways. You might create a recipe converter to help readers scale ingredients, or add a BMI calculator to your fitness blog. A shopping cost calculator can also help stores reduce their cart abandonment rate by being transparent and upfront about pricing. 

The best part? You don’t need to hire an expensive developer or struggle with complicated code. You can do everything yourself! 

In this guide, I’ll show you how I build any calculator I need in minutes, using a simple drag-and-drop plugin. 

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7 Essential AI Marketing Tools (Double Your Content Output)

When ChatGPT first launched, I jumped in immediately. 

As a content marketer, I knew AI would change everything about how we create and distribute content. But here’s the brutal truth I learned the hard way: not every AI tool is worth your time or money.

Over the past few years, I’ve tested dozens of AI tools as part of my day-to-day content marketing work. Some were complete game-changers that boosted my traffic and engagement. But others were just expensive distractions that added complexity without any real value.

After lots of trial and error, I’ve filtered the entire AI market down to a handful of tools that actually deliver good results. This is the battle-tested toolkit I use every single day to get more traffic and engagement, without adding unnecessary complexity to my workflow.

With that in mind, let’s dive in and look at the must-have AI tools for content marketing.

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How to Add Testimonials & Reviews to WordPress (and Build Trust)

Before I buy anything online, I always look for reviews from real customers.

Reading a good review makes me feel much more comfortable clicking the ‘buy’ button. That’s why I always recommend adding testimonials and reviews to your own WordPress website. It helps visitors feel that same confidence in you.

The hardest part is figuring out how to display those reviews. I’ve tried just copying and pasting them onto a page, but that took way too much time, and got messy very quickly.

After testing many different plugins and methods, I’ve found two excellent ways to add reviews to your WordPress site.

In this guide, I’ll walk you through both options – from building a custom testimonial page to automatically importing reviews from sites like Google, Trustpilot, and TripAdvisor. By the end, you’ll be able to pick the perfect approach for your business.

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