As we talked about in a previous article, automation can be a lifesaver for business owners. By automating repetitive tasks, they see their productivity increase and most importantly, they can focus on their clients and growing their business.  GoodBarber already offered 2 options for automation:  Zapier, a no-code solution  Public API , this one for developers.  We are pleased to announce the release of the Make connector for your GoodBarber Shopping App.

If your eCommerce has been in business for any amount of time, you already know that offering an amazing product isn’t enough to survive — let alone thrive. Yes, the products you offer have a huge impact on the future success of your business. But you can’t rely on product quality alone to attract, engage, and retain your customers.  In fact, product quality is no longer the main reason consumers will do business with a certain brand. By today’s standards, it’s much more important to deliver a valuable overall experience to your eCommerce customers. Finding great products to sell on your website and using SEO and PPC ads to drive traffic isn’t enough these days. Everybody does that. But to differentiate your business from the competition – to really stand out – you need to be hyper-focused on your customers. If you want to stand out, stand apart, as a retailer - small or big - you need to be in the business of creating incredible experiences. The commerce piece is just an attachment that happens to make you money. What is Customer Experience (CX) Why does Customer Experience matters The impact of Covid-19 on eCommerce 5 ways to improve your eCommerce Customer Experience Conclusion

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This month we are proud to introduce a new feature that will help you make your content apps more profitable: in-app purchases! We decided to start by offering you to implement subscriptions in your apps. They allow users to purchase additional content and features by introducing "subscription periods". When users have an active subscription, they can use the premium aspects of the app, and when that subscription expires, users can no longer use them unless they subscribe again. Don't delay in discovering this new feature in your back office!  You will find below the summary of the improvements and updates made during the month of January 2022.

We've been teasing it for a little while now and finally we're very happy to announce that Memberships are here! You can now offer premium content in your GoodBarber classic apps.  Memberships are one of the most common monetization models in mobile apps. Indeed, users are spending $380 billion worldwide on memberships. In fact, according to recent studies, around 48% of all mobile app earnings are driven by memberships.  In this article, we'll go over a little reminder of what are memberships, which one is available with GoodBarber App Builder, and examples of use.

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For the last month of 2021, we released our very popular Zapier connector on our Classic platform. For those of you not yet familiar with it, Zapier is a no-code automation too.  Already available on our Shopping platform, you can now also automate actions from and to your Classic app. Zapier allows you to connect your app to thousands of online services helping you save time by automating repetitive tasks.  You will find below the summary of the improvements and updates made during the month of December 2021.

Goodbye 2021 and cheers to 2022! Happy New Year from all of us at GoodBarber. Wishing you many succesful app building days throughout the coming year! Pace e Salute! 

2021 marked a few milestones for us.  Amid dealing with a world that is still having to learn how to go about with the COVID-19 pandemic, we've worked hard to provide you with a more and more powerful tool to help you run successful businesses. Both the Shopping App and Classic App platforms welcomed new features and improvements.  We've also celebrated a big birthday and brought new talents to our team :)  Let's see our key 2021 events. 

Happy holidays and warm wishes from the very merry team at GoodBarber! 

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Sprechen Sie Deutsch?  Spreek jij Nederlands? We have some exciting news! The GoodBarber website is now available in German  and Dutch ! Our large community of users in Germany and the Netherland was already enjoying having their back office and apps in their respective languages, and now our website follows.  While we know that Germans and Dutch have a lot of facilities with the English language, we wanted to offer an even more pleasant user experience, so it seemed important to us that the GoodBarber website exists in both these languages. GoodBarber's website is now in 7 languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Dutch.   

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This month we're releasing a few of your favorite classic features to our Shopping App platform. You can now connect your WordPress blog or create your own blog feed, add a KLM section or create your own map feed.  We've also added new triggers and actions to our Zapier connector.  All these upgrades are the perfect addition to your Shopping App to make the very busy end-of-year shopping season a success. You will find below the summary of the improvements and updates made during the month of November 2021:

Last month, we launched our new Zapier add-on. With the new tool, Shopping App owners could gain time and increase productivity by connecting their GoodBarber app to other apps to deal with repetitive tasks.  As you already know, our team is constantly working on improving our tool and providing you the best platform out there. So, since last month, we've already added new triggers and actions to offer your more solutions to run your business efficiently.  You'll find new triggers for promocodes, abandoned orders, and new triggers and actions for your product catalog.  In this article, we'll focus on the promocode triggers.  

Cyber Monday is the biggest day for online shopping and it’s right around the corner.  What used to be a day for tech and electronics is now for every eCommerce and is part of a weekend (BFCM) which marks the start of the holiday shopping season  In 2020, amid COVID -19 concerns, shoppers chose to shop online more than ever and Cyber week broke all e-Commerce records.  According to Adobe, a record $10.8 billion was spent online by the end of Cyber Monday, an increase of 15.1 %  YoY, making it the largest online shopping day in U.S. history and beating last year’s $9.4 billion record.  What’s more is smartphones accounted for 41.1 percent of revenue during the five-day period, up 7.4 % year over year. So how do you stand out in the crowd and compete with the big deals from the big brands? Think mobile-first. If you are just starting as an eCommerce with your GoodBarber Shopping, it is a great time to make your entrance on the market as more and more customers are turning to their mobile to complete their holiday shopping. Your Shopping App gives you an edge over other retailers. Retailers who have a Shopping App register 3X more conversions than their website. 

This month, we focused on our Shopping Apps and added 2 new features allowing online shop owners to manage even more efficiently their business.  Zapier Integration : You can now use the most popular automation tool to connect your GoodBarber Shopping App to other services.  My GB Shop Companion : With this brand new app, you can now manage your orders directly from your smartphone, without having to connect to your back office. You will find below the summary of the improvements and updates made during the month of October 2021: ​

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This month we're releasing a new feature on our Classic platform, that our Shopping App clients are already familiar with: Universal Links and App Links. Introduced in 2015 with iOS 9, Universal links  are Apple's method of launching apps on iOS when linked from a website. Android App Links are Google's equivalent to Apple's Universal Links. These links are a quick and easy way to engage or re-engage users, improve retention and increase conversion.   You will find below the summary of the improvements and updates made during the month of September 2021:    

Some of you may already be familiar with Universal Links and already make full use of them for their Shopping App.  For the others, don't worry, we haven't forgotten about you. This feature is now available on your Classic App! Read on to find out how to activate Universal Links and App Links in your GoodBarber back office or if you need a little refresher on the subject ;)

Your work isn’t done after your customers have completed their transactions. Now start the logistic management of these transactions. Having a seamless process allows you to stay competitive, provide a great customer experience, therefore, building loyalty and driving conversions.   This is where our public APIs can help you unlock the power of automation. They enable you to leverage various technologies so you can improve cost-efficiency and customer experience.

During this month of August, our teams have mainly focused on the maintenance of our platform while taking some time off to enjoy our beautiful Corsican beaches.  Why no new features for this month you may ask ? Well, without giving out any spoilers, we have a few big releases planned for the last quarter of the year ;) We wanted to make sure that everyone here was well-rested and full of energy for what's coming next! So, stay tuned... You can find below a summary of the developments and updates made for the month of August