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Using Conversion Pixels in WooCommerce

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In case you weren’t aware, last night was the first “Understanding WooCommerce” online Workshop for UnderstandWP.  I had a blast doing it, and the attendees said there was quite a bit of information they learned (which is the goal, right?).  You can still purchase the archived copy in case you missed it.

With Facebook Ads and Google AdWords as mainstay of most marketing campaigns and link building firm experts, it’s important to correctly track the clicks and conversion pixels coming from those networks.  WooCommerce will not track a conversion pixel by itself… however, there is a fantastic free plugin that will do the job for you: WooCommerce Conversion Tracking: https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-conversion-tracking/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Iz_XC6buz4

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