NWTC College of Business

Category: College of Business

  • Justification for Using a Separate Site for Your Online Store 

    While each option (Separate Site or WordPress Plugin) has its strengths and weaknesses, using a separate site tends to be a better option if you focus solely on commerce. A separate site is preferable because it provides an easy templated system that is dedicated to the sale of digital or physical goods. All of the…

  • Comparison of Shopify and WooCommerce 

    Shopify is a standalone payment platform, whereas WooCommerce is a plugin that can be integrated with a WordPress site.  WooCommerce is free, and much like WordPress it is open source. Shopify has a free trial, but will cost $29.00 a month after that. Both options provide in-depth support either through a community of online forums or…

  • Security Plugin Installed

    AIOS Security Plugin AIOS is a popular (1+ million users) plugin that provides an all-in-one security solution and includes: 

  • Password Management Comparison

    Password Policy Manager by miniOrange  Pros Cons Ease of Use Installation of this plugin was extremely easy, features very easy to implement and are self-explanatory. MASS Users Password Reset by KrishaWeb Pros Cons Ease of Use Installation is easy, bare-bones functionality, but easy to complete. Interface is mediocre. 

  • Site Searches

    Outside of site searches linked to course filtering (on the programs and degrees page), one ofthe most searched terms is ‘blackboard’ – a link could be placed directly on the main site for aquicker user experience.

  • Geographic Location

    Next to the United States, India is the most frequent visitor geographic location. Noting this,instead of relying on a Google translate option for site content, language specific content couldbe manually curated for that region.

  • Paid Search Campaign

    There is a current paid search campaign revolving around studying abroad and studyingoverseas, that could be complimented by a CTA on the main nwtc.edu landing page.

  • Diversify Social Media Presence

    Overall, social acquisitions account for only 1.66%. 93.18% of all non-paid social media acquisitions are sourced from Facebook, followed by LinkedIn at 4.89%. The platforms have aging demographics or are tailored to existing students. Pushing content more frequently on other platforms and platforms with strictly younger audiences may lead to increases for Goal 1: Visited…

  • Reminder – Digital Arts Festival

    This is a reminder that the Digital Arts Festival will be held on May 4th, 2023 from 4:30PM to 6:00PM. Come help us celebrate the creativity of our Digital Art Students here on the Green Bay campus this Thursday! The Spring Festival highlights the creative student work of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s Design & Graphic,…

  • Web Development Student

    This post is for web development students – Chat GPT is not an excuse to not finish your degree.