Adding a coupon to the Simple Store is now available to all users! You can offer your customers various types of discounts through our Simple Store Coupon feature. Promotions can be a great way to drive revenue! You can create:
- Percentage-based discounts
- Flat discounts
- Free shipping discounts
Take a look at how you can add and manage coupon codes below:
How to Create a Coupon Code
1. Go into your Simple Store manager, click "Promotions" and choose "Coupons". Then, click the “CREATE COUPON” button.
2. In the coupon editor, enter a "code" for your coupon to apply the discount at checkout. Our suggestion is to keep it short (easy to remember) but not too easy to guess.
3. Next, set the expiration date for your offer. Note that the coupon will expire at 11:59 PM in your time zone.
4. Now, you can set the type of discount you’d like to offer. There are 3 types of discounts you can offer your customer in the Simple Store:
a. Percentage-based discount
A percentage-based discount is a specific percentage applied to a price. You can set a percentage-based discount for:
- All orders (excluding shipping)
- Orders over fixed amount (excluding shipping)
- Specific products
b. Flat discount
A flat discount is a set monetary amount of a price. You can set a flat discount for:
- Any orders (excluding shipping)
- Orders over fixed amount (excluding shipping)
c. Free shipping discount
A free shipping discount overrides the shipping costs of an order. You can set free shipping discounts for any order or orders over a fixed price.
5. For "For all orders" & "For orders over", you can enter the maximum number of uses for the discount. This limit applies to the overall usage of the discount, and not to the maximum number of times an individual customer can apply it.
For "Specific products" & "Specific categories", you can also enter the "Product Quantity Limit Per Order" for the discount. This is to limit the number of items this discount can apply to in a single order. If this coupon applies to multiple items with different prices, the highest-price items will be discounted first.
Note: Currently, it is not possible to set a coupon for single use only.
6. After you fill out all information for a coupon, click on the “Save” button at the bottom right to launch your coupon!
Coupon Management
Once you’ve set up your coupon codes, you can manage them in your "Coupon Dashboard". You’ll be able to delete the coupon or reactivate your coupon after it expires by setting a new expiration date.
However, you won’t be able to change the coupon code or coupon offer once a coupon has been created. Once orders start coming in, you’ll be able to view how many times a coupon has been used in your coupon dashboard. You can add up to 100 coupons for your Simple Store.
Coupons in the Checkout Process
Your customers will see the discount applied immediately after entering the coupon code during the checkout process. The percentage-based and flat discounts will be applied pre-shipping to your customer's entire order. The free shipping discount will be shown after your customers enter their shipping addresses. Buyers will not be able to stack discounts, only one discount can be redeemed per order.
The free shipping discount will be shown after your customers enter a shipping address.
Setting the Product Quantity Limit Per Order
You can set a limit to the number of items to which a discount code can be applied. This is available on a percentage-based discount for specific products.
Here's an example:
You're selling shirts at $10 each and you'd want the coupon code set to 15% and limited to three shirts per purchase.
- Buyer 1 buys 10 shirts. The total will be computed as (3 shirts x $10 x 15%) + (7 shirts x $10).
- Buyer 2 buys 3 shirts and applies the discount. The total will be computed as (3 shirts x $10 x 15%).
If you set the "Product Quantity Limit Per Order" to "Unlimited", then regardless of how many are purchased, the discount applies to all of the purchases.
However, if you have different variations per product, purchases will be discounted per product and not per variation. Say, you have red shirts, blue shirts, and green shirts. Setting the Product Quantity Limit Per Order to Unlimited with a 50% discount.
- Buyer 1 gets 10 red shirts, and 5 green shirts and uses the discount, that’s (15 shirts x $10 x 50%).
Promoting discounts
You can distribute your coupon codes to your customers through email, or share your coupon code on social media. You can also promote your offer on your site to allow all visitors to use it.
If you need assistance, shoot us a line at support@strikingly.com or chat with us.