Accessibility Improves Revenue

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Client Challenge

An outdated 10-year-old WooCommerce eCommerce site with significant accessibility issues needed modernization.

Solution

Completely redesigned and rebuilt the site on Shopify, focusing on improving user experience and accessibility. We dramatically improved both the shopping experience for customers and the management experience for the website owners.

Key Results

  • Overall website operating costs reduced by 47%.
  • Shipping expenses reduced by over 70%.
  • Revenue increased by 16% in the first month after launch.
  • Revenue increased by 48% year over year for the same period.
  • Customer service issues decreased by 94%.
  • The website owner slept better at night.

Before

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Lightning Audit score: 2

What passed:

  • The site is free from autoplay/continuous animations.
  • Main menu worked with keyboard.

What failed:

  • No accessibility statement.
  • No skip to content link.
  • No good focus state.
  • Not enough color contrast.
  • Links & buttons are not obvious.

After

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Lightning Audit score: 7

Everything passed:

  • The site is free from autoplay/continuous animations.
  • Main menu worked with keyboard.
  • Accessibility statement.
  • Skip to content link.
  • Good focus state.
  • Good color contrast.
  • Links & buttons are obvious.

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About Gen Herres

Gen Herres is a WordPress developer, accessibility specialist, and founder of EasyA11yGuide.com. She's known for helping web agencies build and fix accessible websites without the overwhelm. With over a decade of hands-on experience and credentials including DHS Trusted Tester and IAAP membership, Gen breaks down WCAG requirements and remediation into practical steps developers can actually follow. Her approach is technical but approachable, focused on building accessible websites that hold up in the real world.

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