Looking to grow your small business? WordPress-based online stores, blogs and sites can benefit of an enormous range of plugins to enhance functionality and user experience. We have chosen 15 of the best WordPress plugins, which will undoubtedly improve the way you do business online: CONTENTS 1. Google Analytics 2. Constant Contact 3. BackupBuddy 4. OptinMonster 5. Yoast SEO 6. Visual Composer 7. SEOPressor 8. WooCommerce 9. WP Smush.it 10. Business Directory Plugin 11. Appointments 12. Buffer 13. CSS Hero 14. FreshBooks 15. Dynamic Widgets 1. Google Analytics This one has stayed on top for years. It lets you understand your readers and their habits, so you can take better decisions. 2. Constant Contact Build a list of email subscribers and send them marketing emails like a pro. Suitable to beginners. 3. BackupBuddy A backup plugin that saves your data (including customer info) in case anything goes wrong. 4. OptinMonster This is a software for conversion rate optimization. It gets visitors to become email subscribers and is really successful at it. 5. Yoast SEO Facilitates optimizations for WordPress page and content in a simple and intuitive way. It is one of the most popular SEO WordPress plugins out there. 6. Visual Composer This is a tool that adds many more options to your WordPress editor, so you can customize layout and visuals without any HTML or CSS knowledge. 7. SEOPressor Another precious SEO tool, this one manages both on-site and off-site optimization. Besides, it shows your search engine ranking score in real time. Even the better, whenever you make a “SEO mistake”, it notifies you instantly so you can correct it. 8. WooCommerce This online business plugin will cater to all that makes a great shopping experience: brand identity, payment options, PayPal integration, discounts, offers, shipping options etc. It helps you put together all these elements and create a seamless shopping experience for your clients. 9. WP Smush.it This is a plugin for images that take up too much space and make loading slow and difficult. Have this smushing every image you post, so it eliminates the trouble. No viewers like slow loading sites. 10. Business Directory Plugin It accomplishes so much – from adding review sections and resource lists to integrate payment solutions. It also lets you connect to other businesses as you make interactive directories. The Premium module offers plenty of amazing and very helpful features for online stores. With it, you can actually embed a business directory to your site. Image source 11. Appointments With this tool you can schedule and manage all your appointments – no need to use anything but your own website. It has many more functions besides this though, such as payment management. 12. Buffer With it, you can manage your social media posts in a more convenient manner – by scheduling them. It will simplify your work schedule and make you more efficient. Let the plugin post for you at the time set for each post. 13. CSS Hero Change the appearance of your site through easy CSS customization without needing to know any bit of CSS code. 14. FreshBooks This is all about money – invoice creation, payment processing and finance management, all in one place. 15. Dynamic Widgets Add various widgets and show these to specific customers, as needed. The plugin tracks various data such as geographical location. Excellent for a personalized experience.