Case Study 02
WooCommerce + Mailchimp Reminder Workflow
This internship focused on making pre-class reminder emails actually work for a live pottery business. The challenge was to connect purchase timing and class dates well enough that customers could receive the right reminder before their scheduled class.
Objective
Build a practical reminder workflow that could use the client’s existing commerce and email setup to notify customers before a class began, while keeping implementation costs low and accepting some limits in exchange for a working result.
What I completed
- Worked through the site’s WordPress, WooCommerce, and Mailchimp setup to map how class-date information could drive reminders.
- Improved search presentation work on the site and paid attention to brute-force pressure on the admin login area.
- Built a working reminder flow so customers could receive an email before their class date.
- Documented the design as a workaround with known limits instead of pretending it was perfect.
- Created something usable for the client without forcing an expensive full-stack rebuild.
What this shows
This project is a good example of how I work when systems are messy: I keep moving toward a practical result, I respect cost constraints, and I document tradeoffs honestly. That matters just as much as building something elegant from scratch.
Evidence
Proof snapshots
Selected images adapted from the internship deliverable to show the workflow and final result.
