{"id":62,"date":"2026-10-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saletides.com\/blog\/?p=62"},"modified":"2026-10-16T14:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:37:25","slug":"ask-ai-about-woocommerce-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saletides.com\/blog\/ask-ai-about-woocommerce-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Questions to Ask AI About Your WooCommerce Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask a general chatbot &#8220;how were my sales last month?&#8221; and it will politely explain that it can&#8217;t see your store. AI is only useful for analytics when it&#8217;s connected to your real, live data \u2014 and when it is, it changes how quickly you can get answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of finding the right report, picking dates and comparing columns, you ask a question and get the number, the comparison and a short explanation. Here are 15 questions worth asking, and how to get answers you can rely on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two Ways to Ask in SaleTides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The built-in AI chat.<\/strong> Every SaleTides dashboard has an AI chat in the bottom-right corner. Ask a question and it looks up your figures directly \u2014 nothing to set up.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Claude or ChatGPT.<\/strong> If you already use Claude or ChatGPT, connect SaleTides to it from the chat&#8217;s &#8220;Use in Claude \/ ChatGPT&#8221; tab and ask from the assistant you already have open.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both are read-only: the AI can analyse and report, but it can never change anything in your store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sales and Revenue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How much revenue did I make this month compared with last month?<\/li>\n\n\n<li>What were my net sales last quarter after refunds?<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Which week this quarter had my highest sales?<\/li>\n\n\n<li>How did this Black Friday compare with last year&#8217;s?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Products and Stock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What were my top 5 products by revenue last month?<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Which products are low on stock or out of stock right now?<\/li>\n\n\n<li>How many units of my best seller did I sell this month vs last month?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How many new customers did I get this month?<\/li>\n\n\n<li>How much of this quarter&#8217;s revenue came from returning customers?<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Which countries do most of my orders come from?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Refunds and Discounts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How much did I refund this month, and what was the refund rate?<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Which coupon codes gave away the most discount last month?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subscriptions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What&#8217;s my current MRR and how has it changed this month?<\/li>\n\n\n<li>How many subscriptions were cancelled last month?<\/li>\n\n\n<li>How many active subscriptions do I have right now?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips for Better Answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name the period.<\/strong> &#8220;Last month&#8221; or &#8220;1\u201315 October&#8221; gets a precise answer; without one, the AI uses the last 30 days and tells you so.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Ask for comparisons.<\/strong> &#8220;Compared with last month&#8221; or &#8220;vs the same month last year&#8221; turns a number into an insight.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Follow up.<\/strong> Ask &#8220;why?&#8221; or &#8220;which products drove that?&#8221; \u2014 the conversation keeps its context.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Check the important numbers.<\/strong> AI can make mistakes. For decisions that matter, confirm the figure in the matching SaleTides report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Data Stays Under Your Control<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By default the AI only sees totals and trends \u2014 revenue, orders, products, refunds and so on. If you want it to name customers or look up individual orders, you can switch that on in Settings \u2192 AI Assistant, and switch it off again at any time. Connected assistants like Claude and ChatGPT can be revoked from the same page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saletides.com\/ai-assistant\">Learn more about the SaleTides AI assistant \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI only helps with analytics when it&#8217;s connected to your real store data<\/li>\n\n\n<li>SaleTides has a built-in AI chat, and can also connect to Claude or ChatGPT<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Name a period and ask for comparisons to get the most useful answers<\/li>\n\n\n<li>AI can make mistakes \u2014 check important numbers in the reports<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Access is read-only, and individual customer data is off unless you turn it on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI can answer questions about your store in plain English \u2014 once it can see your real numbers. 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