How to Start an Online Store in 2019: The Absolute Ultimate Guide September 5, 2019 09:23

In order to be your own boss, have the freedom to quit your lame job, and finally find financial freedom... you'll need more than a high-demand market with low competition. You need the willing eyes and searching hearts of an audience craving the very thing you have to offer.

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How to start a T-shirt Business on Shopify August 8, 2019 06:53

With T-shirt sales at US $154M in 2019 and with an estimated market growth of 5.4% you want to have a slice of the T-shirt pie. Your passion for these garments has stirred within you a desire to start your own online store with Shopify. Yet, you realize that you don’t know how or where Read More…

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How Customer Testimonials and Social Proof can Grow Your Shopify Store July 29, 2019 06:58

Customer Testimonials happen when one of your previous customers leave a review or testimonial on your product or service. This shows “Social Proof” that your Shopify store is providing good service and has gained trust on the internet and social networks. Can Customer Testimonials really help conversions for your Shopify store?  The answer is absolutely! Read More…

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7 Tips on How to Write a Killer Shopify Product Description July 8, 2019 08:41

  It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or expert. You’re going to have to battle blank space on your Shopify product description. How should you write that category page? What product description is most likely to make your customer add to cart? Besides, how do you even get started? Glad you asked. Check out Read More…

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Branding on Shopify: How To Get It Right July 1, 2019 10:21

Branding is a multi-faceted but not insurmountable task of business. So if you’ve had second thoughts about a theme you bought or a piece of content you sourced out, do not fret. Awareness is the first step towards change smile Branding on Shopify is a discovery process that uses the most static and dependable asset Read More…

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Why Your Shopify Store Must Build an Email List From the Beginning June 21, 2019 09:10

Email marketing has been around right from the very beginning of the web. Long before anyone dreamed of PPC, social media, mobile apps or even virtual reality, there was email marketing. It has been the most enduring and also one of the most effective online marketing tools for a generation. Email marketing still remains one Read More…

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ShopStorm year in review: 2017 December 28, 2017 08:08

2017 was a good year for ShopStorm. The team got together at Shopify Unite, we shipped a brand new app, and we received more five star reviews than ever before (thanks!). We’re going to keep the good vibes rolling into 2018, but let’s relive some of the best moments of the past year first. We Read More…

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Guide to Developing a Shopify SEO strategy with Keywords October 11, 2017 09:00

If you run an online store, you want to attract as many visitors as possible. The more people that visit your Shopify store, the higher the chance of making sales and ultimately, generating profits. Once you’ve set up a Shopify store, you need to focus your attention and energy on spreading the word and attracting customers. Learning about, and improving, your store’s SEO (search engine optimization) is a great way to do this. If you have a Shopify store and you’re keen to improve your SEO strategy and evaluate how effectively your current plan is working, this guide on keyword planning will provide useful information to take your store to the next level.

3 Tips to Improve Your Shopify Store SEO March 22, 2017 19:00

There are a number of things that influence your site’s search engine optimization (SEO). Even though one of the key factors is relevant content, there are a number of other things you can do to improve your Shopify store SEO. SEO is an ongoing process so you should revisit the checklist periodically and keep it in mind when creating new content on your store.

In this post, we’ll take a look at 3 ways you can improve your store’s search optimization – by making navigation easier, using the right amount of keywords, and speeding up your site.

March App of the Month: Show Instagram Feed on Shopify March 14, 2017 19:00

Social media tends to be a big driver of brand awareness, and in cases like Trendy Treehouse, one of the biggest factors contributing to sales. Shopify store owners can use social media to highlight their customers and how they’re using products, including adding an Instagram feed on Shopify.

In this post, we’ll take a look at an app that allows you to import your Instagram feed and display it on your store.

Customer Happiness – February 2017 March 8, 2017 01:04

Heya! This is our monthly customer service team performance metric review for February of 2017. We’re committed to providing awesome service to our valued merchants, and our happiness reports give us a way to continuously evaluate our performance and to share our goals publicly each month.

For February, our goal was to improve the percentage of replies within 12hrs, and our average time to first reply so that our merchants are getting timely responses as often as possible. Here’s how February compared to our January report:

How to Get the Most Out of Shopify March 6, 2017 20:00

This is a guest post from Patrick Foster, an eCommerce entrepreneur, coach, and writer. He currently writes on EcommerceTips.org where he shares engaging eCommerce content for entrepreneurs, bloggers and business owners.

So you have decided to take the plunge and start your own eCommerce journey? Good.

Got your products sorted? Been through market validation? Now, the next logical step is to build up a solid online brand that will help launch your products to the world. Here are some top tips on how to get the most out of your entrepreneurial journey with Shopify.

Highlight Free or Flat-Rate Shipping with the New Shipping Bar App to Boost Sales February 22, 2017 20:00

Free shipping is the top incentive for 9 out of 10 consumers to shop more on an online store, according to this Marketing Land article. In addition, almost half of online shoppers will add to their carts to qualify for free shipping. Free shipping tends to be one of the strongest drivers that affects customer behaviour.

With that in mind, we’re excited to announce our new Shipping Bar app for Shopify stores that can help you highlight free or flat-rate shipping so that you can boost your sales and grow your average order values.

Customer Happiness ? January 2017 February 9, 2017 01:02

Hi there! It’s time, once again, to take a look at our customer service team’s performance metrics for the past month (January of 2017). We’re committed to providing awesome service to our valued merchants, and our happiness reports give us a way to continuously?evaluate our performance and to share our goals publicly each month.

For January, our focus was on improving our time to first reply and our average response times. Here’s how January?compared to our December report:

Customer Happiness – January 2017 February 9, 2017 01:02

Hi there! It’s time, once again, to take a look at our customer service team’s performance metrics for the past month (January of 2017). We’re committed to providing awesome service to our valued merchants, and our happiness reports give us a way to continuously evaluate our performance and to share our goals publicly each month.

For January, our focus was on improving our time to first reply and our average response times. Here’s how January compared to our December report:

Sell Time Bookings and Appointments Using Shopify January 11, 2017 20:00

In this post, we take a look at how you can sell time bookings and appointments through Shopify. This means that customers can pick a time and/or date in a calendar, and pay via Shopify’s checkout to complete their registration for the appointment. Shopify has a number of apps that can help enable calendar bookings or date pickers so that registrations can be completed on your store, rather than using or going to a third-party calendar provider.

Customer Happiness – December 2016 January 5, 2017 00:58

Happy New Year! Today we’re taking a look back at our customer service team’s performance metrics for December of 2016. Our happiness reports give us a way to continuously evaluate our performance and to share our goals publicly each month.

For December, our focus was on improving our average response times and our goal of improving the percentage of those responses that come within 12hrs. Here’s how December compared to our November report:

Create and Sell Online Courses via Shopify January 4, 2017 20:00

Online learning has been growing in popularity over the last few years. The barriers to set up online courses have been reducing where it is no longer large organizations or institutions who are able to create these courses.

Online learning allows providers to share their knowledge at a low cost, and allows learners access to this low-cost learning from anywhere and at any time. In this post, we’ll take a look at a couple of ways you can use Shopify to sell online courses.

3 Email Marketing Tips for Shopify Stores December 7, 2016 20:00

Email marketing plays an important role in a brand’s growth. A majority of people still prefer emails for commercial communication, and 81% of US online shoppers are more likely to make additional purchases due to receiving emails. In this post, we go over 3 email marketing tips for your Shopify store that you can quickly implement and start connecting with your customers.

We’ll take a look at how you can get email subscribers, automate emails, and create some simple campaigns.

Customer Happiness – November 2016 December 6, 2016 00:54

Hello! Today we’re taking a look at our customer service team’s performance metrics for November. Our happiness reports give us a way to continuously evaluate our performance and to share our goals publicly each month.

In November, our goal was to improve our average response times while maintaining our 100% happiness rating. Here’s how November compared to our October report:

Customer Happiness – October 2016 November 9, 2016 02:04

Today we’re taking a look at our customer service team’s performance metrics for October. Our happiness reports give us a way to continuously evaluate our performance and to share our goals publicly each month.

In October, our goal was to bring happiness ratings back up to 100% and maintain our average response times. Here’s how October compared to our September report:

November App of the Month: Shopify Products on Facebook Messenger November 2, 2016 19:00

Facebook Messenger is one of the most popular chat applications in the world. According to a report by Statista, the app had roughly 1 billion monthly active users as of July 2016. This makes Messenger an ideal platform for social selling through Shopify.

In this post, we’ll take a look at how you can use the Messenger app by Shopify to sell products directly through Facebook Messenger, and enable store chats and notifications within the messaging app.

Prepare Your Shopify Store for Black Friday and Cyber Monday October 31, 2016 19:00

With the holiday season approaching, it’s time to get your store ready for the sales and promotions, if you haven’t already. Shoppers tend to do almost half of their holiday shopping online. This means that you can capture part of these sales by promoting sales on your Shopify store.

In this post, we’ll take a look at five tips you can use to boost sales during Black Friday (November 25) and Cyber Monday (November 28) this year.

How to add Pricing Tables on Shopify Stores October 19, 2016 19:00

For some eCommerce stores on Shopify, there are products and services that are similar to each other, but have tiered pricing. This tiered pricing typically reflects the number of features that are included in that tier. By default, customers would have to go to the individual product page to see what these features are. However, you can make their life easier by adding pricing tables on Shopify to give an overview and comparison of these features.

What am I talking about? Here’s an example of pricing table that Shopify uses to show their plans.

In this post, we’ll take a look at why and when you can use pricing tables, and do a quick walkthrough of a free app that allows you to add pricing tables to your Shopify store.