How to Manage Shopify Customers
Customers in Shopify will be created automatically if they place an order through one of the sales channels managed by your Shopify account, e.g. Shopify website, eBay etc. Creating Customers Manually Customers can be created manually from the Customer option on the LHS menu. For each customer, you should enter: Name and address Phone number […]
Shopify Shipping Settings
The rules governing the shipping charged to customers at checkout are configured in Settings > Shipping and Delivery. Setting Units If you use weight-based shipping rates, you should select whether you are using metric or imperial measurements in Settings > General. Shipping Templates All new products are added to a General Shipping template. If you […]
Shopify Payment Options – Paypal, ShopPay and Amazon
To complete a transaction on a Shopify website will require the setup of one of more customer payment options. Payment options are configured at Settings > Payments Shopify payments Shopify Payments is the default payment provider, though this can be disabled. To use Shopify Payment for the first time require entering some basic personal or […]
Creating a Product on Shopify
Product status A product with product status active will be available for sale. A draft product will not be visible on the website Title and Description A product’s title and description determine the description of the product displayed on the website. Title The title should give the full name and brand of the product without […]
Creating a Shopify Product Collection
Collections are accessed from the LH main menu Collections in Shopify are used to group together products. These collections can then be used to populate the navigation or in featured sections of the website. Types of collections There are two types of collection: automated and manual. Manual. Products are added manually to a collection. Automatic. […]
Choosing a theme for your Shopify Store
A theme determines the look and feel of a Shopify storefront. Shopify provides a range of free themes, or if you require something different, there is also a paid-for theme option. Themes are selected in online storefront > themes. Customising themes All themes can be edited in a theme editor. We will discuss editing the […]
Webinar: How to survive Amazon Suspensions.
Amazon Account suspensions are super scary, but they are not the end of the world. My businesses have successfully reactivated accounts multiple times and in this webinar, I will go through best practices for how to recover accounts and how to avoid suspension in the first place Time: 7th October 2021. 3p.m. UK time. Location: […]
eCommerce Business Blueprint
Ecommerce platform To run an eCommerce business of any scale will require an eCommerce platform. This will organise product data, publish to channels and manage sales. Platforms come in all shapes and sizes and there is a monthly or yearly cost involved. If you are running a business then it will be worth it. For […]
The benefits of web analytics
Web analytics can give business owners essential metrics about the performance of their website. These metrics can tell merchants: Who their customers are? How they find your business What they do when they get to your website From within these metrics, businesses can choose Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) against which to measure their website’s performance. […]
Choosing your Shopify account level
Setting up a Free Account You can try out Shopify free for 14 days without the requirement of entering credit card details. When creating a Shopify account, you will need the following information Name and address Email (verification required) Shop name. This is the name that is used in your free Shopify URL, e.g. name.myshopify.com, […]