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How to Choose the Perfect Shopify Theme for Your Store
Picking the right Shopify theme is a game-changer for your online store. Your theme shapes your store’s look, functionality, and overall shopping experience—so making the right choice is key. But with over 200 free and paid themes available in the Shopify Theme Store, narrowing down the perfect one can feel...
Predictive search released for all Shopify themes
More great news with added functionality to all of our Shopify themes this week with the inclusion of Predictive search along with small edits and fixes to bugs found and reported in theme support. What is predictive search and why do I need it? Predictive search enhances product discovery, speeds up your...
OS2 Themes & Sections Everywhere
We are pleased to announce that first 3 of our theme updates have today been released with full support for Shopify OS2 Foodie, Testament and Fashionopolism Shopify themes are now available for purchase in Shopifys theme store with complete support for Sections everywhere and product filtering using Shopifys new tools for...
How do I increase my page speed?
You might have noticed the addition of a page speed report on your Shopify stores themes page recently. This page speed integration is based on the Lighthouse score which is what you will find behind the popular Google page speed insights tool. The basis of this is shows an average score...
Fashionopolism v6.2.1 update now available
Earlier this week we released an updated Fashionopolism theme, version 6.2.1.The release features some fixes to bugs found in the previous version plus some updates and changes to the way that content and options of the theme. If you are interested in updating to this version and want to know...
How and when to update your Shopify theme
The benefit of purchasing a theme from the Shopify theme store is that you can always guarantee that the theme you are purchasing is up to date with the latest features offered by the Shopify platform. What's more, is that every time a new feature is rolled out then that...
Vantage v7 now available
After months of development and strenuous testing, we are pleased to announce the release of the Vantage Shopify theme version 7.0. Showcasing a number of new options and features that include a new slideshow setup, home page card layout options, a re-designed product page & a totally rebuilt shopping cart Vantage...
Build better content with Vantage
If you are using Shopify and need to add some "oomph" to your content pages, give specific products more description content, or even want a top-level collection page that oozes a better experience then look no further. We are pleased to announce the launch of the updated Vantage Shopify theme v6.5 So...
Is your Shopify theme licensed?
As a store owner, you face many challenges on a day to day basis but one that you may not be aware of is paramount to your online presence. When running a Shopify store the very design and code that creates the look and feel of your store is a theme....
Shopify With a Purpose
Are you old enough to remember a time before the internet? Before mobile telephones? Did things seem simpler back then? If the answer is yes to all of these things, then you are probably caught up in the same whirlwind of activity that most of us are. Some people can...
Go Big or Go Home?
One of the great things about Shopify, apart from a nice long free trial, is the possibility of running a shop with low overheads and just a few products. It's the way forward isn't it? For only a few dollars per month, you can fulfil your dreams of quitting your...
Growing Your Online Business Part 11
Avoiding Disaster E-Commerce businesses need to be flexible and fleet-of-foot – we all know that! There is just no industry which changes faster or where the consequences of those changes can be so dramatic. Why is this? Well, firstly it’s because there are so many people involved on a global...
Zen and the Art of E-Commerce
Shopify store owners know what it is to work in an environment that is always changing. Keeping on top of everything can be overwhelming, but let's step back and look at the experience. This post is for everyone out there who manages an online shop. It's your job or lifestyle choice, but we all know...
Growing Your Online Business Part 10
The Aggregation of Marginal Gains If you’ve been following the Olympics this time around in Rio, it may not have escaped your notice that the British track cycling team has again blown away all before them. Not only has every member of the male and female team won at least...
Growing Your Online Business Part 9
Lifestyle or Wealth Creation? - Financially Speaking In the last article, we discussed how important it is to make you, the owner, dispensable if you have any ambitions to create personal wealth from the sale of your business at some point. E-commerce businesses are brilliant vehicles to grow fast because...
GROWING YOUR ONLINE BUSINESS PART 8
Lifestyle or Wealth Creation? Becoming Dispensable. If you are the owner- manager of any business but particularly if you are the owner of an e-commerce business, then you probably have some entrepreneurial genes. Which means you may enjoy working in your business so much that it becomes an integral part...
GROWING YOUR ONLINE BUSINESS PART 7
Fulfilling Into Other Countries In the last piece, we talked about attracting orders from overseas or foreign territories. We looked at how Shopify themes can be translated into other languages using Shopify's Language Translation features and how to endear your business to those buyers from other places. So an essential...
Backlinks are Really Important
Where do you get your traffic? I bet you've been asked that before.Off the top of your head, you probably think it's a combination of paid advertising, social networks, a bit of organic or 'natural' search and direct traffic. You would be right, but how much have you considered backlinks?Last...
Growing Your Online Business Part 6
Selling into other Countries The beauty of e-commerce is that you can reach everybody with your sales message almost equally irrespective of where you are based. The term ‘almost ‘equally is relevant, though – and we’ll get to that shortly. But even if everyone can see your sales message, there...
Paid Adverts On Google. Are They For You?
Every second, there are millions of searches performed on Google, and the majority of search results pages include Google ads. Paid for by businesses, Google ads can be an extremely effective way of driving relevant, qualified traffic to your website exactly when people are searching for the types of products...