Is your Shopify store ready for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)? There are hundreds and hundreds of articles and videos on the internet with information on steps you need to take to make sure your website is GDPR compliant. I hope you’ve had time to read articles about preparing for […]
Category: Getting Started
Helpful articles to get your Shopify website off to a great start! Includes tips and information information you can use right away.
QUICK TIP: A Professional Email Address Helps Convert More Customers
Let’s say you landed on an ecommerce store you had never heard of before and you found the products enticing. You’re thinking about placing an order, but you want to make sure the website is a legitimate site. One of the first things most people do is look for a […]
Tips For Using The Pinterest Channel With Your Shopify Store
One of the many things I love about Shopify are all the sales channels that are available (at no cost) to store owners. For example, a Facebook Shop, Buyable Pins on Pinterest, and Product Tags on Instagram, just to name a few. In this article, let’s talk about Pinterest. Once you […]
Expanding From Etsy to Shopify? There’s a Group For That!
The Etsy to Shopify Group is a private Facebook Group of Etsy shop owners and/or Shopify store owners. The goal of the group is to help business owners who have (or had) a shop on Etsy get started with their own website on the Shopify platform, and to help them […]
How to Increase Traffic to Your New Shopify Store
In TheDrawingBoard Facebook Group, a group member asked this question: I know that Etsy has a built-in audience but how do you create an audience for your own new site in Shopify? I think this question is one we probably all have had (or still have) – and it’s a […]
QUICK TIP: How To Use Google Alerts
Do you want to know when your shop is mentioned on a blog, or in the media? Or maybe you want to keep an eye on your competitors whenever they are mentioned online. All you need is a Google Alert! Once you set up one or more Google Alerts, you’ll […]
Time for a Content Audit
Maybe your website is up and running and you’re getting excited to start promoting it to generate traffic to capture those sales. [Cha-ching!] Or maybe your website has been running for a while and you wonder why your conversions aren’t what you expected. [Deep sigh] Maybe what you need is…. […]
It’s All About Titles – Perfecting Your Product Titles for Optimum Exposure
Since I help Etsy shops get started on Shopify, I wanted to share some tips with you about optimizing product titles for SEO and user experience. Here we go… If you’re familiar with Etsy, you’ve probably seen products listed there that have r-e-a-l-l-y long product titles. You know the ones, […]
Using Product Tags – Etsy versus Shopify
If you’re reading this, you probably have (or had) a shop on Etsy and are now getting started on Shopify. You might have even already imported your Etsy products into your Shopify store. But what about those tags? Here’s the deal… Tags on Shopify are COMPLETELY different than Tags on Etsy. In […]
QUICK TIP: Using Search in Your Shopify Dashboard
When working in your Shopify dashboard, have you ever had the need to find something quickly? Maybe a product, or an order, a customer, a blog post, a page or collection within your store, or even a Help page on Shopify? Here’s a really fast and easy quick tip for […]