Best practices

How to Set up Your PayPal Express Checkout With Shopify

PayPal is a default Shopify payment gateway. When you sign up for and create a Shopify account, a PayPal Express Checkout will automatically be created using th...

Simple Steps for Creating an After-Purchase Upsell Email Campaign for Your Shopify Store

Having an upsell email campaign in place can help boost your sales significantly by encouraging customers to buy more products at your store. It is important to...

Pros and cons for using product reviews app on Shopify

I'm wondering whether to use a product review app on my Shopify store. Currently looking into Judge.me, Loox, Yotpo, and Stamped. I'd like to help customers arr...

Best use of Klaviyo's email flows for Shopify?

I recently installed Klaviyo on my Shopify store and am wanting to use some of its best practices and alternatives to the usual Shopify flows. Can anyone show m...

How to Increase the Average Order Value in Your Shopify Store

As an e-commerce store owner, you should always be finding ways to increase your average order value (AOV), and even better, increasing it without a burden on y...

How to Correctly Price Products on Your Shopify Store

Product pricing is a complicated issue for any eCommerce store owner. There are many factors to take into account, such as fixed costs, hidden costs, transactio...

Why Facebook Ads Don't Convert Customers to Your Shopify Store

With Facebook ads, you can reach your target customers rather quickly and send them to your Shopify store. You may notice, however, that these customers are not...

In-House Influencer Marketing vs. Marketing Agency

Many eCommerce merchants use influencers marketing to promote their store. You can hire a marketing agency to do the strategy, and the work, or you can develop...

30 Things to Consider When Creating Facebook Ads

Creating a Facebook ad is hard, some social media managers will lie to you that it’s easy but the truth is that without good knowledge in Facebook ads you can l...

Which app is the best for increasing my store conversion rate?

Every customer I bring to the store requires a lot of work and money. which raises the question, how to get the most out of traffic that I do have and which Sho...

How to legally use SMS to market my Shopify store?

I've looked at a few SMS marketing forums online but very few of them discuss the legal side of this issue. I want to create an effective SMS flow for my dropsh...

How many emails should be in a welcome series on Klaviyo?

I just recently installed Klaviyo on my Shopify store and want to set up a good welcome series flow with Klaviyo's best practices. I checked with the guides on ...

How to hide the prices of products on Shopify?

We're selling wholesale. We want to show prices only to customers who sign up or log in, and not the general public. Is there a way for Shopify to hide product ...

What is a good daily budget for Facebook ads?

How much should I spend on Facebook ads per day to drive traffic to my Shopify store? More specifically, how much should be spent on FB ads to get good results?

What do you think about using the Loox reviews widget on a Shopify store's homepage?

I want to know how to use Loox properly as I don't really know if I am, so what are your opinions? Perhaps a Loox alternative?

Will deleting products or collections from my Shopify store affect SEO?

How will my SEO be impacted when I delete e-commerce items from my Shopify store?

How to get first sales on our Shopify store?

We launched our store a few months ago but have no sales, what should we do? I have even seen some add-to-carts, but no sales on our Shopify store. How can we d...

How to manage prices and discounts on Shopify?

I want to add discounts to my products on Shopify. I entered the Shopify admin but can't find an easy way to add discounts to my items. Can someone help me solv...

Will all my reviews be deleted if I quit using Yotpo review app?

I’ve been using Yotpo review app on Shopify for a while and my store has more than 1000 reviews. I’ve been on the free plan and now that I need to upgrade I no ...

Should I use product photos from Aliexpress for dropshipping, or take my own photos?

I think that the photos on Aliexpress look like stock photos, really nonpersonal. But it would be a lot of work taking my own photos and also will make the whol...

Is it difficult to migrate from MailChimp to Omnisend?

After looking up some Mailchimp alternatives for Shopify I've decided to make the change. I've seen that it has something to do with how my store appears on goo...

For what is the integration between the Loox and Recart apps intended on Shopify?

How to set free shipping for just one category of products on Shopify?

We want to offer free shipping on some of our products, but not on all of them. We divided the products into categories, and now I'm looking for a way to add fr...

How to find a winning product to sell on my Shopify store as fast as possible?

I've seen that it has something to do with how my store appears on google, but I'm not really sure exactly what this means or how I can access and use it. I ass...

Should I use a different app for reviews, chat, loyalty, emails, customer service, etc. or just one app that does it all?

In my Shopify store, I use Loox for reviews, Klaviyo for emails and Tidio for chat. I don't know if I should be using so many different apps and pay all of them...

How do you make sure you are not using the same name for your store as someone else?

Do discounts work better when they are already applied to the price or as a discount code at checkout?

Why do customers enter wrong shipping addresses at checkout, and how to avoid it?

We've had a few issues lately with customers entering a wrong shipping address. Then the order gets sent to the wrong address, we have to refund or re-ship, and...

How to improve customer satisfaction when dropshipping items from China to the US?

Customers get to know that the product is from china, it reduces their satisfaction and in some cases they want a refund. How do you deal with this problem?

What are the first basic steps to branding a Shopify store?

Hi, I’m just starting out and I feel lost in this ocean of information. I want to know how to take the first steps toward building my own brand. Thank you.

If I install a review app in my Shopify store, will my old Shopify reviews be deleted when I start using the app?

I've been using Shopify reviews until now but I want to start using an app coz I'm looking for more features. Will my old reviews be deleted when I install the ...

When should I start my Black Friday advertising?

I've been considering using a Shopify app like PushOwl to send my customers notifications, but don't customers hate receiving notifications?

I asked many people, and they all unanimously said they really don't like to receive notifications of any kind, so wouldn't that affect your sales?

Should I show shipping times in my store?

I sell internationally and delivery times significantly vary between countries, do you think it’s important to show customers the estimated time?

Should I charge my customers for shipping?

Why has our store's conversion rate gone down?

We have a successful store with consistent sales. Recently we changed the store's theme and design to create a cleaner experience. At the same time, we increase...

How to improve conversion rates on products that require customization?

Many customers don’t complete the purchase process on our Shopify store because they need to customize the product before buying it. Any advice?

Do shipping costs play a major factor when selecting a new product?

Should customers be charged extra costs when they change the address after shipping?

Should the custom form show the order's retail price or the price that was actually paid?

When we have a sale or give customers a discount, the retail price and the price that was actually paid are different. Not sure which price we should write down...

How to set up goals on Google Analytics with the enhanced eCommerce feature enabled?

How to get the lowest shipping rates on Shopify?

Should I use multiple carriers? How do I manage to select the right carrier based on the size and weight of the order?

Should I add social media share buttons to my Shopify store so that people can share with their friends?

What Shopify app automates customer support emails?

We have almost 1000 sales per week and with these sales come a lot of customer support emails that are mostly questions that repeat themselves. We’re really up ...

How to choose a successful product?

I just opened a Shopify store and I'm looking for advice from successful store owners on how to find products that'll be successful.

Are 10 photos for each product in my online store too much?

How to handle customers’ address errors?

Sometimes customers enter a wrong shipping address and the courier has to return the package because they can’t deliver it. Who should pay for it, us or the cus...

Are Shopify apps worth the money, or can I manage my store without them?

I'm thinking about adding a few apps to my store but the monthly price will be quite expensive. I'm trying to decide whether apps are really worth the investmen...

How are shipping prices calculated when giving out discount coupons or running a sale?

Is the shipping price calculated based on the original item price or the actual order price after discount?

How to offer different shipping rates based on location (postcode/region)?

We offer local customers (within 40km) free shipping and $10 for customers in the region. How to manage it automatically?

How to set up different shipping prices for products on Shopify?

How to change prices to say ‘our price’ instead of ‘sale’?

What shipping time is reasonable for dropshipping?

Separating variants into different products on Shopify

We sell a product that has several different colors, but the same design, sizes, and price. Should we split each color into a separate product or add variants w...

How to increase my daily spend limit on Facebook?

Facebook is currently limiting my daily ad budget. Does anyone know whether I should contact Facebook or if the daily budget can be changed in the ads manager ...

What should be my daily Facebook ads budget?

I'm a new Shopify seller and I just recently started running ads on Facebook. I was wondering how much money I should spend on ads and how to set my budget.

Can I receive payments with a personal PayPal account on Shopify?

I can't use a Business PayPal account as I just recently launched my Shopify store and I don't have a registered business yet.

Is it necessary to enable PayPal checkout on my Shopify store?

I've been thinking of removing the PayPal checkout from my Shopify store since they charge high fees. Does anyone know if this may affect my conversion rates?

Shopify app for upselling subscription-based items?

I'm looking for ways to upsell subscriptions on my Shopify store. There must be an app that helps you do it, right?

What are the benefits of using a custom design theme for my Shopify store?

We're not sure whether we ought to use a custom design or just go with the basic Shopify theme and customize it ourselves. We can also hire a Shopify developer ...

How to choose a Shopify developer for my store, and what questions should I ask them?

We're looking to hire a developer to help us with custom features on our Shopify store. As I've never worked with developers before, I'd like to know where I s...

How to pick the best Theme for my Shopify store?

What are the main considerations that sellers should look for or be aware of when selecting a theme for their Shopify store?

Can the app VITALS | 40+ Apps in One be an alternative to swipify?