Pinterest + Shopify: Sell Products with Pinterest Buyable Pins

Published at June 10, 2015June 9, 2015 In Category Shop Tips Tags: Pinterest, Shopify news 1 Comment

Pinterest announced last week that it will allow buyable pins that integrate with Shopify store products. Any pin on Pinterest with a blue price can be purchased by Pinterest users directly through a “Buy It” button.

Currently, Shopify is one of only two platforms that lets you take advantage of the new “Buy It” button on Pinterest. Pinterest itself does not charge any type of commission on your products that are purchased directly on the social platform so it is a sales channel that you can start using at no additional cost. Read More…

New Feature: Shopify Storefront Editor

Published at March 3, 2015March 6, 2015 In Category Announcements, Shop Tips Tags: Shopify news Leave a comment

Shopify has announced a new feature we’re pretty big fans of recently, and we’re giving you the scoop on it today. The Shopify Storefront Editor went live last week, and you can try it out over the next couple of weeks to see how you like it for managing your theme options.

This is an awesome step forward to let you see how changes affect your site in real time. Previously, you’d have to adjust a setting, then view a live preview of the changes to see how your site was affected. The Shopify Storefront Editor takes the guesswork out of these changes for you by Read More…

Improve your Shopify Pinterest Strategy

Published at November 26, 2014August 10, 2016 In Category Shop Tips Tags: Happy Checkout, Pinterest, Shopify news 1 Comment

Social media marketing is a great way to raise brand awareness, but it’s typically not known for having a great conversion rate – especially when compared to search or email traffic.

However, that doesn’t mean that you should give up on optimizing your social media channels for selling! One of the best ways to do so is by driving traffic via Pinterest.

Yep, Pinterest. Not Facebook. While Facebook does generate significant Read More…

Introducing Shopify Responsive Checkout

Published at November 3, 2014August 10, 2016 In Category Announcements Tags: Happy Checkout, Shopify news Leave a comment

In case you don’t follow the Shopify blog, we like discuss major updates to Shopify’s core offering. One thing that’s just been released is a Shopify Responsive checkout layout for any store. We’re super excited about these changes, and we wanted to give you an idea of what they’ll look like and how to update.

Shopify’s announcement post also has some details Read More…

The Shopify App for Android is Here

Published at October 1, 2014September 30, 2014 In Category Announcements Tags: Shopify news Leave a comment

The majority of our team uses iPhones, and we really love the Shopify iOS app for tracking sales and managing a store on the go. However, there’s some great news for you Android fans out there today: The Shopify app for Android has a beta version available!

What is a beta version?

A beta version means that the app is still being tested, and you Read More…

Shopify Build a Business Competition is back!

Published at September 25, 2014October 19, 2014 In Category Announcements Tags: Shopify news 2 Comments

The Shopify Build a Business Competition competition has returned!

This year marks the 5^th Build a Business Competition for any new Shopify store, and the prize is even better than years past. Shopify says it best:

We’re flying five winners on a private jet to Richard Branson’s Necker Island for a five-day adventure full of mentorship, exploration, and professional growth.

Five days of mentorship from Read More…