Shopify
What is
Shopify?
Shopify is a hosted paid for eCommerce solution. In its most basic form you don’t need to be an expert but some knowledge is required to amend themes and add more complicated functionality.
It is one of the most popular eCommerce platforms in use today, with almost 20% market share, second only to WooCommerce. There are over 100 free and paid for themes available.
Why should I choose Shopify over WooCommerce or Magento?
Shopify subscriptions start at around £25 a month and can go to £250, remember this is an on-going fee, however this includes many tools to run your online business. The subscription also includes hosting meaning no additional hosting fees.
ResultAs have helped many businesses get up and running with Shopify, its a system we understand well. If you are struggling, get in touch. It might only need a quick call to help you on your way.
What are the pros and cons to use Shopify?
Shopify is a complete all-in-one ecommerce platform, you don’t have to worry about hosting, security or marketing for your store. That said, the use of a specialist such as us here at ResultAs can often save you time and money and help you launch your store quicker, meaning you can begin selling sooner.
Shopify has built in themes that you can choose from or customize from scratch using the Shopify theme builder. You may also want to add some apps from the Shopify app store for more functionality and integrations with third party services like Instagram or Facebook.
You don’t need to create a website from scratch when you start selling online.
Shopify is a platform that makes it easy to create and sell your products online. It’s a complete eCommerce solution, so you don’t need experience in web design or coding. Shopify takes care of all the technical aspects of running your business, letting you focus on what matters most: building a great store and growing your business!
You can operate an online store much more simply than on any other platforms.
With Shopify you can set up your store quickly by choosing from one of their templates that come pre-loaded with features like product categories, search bar and image galleries.
There are also plenty of apps available within the Shopify app store that will help you run your business better than ever before. For example, if you want more information on inventory management or customer loyalty programs then there are third party providers who have created apps specifically designed for this purpose (and many more).
If you want to scale up your business in the long run, Shopify may not be the best choice.
If you’re a small business owner and want to start an eCommerce store, Shopify is a great platform. However, as your business grows and expands, Shopify may not be the best choice for you.
Here are some reasons why:
It’s expensive to host your site on Shopify’s shared hosting plan (the cheapest option). If you’re planning on scaling up your website in the future, then this could be an issue since it will cost more money than other platforms.
The default themes are not customisable enough for many customers’ needs. This means that most users will have to hire a developer or designer if they want custom designs for their sites’ header images or logos—which can be expensive depending on how customized these things need to be!
By using Shopify, you’re taking advantage of their own payments system called Shopify Payments. This means that you don’t need to open a merchant account or use third party payments processor (like Paypal) and still get paid securely. It’s especially useful if you’re new to selling online and don’t have much experience with this field.
You can accept payments in your own store without worrying about security or payment processing. Shopify Payments automatically handles all of that for you, so all you have to do is focus on creating the best shopping experience for your customers. You can accept credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay with no extra fees for processing payments through their platform.
You can access a large amount of marketing resources that are offered by Shopify, from blogs to reports, everything is there for you.
You can access a large amount of marketing resources that are offered by Shopify, from blogs to reports, everything is there for you. You don’t have to worry about learning how to use it because the platform has everything you need to get started.
And if you’re not quite sure what your target audience wants or needs, then one of the best things about Shopify is that it helps you with research. The platform offers tons of information and data on trends in e-commerce so that you can decide what works best for your store.
There are lots of features for SEO as well as social media integration. It means you can easily make your site visible on search engines and drive more traffic to your store by using these channels.
Shopify has a built in SEO tool called Google Analytics. This is an important tool to help you track how well your site is performing. It will tell you how many people are visiting your site, from where and what they’re doing on it.
This information can be very useful as it allows you to make changes based on the data gathered. For example, if you notice that most of your traffic comes from mobile devices instead of desktop computers then this might mean that the design needs updating so that it works better on mobile devices.
ResultAs have the expertise and technical knowledge to advise you on the best eCommerce solution for your business, there are many factors to take in to account when deciding which platform to use.
Conclusion
Shopify is a great choice for an eCommerce business that wants to start selling online. It has everything you need from the beginning and it’s easy to use. With the help of ResultAs we can get you up and running quickly, helping you to generate revenue from day one.
Contact us to discover how we can turn your Shopify website in to a reality.
We love helping start-ups to succeed.
After all we were all start-ups once and know that in the early days you need all the support you can get.
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