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If you own a Shopify store, odds are that you already know about the social media tie-ins that you can do, especially adding the buy button to Pinterest posts. However, even though this is available, and everyone knows that social media can be a valuable source of sales, there are still people out there that resist using Pinterest – mostly because they have never used it and are a little uneasy about a new social media platform, particularly one that uses pictures as its primary form of communication and not words. So, if you are not currently using Pinterest with...

If you have a brick-and-mortar store, and you are thinking about opening an online store using Shopify, you might be wondering just how that would work and whether or not the two are compatible. Rest assured, their business owners all over the world the do exactly that. In fact, because of the economy, business owners are struggling everywhere. Many of them adopt their e-commerce website in the hopes that their business will be profitable once again. Here are some things to keep in mind if you already have a brick-and-mortar store.Let Your Real World Customers KnowYou definitely want to let...

If you’re considering Shopify one of the things that you’re going to want to know is how you’re going to get paid. Shopify has a built-in payment gateway that uses their credit card machines to process all of your sales. At regular intervals, Shopify pays the storeowners what they are owed, minus any credit card fees that come with your Shopify plan. This is actually a really great way to accept payments because it is 100% secure, already integrated into your Shopify site and very easy to use. But you might be wondering how you get paid. Here is the...

So, you’re wondering how you choose a Shopify theme. There are a lot of them to choose from and there are a few selection options that you have. Shopify has over 100 free themes in their theme store. But they also have a large number of premium themes. If you choose a free theme you can install it on your site without incurring an extra charge. The premium themes vary in price usually between $100 and $200, but they can certainly be higher than that. However, those are not the only two options that you have when it comes to...

If you are selling items online that you don’t actually physically have at your location or if you have the items at your location but you just don’t have the facilities to take good photos you might want to consider using stock photos for the products in your Shopify store. There are actually quite a few companies out there that deal with product stock photos and you may be able to find what you’re looking for. If you are selling specialized products that don’t have stock photos you may have to consider other options which will discuss here.Where to Find...