Blog

Shopify Tutorial for Beginners: Building Your First Online Store

Bogdan Rancea
Articles Shopify

Shopify has become one of the most popular platforms for building online stores — and for good reason. It’s beginner-friendly, scalable, and packed with features designed to help you sell online quickly. But getting your store up and running can feel overwhelming if you're new to ecommerce.

In this step-by-step Shopify tutorial, you'll learn how to build your store, set up the essentials, optimize for your first sale, and start attracting traffic.

Whether you're launching a side hustle, a full-fledged business, or migrating from another platform, this guide will walk you through the key steps to getting started with Shopify.

Continue reading “Shopify Tutorial for Beginners: Building Your First Online Store”

How to Sell Print on Demand Embroidery Products

Rebekah Carter
Articles Print on Demand

Print on Demand (POD) has transformed the ecommerce space. By 2032, analysts say the market will be worth more than $64.3 billion (around ten times its value in 2022). The reason for this phenomenal growth is that POD makes selling custom products simpler than ever.

I’ve seen countless creators, influencers, and artists monetize their talents in the last few years with POD, bypassing the challenges of producing products themselves, and even shipping them to customers with the right partner vendors.

Continue reading “How to Sell Print on Demand Embroidery Products”

BigCommerce vs Volusion 2024: Which is Better for You?

Bogdan Rancea
Articles BigCommerce Ecommerce

BigCommerce and Volusion are both pretty similar platforms on the surface. They’re both comprehensive ecommerce solutions ideal for companies of all sizes, and they both promise a relatively straightforward user experience.

However, after experimenting with both, I can definitely say BigCommerce is the platform I’d pick first. It offers more features overall than Volusion, a larger app store, and more intuitive design tools. Plus, it recently upgraded its platform with some super-powerful AI capabilities.

Continue reading “BigCommerce vs Volusion 2024: Which is Better for You?”

Shopify Editions Summer 2024: The Biggest Announcements

Bogdan Rancea
Articles Ecommerce News Shopify

One of the reasons we love Shopify so much at Ecommerce Platforms, is that the ecosystem is constantly evolving, introducing new features and capabilities for sellers. Twice a year, we look forward to Shopify Editions, where the company outlines all of its most exciting updates.

Shopify Editions Summer 2024 covered more than 150 updates to Shopify’s platform, covering everything from global selling to AI. Here’s our rundown of the most exciting changes you can look forward to on Shopify this year.

Continue reading “Shopify Editions Summer 2024: The Biggest Announcements”

Stylesi Review: A Run-Down of This Fashion Dropshipping Platform

Rosie Greaves
Articles

Recent statistics show that the worldwide fashion eCommerce market is forecast to reach just over $1.2 trillion by 2027.  Considering fashion products are always in demand as consumers look for the latest trends and styles, this might not shock you!

Dropshipping entrepreneurs keen to capitalize on this growth will need to work with reputable suppliers of trending fashion products.

However, finding such a partner can be challenging. After all, plenty of dropshipping directories connect you with fashion suppliers, but very few have an entire platform dedicated to this niche.

Continue reading “Stylesi Review: A Run-Down of This Fashion Dropshipping Platform”

Contrado Print on Demand Review: The Complete Guide for 2024

Rebekah Carter
Articles Print on Demand

In today’s Contrado review, I’ll be taking a behind-the-scenes look at one of the top print-on-demand alternatives to Printify and Printful for UK sellers.

Contrado is a fantastic solution for creative entrepreneurs and individuals who need help designing unique fabrics, clothing, accessories, and even home and wall art.

Alongside offering rapid production times of just 1-2 days, Contrado also produces sustainable and ethical goods, that align with the priorities of today’s consumers.

Continue reading “Contrado Print on Demand Review: The Complete Guide for 2024”

shopify-first-one-dollar-promo-3-months