If you’re a web developer ready to submit your new app to the Shopify platform, you’re one step closer to being a valued member of the Shopify community. However, before you add your new app to the Shopify App Store, you need to ensure you’re covering...

If you’re looking for a low barrier to entry to entrepreneurship, then the $10 billion custom t-shirt industry might be for you. Thanks to a growing ecosystem of print-on-demand companies, it’s relatively easy for anyone to design (or outsource design...

We’re launching new billing management tools in your Partner Dashboard, enabling you to view information about app billing charges, and issue refunds directly to users when necessary. Learn more about how these tools work.More

In this episode of Shopify Masters, Adam Hendle of Ballsy shares with us the process of formulating personal care products, learnings from logistical mishaps, and their ideal tech stack.More

In this article, we recap some of the top takeaways from our recent live AMA (Ask Me Anything) on the Shopify Devs Twitch channel. Two Shopify App Reviewers share six insights that, if followed, will help lead to a faster app review process and help u...

Registration for Shopify Unite 2021 is now open! This year, Shopify Unite is a developer-first livestream event. Join us to hear directly from our own developers while taking a first look at the latest product announcements, infrastructure, and develo...

If you’re a college student, summer may look less like relaxation and more like opportunity. The future is bright for those who seize it. Even better news: there are ways to design your summer around something you enjoy, where you set your own hours an...

In this episode of Shopify Masters, Kate McLeod shares her journey of launching and scaling her namesake skincare company. From multiple career changes to product development to establishing retail relationships with Anthropologie and Goop, Kate highli...

It can be difficult to trust the app-building process when you’ve experienced a setback. Product development is painful, and even the best-laid plans can fail. In this article, Shopify Partner Gopi Para from Coderapper shares his top five product less...

As the enduring lockdowns and retail closures begin to lift, what do shoppers plan to buy? We asked 3,000 shoppers in North America to find out.More

Effective app onboarding is critical. When done well, it goes beyond the first impression and encourages your new users to continue using your product for the long term. So, how do you retain users past the trial period and, critically, get them to up...

Looking to reduce your shipping costs and compete with big retailers and ecommerce giants as a small store? Learn how in this guide.
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‘Buy now, pay later’ is a payment method that is quickly gaining adoption as consumers look for new financing options and merchants aim to drive more sales. With Shop Pay Installments, ONDO increased their average order volume substantially in just t...

For Pillow Cube, Shop Pay Installments has proven to be the optimal 'buy now, pay later' solution in just a few months. Shopify's checkout solution helped the pillow company to turn browsers into customers, increase average order value, and give more...

If you're developing an app that allows merchants or customers to interact with media, it's likely you'll need to implement a feature for uploading media files. In this article, Shopify Developer Support Specialist Scott Dixon shares the four key step...

Partly Sunny Projects is an online plant business shipping the fruits of California sunshine across the country. The idea sprouted as a diversion from founder Sonja’s stressful job and was watered by the uptick in pandemic-borne hobbies. We picked Sonj...

Looking to start advertising on Instagram? Learn how to set up your first Instagram ads, plus tips and examples for improving conversions and sales.
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In this episode of Shopify Masters, Candice Munro of Buttercream Clothing shares her journey of building a slow fashion business that’s focused on local production, fair wages, and low waste.More

Getting installs in the Shopify App Store is top of mind for public app developers. In this article, developer Preetam Nath shares valuable tips on improving your app's discoverability, and optimizing your app listing, to get more installs and connect ...

Here are three reasons why Shopify’s mobile app can untether you from your desk and help you tackle the challenge of being able to manage, monitor, and move one of your biggest investments from anywhere.More

Phidon Pens used Shopify Capital as a tool for growth, enabling it to grow its business with more inventory and marketing.More

Microcopy is short, contextual text that informs or guides users throughout your product. You can find it on everything from buttons and form fields, to success and error messages. In this article, you’ll learn how this tiny copy can have a huge impac...

Mukul Chaware and Tarang Agarwal of SidePanda started as professional software developers working on app side projects in their spare time. In less than a year, they launched two apps, quit their jobs, and focused on Shopify app development full time....

The average shopping cart abandonment rate sits between 60% and 80%. That’s a lot of revenue left unrealized. Fortunately, you can win a few of those potential customers back. Typically, abandoned cart emails can recover between 5% and 11% of otherwis...

In this episode of Shopify Masters, Alex Back, a cofounder of Apt2B shares the logistical challenges of shipping furniture and how to make your business attractive to potential acquisitions—without “insane” sales figures.More

On July 1, 2021, the 2021-07 API version will become stable and ready for general usage, and the 2020-07 version will become unsupported. The 2020-10 API version, which will become the default version, includes breaking API changes. Learn what those c...

Entire segments of the population continue to write off entrepreneurship as a career path reserved for the elite few, and stereotypes about the young, white, male founder perpetuate this myth. This needs to end, now.More

While lip balm may not be your first thought when looking for a business idea, the growing interest in natural lip care makes it a great candidate. Learn an easy recipe to create your own natural lip balm, with tips on marketing and selling your new l...

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Entrepreneurship is not an easy path. It comes with higher rates of failure, financial instability, unknowns, and stiff competition. Here, we’ll discuss some of the common mental hurdles we hear from entrepreneurs–and what to do about them.More

Thanking your customers can go a long way toward building lasting customer loyalty. Here are 6 creative ways to show your appreciation to customers.More

Building an accessible app ensures that all your users can interact and be successful with your app. In this article, Shopify Accessibility Specialist Scott Vinkle walks through how he tested and implemented accessibility in the React Native COVID Shi...

As the first season of our founder interview series Beyond the Build wraps up, dive into the top takeaways from our successful founders. Learn what they believe it takes to build a successful SaaS business, and how they built multi-million dollar comp...

The US bath bomb market is expected to grow into a $350 million USD industry by 2025—and you can cash in on this booming market with just a few household ingredients. If you’re a DIYer with a knack for crafts but don’t know how to turn your hobbies int...

Improve time to fulfill, delivery times and fulfillment processes with order analytics in-context.More

Few people understand the anguish of mosquito bites more than Floridian moms.
When Kelley Higney’s six-month-old daughter experienced severe reactions to bug bites in the area, she tried every remedy on the market with zero luck. By chance, she landed...

Shopify App Bridge is a unified tool for embedded app development on all Shopify platforms, allowing you to embed your app anywhere that merchants interact with their admin. The recent release of App Bridge 2.0 includes a more streamlined interface fo...

Google’s Smart Shopping campaigns are designed to help you reach shoppers at the ideal moment: when they’re searching for products like yours on Google. Shopify’s Google channel makes it incredibly easy to set up and run these campaigns right from you...

It’s no secret that speed is important to merchants: slower load times lead to lower conversion rates. That’s why it’s so important that your app doesn’t slow down merchant stores. In this article, learn the tools, methodologies, and techniques the te...

Ready to get started with SEO? We asked Samantha Renée, Education Production Manager here at Shopify and co-founder of Weave Got It Canada, to share her recommended SEO checklist for brand new store owners.More

Beyond the Build is a brand new developer interview series from Shopify where you’ll discover the real stories behind top developers and entrepreneurs in the Shopify ecosystem. In this episode of Beyond the Build, co-founder and CEO of Bold Commerce Y...

Looking for a low-cost, profitable business idea where you can get creative? Enamel pins are your calling. Learn how to make and sell enamel pins with this guide.More

You can’t read the future. You can’t duck or dodge rejection. But you can be prepared for it. And you can even harness it to help you grow, change, and emerge better than before. In this month’s instalment, we’ll discuss how to make rejection work for ...

In this episode of Shopify Masters, Fanjoy founder Chris Vaccarino shares his journey to becoming one of the biggest merch platforms around. He shares tips on discovering new talent to work with, transitioning from print-on-demand to production partner...

Delivering exceptional app customer service is an important step in gaining the trust of your app users. Learn how to develop a post-download game plan to provide excellent customer service to your users as soon as they install your app.More

When it comes to making videos to promote your business—to engage your audience, to showcase your products—professional quality usually demands professional prices.
But sometimes you don’t need Hollywood production values in your videos. Sometimes you...

The pandemic has exposed the impossible balancing act that society demands of working mothers. But for many women, it's also been an opportunity to reset the terms of their careers. Through research and interviews with several mom founders, we explore...

Choosing the right ecommerce software is one of the first steps to your entrepreneurial success.More

In this article, Shopify Plus Solutions Engineer Zameer Masjedee walks through how to optimize your API rate limit. With this tutorial, you’ll be able to responsibly consume your rate limit, avoid 429 responses, and build a fast, functional app.More

When the creative team behind Frostbeard Studio captured the nostalgic scent of old books in their hand-poured candles, they created a truly unique brand. 
As they received more and more orders, the logistical challenges of packing and shipping produc...

Beyond the Build is a brand new developer interview series from Shopify where you’ll discover the real stories behind top developers and entrepreneurs in the Shopify ecosystem. In this episode of Beyond the Build, founder and CEO of ShipperHQ Karen Ba...

The FIRE movement—short for financial independence, retire early—gained momentum in 2018 and has since amassed a sizable following. We’ve consulted personal finance experts for their takes on FIRE and their advice for owning your financial future. And,...

At their core, all email marketing campaigns share several elements, and there are key email marketing best practices that can improve them all. Developing an understanding of those best practices is key for new email marketers—and all your campaigns ...

Joe Lamey and Jake Epstein are the founders behind Rocketbook. The creators behind everlasting notebooks and digital tools to ensure users can have one single notebook for all of their needs. In this episode of Shopify Masters, Joe shares their crowdf...

Joe Lamey and Jake Epstein are the founders behind Rocketbook. The creators behind everlasting notebooks and digital tools to ensure users can have one single notebook for all of their needs. In this episode of Shopify Masters, Joe shares their crowdf...

The way you reply to reviews in the Shopify App Store can have a big impact on your business. In this article, you'll learn how to reply to your app reviews in a way that supports your users and builds trust in you as a developer.More

Looking for your next top-selling product? Learn the tips and tools needed to find trending products in the market to sell in your online store.More

Your product pages are where the majority of your customers finally make the decision to either buy a product or leave your store. Let’s revisit a few timeless approaches for creating high-converting product pages.More

In this third part of our ongoing series on Shopify rate limits, Shopify Plus Solutions Engineer Zameer Masjedee walks through a practical example of applying best practices to make real requests to the Shopify API, and how to responsibly consume your...

Beyond the Build is a new developer interview series from Shopify where you’ll discover the real stories behind top developers and entrepreneurs in the Shopify ecosystem. In this episode of Beyond the Build, Yotpo co-founder and CEO Tomer Tagrin revea...