Shopify News, Tips & Views

YAY! The Shopify apps store has been updated. Shopify has just announced a welcome refresh to the store. This is possibly the important update of the year for all those within in the Shopify ecosy...

Summer is over but the big selling season is nearly upon us. Join us on Wednesday October 3rd for our 10th Official Shopify Dublin Meetup at the The Tara Building, Tara Street, Dublin 2.

Each month we discuss a Shopify application which we use and love. This month, meet Rewind, an automatic backup service Shopify store owners.  Your data is your business! If you lose data, you lose...

After November 2018, Magento will no longer support Magento 1.0 forcing users to upgrade to Magento 2.0.  As the forced migration date for Magento approaches, here are our Top 5 reasons to consider...

Milk Bottle Labs are delighted to host this extra special Meetup next Tuesday, May 22nd. Network, catch up and learn from Mike Potter, Founder of Rewind & Lynsey Thornton, Vice President of UX ...

If Shopify is the driving force behind democratising commerce then Unite is the national convention - it’s where knowledge-sharing, connections and camaraderie amongst the global family of Shopify ...

The world of ecommerce is ever changing. New sales channels, digital techniques, social media and platform changes are hard to keep up with. We love the content produced in house by the Shopify team. 

For our next Shopify Meetup, we travel to the heart of Ireland. Athlone, Co. Westmeath is a busy industrious town just over an hour from Dublin. We've built quite a few stores for Shopify entrepren...

Android users can now complete their purchase on your Shopify store with just a few clicks with Google Pay. By giving your customers a quick and friction less way to pay you'll be reducing the numb...

The .ie registration process will undergo change very soon. It has been decided to remove the claim to the name clause. Under this clause, businesses had to prove they had a connection to the name ...

In just 11 minutes, you’ll be able to turn your unknown brand into a category leader. Read this post, where I will tell you exactly how one Shopify store overcame the obstacle of trust faced by new...

Over the last 2 to 3 years we've been adding at least 5 to 10 apps by default to each Shopify store. Many improve receipts, management and add efficiencies to logistics and fulfillment. Here's 5 we...

One important asset that most entrepreneurs don’t think they need to backup is their Shopify store. This is because Shopify users assume that Shopify’s gurus will be able to recover a deleted file ...

See how the Shopify POS app can help your growing Shopify store.  Sell in person at pop-up shops, trade shows, festivals, markets - wherever your customers are found, you can sell to them with Shop...

On May 25th 2018 the GDPR will take effect.  This will affect all Shopify business owners. Join us on February 15th to discuss GDPR for our 8th Shopify Meet Up...

It's this time of the year ecommerce consultants, digital marketeers and online entrepreneurs try to predict what's going to be hot in 2018. Here we share 3 simple tips to focus on for 2018.

In today’s online reality of phishing scams, identity theft and viruses, you need to do everything in your power to ensure customers feel confident about using your site. 

To help you cope with this surge in potential shoppers around Black Friday & Cyber Monday, and ensure that you make the most of the Shopify platform, here are five updates that will help.

Give your store the best chance to grow sales this BFCM season by offering your customers shareable discount codes that makes it easier and quicker to buy from you, every time.

If you want loyal, repeat customers, you need to start building an online community of followers, and a great way to do that is to create email lists of current & future customers.

If you’ve always toyed with the idea of launching your own ecommerce store but didn’t know where to start – then this is the blog for you!  In 4 minutes, we'll show you how to launch a profitable ...

Join us on Wednesday, November 22nd for our 7th Official Shopify Meetup Dublin!We've two great topics - Kit from Shopify and Pixc the photo editing app. Network and catch up with like minded Shopif...

With an audience of over 200 million readers, BuzzFeed is the King of online publishing! Shopify's partnership with BuzzFeed could help you promote on a  large scale and increase your audience bas...

If you want to rank better on Google, connect with customers, convert users, build trust and encourage social shares, then you should really think about channelling your inner Stephen Spielberg! Fo...

Since we launched the first ever Shopify Meetup in Ireland in early 2016 we've been regularly asked to bring the show to the South West of Ireland.  We are really excited to be hosting the first ev...

Simply put, video marketing is the use of videos in your various marketing campaigns to market or promote your brand, service or product. A successful video marketing campaign should include differ...

Join us on Thursday September 21st our 6th Official Shopify Dublin Meetup! It's a 'Merchant Special', a fun evening of networking with like minded Shopify users and fans. We have 3 business owners ...

Your Shopify theme choice can make or break your business and affect sales. The Shopify themes have improved significantly over the last 24 months. Clever theme choice will save you in the long run...

What is a Payment Gateway? Yes it's a pretty simple question we receive weekly. So here's a comprehensive answer :). It refers to how you take payments and how your sales are funded into your bank ...

For online business owners operating on legacy platforms such as Zencart or Magento, moving platform, known as replatforming often creates a huge problem for the online business. Luckily we special...

As Ireland's No.1 Shopify Experts, we are delighted to announce our next Official Shopify Meetup at our new larger location  - the wonderful Fitzwilliam Hotel on Stephens Green. It's a 'Merchant...

We all want to make a success of our own e-commerce website and it's possible! Heaps of new Shopify stores are opening every month. Starting an online store with Shopify is not that difficult. We’v...

For first-time online store owners launching a store can be a terrifying ordeal. Whatever the reason, it has caused you to hit the pause button and you are still not live.  How do you deal with you...

In the ‘early’ internet days consumer interest could be easily gained by simply using original or interesting content. Customers have become smarter to targeted marketing techniques. Real effort is...

Facebook ads can give up to 152% ROI. Though there are different versions of Facebook ads, there are selective types of ads, which you have to be aware of for your e-commerce business. Read on to ...

Owning a Shopify store demands creative and new ideas to drive more traffic. This can be a challenge. You'll always find answers to your questions once you have a clear understanding of the current...

You may be an entrepreneur with an already successful e-commerce business or a big enterprise-level player but do you worry that your present platform may not match your growth levels? If so it may...

In the 2nd half of April this year, more than a thousand of Shopify partners, merchants and developers descended on San Francisco for Shopify Unite. Announcements included Shopify Pay & a new c...

Shopify have announced a completely updated admin interface called Polaris.  It will provide Shopify merchants with a more visual admin panel making it even easier to manage and grow your business ...

The Shopify v's Magento debate continues. Magento has will stop supporting Magento 1.x in Q3 of 2018.  Magento will no longer offer support or upgrades for Magento 1.x. In light of this, Let's cons...

Our Meetups are steadily growing alongside the Shopify community in Ireland. For Meetup 5 on May 24th we'll mix it up a little. We have 2 interesting topics - using video to boost ecommerce sales...

Search engine optimisation (SEO) may sound simple but, in reality, it can can quickly overwhelm even the most experienced online entrepreneur. So what’s an e-commerce business owner to do?Here we s...

For non marketing folks, building a brand may seem like an impossible task. Effective branding is a complete package that leaves a memorable footprint on the consumers minds. Here are 10 useful br...

Social media helps in reaching out to customers, potential investors and influencers. However, managing social media takes a lot of time. Yet, you can’t afford to neglect these tasks or you may los...

The success and failure of your e-Commerce brand is absolutely dependent on the shipment partner you choose. To enhance your customers shipping experience and boost your long term e-Commerce sales ...

As you build on an online business you can be proud of, there are multiple tasks you need to fulfil each day, and as a result you may end up forgetting to focus on the very important part of your j...

Experts predict online sales will experience a growth from $335 billion in 2015 to a whopping $523 in the year 2020. That's 9.32% per year. As we start 2017, it’s time to start developing a robust ...

Join us on March 2nd for Shopify Meetup #4. Mingle with Shopify store owners, chat and learn from developers and speakers on the night. Sign up here today. Join us for Free Pizza at Bank of Irelan...