Must Have Shopify Apps and Features

Less paid plugins the better. Sometimes it’s faster and easier to use a commercial off the shelf solution (COTS). Here are a few ideas to help any savvy retailer improve their online store.

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1. Facebook to Sync products

2. Pinterest

3. A Wishlist

4. A Buy now button

5. SoldLive for comment selling directly to Shopify

6. Desktop & mobile notifications

Your website can send customers push notifications

7. Mobile-friendly design

8. Add to Homescreen

Did you know that you’re site can be saved on someone’s phone like a mobile app

9. Email newsletter sign up

10. No more than 1 disruptive item like a modal (pop-over) to interrupt the shopping experience

11. Contact information

Examples: location, return address, phone number, facebook, Instagram, any other social networks

About the Apps

Details about the recommended Shopify Apps

Facebook App

Sync products

This allows you to  manage all products available to Instagram, Facebook, Facebook Marketing.

Did you know Shopify is one of the few platforms that can sync to Facebook Commerce?

Pinterest

Sell Products

Allows you to upload a product catalog and publish Pins for items that you sell. By using this you are literally advertising products from your website for free.

Wishlist

Save and favorite products

Shoppers nowadays mostly do window shopping. You want to make it easy for them by adding a wishlist on your website. That way they can just jump back into the website and see the items they like without going through all your available items again.

Did you know that it can be built into your theme?

Buy Now Button

Fast checkout

Having a buy now button helps your shoppers to buy your products easier. You can also place buy now buttons on non shopify websites. By creating a buy now button you can create check out links that will direct customers to your check out page.

Did you know that it can be built into your theme?

SoldLive

Comment selling directly to Shopify $49/mo

Allows your boutique to sell instantly to shoppers who purchase from your live stream. An invoice is created to anyone who comments in the right format, it reads in your variant like color or sizes and shows it to your buyers. Or they can completely choose the variants in their comments.

Desktop & mobile notifications

Push notifications / popups

Gives the option to send push notifications to shoppers on their phone or on their desktop via a website. Perfect for abandoned carts so you can easily recapture lost sales for a targeted notification. Can also be used for notifying your customers about new stocks and events.

Mobile-friendly design

Responsive website design

Having a mobile friendly design not just helps you but also your shoppers to navigate and browse through your page. Also helps you with adding useful information to your website such as maps, videos, and images which makes your website look great!

Mobile Add to Homescreen Button

App-like button

Having a nice home screen Icon makes it easier for customers to find your page. Think of it like looking for your favorite make up brand, or favorite cereal brand. Having one great icon definitely makes an impact.

Did you know that it can be built into your theme? No app needed!

Email & SMS newsletter sign up

Email and text message marketing

We can't forget about newsletters of course. Having a great newsletter sign up makes it pleasing to the eyes of your customers to know more and sign up for it. Make sure you have set up great newsletters too to give it a great combo.

Did you know that it can be built into your theme?

Minimize Disruption

No more than 1 disruptive item like a modal (pop-over) to interrupt the shopping experience

It's best to have 1 pop-over that can show the best reviews given by previous shoppers. This will boost customers' shopping experience by letting them know that previous buyers spend their time to leave you good reviews.

Contact information

Examples: location, return address, phone number, facebook, Instagram, any other social networks

Adding your business information on your page is always a plus! Let them know you are all over social media so that they won't get behind your newest releases. This also gives the impression that you are well established.

Don’t forget to add your social content to your product pages. 

Why Use Shopify?

Having a website is an important asset for any retail store. It’s the storefront for anyone shopping. Shopify is an amazing platform amongst other options out there like Wix, Wordpress, SquareSpace, Magento and BigCommerce because it has the capability to quickly and seamlessly sync with so many markets, including Facebook, other stores, Instagram, Pinterest, CommentSold, Vjaro, Wabelo, Amazon, eBay, Orbelo and many more. And unlike a mobile app or some CMS systems, it’s very SEO and mobile friendly. Shopify also can do almost everything a mobile application can do (except appear in the App Store), but unlike a mobile application it can also show up in search results and sync products to Facebook. Out of all the platforms listed earlier for eCommerce, only BigCommerce and Shopify can sync products to Facebook Commerce.

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