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Third time's a charm

by Davene Palvetzian on January 01, 2012

I love the hands-on experience of trial and error...and once you finally get something you've tried a few times... it feels awesome! :)

I wanted to take the opportunity to play around with Shopify and try out some of the tools I continue to discover with each login. Some functions have been straight forward, like changing design, but then there are the more challenging functions one may need to look up in the support center along the way. 

Admittedly so, it was 'third time's a charm' when I attempted not once, but three times to import my customers from the template provided by Shopify. I first had to download OpenOffice to be able to save the CSV as UFT-8. I followed the instructions and just like that, the file was generated. But when I tried to import, the email I received from Shopify confirmed that the address province was not valid. I had spelled out the states rather than use the ISO code for the correct formatting. It took me two attempts to realize what I had to fix ( duh!?) I made the necessary changes to my customer template and tried the upload again. Then another email came... "Shopify successfully completed your customer import."

It may have taken a few extra goes, but at least I picked up a few new things about UFT-8 along the way. Take that, Chuck Norris! 




 

Anyone can with Shopify...and I just did.

by Shopify on December 20, 2011

Blade Buddies could be on route to kids skate bag everywhere, thanks to Shopify. I set up an online storefront in just over an hour and have since spent many more having some fun and trying other tools. 

I was really impressed with how intuitive everything was and the resources available (they even have their own wiki!) for clients! If I wasn't quite sure what something meant, I looked it up quickly and always learned something new along the way. 

While building my shop, one minute I was writing purchase emails and the next, cropping and editing photos right within the site. I liked how you can customize the look of the shop to align with any brand or if you don't have an established brand, one of Shopify's hundred+ themes enable you to create a polished and professional look. Through the Shopify App Store, your shop can be taken to a whole new level, providing and continually developing tools and solutions for a successful shop. 

Shopify's selection of 'how to' articles located on the support center enabled me to add things like the facebook and twitter icons to the site. I'll admit, there were a few versions before I got them in the right place but I never would have thought I'd be editing code so easily. I felt proud when I clicked save and IT WORKED! 

I'm both excited and eager to keep playing with the various tools at my fingertips. I agreed with one customer's statement claiming: "Shopify has a team of web ninja's at your disposal"... It's everything you need to run a store, simplied; and anyone can with Shopify.