How to Do E-commerce Market Research

Carrying Out E-Commerce Research

To succeed in any business, you need to plan, research and understand the market. Unless you have a clear idea of who your target clientele are, what’s on offer from other e-commerce sites, and how...
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Shopify EMV Card Reader is here!

Shopify EMV Card Reader is here!

It's finally here. The card reader was the topic of conversation at our 3rd Shopify Meet Up. The EMV reader which powers your card transactions enables you to finally link your Shopify store to you...
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Shopify Payments & POS Event

Shopify Payments & POS Event

A record crowd attended our 3rd Dublin Shopify Meet Up. Bank of Ireland kindly provided the venue on the night.  Topic for the evening was the Shopify POS (Point of Sale) till system and Shopify p...
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Shopify Dublin Meet Up #3

Shopify Dublin Meet Up #3

Join us on Wednesday November 16th at one of the coolest Meet Up venues in Dublin. BOI Grand Canal Square will host the next Shopify Meet Up. Items for discussion are Shopify POS & Shopify Paym...
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Shopify Payments arrives in Ireland

Shopify Payments arrives in Ireland

Good news !!!!! We love Shopify and we have reason to, as today Shopify payments is officially available in Ireland. That means cheaper monthly fees and more margin. We logged into our store and we...
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Confirmation Emails: How to Build Loyalty

Confirmation Emails: How to Build Loyalty

For retailers, confirmation emails can be an efficient tool in building loyalty and enticing people to buy from them. That’s because shoppers love such mails, often giving them priority among their...
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Meet the New Mobile Shopify App

Meet the New Mobile Shopify App

Some Shopify announcements are more important than others. And we have to say, this is one of the most important updates Shopify have made in the last 12 months. The new Shopify app is now availabl...
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Announcing the 2nd Official Shopify Ireland Meetup

Announcing the 2nd Official Shopify Ireland Meetup

We’re delighted to announce our 2nd Official Shopify Meetup in Ireland. Meet fellow Shopify merchants, hear from Shopify's European Merchant Success Manager and get your store ready for the end of ...
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App of the month: Partial.ly. Take part payments with Shopify

App of the month: Partial.ly. Take part payments with Shopify

Partial.ly will automatically take payments from the customers card using your link to Stripe. You have the flexibility to define the payment term, amount and can even allow customers to define the...
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Ireland's 1st Official Shopify Meetup

Ireland's 1st Official Shopify Meetup

As Ireland's No. 1 rated Shopify experts, we want to spread the word and make sure all budding e-commerce entrepreneurs are aware of Shopify before choosing their e-commerce platform.
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App of the month: Swell Rewards & Loyalty Program

App of the month: Swell Rewards & Loyalty Program

Meet Swell. A simple rewards application which not only acts as a rewards and loyalty builder but also automates the entire process. It is possibly the simplest and yet most powerful app in the Sho...
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Banner image of Shopify Plus logo on black background for blog article 7 Reasons Why Shopify Plus Is The Best Fit For Ecommerce

7 Reasons Why Shopify Plus Is The Best Fit For Ecommerce

Has your small business out-grown your current ecommerce platform? What should you do when your online store has grown too big to handle? Consider Shopify Plus+
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Fancy €2,500? Meet the Trading Online Voucher Scheme

Fancy €2,500? Meet the Trading Online Voucher Scheme

If you are an established business of at least 1 year old, you may be missing out on up to €2,500 in funding for your next online store.  
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Banner image shopping cart and mobile phone. For blog article 6 Shopify Marketing Tactics: Drive Sales From Mobile Customers

6 Shopify Marketing Tactics: Drive Sales From Mobile Customers

It is important for Shopify store owners to employ strategies that can drive traffic through mobile friendly sites and help improve sales. We discuss 5 important tactics that can not only help eco...
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Banner image of Shopify logo on table for blog article on 10 Reasons to Consider the Shopify Ecommerce platform for your Irish online business.

10 Reasons to Consider Shopify in Ireland

If you are looking to sell online in Ireland, you should consider Shopify. It is the e-commerce platform of the future. Here we list the immediate benefits of Shopify as your next platform of choic...
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Banner image of shopping cart with products for blog article on cart abandonment on Shopify ecommerce stores.

Understanding 'Abandoned Carts' in Shopify

According to a study released by Shopify, as much as 67% of sales are lost because of this abandoned cart phenomenon, which means that over two thirds of your sales are simply disappearing, as peop...
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Elivar ecommerce store on the Shopify Platform. Built by Milk Bottle Labs, Ireland. Banner image man running and Elivar product.

Meet Elivar; our latest Shopify store

Extensive research using real and academic insights, backing by Bord Bia and addressing the needs of athletes over 35 has lead to the development of a new market of sports nutrition - Elivar.com.
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UPDATE: Shopify in Ireland MeetUp - May 16th

UPDATE: Shopify in Ireland MeetUp - May 16th

Keir Whitaker from the Shopify Partner Growth Team will be our keynote speaker for the first Shopify Ireland MeetUp. Sign up here today to reserve your place.
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Stripe or PayPal? Or Both?

Stripe or PayPal? Or Both?

Our Shopify clients use our services to build cool Shopify stores but most require advice & direction on multiple other areas of e-commmerce - especially payment gateway choice.
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App of the month: Product Upsell by Bold

App of the month: Product Upsell

It's impossible not to consider apps built by the team at Bold Apps. The team produce a range of applications which drive revenue, are simple to use and pay for themselves in weeks.
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Shopify Announce Free SSL Certs

Shopify Announce Free SSL Certs

Shopify says it plans to join Facebook, Mozilla and Google to sponsor Let's Encrypt, an industry lead plan to improve security across the internet.
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App of the Month: Receiptful

App of the Month: Receiptful

Each month we discuss a Shopify application which we use and love. This month, meet Receiptful, an enhanced receipt application which improves the receipt for your customers and adds functionality ...
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What we learned after using Shopify for 12 months

What we learned after using Shopify for 12 months

Farmodels.com has grown to become one of Europe's major suppliers of collectable farm models. In this guest blog post, Sean shares his experience after using Shopify for 12 months. 
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5 Things for Retailers to Consider Before Building an Online Store 

5 Things for Retailers to Consider Before Building an Online Store 

The skills and activities that made your bricks and mortar retail store a success are not necessarily the things that will determine success for you in the online world of eCommerce.
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WF Aviation.com - Our latest store

WF Aviation.com - Our latest store

Late in the summer we met an energetic young entrepreneur from Co. Westmeath in Ireland - William Flood. An experienced pilot, William had been selling aircraft parts and accessories world wide thr...
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eCommerce Fulfillment by Shopify

eCommerce Fulfillment by Shopify

Shopify makes setting up fulfilment easy.  For international sellers, Shopify has a range of applications which can link into the major couriers such as UPS, DHL and FedEx  
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Have you got product reviews on your site?

Have you got product reviews on your site?

Product reviews from past customers carry significant weight and allow your e-commerce store to build trust. The more reviews your store gets the more that visitors will trust your offer and buy fr...
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Credit Card Security is key to your online store

Credit Card Security is key to your online store

The move towards cashless society means more and more credit card use and added concerns around security. For Shopify store owners.....
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Google Now Indexes Mobile Friendly Factors

Google's mobile ranking algorithm will officially include mobile-friendly usability factors.  Making sure your site is mobile-friendly is now more........
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Go Mobile with Shopify Instantly

Managing a small business is time consuming enough without having to worry about how your store renders on a mobile handset......
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Take a 14 day Shopify Trial

Building an ecommerce store is daunting. But it is made a whole lot easier with Shopifys cloud based online store building tools. No longer are you required to be an expert in the field of digital ...
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10 Reasons to use Shopify

Shopify includes a host of features making selling online super easy. Below are a few of the features many of our clients are confused about prior to launch.......
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