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Notes From The Build.

Articles on Shopify Plus development, store performance, migrations and conversion rate optimization, written by the team at The Epixels in Dubai.

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26 Sept 20233 min readTop 8 Shopify Themes For Your Online StoreA theme is a five year decision that most brands make in an afternoon. Here are eight worth shortlisting and the checks that matter more than the demo.Development
14 Sept 20232 min readFind New Customers Faster With Shopify Sales ChannelsYour storefront is one place to sell. Sales channels put the same catalogue in front of people who were never going to type your domain.Marketing
30 Aug 20232 min readWhat A Shopify Web Developer In Dubai Actually DoesEvery Shopify developer can change a colour. The differences show up in the work you cannot see from the front end.Hiring
21 Aug 20232 min readHiring A Shopify Web Designer In DubaiDesign on a Shopify store is not decoration. It is the set of decisions that determine whether someone finds the product and believes the price.Hiring
31 Jul 20232 min readHow To Get Value From Shopify ExpertsThe Shopify directory tells you someone builds on Shopify. It does not tell you whether they can build yours. Here is how to close that gap.Hiring
27 Jul 20232 min readShopify Plus: What The Upgrade Actually Buys YouShopify Plus removes ceilings. It does not build anything for you. Here is what changes, and when the change is worth paying for.Development
25 Jul 20232 min readMigrate WooCommerce To Shopify: A Step By Step GuideMost of a migration is not the move. It is the decisions about what deserves to come with you and the redirect map that keeps your rankings.Development
22 Jul 20232 min readThe Practical Guide To Speeding Up Your Shopify StoreSpeed problems are made in the build and blamed on the platform. Four places account for almost all of them.Performance
20 Jul 20232 min readIs Shopify The Right Ecommerce Platform For You?Shopify makes a trade: less control over the plumbing, far less time spent maintaining it. Whether that trade suits you depends on your catalogue.Development

Before You Ask.

Common questions about the blog, who writes it and how often it changes.

Who writes these posts?

The team that does the builds. Everything here comes out of work on live Shopify stores rather than from a content brief, which is why the posts tend to be specific about what breaks.

How often do you publish?

When there is something worth writing down. A quiet blog with nine useful posts is more use to you than a weekly one that repeats the same advice with different headings.

Can I ask a question about a post?

Yes. Book a call from the contact page and bring the post with you. We would rather answer it properly than in a comment box.

Do you take guest posts?

No. Everything here is written by people who work on Shopify stores at The Epixels, and that is the only reason any of it is worth reading.