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Follow the steps below and choose your practical based on your current circumstances.
- Step 1: Set up a 90 day free Shopify account.
- Step 2: Check out this video where Hepa & Jasmine walked us through how to set up a Shopify store in real time. The tutorial starts at 00:18:30.
- Step 3: Choose practical A, B or C.
- Step 4: Create a PayPal account (if you haven’t already).
- Step 5: Read this blog to optimise your landing page.
Create your own Shopify Store
- Make sure you’ve watched this video. If you need a reminder of the process, you can find the checklist that works for your situation here.
- Use the video and/or checklist to set up your store here.
- Once you’re happy with your store, share your store URL to your thread in the Module 2 Practicals Forum.
How to Set Up a Dropshipping Store on Shopify - Part 1
How to Set Up a Dropshipping Store on Shopify - Part 2
- Choose a store name and the product you want to sell.
- Add the extension to one of the Dropshipping apps like Oberlo via Shopify apps.
- Create a product description, price the item, and use the appropriate images to sell your product.
- Design the homepage/landing page for your Shopify website, displaying your product.
- Add any further information to help sell your product.
- Ensure the website is functioning from start to finish. It can help to try navigating through your store as if you were a first-time customer.
When you’re happy with your store, share your store URL to your thread in the Module 2 Practicals Forum.
Extras
- Try creating a discount code for your product for customers to use.
- Think about why someone would want to purchase from you rather than a competitor. What makes your store better? Do you make that point-of-difference really obvious in your store?
Tips
- The key tip to remember with dropshipping is that your product needs to be more affordable than competitors. This is how dropshipping ultimately works. E.g. If Nike sells a pair of leggings for $100, you then sell your leggings for $65.
- When choosing your product…
- Think outside of the box.
- Think about current or up-and-coming trends.
- Think about current events in the world which could lead to a particular product being in demand.
- If in doubt, think about your personal hobbies and interests and the products that you wish were more accessible.
- Make sure you’ve watched this video. If you need a reminder of the process, you can find a checklist that works for your situation here.
- Test anything new you learned today on your active store.
- Once you’ve done that, share your findings to your thread in the Module 2 Practicals Forum:
- what works well?
- and what do you think will help you gain more sales?
- include a link to your active Shopify Store in your post.
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