Marketing my new site - both Organic and Paid

[creativeverse1]

Hi everyone:

Looking for advice for marketing my newest Shopify website, both organically and paid marketing.  My site mainly contains household items (yard flags, decorative tote bags, pet/ home accessories, and t shirts).   I was wondering if anyone could share their experience on how you started marketing of your site and any helpful suggestions that I might want to consider before I start the marketing for my site.  

Thanks!

Site:  creativeversestore.com

[creativeverse1]

Just recently

[creativeverse1]

I haven’t set up either yet. I plan too, but I’m still creating products
for my site. Plan to open those both very soon. Any feedback you can
share?

[creativeverse1]

Mostly. Had a little help.

So do you have any suggestions on organic or paid marketing?

[creativeverse1]

Outside shopify theme.  Not sure of the name, but it was modified to fit my needs.  

[creativeverse1]

This site was built and edited with professional help. I appreciate the feedback, but I politely disagree with your opinion and assessment. My site has already brought in some organic sales and the product is top quality.

If you have opinions on improvement I’m open to suggestions, but I’m content with the site design and products I’m offering.

[PageFly-Kate]

Hi @creativeverse1,  

Welcome to the community. 

Congratulations on launching your new site. It’s great that you’re offering such a diverse range of household items. 

When it comes to marketing your new store, there are several effective strategies you can employ both organically and through paid channels. Here are some insights and suggestions based on my experience. 

To make your store successful, you should focus on two main things: 

• Improving your store’s design 
• Using effective marketing strategies

By making your site easy to use and intuitive  and combining both free and paid marketing methods, you can draw more visitors and boost sales.

1. Optimize the hero banner

• Slideshow Speed: Increase to 5-7 seconds per slide.
• Pause on Hover: Implement to improve user control.
• Navigation Controls: Add arrows for manual navigation.
• Unique Slide Content: Use different headlines and CTAs per slide.
• Background: Use a semi-transparent overlay for readability.
• CTA Button: Add hover effects (color change, scale) for engagement.

These changes improve readability, user control, and engagement, making the hero banner more effective.

2. Complete the product information details. Fill in missing product details such as weight, size options, and descriptive text. Test all links and buttons (e.g., "Size Guide," "Delivery & Return") to ensure they are working properly. 

3. Add a heading text. Ensure the heading clearly describes the section, such as "Featured Products" or "You May Also Like."

4. Consider fixing the add-to-cart button function. It’s invisible until I hover over it. 

5. The cart item name is invisible. 

I hope these suggestions help you optimize your store. Best of luck with your store, and keep striving for improvement!

Cheers,

Kate | PageFly team

[creativeverse1]

Thanks Kate. I wasn’t really looking for a critique of my store, I’m pretty satisfied with what I have. I do appreciate the feedback and will look into your comments further.

I’m looking for suggestions on how to market my store now. Let me know if you have any suggestions on that topic.

[Small_Task_Help]

Hi,

You can start with content marketing and social media 

[creativeverse1]

Any suggestions on how to get started with those?