Just launched my Shopify https://admin.shopify.com/store/420shopzach?ui_locales=en-CA
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A new Shopify store owner asked for feedback but initially shared a private Shopify admin link rather than the public storefront URL. Reviewers identified several launch issues: the homepage still uses theme demo copy and stock images, policy pages contain placeholder text such as missing return-address fields, and footer social icons still link to Shopify’s own accounts.
The most serious concern raised was trust and risk: a discounted PS5 listed on a new, reviewless clothing-oriented store may resemble scam-store patterns and could attract scrutiny from customers, payment processors, or Shopify risk checks. The store also shows many products as discounted, which may reduce credibility and could raise advertising-compliance concerns if the original prices were never actually charged.
The store owner said they found Shopify more confusing than expected and may not keep the store open, explaining they tried it due to financial pressure. Later advice emphasized that ecommerce requires time, learning, and clear customer demand, suggesting starting with a trade or craft and possibly using Etsy before moving to Shopify. No final resolution was reached.
@Zach420 Quick thing first, the link in your post goes to your admin, so it only opens for you, everyone else gets a login screen. Edit it and put your storefront address in instead, the one ending in myshopify.com. I tracked it down anyway, so heres some feedback.
The big theme running through everything is that the defaults are still showing. Three places, all quick to fix.
Your homepage is still the themes demo text. Woven reverie, sartorial poetry that transcends trends, an atelier where fabric meets philosophy, silhouettes drift like whispered secrets. None of that is yours, it shipped with the theme, and the big photos are the themes stock images too. So someone reads all that and then finds four products that have nothing to do with it. Replace it with your own words, even really plain ones. Plain and true beats poetic and borrowed.
Your policy pages still have the template placeholders in them, things like INSERT RETURN ADDRESS. Those are live right now, so a customer working out how to return something reads a bracket instead of an address. Go through all five under Settings, Policies and fill in every bracket, or delete the sentence if it doesnt apply to you.
Your footer social icons all link to Shopifys own accounts, because thats the placeholder value. Anyone clicking them right now lands on Shopify. Swap them for yours or remove them.
Now the important one, and Im flagging it because it could cost you the whole store rather than a few sales.
Youve got a PS5 at $295, marked down from $405, listed as Secret game consoles, on a brand new store with no reviews and no custom domain, sitting next to t shirts and swim shorts. Im sure its legitimate. But that exact combination is what a scam store looks like, and its not only customers who notice. Payment processors and Shopifys own risk checks watch for it, and a new store selling discounted consoles sits near the top of that list. If you want to sell it, fine, but I wouldnt have it on a week old clothing store. It puts everything else at risk.
While were there, nearly everything you sell shows a struck through higher price. When everything is permanently discounted people stop believing any of it, and in a lot of places there are rules about advertising a reduction from a price you never actually charged. Pick a real price and stand behind it.
None of this is really bad news. Placeholder copy, unfilled policies and default links are what every store looks like on day one. Its an afternoons work. Do the homepage copy and the policies first, those are the two costing you most.
So I downloaded this thinking it would be somewhat straight forward and thats definitely not the case! Lol im not even planning on keeping it up because the only reason I downloaded this app is because of financial needs, I have been struggling like everybody has but yeah it just confused me more than anything 
I appreciate u telling me that stuff tho!
Yes most of the time, e-commerce is attention-heavy, time-consuming, and costly. Good for side-hustles, but it does take time to learn and you need to have something that people want. That last bit is what makes people ask “why no sales”, and eventually quit. Think like a customer. What are you looking for? What stores do you shop at? What do you consider worth giving your money? I would suggest picking up a trade or craft. Etsy → Shopify is a very popular transition. Get the customers/experience on Etsy, then start Shopify to expand.
Hey Zach, congrats on the launch! I’d be happy to take a quick look and share some feedback. Could you share the public storefront link? The link above appears to be your Shopify admin page.