Do I need to use the subdomain on shopify?
or how to CONVERT MY BLOGSITE into a store ? Using SHOPIFY PLATFORM?
thank you
Hi, @SURREYFOODIES !
Thanks so much for reaching out and sharing your question.
I’d love to personally guide you further to help you make the best decision for your business. In order to do so, I will need to learn a little more about your current set-up.
- It sounds like you have an existing website - which platform are you currently using?
- What e-commerce functionality and features are important for your business?
- Where are you currently in your entrepreneurial journey? i.e. getting started vs. a seasoned business owner
- Is blogging a large part of your business?
- Do you own an existing domain, and you’re looking to set up a subdomain for it?
That will help me better understand your situation.
I look forward to connecting,
Get your redirects ready
There are two major reasons to build a list of redirects when transferring your store to Shopify: It will ensure that any customer using an old URL ends up on the correct page of your new site after the switch, so you don’t lose any revenue from people landing on dead pages. It’ll transfer any page authority that you’ve built for Google searches to the new URLs, helping your new store rank for search results and keep your traffic from dropping after the switch. Luckily, Shopify has an easy way to add redirects to your new store. All the redirects will go live when you launch your new store. You can add redirects within Shopify by going to Online Store > Navigation > URL Redirects. There’s also an option to import them as a batch.
Go live and point your domain to Shopify
Now it’s time to go live!
It is possible to buy a domain directly from Shopify which sets everything up for you. But I’ll assume you already have a domain with another domain registrar since you’re transferring your site to Shopify.
In this case, you’ll need to get your domain to point to Shopify so when people visit your site, they find your Shopify store.
You’ll need to log into your domain registrar and edit your DNS settings. You’ll be adding an A record and a CNAME.
Identify the existing blog posts that perform
- If you have a /blog/ subfolder (or similar ID slug) on your site before your titles, you can use Google Analytics data from the last 12 months to identify the blog posts that have been bringing you in traffic. Filter this by organic traffic channel, and then export the list
- Any blogs that have sessions that make up less than 1% of the total amount of sessions to your blog over the last 12 months, you should look to either cut completely, or decide to re-do & optimise with a brand new article on your new Shopify site
- If you don’t have a /blog/ subfolder (or similar ID slug) on your site before the titles, you’ll be best either a) crawling all your pages and then manually checking the blogs in GA, or view your entire site in GA, export into Excel/Google Sheets, and look at lowest-performing pages in terms of sessions over the last 12 months and follow the same above process
Hi @SURREYFOODIES ,
Shopify has a built in blog system which you can use. At a high level, you will need to export the blogs from your current site and import them into the Shopify one.
Here is an article to some of the starting steps you’ll need to take to migrate your current site over to Shopify https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/migrating-to-shopify/getting-started
Thank you so much for your detailed posts, @hasanarmstrong and @SimonD .
I trust our user, @SURREYFOODIES , will find the information provided extremely helpful.
Thanks again,
Are you selling through your blogs as affiliate and linking your products to third part or merchant sites with whom you’re affiliated to with ?
Can you ellobrate more
I can guide you for this task.
Thanks
Thanks for joining our thread, @vinods .
All the community support for this question is very much appreciated.
Warm regards,
hi @Olivia_2
Thank you so much @Olivia_2 for appreciating i always merchants serve for converting websites from other platforms to shopify
Thanks
VInod
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We love to hear that, @vinods ,
Thank you for all you do for our merchants.
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Hello @SURREYFOODIES
To keep using your current site but add ecommerce products,cart and go to checkout you can use buy buttons
https://www.shopify.com/buy-button
https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-sales-channels/buy-button
This also works with the shopify lite $9/mth plan, make sure you review the pricing and features of others plans so you know if one is better or not for what your doing.
HI THERE
How come MY account is locked? But anyway HOW TO END the trial pls?
Your account details:
Login: example.myshopify.com/admin
Thanks for your reply, @SURREYFOODIES .
Since this is a public space we ask that you refrain from sharing any personal details about your store or log-in information.
With that being said, it sounds like you may be having trouble accessing your account and are looking to close your store? If so, I invite you to connect with our 24/7 Support team for 1:1 assistance. This way we will be able to properly authenticate your account and take a deeper look.
Warm regards,
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@Olivia_2 is correct do not disclose your store access information on any public community.
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Thanks, @vinods .
Please let us know if you were able to get the support you need, @SURREYFOODIES .
We are happy to continue supporting with any non-account enquiries you may have.
Warm regards,
If may i ask what kind of support you mean?
Shopify support team has always been supportive.
Thanks for the question, @vinods .
Yes, we certainly pride ourselves on offering world-class customer service here at Shopify. The difference I was referring to is accessing authenticated (account-specific) support through our private contact channels, or public support like here on our Forums.
Warm regards,