Hello Shopify people! I know there are lots of answers out there, but all seams confusing, so let me ask some questions in my own way.
I would like to be a guy who makes webshops and then sell them (freelancer worker). I supose i have to be “Shopify partner”. Is this fully free?
I want to make at least 10 websites to practise first. I want to be able to make lots and lost of practise before selling. Is this free, is making 100 of test sites free?
If you were interested in building websites for merchants, you can definitely look into becoming a Shopify Partner. You can check out our Partners FAQ page here, it goes over everything you need to know about becoming a Shopify Partner. It is free to become a Partner, and it remains free throughout. You can create as many stores development stores as you like - this is a specific store intended for Partners to use as a testing ground to develop new apps or themes! Or you can create the development store to the needs of the merchant, then hand that store over to the merchant once it’s ready to make sales.
For the store you already have open on one of our regular plans rather than a development store, it’s not possible to change the trial shop to development or attach it for a revenue share after it’s been created. However, you can re-create this store again using your Partner account (once it has been created) and set it up as a new development store, then move forward using the new store.
There’s a bunch of resources you can use as a Shopify Partner. There is a getting started guide here on our help docs, but you can check out the other Partner support pages there too! Like this page on resources you can use to pitch a sale to a merchant and how to market yourself. You can check out this blog post from our Partner blog on how to find support as a Partner, just so you can find a helping hand when you need it.
Were you thinking of creating themes for merchants to use? Or apps? Or were you more interested in setting up all the admin/settings/customising the theme on a store and then hand it over to a merchant? I’m sure I can find some more resources to help you out if you let me know more about your ideas!
" it’s not possible to change the trial shop to development or attach it for a revenue share after it’s been created. However, you can re-create this store again using your Partner account (once it has been created) and set it up as a new development store, then move forward using the new store. " Thank you Ava!