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Hey Shopify Experts,
I took a plunge by building a store. I am drowning.
Can someone come forward to have a chat with me please?
First I made $165. NOW, t
Hey Maxine,
Whenever I have a technical question like this about other platforms, I head on over to my new favourite search engine called DuckDuckGo(dot)com because they have been providing me with a much better quality of help than Google has for the past two years now.
Check out the screen print below to see what DuckDuckGo served up when asked your question...
Hope you find this helpful.
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How can I be more efficient using shopify?
Hey Shopify Experts,
I took a plunge by building a store. I am drowning.
Can someone come forward to have a chat with me please?
First I made $165. NOW, t
Hi Maxine!
I am so sorry you are experiencing this with Shopify.
I have been selling online since more than ten years, so what I have learnt extremely well is to READ carefully all the % a platform takes on each sale.
I was selling on Etsy and my shop was going pretty well, but at last I decided to leave the platform because of its high commissions!
So, my advices are these:
1. try to underastand in which PLAN you are currently
2. read all the commissions and % they take on each sale
3. go to your dashboard and try to understand how much they took from your sales
Once that you will understand these numbers, it will be easier to manage properly the business!
Hi Suomii,
Thank you! Your advices are sound and very appreciated. What bothers me most of all is not even the money which is simply a means of exchange.
Imagine a Shopify store owner cornering my customer and convinced them that I am a fraud because of my domain and image. Both were given to me by Shopify.
I "supposedly" took their fitzone image. This is not true. Take a look at my domain under my profile. Then, let me know if it is fraudulent. People are doing the worst just to capture a sale.
All I need to know is how to strengthen my business to prevent a similar scenario.
I am a newbie. So, I am not as versed as I should be. But, I refuse to be pushed around by unkind business owners.
I do not know who Shopify CEO's are. But, I am willing to share the screenshot of what was sent to my customer that triggered the refund and subsequent chargeback.
Maxine :)
Maxine, in my experience, new shops needs sometimes to gain people's trust, until the first good reviews come.
What I can suggest you is to have good images, very clear descriptions about what the customer will get with his/her purchase, the time of delivery, how it will be delivered, refund policies and so on.
Mostly refund policies are a garantee for the customer.
Said this, it can happen that a customer change idea and ask for the refund! They now have from 14 to 30 days to ask a refund, not because they could be scared of any scam, simply because they change their mind.
To build a more trustable shop, you can ask some friends to buy from you (of course you give them the money back) and write good reviews for your shop.
In this way, other customers will be convinced of your good faith! I never did that because I was selling on Etsy who had a protection program for the customers, so I never had this type of experience.
But try to keep your shop very clean, very professional, describe everything in detail and I don't thing this will happen again!
If you want me to check your shop, send me a message dear!
Suomi- I am trying to promote a clean fitness shop for those who are seriously interested. I have no passion for fraud or scams. Learning how to do things the right way sometimes takes a long time. I need to get this done right away. If you don't mind, I would appreciate your constructive criticism on my domain. Please look forward to hearing from me via PM.
Thank you again, my friend.
Maxine :)
Hey Maxine,
Whenever I have a technical question like this about other platforms, I head on over to my new favourite search engine called DuckDuckGo(dot)com because they have been providing me with a much better quality of help than Google has for the past two years now.
Check out the screen print below to see what DuckDuckGo served up when asked your question...
Hope you find this helpful.
See more comments
Hey Everyone,
I need some help with a step-by-step training on how to use this plugin specifically for Amazon and SafetyGearPro.
Thank you for any help provide
I hope so, Jeff. I can't afford to make silly errors. They are costly. There must be a better way and I intend to find it.
Maxine :)
On the page, there are also links to their Facebook group, docs, and forums - links are within the plugin wordpress.org page.
Sort of time consuming to wade thru all of that. But, I'll manage, Abie.
Thank you,
Maxine :)
Abie - And, I see you trying to help this old blind bat. You know, I have said in the past, "One day these eyes are going to cost me." So said so done. I'm not even mad at me, just accepting.
Oh boy/ gal :), I am not giving up. You gotta spend money to get money. Wish me well, ok?
Maxine:)
There's a webinar on this page
https://wordpress.org/plugins/affiliate-toolkit-starter/
Support
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/affiliate-toolkit-starter/
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How to use the affiliate-toolkit-wp affiliate plugin?
Hey Everyone,
I need some help with a step-by-step training on how to use this plugin specifically for Amazon and SafetyGearPro.
Thank you for any help provide
I hope so, Jeff. I can't afford to make silly errors. They are costly. There must be a better way and I intend to find it.
Maxine :)
On the page, there are also links to their Facebook group, docs, and forums - links are within the plugin wordpress.org page.
Sort of time consuming to wade thru all of that. But, I'll manage, Abie.
Thank you,
Maxine :)
Abie - And, I see you trying to help this old blind bat. You know, I have said in the past, "One day these eyes are going to cost me." So said so done. I'm not even mad at me, just accepting.
Oh boy/ gal :), I am not giving up. You gotta spend money to get money. Wish me well, ok?
Maxine:)
There's a webinar on this page
https://wordpress.org/plugins/affiliate-toolkit-starter/
Support
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/affiliate-toolkit-starter/
See more comments
Hey Everyone,
I've tried about twenty times to create an affiliate link using SiteStripe with absolutely no luck.
Is Amazon's SiteStripe working? If there is a t
It isn't - rules have changed.
Obtaining images for affiliates is complex if you have not attained three sales in 180 days. You cannot use Amazon imagery on your website; that would be against their terms and conditions. You cannot use images via Google, as they may be copyrighted.
You can try with stock photos and leave a caption to let your visitors know that's not the real thing and to let them know you have not attained the quote to use an API - an idea.
Or use AI imaging. Like Bing Creator, Text to Image app via Canva Magic Media, DALL-E via ChatGPT-4 (paid), Leonardo.AI (free and paid), and MidJourney (paid)
==
Here are some Amazon plugins if you are interested in fetching an API (you would need to have attained the three sales in 180 days.)
Lasso
Geniuslink
Amalinkspro
Amimagemaster
AAWP
WP tasty
Hey Maxine,
Tried mine just now and it works fine. Remember, we only get the Text link now and nothing else.
If you are still having issues you could try logging in with a different browser... or... clear your browser history and then log back in again.
Hope you find this helpful.
Amazon removed Image and Text+Image from SiteStripe on December 31, See Has Amazon Really Done This?
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Is amazon's sitestripe working?
Hey Everyone,
I've tried about twenty times to create an affiliate link using SiteStripe with absolutely no luck.
Is Amazon's SiteStripe working? If there is a t
It isn't - rules have changed.
Obtaining images for affiliates is complex if you have not attained three sales in 180 days. You cannot use Amazon imagery on your website; that would be against their terms and conditions. You cannot use images via Google, as they may be copyrighted.
You can try with stock photos and leave a caption to let your visitors know that's not the real thing and to let them know you have not attained the quote to use an API - an idea.
Or use AI imaging. Like Bing Creator, Text to Image app via Canva Magic Media, DALL-E via ChatGPT-4 (paid), Leonardo.AI (free and paid), and MidJourney (paid)
==
Here are some Amazon plugins if you are interested in fetching an API (you would need to have attained the three sales in 180 days.)
Lasso
Geniuslink
Amalinkspro
Amimagemaster
AAWP
WP tasty
Hey Maxine,
Tried mine just now and it works fine. Remember, we only get the Text link now and nothing else.
If you are still having issues you could try logging in with a different browser... or... clear your browser history and then log back in again.
Hope you find this helpful.
Amazon removed Image and Text+Image from SiteStripe on December 31, See Has Amazon Really Done This?
See more comments
Hi Maxine!
I am so sorry you are experiencing this with Shopify.
I have been selling online since more than ten years, so what I have learnt extremely well is to READ carefully all the % a platform takes on each sale.
I was selling on Etsy and my shop was going pretty well, but at last I decided to leave the platform because of its high commissions!
So, my advices are these:
1. try to underastand in which PLAN you are currently
2. read all the commissions and % they take on each sale
3. go to your dashboard and try to understand how much they took from your sales
Once that you will understand these numbers, it will be easier to manage properly the business!
Hi Suomii,
Thank you! Your advices are sound and very appreciated. What bothers me most of all is not even the money which is simply a means of exchange.
Imagine a Shopify store owner cornering my customer and convinced them that I am a fraud because of my domain and image. Both were given to me by Shopify.
I "supposedly" took their fitzone image. This is not true. Take a look at my domain under my profile. Then, let me know if it is fraudulent. People are doing the worst just to capture a sale.
All I need to know is how to strengthen my business to prevent a similar scenario.
I am a newbie. So, I am not as versed as I should be. But, I refuse to be pushed around by unkind business owners.
I do not know who Shopify CEO's are. But, I am willing to share the screenshot of what was sent to my customer that triggered the refund and subsequent chargeback.
Maxine :)
Maxine, in my experience, new shops needs sometimes to gain people's trust, until the first good reviews come.
What I can suggest you is to have good images, very clear descriptions about what the customer will get with his/her purchase, the time of delivery, how it will be delivered, refund policies and so on.
Mostly refund policies are a garantee for the customer.
Said this, it can happen that a customer change idea and ask for the refund! They now have from 14 to 30 days to ask a refund, not because they could be scared of any scam, simply because they change their mind.
To build a more trustable shop, you can ask some friends to buy from you (of course you give them the money back) and write good reviews for your shop.
In this way, other customers will be convinced of your good faith! I never did that because I was selling on Etsy who had a protection program for the customers, so I never had this type of experience.
But try to keep your shop very clean, very professional, describe everything in detail and I don't thing this will happen again!
If you want me to check your shop, send me a message dear!
Suomi- I am trying to promote a clean fitness shop for those who are seriously interested. I have no passion for fraud or scams. Learning how to do things the right way sometimes takes a long time. I need to get this done right away. If you don't mind, I would appreciate your constructive criticism on my domain. Please look forward to hearing from me via PM.
Thank you again, my friend.
Maxine :)