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How to create customizable products in Shopify without an app

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Sometimes you need to let your customers customize a product before checkout on your Shopify store. Maybe you offer monograms, or you need to let customers upload a file, or you want to let them choose from other custom options.

There are plenty of apps that can do this, but apps are expensive and they bloat your store by adding extra scripts and slowing down your site.

Fortunately, there's a lot you can do to offer customized products without paying for an app or hiring a developer. Plus, these methods only require a tiny amount of code (no JavaScript), so your site doesn't get unnecessarily slowed down.

Video tutorial (full written tutorial with all code below)

In this tutorial, I'll show how you offer extensive customizations to your products on Shopify. Check out the example below to see what's possible.

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63: Dropshipping vs. buying wholesale, with Richard Lazazzera

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Topics covered in this episode:

  • Differences between dropshipping and buying wholesale
  • Pros and cons of drop shipping and scenarios when you might want to try it
  • Tips to be successful with dropshipping
  • How the "free plus shipping" model works and things to consider before trying it
  • Pros and cons of buying wholesale
  • Tips for improving your packaging
  • What makes buying wholesale a better model than dropshipping
  • Growth hacks to help you improve your SEO by getting a few easy high-level backlinks

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62: When your Amazon product flops, with Shabbir Nooruddin

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Shabbir began selling a product that brought in $5996.13 in revenue during the first 50 days. Leighton checks in with Shabbir to see how things are going a few months later.

Topics covered in this episode:

  • Some lessons that Shabbir has learned through this seeming “failure”
  • Any time an ecommerce venture doesn’t go how you wanted it to, it’s a disappointment and can be discouraging. Hear how Shabbir takes his experience to fine-tune what works for him and his current life circumstances.

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61: Research-based A/B testing, with Nick Disabato

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Topics covered in this episode:

  • Nick D's work, writing, tips, and tools
  • Basics of A/B testing
  • How to interview your customers to learn what needs to change on your website
  • How to know when your business is ready for A/B testing
  • Most common UX and copy mistakes to watch out for
  • Common misconceptions about A/B testing

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60: How to hire and work with virtual assistants

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Topics covered in this episode:

  • How to know when it’s the right time to hire a VA
  • What you should look for in a good VA and how to prepare for having one
  • Helpful tips in the hiring process and in managing a VA
  • Listener store critique – Suniela

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