The Designer’s Shopify blog

How to Hire A Shopify Developer

Need to Hire a Shopify Developer? Follow These Tips

We know that Shopify has a learning curve and if you’re not ready to dip into the theme code yet, then it can sometimes feel limiting. If you do like to DIY and figure things...
Client Red Flags (and How to Let Them Down Nicely)

Client Red Flags (and How to Let Them Down Nicely)

Before we dive into potential red flags, I want to give you permission to say no. Whether you’re newer in your business, or have been established for a couple years - saying no to work...
15 Best Chrome Extensions for Web Designers on Shopify

Best Chrome Extensions for Shopify Designers (2025)

Website Snooping Tools 1. Wappalyzer Wappalyzer will tell you what technologies have been used to build a website. I love to check if a website is on Shopify, Wordpress, or custom built. It splits up...
The Future of Ecommerce 2022 Shopify Report

Shopify's Future of Ecommerce Report 2022: Our Highlights

E-Commerce Trends 2022 Changing Privacy Laws Changing privacy laws are limiting the ability for marketers to target potential customers the same way they used to. With privacy protections released with iOS 14.5 and Android planning...
How to Choose a Theme on Shopify

How Choose a Shopify Theme: Features and Considerations

The Importance of Choosing the Right Shopify Theme Choosing the right theme is one of the most important decisions you'll make when building a Shopify store. It is the base for your visual design, it...
Top 3 eCommerce Marketing Musts for Brands

Top 3 eCommerce Marketing Musts for Brands

As an eCommerce specialist myself, I help clients with both sides of their eCommerce journey - a Shopify website build, and an eCommerce marketing plan to ensure their site gets traffic, collects leads and of...
What is Shopify 2.0?

What is Shopify OS 2.0? Your Complete Guide

Before Online Store 2.0, there was just Shopify. There were certain features that people were begging for for years, and suddenly… they were here. Shopify Online Store (OS) 2.0 is a version of Shopify that...
How to Manager your Design Projects to Streamline Operations

Project Management: How to Streamline Operations in Your Design Business

You must be thinking. Isn’t Google Drive enough? While Google Drive is great, it’s not designed to manage projects. A specific project management platform helps you keep track of tasks holistically against the entire project....
How Linktree Harms Your Brand (and the solution!)

How Linktree Harms Your Brand & the Best Alternative

What is Linktree or Link in Bio? Ever read, “Link in bio” in someone’s Instagram caption? This means the creator is pointing you to go to their Instagram bio to where they've shared a URL for...
How to Make Color Swatches for Shopify

Shopify Color Swatches: How to Make and Use Them

What are color swatches? Color swatches are visual representations of the color, pattern or texture of a product being sold on an e-commerce website. They're shown as small circles or squares that can be selected to...
How to set up Google Analytics on Shopify

Shopify & Google Analytics 4 (2025): How to Set Up

I admit… I think tracking is fun. Who doesn’t love the excitement of launching a website and seeing how many visitors there were, where they came from, and what they did on the site? Shopify...
How to Use Custom Fonts on Shopify

How to Add an Instagram Feed to Your Shopify Store

There are several that allow you to add an Instagram feed to a store in the Shopify theme store but here are my go-to favorites that I use on all my stores.