Become a partner New Blog Post Building Apps: 3 Things we Learned in Making Design Consistent and Scalable Consistency in design is paramount to delivering a good user experience: it reduces learning and eliminates confusion, making for a better interaction with the product. We can all agree that consistency matters for the end user, but it also matters internally, especially when you work with a team of web designers or engineers all focused on the same product. In the article, we'll cover: Why knowing your brand is the first step to building consistent designs How to cut out tedious and repetitive tasks to improve your team's productivity How to keep your codebase more maintainable by writing a source of truth More   More   Thousands of royalty free stock photos for your next project   Browse photos   Unsubscribe © Shopify Partners 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa ON, K2P 1L4

Become a partner New Blog Post Working With a Grid Layout: How Breaking the Grid Can Create Memorable Experiences for Clients Balancing creative design with functional UI is a challenge for developers looking to build memorable experiences for online stores. With careful use of asymmetrical positioning of text, overlapping images, and irregular shapes, developers can add originality to a client's site, without sacrificing usability. In this article, we'll look at: What is a grid, and why it should be broken Real-life examples of stores who are using broken grid layouts How to break a grid, without affecting usability More   More   Thousands of royalty free stock photos for your next project   Browse photos   Unsubscribe © Shopify Partners 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa ON, K2P 1L4

Become a partner New Blog Post The 25 Best Sublime Text Plugins for Front End Developers Every developer has their own tooling and special setup. It's that tooling that can help you become a faster, stronger, and more productive developer. We spent some time polling front end developers here at Shopify to get a list of all the essential Sublime Text plugins they just can't live without. In this article, we'll share 25 Sublime Text plugins for front end developers. More   More   Thousands of royalty free stock photos for your next project   Browse photos   Unsubscribe © Shopify Partners 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa ON, K2P 1L4

Become a partner New Blog Post In Search of the American Dream: How Ethercycle Found Success with Shopify Ethercycle is an ecommerce consultancy and Shopify Plus Partner based in Chicago, Illinois. For Kurt Elster, Ethercycle's founder, the path to success wasn't without its pitfalls. In this case study, Kurt shares how he embarked on his entrepreneurial journey, and what challenges he faced along the way. He also shares how Shopify played a role in Ethercycle's growth, and what business decision was critical to Ethercycle's success. More   More   Thousands of royalty free stock photos for your next project   Browse photos   Unsubscribe © Shopify Partners 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa ON, K2P 1L4

Become a partner New Blog Post Inclusive Design: 12 Ways to Design for Everyone Inclusive design considers as many people's needs and abilities as possible. It goes further than accessibility, which is specifically focused on people with disabilities and how to make sites or apps usable for them. In this article, we'll cover: Why inclusive design is crucial to create better products 12 ways, from the conceptual to the technical, to design for everyone Tips and suggestions from a range of industry experts More   More   Thousands of royalty free stock photos for your next project   Browse photos   Unsubscribe © Shopify Partners 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa ON, K2P 1L4

Become a partner New Blog Post [Free Webinar] Building Your First Shopify App Building Shopify apps is an exciting opportunity for your business. But when you're starting out, you may worry about the hours that will go into navigating our docs and APIs. Let us put your concerns to rest: you can actually build a simple Shopify app with Node.js and Express in less than one hour! On Thursday, April 5 at 1:00pm EDT (10:00am PST/5:00pm UTC), we'll host a free one-hour webinar with Developer API Support Lead Andrew McCauley. You'll learn how to do the following: Set-up a Shopify Developer account Build a Node.js + Express application that connects to Shopify Authenticate with a shop Request a permanent access token Make an API call And more! More   More   If you can’t make the live event, don’t worry! We’ll send a recording to all registrants. All you need to do is click the link below and you'll be registered for the webinar — it's as simple as that.   One click signup   Thousands of royalty free stock photos for your next project   Browse photos   Unsubscribe © Shopify Partners 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa ON, K2P 1L4

Become a partner New Blog Post Grow Your Freelancer Network: Solve Problems, Get Clients Networking is a powerful tool for any business, but as a freelancer it's especially powerful. When done right, networking can help your business grow in myriad ways. But networking as a freelancer has its own challenges—so how do you get in on all the benefits networking offers? In this article, you'll learn: The ways that networking can benefit your business, from finding leads to growing as a professional How to set yourself up to a successful networking experience Best practices for behavior in a networking space More   More   Thousands of royalty free stock photos for your next project   Browse photos   Unsubscribe © Shopify Partners 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa ON, K2P 1L4

Become a partner New Blog Post How to Grow Your Affiliate Marketing Efforts: Choosing the Right Affiliate Offers As an affiliate marketer, you've worked hard to build a strong audience. But it's also imperative that you keep a laser focus on delivering high quality experiences for your followers. Choosing the right affiliate offers can be the difference between building a strong affiliate partnership, and losing your audience's trust. In this article, you'll learn: How to analyze your audience to identify their pain points How to choose the right affiliate offers to address those pain points How to successfully pitch the right advertisers for your audience More   More   New Blog Post Introducing Google Pay for Shopify Today, we're introducing a new integration with Google Pay for merchants using Shopify Payments. Open your doors to millions of people who already use their Google Account to shop online with a fast, simple checkout experience on Android devices. Google Pay lets your customers instantly access payment and shipping information already stored in their Google Account for accelerated checkout.   More   Thousands of royalty free stock photos for your next project   Browse photos   Unsubscribe © Shopify Partners 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa ON, K2P 1L4