What’s new for shopify in 2019 – A quick review of its latest updates
Shopify is empowering small to big e-commerce brands from all over the world. In the annual Unite Conference conducted in 2019, this e-commerce platform has announced the release of new features in the coming year – 2019.
In this article, we’ll share insight on all the recent updates in this platform taken place recently in the year 2019 that every Shopify development company must know.
Latest Updates in Shopify
1. Shipping toolkit – A sales resource for shopify partners
If your clients are new to e-commerce business, then they may find it difficult to manage shipping settings. It may be a quiet time consuming and overwhelming experience for them. We understand that the complexities of shipping aren’t your cup of tea however you can set up your client’s for success with all new Shipping Toolkit to get a better understanding of ins and outs of the shipping.
The Shipping Toolkit is mainly comprised of two resources – Pitching Shipping and Shipping 101. Let’s have a look at the details of both of these resources.
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Pitching Shopify Shipping – This guide provides complete details on hardware requirements and set-up qualifications.
Shopify Shipping 101 – This guide details top features and benefits of Shopify Shipping for the merchants. As a Shopify app development company, you can use its content for your branded promotions.
There are three different types of shipping toolkits and here are its details mentioned below:
Shopify Sales Toolkit: This toolkit lets you know how to make your clients understand why it is beneficial for any e-commerce business.
Shopify POS Toolkit: This toolkit provides crucial insight into the Point-of-Sale (POS) system. It will provide you complete details on this system and its features.
Shopify Plus Toolkit: This toolkit provides complete details on how to identify the sales opportunities and make your clients understand the value of Shopify Plus. This guide has detailed information on all the know how you need for selling your services to fast-growing and high-volume merchants.
2. Translated partner dashboard providing a multilingual approach
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You’ll be glad to know that Shopify goes multilingual. The platform is transforming at a faster pace to make commerce better for everyone. You can help your clients to use a translated and localized dashboard who are not fluent in English build their own dream online store.
You can change the setting of your Partner Dashboard by clicking on Settings, then Edit Profile. You can follow the below screenshot for a better understanding.
For now, you can translate your Dashboard in 6 different global languages. They’re listed below:
• German
• French
• Spanish
• Italian
• Japanese
• Brazilian Portuguese
3. Partners go global launch for partners
Go Global Launch is intended to help your merchants make more sales by expanding into new regions. With this feature, your merchants can scale-up their business and reach a potential audience across the borders in:
• France
• Germany
• Japan
• Singapore
• The good news is that you can also earn 1.5X standard share revenue with this Go Global campaign. Also, the platform is also offering two amazing profit-earning offers until 19th November 2019. These offers are:
• Affiliate link referrals: For every new store owner located in Germany, France, Singapore, or Japan, you can earn 300% commission bounties if they sign up via your affiliate link.
• Development store referrals: Here, you’ll get an amazing opportunity to earn 30% revenue share of merchant’s monthly subscription fees on development store referrals of merchants residing in Germany, France, Japan, and Singapore.
4. Local payment methods
• With the Go Global theme, Shopify Payments is now working to allow its merchants to offer their customers local payment methods for the successful payments. You’ll agree with the fact that this hyperlocal customer experience is essential for your global expansion.
• Local payment methods allow customers to make successful payments with their preferred payment method. Local payment methods will assist your merchants to build trust with your international audience. Shopify Payments will be launching local payment methods soon in 2019. You can always keep an eye on the Shopify changelog for recent updates.
Better in-person selling
• Online stores may dominate the offline stores however they should not underestimate the power of the human factor. Keeping this fact in mind, Shopify has announced a list of features to promote in-person selling. Some of its upgraded features are:
Tap into simple selling
• Get ready for seamless selling by letting your customers with all-new tap & chip reader from Shopify. This Tap & Chip Reader will be synced with your store and also enable you to offer secure shopping in one go.
Tipping
• Now, the POS is empowered with a tipping functionality. It allows your merchants to allow their customers to share reward for them for their Steller services.
Exchange in-person with Shopify POS
• Now, you can enable your merchants to offer exchange and refunds in store. Just by removing all the hassles of returns, your merchants will build up a better level of trust with their customers.
Make the most of shopify
• The new innovations in Shopify will attract more and more merchants to migrate to this platform. All these new and advanced features will definitely assist you to provide better e-commerce solutions to the merchants.
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