Voice commerce is a novel evolving channel where customers communicate with virtual assistant systems on smart speakers or other devices like a mobile phone or tablets connected to the internet, using their voice to find and purchase a product on an eCommerce or mCommerce store. 

This system is a technology based on artificial intelligence and makes it possible to manage purchases in online businesses without the need to have physical or visual contact with the device.

With voice recognition becoming more powerful in the last few years, smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo, Google Home, Apple’s HomePod, Samsung’s Bixby, and Microsoft’s Cortana, all such voice recognition technology are rising in popularity. 

In this article, we will show you 5 voice commerce examples you must know about in 2022.

1.Google Shopping Actions

Google Shopping Actions is a tool that allows retailers to sell their products on Google’s search engine, Home, Assistant, and Express mobile app with voice-enabled shopping. 

Retailers can apply to join the program and get a list of stores using voice commands free of charge. There will be only a commission fee for each item sold. 

According to Google Ads Manager, depending on the item category, the commission rates fluctuate from 5-20% with an average of 12%. 

Although there are no costs to list any products on Google Shopping Actions, retailers need to have a minimum spend budget to take part in the program.

Through Google Shopping Actions services, the advertisers get a universal shopping cart, a shareable list, and real-time checkouts. 

Google Shopping Actions have some excellent benefits as customer data, which includes name, email address, and shipping address of users, allowing further engagement with customers on promotions and sales.

Benefits also include personalized product recommendations to all consumers, allowing them to easily reorder and build baskets of products based on purchase history.

Last but not the least, customer support and returns are handled by Google, lowering administrative costs. 

2.Alexa Skills Gallery

With Alexa, Amazon has created a new connection between businesses and consumers through the newly created voice commerce channel. 

According to Amazon’s website, something like Skills can help you do more with Alexa devices through voice commands.

They are used for playing games, listening to podcasts, relaxing, meditating, ordering food, and much more. There are tens of thousands of skills available in the Skills Store, and one of them is shopping. 

In the shopping category, consumers can search best buy and sell, check for special deals or request tracking information. 

Consumers can ask Alexa for products and confirm the order by simply saying ‘yes.’

And yes, Amazon affiliate programs and services are free of charge.

3.Sirikit

Sirikit is a program that permits iOS apps and watchOS apps to work with Apple’s voice assistant Siri network.

It allows conversational shortcuts to get even more done. A user can ask Siri to book a flight, order a takeout, order a grocery, and much more. To suggest convenient apps, Siri will pair routines of users with their apps. 

According to Apple’s website, users can display visual information by voice commands. For instance, when a user asks to add groceries to their cart, Siri can show a picture, price, and description for each item. 

4.Bixby Development Center

Bixby Development Center is a platform for developers to collaborate with Samsung to create, test, and submit new capabilities to the Bixby network.

It’s a Samsung’s voice assistant that can perform tasks like: 

• Sending text messages
• Responding to questions about the weather 
• Upcoming meetings 
• Sports scores 
• Movie showtimes 
• Settings menus 
• Camera app 
• Contacts list
• Accessing gallery 

The platform has been offering access to a wide range of design guides, writing dialogue and quick overviews for those that wish to develop for Bixby. 

5.Cortana

Cortana is Microsoft’s voice assistant that features many capabilities and it’s super useful for the work environment to help Windows 10 PCs users. 

According to Microsoft’s website, Cortana is used by more than 150 million users and it supports Android and iOS devices. Windows Mixed Reality Headsets, Xbox, the Edge browser, thermostats, and smart speakers. 

Cortana is capable of doing voice assistance including search, machine learning, and natural language understanding that will allow users to operate productivity with an increasing degree of complexity.

It makes lists, pulls information from LinkedIn for participants in an upcoming meeting, creates a leisure planner for upcoming travel reservations, and recommends activities automatically.

As Cortana is integrated with Windows 10 and Microsoft productivity applications. Users can set up meetings and reminders with their voice.

Cortana also automatically suggests reminders when the service is connect to Office 365, Outlook, or Gmail.

Are you a young entrepreneur who is just trying to be good at product photography? Do you want to make those product pics look more professional without spending loads of cash? 

If you answered yes, you have arrived at the right place as we’re teaching product photography today.

The imagery on a website is crucial because that makes the first impression on your customer.

So that’s why why you want to make sure your site looks as polished and as professional as possible. One of the best ways to ensure that is through well-made product images.

Now, you may be thinking it’s impossible to get good shots without spending a ton of cash on equipment, but I assure you that’s not the case.

Keep reading for the best tips on budget-friendly product photography.

Basics of the Product Photography Process

Whenever you’re starting something new, you always have to begin with the basics. They’re actually quite easy to remember and are also the key to creating high-quality photographs.

I will be taking you through some of the most important aspects of photography, that you have to keep in mind regardless of the size of your budget. 

Setting Up A Proper Background And Product Placement

A proper background is key for a good product photography. My advice is to always use a white background for product pictures as the white really makes all other colors and the tiny details really stand out.  White or light backdrops are also a must-have as they will simplify the editing process afterward. 

Once you are done setting up the perfect background, you need to pay attention to the product placement. 

You must look for the best way to present the key elements of the item and there are some important tips to remember:

• The product must always be in front of the background
• If you are photographing clothes, it’s best to use a mannequin that you can remove later
• Use hair clips or tape to attach small objects that can’t stay in place for a photo

Picking the Right Light for the Shot

If you know anything about product photography, you know that lighting can make or break a picture. Even though setting it up can be a long and tedious process, it’s one decisive factor that largely determines the quality of your photos. 

When it comes to light, you generally have two options:

Natural Light

If you’re on an extremely tight budget, you have to make do with natural lighting. It’s very easy to manipulate and it can save you lots of trouble and money. 

You must simply place your background next to a window where the light is coming through. From there, it’s your job to find the perfect angle to shoot from. If the light is too harsh, be smart and cover the window with white paper or cloth.

One tip here is to always shoot when the day is at its brightest as this gives you more light to work with. 

Studio Light

If you want to use artificial lighting, you will have to send some cash – a minimum of $30 for a set of lightbulbs. After that, you have to put your DIY skills to the test and create a box with the two lightbulbs clipped to its walls. If you are willing to spend a little bit more money, you can just go ahead and get two softbox setups from Amazon.

The idea here is to utilize one of the lights as a key light and the other as your fill or backlight, depending on the result you want to achieve in the end. As a matter of fact, studio lights give you more creative freedom as you’re able to manipulate them to your liking.  

If you’re shooting for multiple hours, you will quickly get the hang of it and start getting more creative with lights and angles. In the long run, that will aid you in producing professional-looking images consistently. 

Getting the Right Camera

If you’re really looking into minimizing cost, you should look to your smartphone as the camera equipment for the shoot. During the last few years, phone cameras have come a long way and they now have a lot of settings available, so much so that you’re left feeling like you’re working with an actual camera. 

Should you want to spend some extra dollars on equipment? Well, you can look into purchasing a DSLR camera as their prices have been steadily dropping during the last few years.

If you decide to go with the smartphone, you gotta make sure you have the correct setup on the phone and you know how to use it along with all of its functionalities.

My advice is – do a couple of shoots for fun, play around with the camera, and look for some videos online that give tips on how to make the most out of your phone’s camera. 

Don’t Forget That Post-Processing Matters

Remember, the photos you see in magazines didn’t look like that fresh out of the camera. To get a perfect, polished photograph, you need great post-processing. 

In the beginning, photo-editing can be a tough and boring process, especially until you get the hang of it. But if you’re a beginner, shooting with a smartphone and editing properly is what can take your photographs from mediocre to incredible in a matter of minutes.

We can all thank the companies that produce great software that can be used for free, as that will be your holy grail for post-processing.

There are many great applications out there, so pick the one you like best and start learning how to use it. I’m sure you will be able to find a tutorial for every app on the internet. 

All the Tools You Will Need for Great Budget-friendly Product Photography

Now that you already know the basic concepts for creating great imagery, you are probably wondering about what kind of equipment you will need.

I know we are on a budget, so I will only be showing you essentials and also be sharing a ton of DIY tips with you so that you can save a buck or two whenever possible. 

Purchase A Stunning Background 

I know I already told you about the importance of having a white background. But hey, I didn’t give you any options for buying or creating one. 

If you’re going to shoot often, my suggestion is to look into some white background options to purchase off Amazon. I personally get a white sweep, preferably a paper one as it’s easier to change when it gets dirty. Besides, you can also look into getting white bounce cards made of foam board. They can be great whenever you are getting a lot of shadows and need some brightening. 

Another tip here is to purchase a black foam board so that you can create an illusion of deeper shadows that will be particularly useful while shooting white objects.

In reality, foam boards are not that expensive and can be found in your local drugstore or on Amazon. 

If you are really tight on money and you want to try some DIY, you will need only:

3 Things for Creating Your Perfect Background

1. A chair
2. White Paper
3. RollClips

The idea here is pretty simple! Place the tips of the white roll at the top of the chair, clip them, and then let it fall. Doing so, you will seamlessly create a transition between the top and bottom halves. 

A Designated Room

Light is the key to good photography as you have discovered that already. So whenever you’re picking a location for shooting, your best bet is to pick the room in your house with the highest amount of natural light. That would usually be a bright room with big windows.

Once you pick the best place to shoot, you will also need a table and a chair. You can then manipulate the placement of objects so that you can use the light that’s coming most effectively.

My advice would be – set up a small corner in your shooting room with all the essentials you need. That will save 

you time the next time you have to do a shoot. 

Tripod

Human hands get shaky, which leads to blurry or uneven pictures. That’s where tripods come to save the day. 

It doesn’t matter whether you use a DSLR camera or a smartphone, Amazon offers tripods for both devices. Usually, they cost anywhere from $20 to $100 (for the cheap ones), so you won’t have to break the bank.

Tripods can be found for even cheaper on huge marketplaces like AliExpress or even down at your local store. 

Of course, they aren’t something you can’t shoot without, they certainly up the quality of your work and make post-processing easier to do.

Proper Post-Processing Programs

I have already told you all about the importance of post-processing, so now is the time to really look into some useful software.

When it comes to photo editing, you can essentially go in two directions. You can either dedicate yourself to learning a more complex and usually paid-for software or you can choose to work with a free, easy-to-use program, that’s also a bit more limited in functionality.

Both options are valid and what you choose is based on your personal goals and needs. If you’re looking to take photos daily and their quality is crucial to the success of your business venture, then you should invest in great software. Here are the three applications that I personally recommend:

Adobe Photoshop CC

When it comes to photography, Photoshop can do almost everything that you can imagine. And even though Adobe took the controversial decision to make it a subscription software, it still remains unmatched in the business.

There are tons of features you can utilize and it has a slick and clean interface, still it’s not the complete package without Lightroom. 

One downside to Photoshop is that it can be difficult to learn and you may need some time to adjust to the program and be able to utilize all of its different functionalities. 

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Lightroom is Photoshop’s perfect partner in crime. It’s an all-in-one image cataloging, raw processing, and editing application. And if you simply need photo enhancement and not modification, you will do just fine by only using Lightroom. 

Lightroom is available for both PCs, mobile devices, and it syncs beautifully through platforms. It’s tricky to learn and you will definitely have to spend some time looking at tutorials, but once you get the hang of it, you will certainly see major improvements in the quality of your photos.

Corel Paintshop Pro

This is what I would call the perfect budget-friendly photoshop. It has all the essentials of Adobe’s photoshop but costs a lot more and you can get it with a one-time payment instead of a subscription.

Corel keeps updating this application every year, adding more and more new features and now it’s certainly very close to Photoshop in terms of usability and functionality.

With Paintshop Pro, you also get a ton of help and tutorial videos that save you the trouble of searching. The only downside to this program is that it’s unfortunately not available for macOS. 

Now, if you want to do shoots once a month or every couple of months, these programs are not worth the investment of time and money. For simple photoshoots, you can do good enough using free editing software. And these are my favorite apps: 

Pixlr X

It’s a free, Photoshop-like app that’s available to use on mobile devices and PCs. It’s one of the first SAAS (software-as-a-service) programs for photo editing and super easy-to-learn tool for beginners.

Of course, it isn’t nearly as powerful and lacks many of the features of Photoshop but it’s great for beginners and some temporary photo editing.

Canva 

Okay, so Canva isn’t really a photo editing application in the traditional sense. It’s more so a marketing tool for creating beautiful graphs and logos. 

You can use it to put borders on photos or to add your logo in product pictures. It’s cheap, available across a multitude of devices and the premium version allows for many users to be working on it at the same time.

It’s one “must-have” app for every entrepreneur. By the way, it’s free version is more than enough! 

Snapseed

This is one of the most popular free  image-editing apps on the market. It has gotten a lot of hype over the years and there’s a reason for that. 

Snapseed is easy to use and offers a ton of features related to editing and fine-tuning photos. Along with that, it offers the use of presets and allows users to change everything: from brightness to contrast, saturation, and much more. 

For a free application, it offers everything you might need as a beginner and more. Another cool thing is that Snapseed can be used across multiple devices regardless of their operating system. 

5 Tips For Creating Stand-Out Product Photography

Always Take Multiple Photos – No.1 Product Photography Tip!

If you’re going through all of the trouble for creating space and time to shoot, you must utilize it to the max. Take shots from different angles, get close, and then back away. Use the light in different set-ups and move the product around. 

Get creative. Photography is an art, so be an artist. Take a variety of photos – some for the store, others for social media. 

Don’t forget to take close-up shots that capture cool details and little quirks of the product. These types of images are what show the customer the uniqueness of the item and proves that you’re selling something of quality. 

Getting too many photos shouldn’t be something you have to worry about. In fact, the more material you have, the better it is because you will be able to pick the best ones during the so-called post-production process.

Choose A Color Palette 

Every successful brand has a specific color palette that makes them stand out. You usually see those colors used in their logo, their website, and in all product photographs.

If you really want to make an impression on your customers, you must identify the colors that fit their brand. Of course, that’s no easy task and it’s not just randomly picking some fun colors. It’s a tough job as you have to consider the color palette, which reflects your ideas and the feelings you want to provoke in customers.

An easy way to create a color scheme is through Adobe Color. You can start with one color and then expand using different color theories.

DIY for Product Photography As Much As You Can

Here’s the deal: If you want to save money, you have to sacrifice the time to do as much DIY as possible. And if you’re good with your hands (unlike me), you may also find the process of building tolls easy and enjoyable.

There’s a ton of equipment that you can craft instead of buying. Backgrounds can be made at home with a few simple materials, such as white paper and a chair. Lighting can also be done at home with good quality light bulbs and cardboards.

There’s a ton more you can craft with your hands and it will definitely save you a lot of dollars. This is especially true if you don’t shoot regularly and don’t need items for longer periods of time (DIY projects tend to fall apart rather quickly).

Turn Your Friends And Family Into Models

Way to Save Some Cash: Don’t hire professional models. Leverage your cool-looking friends.

Adding a human being to a photograph can be quite useful. It gives perspective to the size of the product or an idea of how it can be used. If you’re selling clothes, by having a real person wear them, customers can have a better idea of how the clothes look. Somehow, this heats up the desire to buy. 

Hiring professional models can be a really expensive endeavor. So, I would advise you to go with your friends and family. I’m certain that you will find people who love getting their picture taken or who want to get some modeling experience under their belts. 

Even the shyer ones that don’t want their face shown can be of help, as most of the time you won’t need to capture their faces in most cases.

By working with friends and family, you can also turn shoots into a fun event, where you all explore creative ideas together. 

Be Honest

Product photography is descriptive in nature. Your product should look the way it does in real life – true to size and with its real colors and materials.

You also have to show it in context – if it’s a lamp, show people reading or turning it off before going to sleep. 

In many places, there are ethical codes that forbid you from misleading customers. So always make sure that your product looks exactly as it does in real life. That also builds trust with the customers as they know they will get exactly what you are showing. 

Final Words

Having well-photographed products is what can take your store from “just another online shop” to a professional-looking brand.

People always look for aesthetics, even unconsciously, and giving them something beautiful to look at helps in building a relationship that makes sure your company leaves a positive impression. 

And look, you can do great product photography without spending too much money or in fact any money at all. All you need is creativity, dedication, and practice. 

In the beginning, you may not get the results you imagined, so don’t get discouraged. Keep trying and you will get better. 

Follow the tips in this article for a ton of ideas on how to save money and learn to capitalize on your creativity. 

If you’re looking to have a break into eCommerce in 2021, you should know how to add products to Shopify, which is one of the most popular eCommerce platforms out there. It powers more than 800,000 businesses so far and it shows no sign of slowing down. 

Shopify has an impressive global outreach. And it seems that Shopify is on its way to fulfill its mission of becoming the first global retail operating system in the world. It’s a place where individual sellers, small businesses, and big names in the industry can all come together under one umbrella. 

In this article, we’re going to give you more beneficial insights on the platform and walk you through on how to add products to Shopify. 

How to Add Product to Shopify Store – The Simplest Method

In 2004, three Canadians had a very bad experience with online stores. So they decided to do something about it and built Shopify, which went from just an eCommerce tool to a $10 billion global ecosystem. Not only this, they built a system that helped entrepreneurs across the world setup a store and add products to it. Do you wanna find out how easy it could be? Sure, let’s go! 

1. The first thing you need to do is to go to the bar on the left side of your page and select Products. 

2. After you click Products, click on Add a Product. 

3. The next step is to fill in the details of your product. The information you will need is the title of your product, the description of your product, which type of product it is, and the vendor associated with it. This information is a crucial step in knowing how to add products to Shopify. Alongside this, look at some of these best practices that you can follow for adding a product to Shopify: 

• The product title should follow a consistent format with all of your other product titles
• Don’t add unnecessary words like ‘new’ because search engines will see it as part of the product title 
• Try not to change your product title to prevent unintended changes to the product URL 
• Include keywords in your product title so that it can be found through search engines 
• Try not to use punctuation in your product title 
• Try to choose a title that describes your product the best 
• Include every relevant detail in the product description like features, specifications, etc
• Format the description well and avoid writing a wall of text
• Keep the description interesting and entice the viewer to buy the product
• Double-check for errors in the description and don’t copy-paste from other sites 
• Include keywords in your description
• Keep the type of product exact, concrete, and precise 
• Credit your manufacturer and supplier in the vendor section 

And yes, enter your product name and description like this: 

Fill up the type and name of vendor: 

4. You’ve pretty much learned how to add products to Shopify, let’s just see how we can play around inventory variants and other crucial things that belong to shipping. As you can see in the picture, you can add the price, SKU, the shipping option, and weight of your product. 

The best practices you should remember for this step are: 

• There’s no need to add currency here because that’s all will be set up inside General Settings 
• SKU means Stock Keeping Unit which you can get from your supplier or the manufacturer’s website
• Google for your product’s SKU but leave it blank if you don’t find it 
• Select Charge Taxes and Required Shipping 
• Leave ‘Requires Shipping’ unchecked in case you have a digital product 
• Add the weight in kilograms 
• Don’t forget to add weight because it’s necessary to calculate the shipping cost 
• Select Compare a Price and add a high competitor price to show that your product is economical 
• Activate a Fulfillment service and select this option 
• Select Inventory Policy to track your inventory
• Select multiple options to give the options of size and colors 

5.  When it comes to adding pictures, here’s what you need to know: 

• Shopify doesn’t show pictures in thumbnail view so make sure you name them properly 
• Save all of your pictures on your computer in an organized way 
• Don’t dashes and underscores instead of spaces for image names 
• Make sure to use high-quality images 
• Show your product from all relevant angles through multiple pictures 

6. Add the product to your collection and select relevant tags. 

7. Shopify automatically generates MetaData. But, you can alter it by adding relevant keywords. 

8. The last step is to click on Save Product and then select View it on your website.

And that’s how to add products to Shopify directly in the simplest way!

How to Add Products to Shopify from Other Websites

If you already have products on other sites like Aliexpress and Amazon, you might not want to go through the whole process above. And luckily, you don’t have to as there are ways around that. Here’s how to add products to Shopify from other websites: 

How to Add Products to Shopify from Aliexpress

One of the best platforms to source products for dropshipping services is Aliexpress. Aliexpress uses many of the same suppliers that Amazon and other eCommerce platforms use. It’s easy to source your products on Aliexpress and sell them on Shopify to earn a good profit. There are 2 methods to add products from Aliexpress to your Shopify store:

1. Oberlo is a Shopify app that lets you add products via AliExpress. To know what else it’s capable of, read this guide: What is Oberlo And How Does it Work for Dropshipping?

2. Another method is to directly visit Aliexpress website and leverage Aliexpress dropship center. I guess it’s your lucky day because I’ve written about this as well. Just go through this guide: How to Use AliExpress Dropship Center

Importing Products from Amazon to Shopify Store – Zonify

Zonify is a useful app that you can use to import products from Amazon to your Shopify store. It’s user-friendly and makes the entire process easy and quick. Here’s how to add dropshipping products to Shopify via Zonify: 

How to Use Zonify to Add Products to Shopify Store

If you’re new to Zonify and just learning your way around it, then don’t worry we have a small and simple step-by-step guide for you that will make your learning journey a walk in the park. 

When someone places an order on your Shopify store, you need to fulfill it. You will receive a payment via your Shopify account. In that case, you’re gonna order the product from your supplier and deliver it to your customer. If you have a subscription to the premium plan, you can use the semi-automatic order fulfillment feature. 

Follow these steps to add products on Shopify through Zonify: 

1. Go to the Zonify dashboard and select ‘Order list’ from the side menu. All the products that Zonify imports will appear here.

2. Search for the order that you will like to carry out and then click on the Order button. Zonify will now redirect you to the amazon site from where you can get the product. 

3. Add a variant to the cart. Although Zonify will also automatically pick the exact variant for you, in case it’s unable to find an exact match for your order’s variant among amazon variants, you have to manually choose the variant.

4. After picking out the variant, the checkout page will open.  

5. Now click on Edit and Zonify will automatically fill in the customer’s details of the shipping address. Make sure to double-check the details before proceeding to the checkout page. 

6. Click on Save changes. 

7. Select the preferred delivery option. Various options are available depending on how soon you need the order. And then click on Continue.

8. Select the payment method that you want to utilize for the product’s payment and that will complete the process. 

And that’s all you need to do to import your products from Amazon to Shopify. 

How to Add Products to Shopify Home Page

It’s important that all of your products show up on your homepage. That doesn’t always happen and you need to tweak a few settings for that matter. 

Here’s a guide on how to add products to Shopify’s homepage: 

1. Log in to your Shopify account and go to Products on the left bar.

2. Next, select Collections. 

3. On the right side of the page, click Create collection 

4. Either choose the Manual or Automated option for Collection type. 

5. In the case of the Automated option, select a Product price greater than 0 dollars. 

6. Save your collection, go to the bar on the left side of the page, and select Themes. 

7. Click on Customize on the right side of the page. 

8. Select Featured Collection on the left side of the page. 

9. In the Collection section under Featured Collection, select Change. 

10. Choose your collection and click Select. 

11. Adjust rows and products per row under the Featured Collection section. 

12. In case you have more than 50 products, you will need to add multiple Feature Collections. To do this, when you’re on the step to Customize, click Add Section. 

13. Add your Featured Collections

14. Click on Select Collections 

15. Arrange your featured collections

16. Choose a suitable heading

You’re all set, that’s all you needed to add products to the homepage of your Shopify store. 

The Bottom Line

Shopify can take your business to new heights. Even though big brands like Tesla are on it, novice business owners have no reason to be intimidated. 

Shopify is designed for people who are inexperienced with technical stuff. The user interface is easy to navigate and you can set up your products following up with a simple step-by-step guide. 

To succeed on Shopify, the thing you need the most is not your technical skills but the passion you have for your online business. And in the end, it’s all about being consistent. 

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Lucky Orange Shopify app gives you various tools that reduce cart abandonment and increase your sales.  More importantly, it gives a detailed report of the people that are most and the least active.

Now you must be wondering how is it even possible to track people like that? Well, thanks to the heatmaps and several other representations techniques that they have put inside the app. 

Not only this, with the help of A/B testing, CTA, and other elements positioning, you can easily increase conversion. 

Alright, now I’ll quickly run you through the app’s features, pricing, and anything you need to know about Orange Shopify app. 

So without any further ado, let’s get started!

Features of Lucky Orange App Shopify

The Advanced Real-Time Dashboard

• Acknowledge the currently active members on your Shopify store

• Know every place a visitor visits your store right from the time they began their shopping journey on your store to the end 

• Chat with the visitors and let them know that you’re just co-browsing with them

• Show your store traffic displaying the world map on any place on the store

• Get real-time notifications and alerts for every new visitor 

• Monitor several parameters such as top sources of traffic, conversion funnels KPI, business-related tweets, etc.

See Recordings & Optimize Conversions

• Get a readymade recording of what every visitor is doing, analyze it, and know what is stopping them from being a customer

• Do the easy filtering of numerous recordings based on browser, OS, source, location, device etc.

• Create a parameter of your own, like a customer ID that you can feed to Lucky Orange to make a filter

• Let your customers record videos for help so that you can see what exactly they’re doing wrong 

Dynamic Heatmaps to Know Every Click on Your Store

• See every click, scroll, and move your customers are making on your Shopify store

• Watch the heat map update live 

• Switch pages, toggle dropdowns, and open pop-ups to analyze the each activity 

• Take a screenshot and save it for later use 

• Filter heatmaps by various segmentation options like browser, device type, date range etc.

• Save heatmaps for later use

• See what happened before or even after clicking various images and buttons on your store

Chat With Customers and Solve Their Issues

• Chat with your customers with the help of features like ‘asking them to chat’, ‘the available to chat’, and ‘invite customers to chat’

• The chat widget is both mobile and desktop responsive

• Customize the chat box color, size, looks, and feels the way you want

• See your customer’s screen while you have a chat with them to know if the chat box looks good 

• Enable pointer to highlight anywhere on the visitor’s screen through the chat box and solve their problems

Create Conversion Funnels and Get Rid of Cart Abandonment

• Create unlimited easy funnels based on behavior tags or any other parameter you want
• Identify the pain points of your customers by analyzing your conversion funnels
• Get instant notification about the cart abandonment by any visitor so you can retarget them and make sales

Identify Problem Areas in Your Forms with Form Analytics

• Identify the weak points in your form. You can see what the user has typed in before abandoning the cart. If the percentage bar is high for a field, modify or remove the field because a high percentage means customers are abandoning the cart because of the  field in the form.

• See how long a person takes to fill up every field in the form via video recordings

• Identify the field that takes the longest to fill and try optimizing the time

• Look at the sequence of form fill ups to know your customers in a much better way 

Design Perfect Polls that Bring Conversions

• Create feedback polls to know what’s wrong with your store 

• Show polls to only those pages that you want them on 

• These polls may help you catch leaving customers

• Create special polls depending upon the country they reside in, the device they use, and the browsers they surf on

• Customize the poll design, color, and looks via the poll dashboard 

How Much Does Lucky Orange Shopify App Cost?

When it comes to Lucky Orange pricing, 5 different plans are out there. Unfortunately, there’s no lifetime free plan for us. But hey, you get a 7-day free trial with any plan you choose. Started to feel lucky already?

Alright! The payment can be done monthly, yearly, and bi-yearly. In case you’re looking for discounts, here’s the deal. Get 10% and 30% discounts on yearly and bi-yearly payments, respectively.

Is Lucky Orange Shopify App Worth Trying?

Having a conversion optimization app is a must for any Shopify store. With Lucky Orange, you get numerous features to optimize your store. The most important of them being the dynamic heat maps and cart abandonment reduction tools.

I think the app is totally worth a try. Although the platform is not free, you can get a 7-day free trial. If you won’t like it, you may cancel and there’s no need to pay. 

Just remember, the app can do wonders to your Shopify store if you leverage it in the right way. So, make sure to use every feature of the app to its fullest!

As the name suggests, the Countdown Timer Bar makes a great countdown timer for Shopify store. If you own a Shopify store, you may already know the significance of such a timer. 

Without creating a sense of urgency, you can’t make customers hit that “buy now” button. 

Countdown Timer Bar Shopify App is a lifesaver during the end of a sales period like Christmas promos, Valentine promos, or for an offering such as a 1-day delivery. 

Are you ready to trade time with sales? Let’s discover what Countdown Timer Bar can do and how you can set it up on your Shopify store. 

How to Install a Countdown Timer Bar in Shopify

Here we have the Countdown timer bar app’s dashboard. When you visit the app, the first thing you see is the Video tutorial link that runs you through how to put a countdown timer in Shopify store. It would be great to watch the video first. 

Once you watch the video, you can follow up with the steps I’m going to give to design an awesome timer 

Step 1: Scroll a bit down and look for Countdown Timer Bar (CTB) dashboard. Click “Create New Bar” on the right-hand side.

Step 2: Choose the templates from the drop-down you see after clicking the ‘New bar’ option.

As you can see, there are 2 lists on the screen. The basic and the premium templates. If you have a premium plan, go ahead and choose a premium one. If not, either upgrade or stick to the basics.

Step 3: Once you click on any one of the above templates, you will see a preview. If that preview is what you want, keep it that way. Otherwise, change it to something more appealing. 

Step 4: Now we’ve reached the content configuration. From here, you can customize the content that will go in your time bar. Go ahead and change the information depending on your requirements. 

Step 5: After content configuration, you will see the timer configuration option that can help you set the time format, start and end time, and get the type of timer you want.

Step 6: The style configuration is all about changing the looks of the time bar. The features here vary because you’re not gonna have everything in the free plan which is pretty obvious. So all you can do with the free plan is editing of the background color, font style, language, and positioning of the text.

In addition to these features, you can upload a background image of your own or select some backgrounds given to you, in case you have a premium plan.

Step 7: When you scroll down a bit further, you will find a targeting configuration tab. From here you can select the device type on which the timer should be seen, the excluded page, and which page should display the Shopify Countdown Timer bar. 

In case you have a premium plan activated, you can show the timer bar to your preferred locations. This helps well when you target a specific set of audience for an offer that might not work in another country. 

Step 8: In the Countdown Timer Bar premium plan, you can edit the Shopify countdown timer code via CSS and Javascript, which is a privilege to customize it fully.  

Step 9: Finally, when you’re done with your Countdown Bar creation, click Save, and you’re good to go!

How Much Does Countdown Timer Bar Cost?

The app comes with a free and $9.99 per month plan. If you wanna unleash the app’s full potential, you just need to pay $9.99/month or $8.25/month if you pay annually ($99).

Is Countdown Technique Worth It?

Having a timer bar on your shop page is essential for increasing your ROI. If you don’t have one, you are letting go of a big chunk of money. In my opinion, this is one of the best countdown timer apps for Shopify stores. 

The free plan comes with several customization options. If you run a small store, you don’t need a premium one. 

But still, a premium one would give you an edge over your competitors, especially with geo-targeting. 

Shopify Promo App is an online marketing video maker that can make advertisements for your e-store product in minutes. And guess what? It would just take a few clicks, isn’t that great? 

The app allows you to create engaging videos so that you can promote your product on your e-store as well as on different social media platforms.

By the way, have you ever noticed those gurus that appear on skippable YouTube ads? Yes, they’ve banked great money because of only one thing – Video Marketing!! 

Let’s just find out what Promo is capable of and how it can take your Shopify store to the next level. 

Step by Step Guide to Make A Product Video with Promo.com Shopify App

Making a product video via the Promo.com app is like a walk in the park. Here’s how you can do it. 

Step 1: Click on the button “Make a video”

Step 2: Several free templates are available out there. Select any template you like to make a professional promo video. As of now, templates are categorized in 4 types: 

• Brand video
• Product video
• Testimonial video
• Occasion video

Step 3: Once you click the template you like, you can preview it and make sure you’re on the right one. After being satisfied with the template, click on “Select”

Step 4: Now a list of all the products in your store would appear. Select the one you wanna create the video on from the list and click “Next.” 

Step 5: Once the product images get loaded, it will automatically sync all those in the video with beautiful transitions.

You can edit the video by changing the information from the left side section. Currently, there are 4 categories you can customize your videos with:

• Text
• Media
• Color
• Music

Go on, play with it till you get it right!

Step 6: When you’re done customizing the video, click “Save” and then “Publish”. 

The software may take a couple of minutes to create this video. 

Step 7: After publishing the video, you will have to select the platform you wanna share your video on. Here are some options that you might wanna choose: 

• Shopify e-store
• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Twitter

Step 8: Agree to the terms and conditions and click “Publish”. That’s it. Your video is up and running!

Pros and Cons of Promo.com App

Pros

• The app’s interface is minimalistic and user-friendly
• Great set of editing tools
• Gives you the chance to publish product videos on social media channels

Cons

• Sometimes the platform freezes for no reason

How Much Does Promo Shopify App Cost? 

Firstly, you can opt for a Promo’s free plan. If we talk about the paid plans, there are 2 alternatives – monthly and annually.

If you go with annual billing, you get a 2-month free trial with premium features. That way you can get used to the platform and make your decision accordingly.

As you can see here, Promo consists of  3 plans. So pick whatever feels right. 

Is Promo.com App Worth It?

Product videos in a store make it look professional. Therefore, it’s important to have a video on every product page you have. 

From latest templates to epic editing tools – Promo.com has almost everything that a store owner looks for in a video maker platform. 

To get started, you can try its free plan  

Hundreds of apps are available on a Shopify app store. However, Loox Shopify app is among the most important ones because it’s for adding reviews on product pages. 

Reviews are one of the most important sections in an e-store. After all, buyers not only look at the product photos, they also love to keep a check on other people’s miseries and moments, haha!  

At times, buyers don’t even read the product description. Instead, they scroll down directly to the review section to read the product feedback. 

So if you can capture your customers’ happiness in the form of reviews, you can skyrocket your revenue and build a good rapport. Let me tell you how easy it is to do so! 

How to Use Loox Reviews in Your Shopify E-Store

Loox offers numerous ways to collect and display reviews on your e-store. Let’s have a look at some of them. 

Collect Emails from Your Buyers Using Loox Shopify App

Sending email requests and reminders to buyers can be a great start to collect reviews of the products.  You can simply do this by clicking on the ‘Setting’ tab which is available right beside the ‘dashboard’ section. Under settings, head over to the ‘collect reviews.’

Hence proved, there are many methods to collect reviews which we’re gonna figure out real soon. 

Schedule Emails to Request Reviews from the Buyers?

Set the time you want your buyers to get review requests and optimize them testing consistently. To find this option, you can go under ‘Collect Reviews,’ there you will find the “Review Request Email.”

Upload Reviews from a Source to Your Shopify Store with Loox Shopify App?

Once you receive customer reviews, you can import them to your product pages. You can upload a CSV in the app or use the Loox review import AliExpress option to do so. 

Put Reminders to Work in the Loox Shopify App? 

Make use of reminders and remind your buyers after every 7 days.

Display Reviews On the Product Page of Shopify App Store

To grab immediate attention, you can display reviews in the form of galleries on the product page. More importantly, you can select only good reviews. 

Add Loox Sidebar to Every Product Page

The Loox sidebar is an easy way to display reviews and gain customer attention & trust. In addition to this, you can also use a review photo gallery which opens up when a customer clicks on the floating button. 

Set up A Review Carousel for Your Homepage with Loox Shopify App

Loox has made it easy to set a carousel at the homepage of your Shopify store for different products. In order to do this, head over to the Shopify theme section. 

Click on Customize -> Add Section -> Reviews – Carousel -> Loox Widget -> Save

Features of Loox Shopify App

Collect Reviews on Auto-Pilot

• Reach your customers via email, push notifications, and Facebook for getting more reviews

• Send messages to your past buyers so that they can know there’s a thing like reviewing a product 

• Import already existing reviews as CSV & AliExpress reviews via Loox reviews chrome extension to your Shopify e-store

• Schedule the timings for your review messages so that your customers can get them at the right time. 

Communicate with Your Buyers

• Reply to customer reviews in public or private and make your buyers feel valuable

• Customize the questions you might want to ask your customers for a particular product

• Loox offers 17 languages for better communication 

Increase Your Overall Following with Loox

• Reviews are an essential factor of SEO as Google likes stores with reviews 

• Loox also gives you the option to display ratings so that your product page has the chance to get in google rich snippets

• Share amazing reviews on any social media platform and increase your customer base 

Improve Retention Rate & Increase Your Revenue Over Time

• Send discount coupons to customers who give a positive review

• Reward loyalty points to customers by integrating third-party apps

Integrations of Loox Shopify App

Integrations are a great way to explore new apps and features that make your e-store look seamless. Loox Shopify app has numerous integrations that you can use. Here are some of the top ones:

• Integrate your Shopify e-store with Google shopping to display user-generated images of your product on the Google shopping search engine

• Integrate your Shopify store with Facebook tabs to show great reviews and images on your Facebook business page

• Integrate Klaviyo with Loox to send emails automatically depending on the review given by the customer

• Reward your happy customers with smile.io points after review submissions

• Send push notifications integrating with PushOwl and Loox

How Much Does Loox Shopify App Cost?

Currently, Loox is offering 4 plans. Get a 14-day free trial to get used to the platform first. After that, you will be billed monthly depending on the plan you choose.

Pros & Cons of Loox Shopify App

Pros

• Provides a high degree of automation

• Has a unique feature for giving a discount to those customers who review nicely 

• Several integrations to make your store look seamless and optimized

Cons

• Have to buy the pro plan for unleashing all its features

• No free plan available

Is Loox Shopify App Worth It?

Reviews of products represent miseries and moments. I myself read all reviews before hitting the ‘buy now’ button. 

Having a powerful app for collecting great reviews from the buyers and displaying them beautifully on your Shopify store is as important as decorating your home on an occasion. 

Most importantly, they will turn into long-term and recurring buyers once you gain enough trust. What could be the better way to earn trust than reviews, right?

Loox Shopify app is among the best review apps I’ve come across so far in the last 4 years. So you can try it out without any hesitation. In case you’re not sure, you can try other Loox app alternatives as well.