Start Using the Online Store, Gift Registry, or Syncing Services
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The Ivy House |
Babcock Gifts |
Sasha Nicholas |
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| Situation: | “I have no official business website. I only have a Facebook page or other social media account for my business.” | “I have an official business website; it's only an informational site.” | “I have an official business website; it has e-commerce functionality.” |
| Assessment: | Since you have no official website, you can use Shop Local as your business's official website. On your Facebook, Instagram, and other social media accounts, you can add your Shop Local website as your official website (e.g. yourstorename.myshoplocal.com). | You can edit your existing website and add links from it to your Shop Local Store. For example, you can add a link that says "Gift Registry" that leads to your Shop Local gift registry page. You can also add a link that says, for example, "Shop Full Juliska Catalog" that leads to your Shop Local's Juliska page. |
How you use Shop Local depends on if you wish to use Shop Local's gift registry service. If you wish to use Shop Local's gift registry service,
you can add a link on your existing site saying "Gift Registry" that leads to your gift registry home page.
When you have your own e-commerce store, you may wish to import Shop Local's product data into your e-commerce database. |
| Choice: | Shop Local Handles It All for You | Hybrid | Use Your Own Site |
| Overview: | You use Shop Local Store as your primary website. You can customize the design and content. You can choose to Sync with Syncing partners. In addition to Synced Products, you can add and sell any products that you wish. | You keep your existing website and add links leading to your Shop Local Store. For example, you may add a "Gift Registry" link on your site that leads to your Shop Local gift registry page. You may also simply link to a brand's page on your Shop Local account. | You use your existing website and import Synced product data into it. You'll be importing data so your website's look and features will remain the same. |
| Services Used: | Shop Local Store and Registry + Syncing | Your 3rd-Party Website + Shop Local Store and Registry + Syncing | Your 3rd-Party Website + Syncing |
| Examples: |
Elizabeth Clair's The Ivy House P.S. The Letter |
B.C. Clark Babcock Gifts Friend & Company View example of how stores added links |
Hudson-Poole Jewelers Sasha Nicholas |
| Time to Set Up: | Instant |
20 minutes or less
» Support page: Add a link from your official (parent) website to your Shop Local Store |
Varies
» Support page: Export your Synced Products |
| Setup Cost: | Free | Free or low-cost depending on the service used to administer your site | Fee that your web person will charge |
| Shop Local Software Updates: | Free & instant | Free & instant | Not applicable. You are using your own website. |
| Ideal for: |
Business wanting a new website
Business with no existing website |
Business with an existing website
(such as Squarespace, Weebly, Shopify, etc.) |
Business with an advanced e-commerce website (e.g. major retailer) |
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Situation: “I have no official business website. I only have a Facebook page or other social media account for my business.” |
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Assessment: Since you have no official website, you can use Shop Local as your business's official website. On Facebook, Instagram, and other social media accounts, you can add your Shop Local website as your official website (e.g. yourstorename.myshoplocal.com). |
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| Shop Local Handles It All for You | |
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Services Used: Shop Local Store and Registry + Shop Local Syncing You use Shop Local Store as your primary website. You can customize the design and content in your Shop Local Store and gift registry. You can choose to Sync with brands. In addition to synced brands, you can add any products that you wish to your Shop Local Store. |
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Example Websites: Elizabeth Clair's The Ivy House P.S. The Letter |
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Time to Setup: Instant Setup |
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Setup Cost: No Setup Cost |
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Shop Local Software Updates:
Free & Instant Software Updates |
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Ideal for: Stores wanting a new website Stores with no existing website |
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Situation: “I have an official business website; it's only an informational site.” |
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Assessment: You can edit your existing website and add links from it to your Shop Local Store. For example, you can add a link that says, "Gift Registry" that leads to your Shop Local's Gift Registry page. You can also add a link that says "Shop Full Juliska Catalog" that leads to your Shop Local's Juliska page. |
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Services Used: Your 3rd-Party Website + Shop Local Store and Registry + Shop Local Syncing You keep your existing website and on it add links leading to your Shop Local Store. For example, you may add a link "Gift Registry" on your site that leads to your Shop Local gift registry page. |
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Example Websites: B.C. Clark Babcock Gifts Friend & Company View example of how stores added links |
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Time to Setup: 20 minutes or less » View support page |
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Setup Cost: Free or low-cost setup depending on service used to administer your site |
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Shop Local Software Updates:
Free & Instant Software Updates |
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Ideal for: Stores with an existing website (such as Squarespace, Weebly, Shopify, etc.) |
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Situation: “I have an official business website; it has e-commerce functionality.” |
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Assessment: How you use Shop Local depends on if you wish to use Shop Local's gift registry service. If you wish to use Shop Local's gift registry service, you can add a link on your existing site saying "Gift Registry" that leads to your Shop Local's Gift Registry home page. When you have your own e-commerce store, you may wish to import Shop Local's product data into your e-commerce database. |
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Services Used: Your 3rd-Party Website + Shop Local Syncing You use your existing website and import Synced product data in to it. You'll be importing data so your website's look and features will remain the same. |
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Example Websites: Hudson-Poole Jewelers Sasha Nicholas |
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Time to Setup: Varies » View support page |
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Setup Cost: Setup fee that your web person will charge |
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Shop Local Software Updates:
Not applicable. You are using your own website. |
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Ideal for: Store with an advanced e-commerce website (e.g. major store) |
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Add Our Services to Your Existing Website
Our Online Store and Syncing work with all 3rd-party providers. If you are planning on choice B or C above, you may be using one of the third-party providers shown here:
- See how merchants use Shop Local and Shopify
- For Choice B: Learn how to add a link on your official website leading to your Shop Local Store
- For Choice C: Learn how to export your Syncing Products
- Compare Shop Local's Registry Service to other providers' services
- Compare Shop Local's Online Store to other providers' services