Start Using the Online Store or the Syncing Service
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Ivy House |
Babcock Gifts |
Sasha Nicholas |
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| 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 Brand 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 + Brand Syncing | Your 3rd-Party Website + Shop Local Store and Registry + Brand Syncing | Your 3rd-Party Website + Brand Syncing |
| Examples: |
Ivy House P.S. The Letter Persnickety Pieces Of Eight |
B.C. Clark Babcock Gifts Schiffman's (3 locations) |
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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| Shop Local Handles It All for You | |
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Services Used: Shop Local Store and Registry + Shop Local Brand 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: Ivy House P.S. The Letter Persnickety Pieces Of Eight |
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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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| Choice B | |
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Services Used: Your 3rd-Party Website + Shop Local Store and Registry + Shop Local Brand 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 Schiffman's (3 locations) |
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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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| Choice C | |
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| Use Your Own Site | |
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Services Used: Your 3rd-Party Website + Shop Local Brand 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 Brand 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:
