As I sit here and add products, I realized I could do the ONE single thing that I've wanted for the website in forever. The ability to SEE the personalized information ON THE FLY! Like right before your very eyes. Game changer!
Now I know my excitement seems a tad over the top but when selling personalized items, visual is key. We get asked for proofs a lot and this may prevent any long waits for the proof and then the approval, etc. We're all visual creatures and I've been looking for a way to offer this for a long time.
There is a watermark on the sample but naturally watermarks aren't on the printed versions. You can even download a copy of the sample right from the order page. Cool huh?
Adding in products is a bit time consuming since I'm having to learn how Shopify works but at this rate I should have everything in by sometime mid next century. Seriously, it's a very slow process and I won't bore you with the details but let's imagine for a moment that you take about 15,000 products photos a year. You've been in this business for 7 years. That's over 100K of images to sort through to find the original products photos I took. I'm half tempted to take all new photos!
Bookmark us, add us to your favorites and watch as the new products continue to drop in. We're even going to throw out some of our exclusive items that we don't offer anywhere else.
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So the question of if we stay or if we go, answered. Security, speed and now the ability to personalize right before your eye? Yes. Yes, I believe we'll be staying at Shopify.
Have a wonderful rest of the week!
~Maria