Burst Commerce Blog

The Wonderful World of Shopify Webhooks

This week’s Building A Shopify app post is all about Shopify Webhooks. Webhooks provide a great way to keep a Shopify App in sync with changes that occur within a Shopify store. In this post, I’ll cover: What are Shopify Webhooks? Why should you...

Connecting a Shopify App to a Store

This past week I’ve been researching the details of how to connect a Shopify App to a Shopify store. In particular, I was looking to answer the following questions: What happens when you install a Shopify App in a store? How are app permissions managed...

Getting Started Building A Shopify App

Over the past week, I’ve been reading through all of the Shopify app docs to get a lay of the land for developing a public Shopify app. One thing has become clear: there is a lot of information to take in for building a Shopify app. The Shopify docs...

I'm Building a Shopify App

I’m building a Shopify app with the goal of launching this sometime in early 2016. I’m currently narrowing down the list of candidate app ideas (more to follow on this blog). #Why you might find this interesting The making of this Shopify app may be...

The Components Of A Good Product SKU

The product SKU is one of the most useful and often overlooked components in setting up your store. It is at the heart of every Order and interaction with your product. This post will outline what a product SKU is, how it plays a part in your product...

An Introduction To Product Data Feeds

These days, a product typically no longer lives just within your e-commerce store. In addition to your e-commerce site, your products may be posted to a variety of places such as additional sales channels, product ads, affiliate sites, social networks...

How I Use Automation To Manage Over 300,000 Products Across 5 Sites

It all started back in 2008 with the launch of the t-shirt search engine Teenormous.com. At the time of the launch, Teenormous consisted of just under 15,000 t-shirts, offered by roughly a half-dozen merchants. Over the next few months, more tees...

7 Key Motivations That Cause Shoppers To Buy From You

People buy for many reasons. Some buy out of necessity. Others buy because it makes them feel good. The list goes on and on. Knowing the motivations of your audience can play a key part in helping convert them to happy, paying customers. I recently...

7 Ways To Gain More Customers Through Dead-Simple Navigation

Let’s face it, people are inherently lazy. If a visitor isn’t able to find what they are looking for right away, they will most likely leave and you will lose the sale. Users often leave Web pages in 10-20 seconds, but pages with a clear value proposition...

Stripe Launches Relay For Mobile Commerce

Stripe just announced the launch of Relay, a new tool to help e-commerce stores sell more via mobile devices. #What is Stripe Relay? From their announcement: Today, mobile e-commerce websites aren’t working: Ten-step shopping carts, mandatory account...

Social Media Tips for E-Commerce Store Owners

As an e-commerce store owner, you may be asking yourself how much time and effort is worth investing in your social media strategy. If you don’t invest enough, you may be leaving an entire marketing channel untapped for future customers in profits...

Automate Your E-Commerce Store Using Zapier

It’s an incredible time to be an e-commerce store owner. There are literally hundreds of different tools available to help you manage and run your store. You can use tools to help you with project management, accounting, customer relationship management...