If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you probably know that we’re crazy about Magento. But that doesn’t mean that we’re not willing to give other platforms their due – because we most certainly are. Shopify, for example, is an equally viable e-Commerce solution for anyone who has ever thought of building an online store, boosting sales, and enhancing Internet presence. The platform is growing very quickly, too, with over 16,000 Shopify stores to date.
Like Magento, Shopify features an easy-to-use store builder, as well as a set of fully customizable store designs. (If you’re good with codes like HTML and CSS, you can create your own design from scratch.) It’s also integrated with a number of today’s most popular payment gateways, including PayPal, Authorize.Net, Google Checkout, QuickBooks Merchant Services, ePay, and more. Shopify caps off its rich feature set with unlimited e-Commerce hosting, which includes automatic updates and backups, Level 1 PCI compliance, unlimited bandwidth, and its own content delivery network (CDN).
Of course, we’ll do anything to get you to try Magento (check out for yourself these beautiful Magento themes) – but if you’ve decided to go with Shopify, we’ll still help out. That’s why we created this list of Shopify templates to help you get started. If you have a favorite, or if you wish to add your own template to the list, do let us know by leaving a comment below. And by all means, do spread the love by sharing this post on Facebook and Twitter!