Choosing a Shopify Theme - Free vs Premium vs 3rd Party

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  • čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
  • A common question from beginners is whether they should use a free theme, whether it is worth getting a premium theme, or whether should they try a 3rd party theme, which seems a lot cheaper than the official premium themes on the Shopify theme store.
    In this video, I discuss the pros and cons and the main aspects of each type of theme.
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    ⏭ CHAPTERS
    00:00 Intro
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Komentáře • 22

  • @alex2dots
    @alex2dots Před 3 měsíci +4

    Love this simple way of explaining. So rare..
    Well done!

  • @urban-pixel
    @urban-pixel Před 6 dny +1

    Hey ed thank you for all the content you put out there its super helpful! Could you please do a video specifically about creating custom product pages and best practices for creatinv a shopify custom product page using dawn theme.for example build your own box custom product page that allows users to select different donuts and add them to a box of 6 or box of 9 😅🙏🙏🙏

  • @brooke4158
    @brooke4158 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Such useful info!!!

  • @brandon_shopify_expert
    @brandon_shopify_expert Před 4 měsíci +1

    Great breakdown Ed - couldn't agree more than most free themes are all Dawn under the hood!

  • @crystiancruz
    @crystiancruz Před 4 měsíci

    Great video

  • @Ayvi75
    @Ayvi75 Před 4 měsíci

    Hi Ed,
    What do you think about the Impact theme ?
    Thank you :)

  • @tribzman3977
    @tribzman3977 Před 4 měsíci

    Thanks heaps for this Ed. Very grateful for you time! One question please......If I started with a basic Dawn theme and loaded it up with products and a moderate amount of features and customizations, then later..., is it a complex and complicated process to transfer all that I built on Dawn to a premium theme and keeping at least most of the layout intact? Or, is such a transfer basically starting from scratch all over again with the new premium theme? Thanks so much kind SIr! :)

    • @zuhaibzulfiqar2956
      @zuhaibzulfiqar2956 Před 3 měsíci

      i assume you only keep the products and other settings. but layout wise you gotta do it from scratch. tbh doesnt look like alot of work to me as u keep ur collections and everything. Point is, it would be impossible to import stuff between different themes since they would be non compatible with each other

    • @tribzman3977
      @tribzman3977 Před 3 měsíci

      I really appreciate you taking the time to reply Sir. Since i asked this question, I decided to go with the Broadcast premium theme, and just stay with it so don't have to worry about changing/transferring it all later again. Thanks heaps for your kind consideration!@@zuhaibzulfiqar2956

  • @matei196
    @matei196 Před 4 měsíci

    Great video as always.
    I have a question about buying the domain from Shopify vs Go Daddy, Namecheap etc.
    Which is the best option overall?:)
    Maybe in the future you can make a video like this with all the pros and cons.

  • @fbaoliver3091
    @fbaoliver3091 Před 4 měsíci

    ed thanks for the good content. im doing a shoe store on shopify using a premium theme. the question i have is any recommendations on how or who i could use to make my landing page POP!!

    • @shehzadabbasi1861
      @shehzadabbasi1861 Před 4 měsíci

      Minimog theme best for shopify and also trendy!

    • @EdCodes
      @EdCodes  Před 4 měsíci +3

      Photography. The best way to make any design pop is having really nice images, both product and lifestyle.

  • @AladdinSerraoui
    @AladdinSerraoui Před 4 měsíci

    Hey Ed, thanks for sharing your knowledge! What do you think about Debutify?

    • @EdCodes
      @EdCodes  Před 4 měsíci +1

      I don't have much experience with Debutify, so I can't judge. But it has a well-paying affiliate program and many huge influencers promoting it. So I am skeptical.

    • @AladdinSerraoui
      @AladdinSerraoui Před 4 měsíci

      Thank you for your answer @@EdCodes

  • @panosjapan7
    @panosjapan7 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I think Shopify won't allow Themes that consume data from a backend other than Shopify's in their marketplace. So 3rd-party themes can offer features (ie Wishlist) to their theme that themes in the Shopify marketplace can't offer. Is that correct?

  • @productosvirales_pe
    @productosvirales_pe Před 2 měsíci

    but which is faster? the shopify premium theme or a third party theme like ELLA THEME

    • @moviwood524
      @moviwood524 Před 2 měsíci

      dawn is wrost ever no enough customizations