The Shopify Program With April Hardy Elevate With Ecommerce

Unlock Your Shopify Design Superpowers

Ready to partner with dreamy eCommerce brands? Let’s upskill you for success.

If you find yourself in these scenarios:

1. Terrified of taking on your first client, doubting if you can meet their expectations in the competitive world of eComm.
2. Tired of pitching to clients who undervalue your skills and negotiate lower prices, making you question your worth.
3. Stuck in a creative rut, with designs that feel repetitive, yearning to break free and innovate.
4. Overwhelmed by Shopify’s complexities, lacking the confidence to navigate apps and code.

I’ve been there too. 8 years ago, I was stuck in a 9-5 job, dreaming of more. Through failures turned learnings, client projects, and refining a successful design process, I’ve come a long way.

Now, it’s my honor to share my knowledge to help passionate designers like you excel in their Shopify journeys. Let’s transform you from a total beginner to a thriving designer.

Navigating Shopify design challenges?

1. Trial and Error: Projects feeling like a gamble with strategies sliding off?
2. Overwhelm Avalanche: Buried under conflicting “foolproof” methods, feeling confused?
3. Chasing Perfection: Exhausted tweaking designs but struggling to attract valued clients?

Wish to design with assurance, attract dream clients, and feel 110% confident?

Elevate with eCommerce offers a clear roadmap to overcome hurdles and empower you to bring your creative ideas to life successfully. It’s not just a Shopify program; it’s your gateway to more client attraction, impactful designs, a broader skill set, financial stability, and shaping your career vision. Elevate with eCommerce is the game-changing solution you need.

The only game-changing Shopify Program you need

Elevate with eCommerce is more than a Program—it’s your gateway to more…
…more client attraction, more impactful designs, a broader skill set, more financial stability, and the chance to shape your career exactly how you’ve always envisioned.

SEE WHAT’S INSIDE

• Comprehensive video lessons, step-by-step tutorials in your very own custom student dashboard. Ready to stream on-demand, anytime.
• Three (3) Concept Brand briefs, allowing you to build tangible websites for your Portfolio. Pick your fav, build it alongside the program.
• Design submissions & personalised Feedback from ‘yours truly. Feedback when you need it most.
• Interactive Quizzes to reinforce your learning each step of the way. Fun & easy way to learn & grow.
• A *HUGE* Library of Resources for every step in your Shopify Process. Every workbook, template, guide & more

The Shopify Program With April Hardy – Elevate With Ecommerce

A DEEP DIVE INTO THE CURRICULUM

Module 1: Client Attraction & Onboarding🤩

We dive head-first into the essential skills of attracting and onboarding clients, a crucial first step in your Shopify design journey. This module is designed to transform your approach to client interactions, ensuring you start every project on the right foot.

KEY TAKE-AWAYS

• Attracting the Ideal Client

• The Art of the Discovery Call

• Onboarding Processes & Best Practices

• Establishing Trust and Credibility

• Setting the Project Scope and Expectations

• Pricing your Projects Formula

ACCOMPANYING RESOURCES

• The Website Planner (Lead Magnet) Template

• Attracting Dream Clients Workbook

• Onboarding Process Checklist

• Declining Projects Prompts Guide

• Setting Boundaries Prompt Guide

• Project Proposal Template (Canva & InDesign)

• Four interactive quizzes
Module 02: Project & Asset Management👷🏼

This module delves into the critical world of project management, specifically tailored for Shopify design projects. This module is crafted to empower you with the know-how to manage projects efficiently, ensuring each step progresses smoothly towards success.

KEY TAKE-AWAYS

• Fundamentals of successful project management

• Effective communication and collaboration

• Project Management overview leveraging Asana as your Platform

• Becoming a Shopify Partner

• Creating (free) Development Stores

• Assets management inside of Google Drive

ACCOMPANYING RESOURCES

• Asana Board Template (specific to a Shopify Project)

• Client Welcome Email Script

• Master Google Drive Format

• Copy & SEO Guide Template (Canva)

• Product Photography Guide Template (Canva)
Module 03: Product Importing & Integration🛒

Module three focuses on the essentials of product management within Shopify plus the planning stages of pages, blogs and juicy product information with Metafields & Metaobjects. This module is carefully designed to provide you with a thorough understanding and hands-on skills in managing products and content pages essential to any Shopify website.

KEY TAKE-AWAYS

• Deep focus on the Products Dashboard

• Bulk Importing products in a flash

• Collection and Product Mapping

• Adding blogs

• Adding pages & page templates

• Metafield mapping with examples

• Metaobject mapping with examples

• Ins and outs of navigation & sitemap planning

• Customising your default theme content (ie. overriding Shopifys ‘boring’ words like add to cart & making them on-brand)

ACCOMPANYING RESOURCES

• Fully mapped product CSV’s ready for import

• Shopify Terms Ideas Library Spreadsheet

• Two Interactive Quizzes
Module 04: Let the fun begin!👩‍🎨

Module four is where the fun begins! We have laid the foundation of our site with our product, pages & brand information integrated, now its time to work our magic & begin customising our theme. I also include the CSS Series – a library of over 10+ (and growing) lessons teaching you tips & tricks to elevate your designs using simple CSS. This is the Module you came for, and we have delivered the goods!

KEY TAKE-AWAYS

• Original vs. 2.0 Themes and the key differences/what to look for

• How to conduct design research to ensure you have direction for your site design and theme choice

• Introduction to the theme editor

• Getting started with CSS

• Adding custom fonts, customising elements, hiding sections, manipulating flex sections, creating transparent headers, targeting and styling text, targetting other CSS classes & SO MUCH MORE!

• Choosing and Theme

• Entire walk-through of me designing The Minimalist Fragrance House site

•Entire walk-through of me designing Femme Haus Loungewear (coming soon)

ACCOMPANYING RESOURCES

• Design Research Workbook

• Notion CSS Library

• Notion Theme Library

• Custom ‘Featured Product Section’ ready to plug into any free Shopify Theme

• 2 Interactive Quizzes

• Submit your site design for personalised feedback
Module 05: Apps & Marketing🤝

Module Five is dedicated to unraveling the intricacies of Shopify apps. This module offers comprehensive insights into the most popular and highly requested Shopify apps and functions, equipping you with the know-how to enhance your eCommerce sites’ functionality and user experience.

KEY TAKE-AWAYS

• Discounts & discount strategies

• Build a Bundle (no app required)

• Upsell Product Integration (no app required)

• Favourite App Overview

• Creating Gift Cards

• Shopify Forms App deep-dive

• Shopify Email Marketing App deep-dive (lesson coming soon

• Free Gift at Cart App walk-through

• Judgeme Reviews App Configuration

• The solution to Shopify’s 100 elusive variant limit

• Klaviyo Email Marketing deep-dive (coming soon)

ACCOMPANYING RESOURCES

• Notion App Library

• Interactive Quizzes
Module 06: Shopify Backend Settings & Launching🚀

Module six takes you through the vital aspects of Shopify’s back-end settings and the critical steps for preparing your site for launch. This module is tailored to give you a comprehensive understanding of the setup and configuration processes that ensure a smooth and successful launch of your Shopify store.

KEY TAKE-AWAYS

• Handing over site ownership to your client

• Shopify backend business settings configuration

• Shipping settings

• SEO and Google Console

• Creating site mockups and assets in Photoshop

ON-DEMAND
Step-by-step video tutorial & mentoring sessions

RESOURCE-RICH
15+ Templates, Scripts, Guides & Resource Libraries

REINFORCE YOUR LEARNINGS
Engage and confirm your knowledge with interactive quizzes

GET THE KEYS TO MY BUSINESS
Discover my complete guide to scaling and succeeding with Shopify!

This is where beauty meets business, where designs come to life, and where you, the Designer, become the curator of extraordinary online shopping experiences.

HERE’S WHAT ELEVATE WITH ECOMMERCE ISN’T

❌ It’s not about churning out cookie-cutter websites that fail to capture the unique essence of each eCommerce brand.

❌ It’s not about relying heavily on learning liquid, html & all that other coding stuff, because TBH.. You don’t need to in order to have a successful design biz.

❌ And it’s absolutely not about cluttered, complicated designs that leave you drained and your clients bewildered.

HERE’S WHAT ELEVATE WITH ECOMMERCE IS

☑️ It is about crafting bespoke Shopify experiences that are as seamless and stylish as the latest Jacquemus drop, turning visitors into customers every time.
☑️ It is about deploying smart, strategic designs that resonate with the brand’s soul and speak directly to the hearts (and wallets) of their audience.
☑️ It is the art of creating visual symphonies that not only look stunning but perform like the well-oiled machines they’re meant to be.

MEET THE GAL BEHIND THE CHAOS

Hi, I’m April! Excited to have you here. My journey in web design, especially with Shopify, has been an adventure of lessons, fails & triumphs. I created this Program to share my passion and knowledge.

From freelancing to mastering Shopify Design, I’ve gathered invaluable experience. My aim is to empower you with skills and confidence to excel in your Design Business. Join me, and let’s turn your potential into real-world achievements, module by module!

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