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Multiple Stores

We added a huge new feature yesterday - multiple stores for any platform. It's been a big request for a while and we're excited to FINALLY make it live.

This is so new we didn't even finish updating articles in our Help Center before users discovered it and got excited. It's super-easy though.

Just go to your Settings and click a store icon to add a new store. Then, you'll be able to add any product to any store. Shopseen will manage the inventory and show you all orders - just like before.

                          What are some examples?

Pretty Penny has two locations that use Square, one in San Francisco and one in Oakland. They use their Instagram account to sell online and now can automatically have the same products appear in Square in both locations. Read the blog post on them.

Randy of GameIt Works has multiple eBay stores and a Storenvy account for his business. He can now manage all of it from his Shopseen account.

There are a couple things to note about this new feature. Currently each SKU has the same quantity across all stores. Also, when you add a store, just make sure you log out of your store's website first. Other than that you're ready to go! Store-specific inventory control is coming - we're already getting calls about it. But we wanted to get this feature in people's hands as they get set for a successful 2015!

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Free Shopseen Through Non-Profits

Shopseen's mission has always been to simplify commerce for merchants, so they can focus on their passions.

A new year is a popular time for entrepreneurs to think about getting a business off the ground. Shopseen is excited to announce that we’ll be working with non-profits to provide Shopseen free for a year to qualifying businesses. The program will be funded by our recently funded Kiva Zip crowdfunding campaign.

                                Background

Shopseen has a strong connection with San Francisco non-profits and has been working with the Tenderloin Economic Development Project and Working Solutions for over a year. Our CEO, Adeel Ahmad, is a Working Solutions Mentor who provides pro-bono advise to its clients in the area of online marketing. As a Tenderloin-born business, Shopseen works closely with TEDP to fulfill their mission to foster equitable development in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco.

A few months ago, TEDP approached Shopseen about doing a campaign together since they are trustee for the Kiva Zip crowdfunding project. The goal of the campaign is to support both of our missions by engaging with the greater Kiva lending community. TEDP has had successful campaigns vouching for merchants in the Tenderloin so we knew the Kiva community would step up and support our campaign as well.

How It Works

We reached our funding goal of $5000 weeks ahead of schedule through 116 lenders around the world. The funds will be primarily be used to provide free use of Shopseen for a year to:

Any small business retailers based in the Tenderloin neighborhood

Businesses working with Working Solutions, TEDP, or Kiva that are referred to us by those organizations

The Future

We are planning to add more non-profits as partners as we hope to reach as many businesses as we can. Shopseen started in one basement in the Tenderloin but is now used by businesses in over 35 countries around the world. Since the campaign started, we have heard from lenders around the world that they want to be part of our mission and love that they can support many businesses at once. We’re looking forward to sharing more stories from businesses using Shopseen.

We’re wishing everyone a successful 2015! For any questions or to get involved, email us anytime at [email protected].

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On-Demand Shipping in Shopseen

Do you love spending time packing and shipping orders? Not many people do. You've got far more important things to do especially now during the holidays.

This is why we're excited to announce partnerships with ShipBob and Shipster to bring on-demand shipping to merchants in NYC and Chicago.

Here's how it works:

1. Go to any of your orders in Shopseen

3. Click the Order Pickup button

4. Someone arrives to pick up, pack and ship the order!

That's it! Shopseen already has the basic shipping info and even photos of the items.

Shopseen's mission is to make commerce as simple as possible. We already make it easy to print shipping labels for USPS, UPS, and FedEx from within Shopseen. Now, we make even that unnecessary. Let experts do the job of packing your orders, finding the lowest cost to ship, and making sure they get out on time.

This is currently in a limited pilot for NYC and Chicago merchants, so if you're in one of these cities, just email us at [email protected] and we'll get you set up. We plan to expand to other cities early in 2015.

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How Pretty Penny Sells on Square and Instagram

We often sit down with our customers to learn more about their business. One of our favorite customers is Pretty Penny Clothing. We wanted to share Pretty Penny's story. Here's bit about them and how they are using Shopseen.

Tell us about Pretty Penny!

Pretty Penny is a vintage clothing boutique that caters to people of all ages and styles! We do buy, sell, trade and have two locations. We have one store in Oakland and one in SF. Pretty Penny has been in business for a little over 8 years!

How did it get started?

Sarah Dunbar started this business because she has always has a strong passion for vintage clothing. She has always admired how garments were made to last and loved the process of going on hunts to find true gems. 

How are you using Shopseen?

Pretty Penny uses Shopseen for our Instagram sales and to control our Square items. Basically, as soon as a garment is ready to sell, we post it to Instagram and anyone can buy it. Shopseen also automatically adds it to the Square Register app for in-store sales. Because it's so user-friendly it helps keeping track of all purchases and items a breeze! 

What were you doing before Shopseen?

Before Shopseen we would use PayPal or take purchases over the phone from our Instagram. We also had an online store that didn't get much traffic. Our online sales and Square sales were totally separate. Since the Instagram purchases weren't instant, we would lose a lot of sales because customers would change their minds. Plus, we would sometimes oversell because our inventory was not in sync. Now there are no more mishaps with people buying items that have already been sold in store. Phew!

How has your business changed?

- We replaced our online store with our Instagram/Shopseen store

- The same garments automatically go into our Square

- We lose less sells to overselling or customers changing their minds

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Get started with Shopseen now. It's free for 14 days.

Use Square? Shopseen is available in the Square App Marketplace.

Want to sell instantly on Instagram? Learn more here.

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One-click Selling With Instagram and Square

We just added a new feature that will save you even more time.

Now when you post to Instagram, Shopseen can automatically add the product to your Square. So with one click, all your Instagram followers can buy the same product in your Shopseen store, and you can sell it in person through Square.

It's easy to turn on the feature from your Shopseen Settings. Here's how to set it up in Shopseen:

http://shp.sn/instagram2square

Shopseen can already push from Instagram to all your other social accounts. Now, with one click you can reach all your followers online and offline.

For an example check out Pretty Penny Clothing's Instagram, or visit one of their stores in SF/Oakland!

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5 Ways to Boost Sales With Shopseen

The question we hear the most from our users is: How do I get more sales? One of our main goals is to help you reach more customers. Here are 5 things to try: 1. Schedule social posts - Use Shopseen to post to your social networks in a couple clicks. Since we already have the photos, description and link, it's super-easy to post to your social channels and get the word out to your followers. And instead of worrying about spamming them, you can schedule each post to go out in the future! (only applies to Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr) This way, you can set up a whole week or month's worth of tweets and updates at once. We've found that one of the most important ways to build an audience of customers is to post regularly.

Read more about scheduling posts.

2. Sell on Instagram - Make it easy for your followers to buy on Instagram. Anytime you post to your Instagram and put a price in the caption, Shopseen will pull it onto your own special store page. When you have this link in your Instagram profile, it gives your followers an easy way to buy exactly what they are seeing in your feed! You can then link these products to your inventory in Shopseen if you want. It's a great way for people who don't want to go through the trouble of maintaining a full-fledged store - you just post from Instagram!

Read more about selling on Instagram.

3. Add more stores - Opening and managing another marketplace store is time-consuming. But since it's so easy to post from Shopseen, you can have multiple stores without having to log in and repeat all the same info. You can take advantage of the huge audiences on places like Etsy and eBay for a fraction of the time spent managing multiple stores.

Read more about adding stores.

4. Email past customers - One of the best ways to get new sales is through old customers. They are already interested in your products, why not remind them you have great new stuff? Shopseen makes it easy to select a bunch of send them a full HTML email.

Read more about emailing customers.

5. Get featured by Shopseen - We love talking about our users! We love to feature businesses on our site or in newsletters (just answer these questions). Also, we love to regram on Instagram so feel free to tag us or use the hashtag #shopseen so we can find you. Anything we can do to promote you to a bigger audience is exciting for us. And look for each other too! We hope this is helpful - let us know how it goes!

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Shopseen Integrates with Square!

We're thrilled to announce that Shopseen now integrates with Square, the complete point of sale service for businesses of all types and sizes. Square sellers can now link their accounts to Shopseen to take advantage of our suite of commerce tools.

Here’s how this integration can help more merchants make quick and efficient business decisions when it comes to selling, promoting, stocking and shipping their products:

• Square sellers can now grow their multichannel sales efforts and connect other online stores to Shopseen

• Shopseen will sync inventory quantities across all your sales channels and Square Item Library whenever anything sells whether online or offline

• Square sellers can take advantage of Shopseen’s seamlessly integrated marketing tools to schedule social posts or send email marketing

• Square sellers can print shipping labels for Square Market orders that are to be shipped

• Instagram sellers can now push products to Square and have an instant multichannel business built on hugely popular platforms

• Like everything we do, integrating with Square is a breeze. Just head over to your Business Settings and click Connect next to the Square icon to get started. You will be connected to your Square account immediately and your free 14-day trial will begin.

Let us know what you think! We can't wait to see what businesses do now that they can sell in online stores, in-person and on their social channels.

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How To Take Better Photos To Help Sell Your Products

This is a guest post by Pixc. Pixc wants to provide a quick, efficient and easy way for you to have retail-ready photos. 

Online shoppers don’t have the ability to interact with your products, so you’ve got to win them over with awesome product images. There’s no point in wasting time, effort and money on building your online store, because regardless of what eCommerce platform you use, your product images will either make or break your sales.

Humans are visual creatures. We’re drawn towards images over text because we can absorb and process their meaning with a lot less effort – most of the information transmitted to the brain is visual.

So how do you visualise your products online in an impressive way? Well firstly, consistency is key. A web page can look messy with inconsistent images. When you’re shooting, use clear tape to mark a spot for your tripod, your light sources and your product. Then, when you’re editing, make sure all your images are the same size. Your product should be in the centre of its image canvas, and should take up 80-90% of the frame. Removing the background makes this much easier to do, and it also means that your product will suit any website design or selling platform. A great product image is one that is effective on its own – one that doesn’t need an impressive web design to go with it.

Secondly, set up a white backdrop. White reflects white light back up onto your product dark colours absorb it. You’ll spend less time trying to make your product look good in the editing stage if you get the contrast right during when shooting. Fabric works better than cardboard because it creates a smooth transition from the wall to the floor; you won’t get that harsh that’s created when the horizontal and vertical pieces of cardboard meet. Shooting on a white backdrop also helps with the accuracy of the camera’s white balance calibration. Light sources have a ‘colour temperature’, so if the colour of your product image looks nothing like the product in real life, try adjusting the white balance settings. Colour temperature is measured in ‘Kelvin’; when you use automatic shooting settings on a smartphone or digital camera, the camera guesses the Kelvin number based on a white element in the photo that it uses as a reference point. It’s also much easier to remove the background when you shoot on a white backdrop.

Thirdly, try to use a number of light sources. You can use anything – professional studio lighting, desk lamps, a camera flash, a window during the day. Just make sure you light up both your product and the entire photo! Natural lighting often works as a great light source for product photography. The key is to use the sun as an indirect light source; taking your photo by a window is usually the best place to do it. If the light’s too bright, just cover it with white curtains or sheets (any other colour will have an affect on the lighting).

Fourthly, make sure your camera is stabilised. It’s difficult to produce track-sharp images, particularly when lighting is average or you’re shooting a close-up. If you don’t have a tripod, use any kind of a hard, even, and stable surface. Small tables and hard floors are perfect, and you can always start piling up books if you want to adjust the height. Once you’re happy with your lighting and your frame, set the camera to two-second timer mode – it’ll give the camera time to stop wobbling after you’ve pressed down on the shutter.

And finally, don’t kill your product images with over editing. You should use photo-editing apps to make minor image adjustments, such as tweaking the brightness, contrast and temperature. This is because the more you edit, the more you’ll decrease the quality of the photo. And remember that you want to represent the product as accurately as possible, so over-editing will actually falsely represent your product. Avoid tacky filters, excessive contrasting, silly borders and rainbow text. The two images below are way too over-contrasted and over-saturated.

Why take our advice? Pixc loves helping eCommerce store owners increase their online sales by making their product photos retail-ready. Within 24 hours, we edit and remove the background off product images, while you focus on running your online store. Give us a go for free here.

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This Week at Shopseen 07/11/14

From Wild Iris Studio - posted to Instagram and available here

What's new this week.

Hope you're having a successful summer selling - we know a number of you are! ;)  We have some big integrations coming this summer (more on that next newsletter), so in the past week we've spent a lot of time on small fixes and updates to make sure the platform is as solid as can be.  Here are a few highlights of what we've done: Speed  Now as we approach 5000 businesses on Shopseen and almost half a million products (not even including individual skus), we definitely noticed Shopseen starting to get short of breath and struggle to keep up. We've made some enhancements here adding servers and rejiggering our database. And more to come as we anticipate many more of you on Shopseen soon.  Better search  Instead of just an auto-complete when you type in the search box at the top, now you can hit enter and see full search results on the page. Just like it should have always been! See Instagram store views  On your dashboard you'll notice one of the boxes says "Store Views". This shows how many people have landed on your Instagram store! Improvements to  Sending shipping status to stores when marked as shipped, eBay item specific fields, updating eBay quantity for fixed-price items

In the news

Great articles you might have missed.

10 Things You Must Do to Grow Your Online Business in the First Year Announcing Shopify's 4th Build-A-Business Competition Winners Infographic: The Online Path to Purchase How fashion ecommerce brands use email marketing And just for fun: 10 Tricks to Appear Smart During Meetings

Want to be featured on our blog? We're looking for folks to spotlight! Tell us your story here.

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This Week at Shopseen 06/27/14

What's new this week.

Our team keeps growing - Melia has joined to help us on marketing and support documentation. So much is being updated so fast that we need someone to redo our support site and make sure you all know how everything works. Here's what's new this week: Duplicate products and bulk delete For a long time people have been asking for ways to manage large numbers of products at once. Sometimes you want to quickly create a similar product, other times you want to wipe out a bunch of products at once. Now you can quickly do this right from the products list page. There will be more coming soon, like quickly creating similar listings, for example Etsy, eBay, etc... Quick view of stores You used to have to click into each product to find out which stores it was listed on. Now we show that right in the products list. eBay Private listings and more Last week we added support for business policies and we're continuing to add more support for specific eBay features. This week we added Private listings. You can also now download your eBay settings anytime into Shopseen, like your business policies. Look for lots more coming, like support for relisting on eBay and Etsy.

Tip - Instagram setup

Helping you make the most of Shopseen

After you've connected your account, don't forget 2 things:

Connect to Stripe - this will enable the Checkout button your customers see and will let you get paid.

Put your store URL in your Instagram profile. You can do this in the Instagram app on your phone with the button that says "Edit your profile". Or on the web at this link. This is what your customers will click to get to the your Instagram store page.

In the news

Great articles you might have missed.

There's a Science to Selling Things on Instagram 4 Things Ecommerce Shoppers Do That Make Zero Sense 13 DIY Crowdfunding Tools For a Successful Kickstarter and Indiegogo Campaign The Definitive Guide to Shopping Cart Abandonment

Want to be featured in the newsletter? We're looking for folks to spotlight! Just use this form.

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This Week at Shopseen - June 20, 2014

Hey hey - we sent this out to our users in a newsletter but also wanted to share with everyone. Look for lots more every week, including trends we're seeing on what's selling, what product tags are selling best, and what #hashtags are popular with people selling on Instagram. 

Updates

Here are some new features we're excited about: eBay Business Policies Do you have preset shipping, returns, and payment policies set up on eBay? Now you can list even faster in Shopseen while taking advantage of these preset policies. You'll see them in a dropdown when you list a product to eBay. You can still go custom for any of these. Larger Facebook photos Now when you post a product to Facebook, it'll be full-size. Before, we were sending products as links which had a cropped photo that was clickable. Now we're sending a larger photo with the link in the caption. Auto-post Instagram to social You can now tell Shopseen to automatically post your Instagram product to Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr! Here's how it works - post your photo on Instagram with a price, Shopseen adds it to your store on Shopseen, then Shopseen posts the image to Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr with a link back to the store! Just check the box in your Instagram settings to turn it on.

In the news

Great articles you might have missed.

Google My Business: New Tools for Small Business Owners 3 Ways to Supercharge Your E-commerce Email Strategy How to Use Foursquare for Business to Grab Local Customers How fashion ecommerce retailers can reduce online returns

Spotlight

This week we talk to Thoey Ngo of Ecomonster.

What's your business about? EcoMonster offers diy kits, eco-conscious products, and green workshops for kids.  How did you get started? I started EcoMonster in 2008 as my creative way to promote green awareness through the art of upcycling. One of the first things I upcycled were my eggshell candles. I also took old junk mail and revamped them into new envelopes which nowadays, I share with kids as a free diy when I'm out vending at an event.  What is a piece of advice you wish you could give when you started your business?  You cannot do everything yourself! I burnt myself out very, very quickly by thinking I could learn to do everything myself and wear multiple hats. I've learned the hard way that the only way to grow my business is to get help. Now, I value my time and quick to look for resources and post on TaskRabbit especially for tasks I dislike (e.g. accounting, cleaning, or grocery shopping).  What are your ambitions for your business? To get EcoMonster to be my sustainable full time job, long term. I currently freelance to fund my passion and my goal is to eventually be able to strictly focus on EcoMonster.  How has Shopseen helped?  After playing with the new Instagram integration and setting up my IG Shopseen shop, I've found that I save time using Shopseen to also post on my Etsy and Storenvy shop. For many sellers, this is a very daunting task so I'm excited to share this with all my friends who sell.  What's a totally random thing about you? I have a cat name Morrissey, yes after the singer because Bowie was too close to my name, Thoey (toe-wee).

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Love this Taylorbyrd shirt! $ #shopseen #flipcuffs #fashion

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Showcase: Amalia Moon, Hammer It Out, and JAYCPHOTOS

Nothing is more perfect for March than a showcase that features metalsmithing and art! Check out these talented sellers who now use Shopseen to grow their businesses.

Amalia Moon

Amalia Moon and her tools

I’m Amalia, owner of a jewelry and metalsmithing shop. My business, named after me, is the combination of my first and middle name: Amalia Moon. My parents gifted all of their children with unusual middle names. The pairing has a nice flow, and since I design and make the jewelry, I choose to keep it simple and let my business really be an expression of myself. I feel wearing jewelry can be an intimate, personal, and tactile experience so I want to keep that connection with people by letting them know a human (me!) created the object they wear. I enjoy imagining my work travels through the adventures and lives of others, changing and evolving with their own experiences.

I started working on my business once I earned my degree in jewelry and metalsmithing, so I haven’t been selling long—about a year-and-a-half; however I’ve been working in the field for quite some time prior to my formal education. Currently, I handcraft jewelry with a modern and minimal design aesthetic. Recently, I’ve been busy working on some special new pieces, that I will be excited to showcase this summer.

Online, you can find me on my website: www.amaliamoon.com, where you can sign up for my newsletter to stay up-to-date on new work.

When I’m not working at the bench, I like a challenge, be it in yoga, aerial silks, home improvement projects or by riding motorcycles. Oh, and I can’t forget cooking! I love to try out new recipes, and I’m constantly rummaging through cookbooks and drooling over future endeavors.

Teardrop Stacking Sterling Silver Rings

Yin & Yang Sterling Silver Cup Ring Set

Distressed Brass and Sterling Silver Warrior Earrings

Hammer It Out

Megan Russell of Hammer It Out

Howdy! My name is Megan Russell, and I am metalsmith living in Austin, Texas. My shop name is Hammer It Out.

I opened my Etsy store in 2010 and have been expanding my product line each year. I sell at local craft shows as well. It is exciting to get to meet your neighbors, but it is just as exciting to know that people all over the world have work that I have created.

I make eco-friendly housewares out of stainless steel and bamboo plywood. When creating a new design, I aim to make each piece with as few joints as possible. It can be a challenge to find new ways to use old bending and folding techniques, but a fun one. The steel and bamboo that I use are sustainable; I source products that are made using less environmentally-harmful methods. Since I do not use paints or chemicals, each piece could easily be recycled, but it should last you just about forever.

You can find me online at hammeritout.etsy.com or at facebook.com/hammeritoutaustin to keep up with any new shows or items I might tell you about.

I learned from a whitesmith as his apprentice. What that means is I work the metal cold. It is the traditional way that armor was made of plate steel. I have also worked as a blacksmith and loved it, but came back to how I originally learned when I started to design my own work.

JAYCPHOTOS

Jean-Christophe Tabary of JAYCPHOTOS

My name is Jean-christophe Tabary (JC) from England. I am the owner of JAYCPHOTOS on ETSY.

I was trained as a designer and photographer in Paris, and after 20 years of working in different industries (web, print, mobile), I needed to get back to the basics. So, I dug out my camera and have been snapping away since. My wife convinced me to do something with it, and I opened my Etsy shop in November 2013.

I would like to say that I am selling feelings and memories through my photographs. Everything is based on a photograph, from an art print or a wall poster to a fancy cushion pillow or a New-York shopper's bag. I am working on new products and quite excited about it! For the time being, I am looking for local new partners/manufacturers, and always seeking for the best quality for my prints, soft stuffing products, etc.

You can find me online on different forums or creative websites such as:

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JAYCPHOTOS

Fotoblur: http://www.fotoblur.com/people/jayc

500px: http://500px.com/JAYCT

Adweek: http://talent.adweek.com/Jctabary

Offline?? I am always available for a coffee in central London!!!!

My wife has been creating things for children for a while, and she and I decided to start something together. I am working on a new shop with her, which will be opening soon. Keep an eye open for our new venture at: www.jaysanstudio.com.

I would like to go to San-Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo and some other places to work on new products.

Vintage photography of the Eiffel Tower from the streets of Paris, mixed with bokehs and an original Polaroid style. Double-sided print

Original black & white photograph of the Statue of Liberty (based on a Hilford HP5 Plus film). Double-sided p

Montage of our original photo of the Statue of Liberty and the Stars and Stripes, mixed with a vintage style. Double-sided print.

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Snapshot of integrated storefronts and marketplaces

Many businesses that use Shopseen sell on multiple marketplaces, but there are a few that sell on only one marketplace. If you currently operate only one storefront, and you’re interested in expanding your reach, then it might be time to consider opening up a new online storefront. The good thing is that there are plenty of storefronts to choose from, and Shopseen integrates with most of the popular options. Let’s look at the storefronts we integrated with.

  Everyone has heard of Etsy. They’ve been around since 2005, and are extremely popular amongst artists, crafters, and the folks who purchase artsy and crafty things. In addition to allowing people to open up their own online shops, Etsy is a marketplace that is great for discovering new and unusual handcrafted items. It’s free to open an Etsy shop, but listings cost 20 cents apiece, and when an item sells, a fee of 3.5% of the sale price is collected. This is on top of any payment processing costs you might incur.

  Storenvy wants to become the Amazon of independent sellers. It’s been around since 2008 and is growing rapidly. Sellers on Storenvy can sell pretty much anything, and anyone can open a store. There are no fees of any kind to open a store, unless you opt for their premium offerings. When something sells, the only fees you’ll pay are Paypal-related, as that is what Storenvy uses as a payment processor.

  Shopify is a hosted shopping cart. Well, it’s a lot more than that, but let’s keep it simple for now. The company is based in Canada and has been around since 2006. For a monthly fee, sellers can build and open a full online store with all the bells and whistles. Plans start at $14 per month and go up to enterprise-level. Shopify has its own app store, where you can find add-ons to manage and grow your business. There is no marketplace, so you're on your own for making your store discoverable.

  Bigcommerce is also a hosted shopping cart. They launched in 2009 and have been growing since. Plans start at $35 per month and come with all kinds of perks. They encourage you to sell anything! Just like Shopify, Bigcommerce is not a marketplace, so you're on your own for making bringing traffic to your store.

  When you are ready to add another store your Shopseen account, simply go to your Stores tab in your business settings. Already have a bunch of stores but need a way to manage them all? No problem. We can help. Sign up here.

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Shareables: Cool Products in February

We curated some cool products that Shopseen users are selling on their various online stores. Need a Valentine's Day gift? Check out the products below!

Need a cute monogram coin purse for your Valentine? This handcrafted coin bag from Monogram Line might just be it.

Small coin purse from The Monogram Line

Look at this little angel! Offered by D'Fine Lifestyle.

3D Angel With Matching Chain Lab Diamond Pendant from D'Fine Lifestyle

Looking for something a bit more intimate? Massage your way into your lover's heart with this creation from Beazer's Garden.

"LOVE" Aromatherapy Bath & Body Massage Oil from Beazer's Garden

And for men, what's a better gift than a nice shiny new toy that makes great pizza—on a bbq grill, no less! Great product from Eater Next Door.

Mighty Pizza Oven from Eater Next Door

Don't leave the girls out! Check out this Hello Kitty decal from Flipside Graphics.

Hello Kitty Decal from Flipside Graphics

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Showcase: Bearfoot Rabbit Creations, Caffeinated Papercuts, FlyingFrenzy-winkel, and Redhead Revolution

Want to see the types of businesses that sign up to use Shopseen? Here's our February showcase of new users who recently started using Shopseen to help them sell better.

Bearfoot Rabbit Creations

Amanda Perrin of Bearfoot Rabbit Creations

Hi! My name is Amanda Perrin, and I am the artist at play here at Bearfoot Rabbit Creations. I am originally from Woodhaven, Michigan, but for the past 9 years I have had the privilege to travel the country full time.

My business was founded on an intense love of stones, metal and history. The first steps were taken on a very small scale on October 31, 2012. I have over 8 years’ experience working professionally with semi-precious and precious gemstones. I also have over 12 years of working knowledge with various metals and wire. I have sold my jewelry domestically and in several countries around the world. I also attend various art venues and conventions throughout the Continental United States.

Online you can find my jewelry at: http://bearfootrabbit.myshopify.com

Bearfoot Rabbit Creations is a collection of gemstone and wire jewelry. I work personally with a lapidary to select the best quality materials and have them cut specifically for me and my jewelry. All of my work is very intentionally personal, right down to the mining of the materials, which I am sometimes lucky enough to do myself.

I have a passion for history and tradition while also seeking out the obscure. Much of my jewelry is inspired by museum finds from Rome, Ireland and Scotland. I love to study the theology of minerals throughout time and history. I find 1,000 year old jewelry unbelievably captivating, and I try to emulate that same allure in my art.

  Ammonite and Garnet Pendant

Quartz and Rhodochrosite Pendant

Ruby Kyanite and Sapphire Pendant

Caffeinated Papercuts

Jennifer Loftfield of Caffeinated Papercuts

Hey there, I’m Jen, head paper cutter and coffee drinker of Caffeinated Papercuts. I’m a mom, wife, crafter, gamer, bookworm and coffee addict who loves creating with paper while ignoring the growing laundry piles.

I opened my first shop in August 2010 while I was 8 months pregnant, stuck in the house as it was 95 degrees in the shade, and BORED. Boredom is a dangerous thing, as it leads to crazy ideas and playing with scissors...which, in this case, worked out quite well for me.

I produce and sell anything made with pretty paper as I really cannot get enough of it. Those things include wedding invitations, greeting cards, coasters, ornaments, scrapbook kits, note pads, and whatever paper craft my overactive imagination thinks of next!

Okay, now onto the fun stuff. Get comfy and top off your coffee. Ready?

Online we’re at www.CaffeinatedPapercuts.com where you’ll find the blog and links to our Etsy shop and new Storenvy shop. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest (yup, totally addicted) and Instagram.

Offline you’ll find me bopping along to my iPod in my craft room making pretty things with paper and glitter while drinking coffee. You can come visit me at local craft shows throughout the year, just check the blog for where we’re going to be next. If I’m not in the craft room, you’ll find me building railroad tracks and being eaten by a lion. You laugh, and yet it happens every day in my house!

Fun fact: My husband is afraid of glitter, so he doesn’t help much. He heads outside and trains birds instead. Don’t worry, he’s a licensed falconer; he knows what he’s doing!

  Conversation Heart Valentine Kit

Love Potion No. 9 Card

Perfect Blend Valentine Card

FlyingFrenzy-winkel

Danny and Claudia (and Tiger) of FlyingFrenzy-winkel

We are Danny and Claudia, cat-lovers and owners of FlyingFrenzy-winkel, a successful online shop selling cat toy wands and refills. We know what you’re wondering, and the answer is that the word ‘Winkel’ is a Dutch word for ‘shop’ or ‘store’.

We started selling very recently, covering the local Belgian market. But we soon had to ship also to The Netherlands and France as the Flying Frenzy Cat Toy sales started to ramp up there as well. In our first month, we processed 2 to 3 orders a day, which was above our expectations. Since than we see the business growing month after month.

Our partnership with feline behavior specialist Anneleen Bru gave us the opportunity not only to learn more about cats, but also about their hunting instinct. That’s how we became a specialized shop providing additional services and exact product information to our customers.

As two cat-lovers, we soon found out that our own cats loved the Flying Frenzy cat toys. The benefits of this toy, besides the obvious entertainment value, are a happier and healthier cat. Many cats can become quite lazy, especially indoor cats, and feline obesity and poor health due to lack of exercise are very common problems, but now you can help your cats improve their health while you enjoy the acrobatic show they perform. Even for cats with a bit of a weight problem the Frenzy cat toys are an excellent way to encourage them to exercise and lose the extra pounds. Of course, you will also extend their lifespan by getting them back to peak fitness.

Our aim was to sell a high-quality product at an affordable price, and one which is produced ethically without causing suffering or cruelty to any animals. Other cat toys are mass-produced in the East, with only final assembly done in the domestic country. Almost the entire range of our products is made by hand in the UK using the best quality components. All components used are selected from sources which permit the most natural environment for the donor animals, and all animal products used, such as feathers, fur, etc, are by-products from the human food industry.

Currently, we’re only available online in the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg). There are no plans to combine it with a brick-and-mortar store for the moment. Our website is www.flyingfrenzy-winkel.be.

FlyingFrenzy-winkel is founded from passion. While enthusiasm is a great place to start, however, it’s not enough to sustain a business for long term. So, don’t count on passion alone. You have to make sure that you have the right tools in place to serve your potential customers. Shopseen is providing a perfect range of those tools, which we picked almost from day one because we wanted to share our passion and our products in the best possible way.

  Claudia (and Tiger wandering off)

The Frenzy Faux Fur from FlyingFrenzy

The Frenzy Feather Shimmer toy from FlyingFrenzy

The Frenzy Ratatouille from FlyingFrenzy

The Frenzy Butterfly toy from FlyingFrenzy

Redhead Revolution

Katelin Loveless of Redhead Revolution

Hi, my name is Kate Loveless, and I am the President and Founder of Redhead Revolution, an e-commerce cosmetics company that specializes in cosmetics for redheads.

Redhead Revolution opened its digital doors at the beginning of this year. We wanted 2014 to be the year of the redhead!

Our initial line of cosmetics features 34 products, ranging from a Mineral Moisture tint, eyebrow wax, eyeshadow to lipgloss. All of our products were created to fit a redhead’s unique hair coloring and skin tone.

Currently, our products are available exclusively through our website: www.redheadrevolution.us

In addition to curating products designed to flatter a redhead’s complexion, we have made a commitment to feature products of the highest quality. Therefore our products are paraben, phthalate, sulfate, gluten and cruelty- free!

Redhead Revolution Cream

Redhead Revolution Mineral Tint

Redhead Revolution Lipgloss

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