Everyone has heard of Google and almost everyone uses it on a regular basis. “Google it” is a phrase used with increasing frequency, so it would stand to reason that one would want their site to be accessible and optimized to be compatible with Google. Search Engine Optimization is the first step in the process. SEO, in case you didn’t know, is a means of increasing web traffic and visibility within search engines, most particularly Google. Google uses many algorithms …

We've recently pushed an update to our Shopify inventory management app, EZ Inventory, to allow our users to be able to use formulas when setting the inventory quantity of the products in their Shopify store.

This feature was actually requested by one of our customers. In their inventory feed, they needed to subtract the values of two columns and use the difference as the inventory quantity for their Shopify store. The system that generates the data feed for them …

So, you've started an ecommerce business. That’s great! Starting one is easy, while building a successful one is the hard part. But don’t worry--there are plenty of learning tools available for you. One of the best ways to learn is to read, read, read. Then read some more. While experience is often the best teacher, it’s best to know some critical do’s and don’ts before stepping out into the field. There are at least five books every ecommerce store owner …

Our Shopify inventory management app, EZ Inventory, now supports dynamic date variables in the file paths, URLs, and filters.

This update provides a way to retrieve an inventory feed that uses dates in the file path or URL. The feed data can also now be filtered based on the current date.

Below is a list of the available date variables that you can use:

• {{ YYYY }} - the current year (e.g. 2018)
• {{ MM }} - the current …

Did you know that you can load images directly in Google Sheets from URLs?

Google Sheets provides an IMAGE() function that lets you do just that. The usage is very simple, basically just enter the URL inside the IMAGE() function surrounded by double quotes like this:

=IMAGE("https://highviewapps-main-site.s3.amazonaws.com/media/blog/thumbnails/postcards.jpg.800x400_q85_crop-smart.jpg")

This could come in handy for running your Shopify store. For example, you may need to generate a daily order picking list for your warehouse staff where printing a report with images would …