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Building Stores for Merchants

 

As a SHOPLINE partner, you can offer a valuable service by creating stores for merchants who lack the time or prefer to hire professionals for the initial setup. After constructing stores on behalf of your clients, you can transfer ownership to them, earning commissions in the process.

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Common Setups for Clients

After submitting leads and accepting clients’ invitations, you can initiate the following setups for your clients:        

  • Migrating stores from other e-commerce platforms, including data on products, orders, and customers. 
  • Importing products in bulk and adding product information using CSV files. 
  • Configuring basic settings for stores, such as store region, payment currency, timezone, etc. 
  • Building up stores based on the clients’ requests and preferences.
  • Developing custom apps and completing installation to meet clients’ needs. 

 


 

Creating a Partner Account 

To become SHOPLINE’s partner, the first step is to create a partner account. Follow the instructions below to sign up for one:

  1. Sign up here to acquire a SHOPLINE account using your email/phone number and password. You can also choose to sign up through third-party authorization such as Google or Facebook.
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  2. Fill in your business information as required. Then, click Create a partner to complete the application.
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Creating Development Stores

Follow the simple steps below to create a development store for your client: 

  1. Log in here to your SHOPLINE development center. 
  2. Go to Stores in the left menu, and then click Add Store > Create a development store
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  3. Select Create a store for a client in the "Development store use" section, fill in other information as required, and click Create.
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Notes: 
  • Only when you select Create a store for a client as the development store use can you transfer the store to your client.
  • The store URL cannot be changed once the store is created. Please set up with caution.

 


 

Transferring Development Stores 

Before transferring a development store to your client, you need to add your client as a staff member of the store first. Follow these steps to add the staff account and complete the transfer:

  1. Log in here to your SHOPLINE development center.
  2. Go to Stores, locate the development store you want to transfer, and click Log in to access its admin panel.
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  3. Refer to the article "Store permission settings" for how to add your client as a staff member.
  4. Return to the "Stores" page on your development center, and click Transfer on the store you are going to transfer. 
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  5. On the pop-up window, select the employee account to which you want to transfer the ownership of the store from the dropdown list. Then, click Transfer Store.
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After the store is successfully transferred, your client can log in to the store through their SHOPLINE account, and you as the developer will automatically become the partner of this store and can keep working for the client for future features and store enhancements. However, your client reserves the right to edit or remove your permissions. 

 

Notes:

  • To avoid potential disputes, proactive communication with the client regarding the employee account for the store transfer is crucial.
  • The store will be frozen after transfer completion until your client upgrades the store to a paid subscription plan.
  • If for any reason you do not need to access a specific store anymore, we suggest archiving it from your store list for better management.  

 

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