Shopify E-Commerce Websites for Beginners & Freelancers (Udemy.com)
How to Build an E-Commerce Business With Shopify to Make Money Online
Created by: Derrick Mitchell
Last updated November 2019
What you will learn
- How to create E-Commerce websites using Shopify to sell products online.
- During a real case study, students will learn how I resell Shopify websites to my clients as an added service for my freelance graphic design business.
- Beginner to Advanced website settings and tips to make your Shopify website look exactly how you want and match your brand.
- How to design apparel and sync with dropshipping partners.
- Coming soon: Photoshop tips to make your product photos look professional.
Course Description
This course is different than most Shopify courses available. Yes, like most courses, I will get you up and running fast with the absolute basics, as well as guidance, tips, and tricks for the more advanced features and settings.
AND,
I'll show you how I use these skills (building e-commerce websites) to create high-value websites for my clients and how I charge them to do it. Not only that, you can also make additional income just off of referrals as an affiliate with the Shopify Partners program.
Even if you have no intention of freelancing and you just want to build your own online store, no problem! I'll show you everything you need to know to start your journey with e-commerce.
I have over 20 years experience designing with Photoshop, and over 12 years of experience in the creative arts industry building websites and e-commerce platforms, and I have over 100,000 students enrolled across all of my courses. Learning how I build my e-commerce websites for clients was a topic that came up frequently in student questions, and I want to show you my exact process along the way.
I used to only use WooCommerce to build my e-commerce sites on WordPress, but I've been extremely impressed with Shopify and my clients have had good luck with the platform as well. I highly recommend Shopify and I know you're going to love it!
If you see topics that you would like added to this course, or features that need updated then please let me know! I'm building my own personal e-commerce website alongside of this course, and I'll be showing you (coming soon) how I design my apparel and setup my dropshipping. Stay tuned for more!
Student Reviews
Derrick did a great job in explaining Shopify so well for a beginner like me!! - Grace De Guzman
Thank you Derrick for this course, it did save me tons of hours trying to figure it out how to build an E-commerce website. I started other course for WP but it didn't work as it was taking a lot of time and I just wanted to build my online store fast and this course is really easy to understand and follow along. Thank you once again - Vilmar Borges
Thanks, Derrick! Well Done! To all beginners out there, this highly recommended. - Brian C. Corpuz
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
134 Reviews
Derrick Mitchell
Derrick is a lifelong learner with a passion for making bland things beautiful.
He has spent his entire career in the creative arts and marketing sector. He had the opportunity to work with brands such as MTV, Nintendo, and Netflix while employed as an intern for Seven 2 Interactive, which definitely set the trajectory for his design career. in 2008, he and his wife opened a small graphic design and marketing agency in Montana - they spent the next decade creating websites, logos, and more for clients all over the world.
Derrick has been the creative director for major international brands and recently made a career pivot to include online teaching. He loves helping students realize their full potential while turning their interests and passions into strong skillsets and careers. From hand-illustrating logos to creating websites for global brands, Derrick knows what it takes to succeed as a graphic designer, a freelancer, and a business owner.
He is passionate about helping others find success doing what they love and he currently teaches over 130,000 students online on several different platforms. From Photoshop to Illustrator to InDesign - if it revolves around graphic design, Derrick is excited about teaching it to others.
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Reviews
By Ousmane Sene on 2/6/2021
great course with tremendous tools and information related to building and running Shopify.
By Michelle Sawyer on 6/14/2020
Course did not provide information that I was expecting. At times it appeared that the instructor was promoting his brand and websites more than anything. Did not meet my expectations.
By Amarjit Singh Jutla on 4/22/2020
Interesting and informative, more geared towards graphic design coverage. Some stuff was covered really fast. I thought the Dr Greg project would be shown as example to completion. Conversion with Dr Greg was long but is useful to think about how to interact with an actual client. I enjoyed this course.
By John Roll Biñalizo on 12/11/2019
Thank you for this course, I would like to let you know that I will use this course to add Shopify on my portfolio as a freelancer, I have learned a lot and will continue to learn more. more power! I would love to someday setup my own shopify store too (print-on-demand)maybe.hehe
By Arqam Reaz Khan on 10/25/2019
One of the best course to learn shopify and earn. I would recommend everyone to take this course who is interested to earn using shopify .
By Kunhi Monu L on 10/12/2019
Very impressive course. But Photoshop Design videos really makes no sense for the illiterate photoshop guy and should have been removed and should have not mixed with the course otherwise its good enjoyable course. well done Derrick
By Vilmar Borges on 9/1/2019
Thank you Derrick for this course, it did save me tons of hours trying to figure it out how to build an E-commerce website. I started other course for WP but it didn't work as it was taking a lot of time and I just wanted to build my online store fast and this course is really easy to understand and follow along. Thank you once again
By Nilia Ces on 8/25/2019
This course shares more information in tiny bits as I go along. These are easy to follow pieces of information that can really help me work on my own Shopify website soon.
By Tyler Singh on 8/24/2019
Instructor taking a long time to get into what the pros are for using Shopify
By Gabriella Gintare Rozenaite on 8/23/2019
The course was a great starting point for me to get my hands dirty and start creating my own shopify page. Easy to follow and fun to watch!
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Overall Score : 86 / 100











