Takeaways

What was the biggest challenge you faced in creating your store?

Adding new products was laborious. I only added one photo per product, but if I had to add more media, sizing charts, variants or sales, I can imagine it taking much longer. 

What worked really well when using our platform?

The theme store was great! Finding what I wanted was really easy, and customizing the theme was a lot simpler than I remember it being. 

What could be improved when using our platform? 

It would be neat to offer a bit more customization in themes through the editor. I tried to adjust some spacing but it seems like anything granular has to be done through code.

Although, it is neat that I have the option to edit the code directly in my browser.

How did this experience help you build empathy for our merchants?
What is your biggest takeaway from this experience?

Creating a store gave me some insight into all the different things a merchant has to take into consideration. There's a lot to keep in mind when selling things; though the store-building experience was easy, some of the decisions I made deserve a lot more thought and care. 

Storytelling is difficult, I relied on GPT quite a bit to write copy, but I could've easily spent several hours just planning and writing out the copy for a single product. 

The effort needed to thoughtfully build a store is immense.