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Introduction to Shopify and eCommerce Fundamentals

This course is designed to help students and aspiring developers learn how to build, customize, and manage Shopify stores from scratch. It covers everything from Shopify fundamentals to advanced theme development using Liquid, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Students will learn how to set up products and collections, customize themes, integrate apps, and optimize store performance and user experience. By the end of the course, learners will be able to create fully functional, responsive, and conversion-focused Shopify stores suitable for real-world clients or personal eCommerce projects. Lesson 1.1: What is eCommerce? -Overview of online selling and its growth -Types of eCommerce businesses (physical products, digital products, services, subscriptions) Lesson 1.2: Introduction to Shopify -What Shopify is and why it’s popular -How Shopify works: admin dashboard, storefront, checkout Lesson 1.3: Shopify Store Structure -Products, collections, pages, themes, apps -Basic terminology (Liquid, variants, vendors, tags, etc.) Lesson 1.4 (Optional): Benefits of Using Shopify -Fully hosted platform advantages -Security, scalability, app ecosystem -Beginner-friendly vs developer-friendly aspects