This course is self-paced, but if you’re looking to follow a timeline, here’s what we can recommend.

We suggest blocking one day off in your calendar every week for 14 weeks to focus on the course.

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Week 1

Goal: Complete Module 1

Time Commitment: One day (2.5h of video + TO DOs)

TO DOs:

• [ ] Watch videos
• [ ] Update website • Add Shopify as an offering
• [ ] Update systems • Prepare call script • Prepare client onboarding

Result:

You have an agency level client process and feel confident to sell Shopify as a service. You’re ready to have a discovery call, define the scope of a project, and provide a quote. Take some extra time to update your website to include Shopify as a service offering and set up your client onboarding processes.

Week 2

Goal: Complete Module 2

Time Commitment: One day (1.25h of video + TO DOs)

TO DOs:

• [ ] Watch videos
• [ ] Set up Partner account
• [ ] Explore Theme Store
• [ ] Finish up last week’s setup

Result:

You’re officially a Shopify Partner and are ready to get your first project started. You know how to choose the perfect theme for your client’s project so you can save time and have all the features you want. Use the rest of the day to finish up anything from last week’s setup.

Week 3

Goal: Complete Module 3

Time Commitment: One day (3h of video + TO DOs)

TO DOs:

• [ ] Watch videos
• [ ] Finish up website & system updates from Week 1
• [ ] Begin marketing your Shopify services

Result:

You’re able to strategically design for e-commerce and with Shopify themes. You know best-practices and web strategy specific for e-commerce design, and how to design for Shopify themes specifically. Designing for Shopify specifically means building quicker than you could have imagined and setting client expectations correctly from the start.

Weeks 4 & 5

Goal: Complete Module 4

Time Commitment: One day per week (2.25h of video + TO DOs)

TO DOs:

• [ ] Watch videos
• [ ] Create portfolio piece 1
• [ ] Create portfolio piece 2
• [ ] Share your portfolio pieces with the course community!
• [ ] Add portfolio pieces to website
• [ ] Share portfolio pieces on marketing platforms

Result:

You have two new Shopify portfolio pieces all without having to code yet. Get those gorgeous portfolio pieces up on your website and remind your audience again that you’re offering Shopify services.

<aside> <img src="/icons/light-bulb_gray.svg" alt="/icons/light-bulb_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Additional week: Optionally, take any extra day to work on a third third website brief we’ve added to the course materials, and add it to your portfolio.

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