Shopify Entrepreneur Weekly

Hey there! 👋

Welcome to HeyCarson's weekly newsletter.

This week's hot topic is Sora, the game-changing text-to-video model by OpenAI. Twitter is buzzing with talks about how this tech will shake up the world. Opinions are all over the place, from excitement for a bright future to concerns about misuse. I've added a poll at the end of the newsletter, so don't forget to cast your vote and share your thoughts!

Over the past few months, we have been diligently working on improving our internal operations to better serve you. As part of this effort, we have updated our Terms and Conditions to reflect these changes. Here are some key highlights of the updates: new operations model, transition from CarsonDash, project management, and more.

With the Shopify Plus pricing update and the awesome updates from Winter Editions '24, we encourage you to make the most of it. Just reach out to us and we'll be happy to help you out with custom checkout blocks and functions to supercharge your Plus plan.

Thanks for reading! See you next Friday, same time.

Lidia from HeyCarson

📰 Shopify news

• Checkout preview now available when creating flat shipping rates.

• Customizations Report now available for customized Plus shops.

• Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify, concluded the Shopify Q4 2023 Earnings call. In 2023, Shopify and its merchants had a remarkable year with $236 billion in annual GMV, launching numerous products, and achieving great success with the best-converting checkout

• On December 1st, 2024, Shopify’s Geolocation app will be sunset, and the app will be uninstalled from shops that have it installed.

• Shopify is launching a new ad product called Shop Campaigns

• Shopify’s new AI image editor Magic makes your product shots look perfect. 

🛍 Shop Pay Installments banners

With Shop Pay Installments, your customers got the flexibility to pay for your order in installments at checkout, whether you're shopping online or in-store. Eligible for installment payments are orders ranging from 50 USD to 20,000 USD.

The Shop Pay Installments Purchasing Power feature lets your customers see their payment options right from the start of their purchase journey. This can boost conversion rates and increase your average order value. To use this feature, simply add the Shop Pay Installments product page banner to your product pages.

Don't worry if you're not comfortable tinkering with theme code. You can get your theme updated for free by reaching out to HeyCarson. We are a Shopify Partner agency that's teamed up with Shopify to help you spruce up your theme with the Shop Pay Installments product page and cart page banners. And yes, it won't cost you a dime! Leave your request here.

🚨 New theme alert

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👀 Overheard on LinkedIn & Twitter [X]

A response that Shopify merchants will love!

🖼 Photo of the week

OpenAI just dropped Sora, their text-to-video model. Sora can create videos of up to 60 seconds featuring highly detailed scenes, complex camera motion, and multiple characters with vibrant emotions. We've officially hit the point where real and AI videos are indistinguishable. Here are some people's reactions on X:

“Next decade is going to be insanely wild.”

“Wow. This is truly amazing!”

“OpenAI just can’t stop killing startups”

“You're literally hurting jobs with this.”

Which side are you on?