More and more people are running their attention to online stores. The ease of acquiring products and services from the comfort of our home or with our Smartphone is a trend that will hardly disappear. If we own an online business, it is always good to renew ourselves to reach more people offering them different ways to acquire our products. One of these ways is the famous Gift cards.
Although these were originally designed so that when bought they would be given to someone else, many people buy them to use themselves for their practicality and efficiency. These gift cards consist of a prepaid method that gives an option to those potential consumers who do not have debit or credit card or that they are hesitant to enter their data on a website. When acquiring it, customers will find a code that when they enter our page at check out, it will work as a payment method.
One of the platforms that recently offers this service is Shopify. If you have this server you can issue gift cards by following these simple steps:
- Go to your Shopify store manager and select Products. Then select Gift Cards.
- Click on the option Start selling gift cads on my store
- Your card will appear hidden by default. Select Edit Product to edit the details and mark it as available.
- Congratulations! Now your customers can buy gift cards that will be sent to their mail and can be redeemed at any time.
Another the way you can use gift cards is sending them to your frequent customers as a reward for their loyalty. If you offer a newsletter you can also include them as promotions or discount coupons.
It is important that you consider that you have to have Professional or Unlimited plan. If you don't have it, consider purchasing it, as it will be a way to provide your customers with new methods to purchase your products. Whatever the occasion, you will make their lives easier by giving them the option to share your brand with a loved one.