Hi Jennifer, With today's weather, I wish I was outside strolling the deCordova! Any-who... many years back my previous company (an agency) worked with the Neue Galerie (and others) to move from UberCart (on Drupal) to Shopify to power their e-Commerce. Having dealt with UberCart and Shopify, I can attest that your desire to move to Shopify is a well-supported one!
We handled the project in 2 phases to address initial urgency, budget/timing, etc. #1: was to get the new store launched on Shopify, quickly. #2: focus on responsive / mobile/tablet-friendliness. (at that time, traffic coming from non-desktop device (smartphone/tablet) was 26.87% and the store wasn't responsive) This was back in 2012 / 2013. Pulled some quick notes from a review and on-going analysis we did to monitor (and optimize) year after year, and included below. • We focused on simplifying the user experience, general SEO, and such resulting in much high conversion rates. Within the first 90 days: +80.7% higher online sales compared to the same period of the previous year / old store. • We significantly increased the speed (load-time) by decreasing the "size" by 83% and other methods. Why? Drupal / UberCart can get bloated and slow... 40% of people abandon a website that takes more than 3 seconds to load. And a 1 second delay in page response can result in a 7% reduction in conversions. Today, you can find general, easy-to-customize, responsive templates, making the process of setting up the store fairly easy. I'd point out is the data migration from UberCart to Shopify can be a bit challenging. I'll look back at my notes to see what we did about that, if you're interested. Also, one thing that is often missed in the process is that the URLs for your products and categories are very likely to change when moving from one system to the next. You'll want to have your developer work some magic with .htaccess (or NGINX, depending how you're hosted) for sake of SEO, getting the same URLs live, or redirecting properly so you don't break any links. Happy to chat or share more if I can be helpful! 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Call for Nominations: 2017 SAA Waldo Gifford Leland Award > (Willey, Eric) > 2. Job Posting: Museum Technology Specialist / Historic New > England (David Dwiggins) > 3. Shopify on museum websites (Jennifer Schmitt) > 4. Re: Shopify on museum websites (Sarah Wambold) > 5. Re: Shopify on museum websites (Douglas Hegley) > 6. Re: Shopify on museum websites (Mike Ellis) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:09:54 +0000 > From: "Willey, Eric" <emwi...@ilstu.edu> > To: "mcn-l@mcn.edu" <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: [MCN-L] Call for Nominations: 2017 SAA Waldo Gifford Leland > Award > Message-ID: > <DM2PR0301MB1278D66107F0A1A7BAB9A970A4660@DM2PR0301MB1278. > namprd03.prod.outlook.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Call for Nominations: 2017 SAA Waldo Gifford Leland Award > > Please help us to recognize the best in our profession! > > Have you read a great new book about archives? 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Nomination forms, a list of previous > winners, and more information are at http://www2.archivists.org/ > governance/handbook/section12-leland > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/b061aaa95b89496b84f977b15cde8dfc/www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-leland>. > The deadline for nominations is February 28, 2017. > > The annual Leland Award - a cash prize and certificate - recognizes > "writing of superior excellence and usefulness in the field of archival > history, theory, and practice." > (Please note that periodicals are not eligible.) > > Established in 1959, this award honors American archival pioneer Waldo > Gifford Leland (1879-1966), president of the Society of American Archivists > in the1940s and one of the driving forces behind the founding of the > National Archives. > > Thank you. > > Eric Willey > Leland Award Subcommittee > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:42:09 +0000 > From: David Dwiggins <ddwigg...@historicnewengland.org> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: [MCN-L] Job Posting: Museum Technology Specialist / Historic > New England > Message-ID: > <BN3PR08MB12408908C8600B302DD69ADAC2660@BN3PR08MB1240. > namprd08.prod.outlook.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Museum Technology Specialist > Classification: Regular/full-time > > Location: Otis House, Boston, Mass., or Haverhill Facility, Haverhill, > Mass. > > DESCRIPTION: > > Historic New England, the nation's oldest and largest regional heritage > organization, seeks a skilled technology professional to help build and > maintain IT capabilities at museum facilities located throughout New > England. The organization has made substantial investments in IT > infrastructure over the last few years - everything from a unified > multisite wireless infrastructure to the implementation of new in-gallery > interactive kiosks. We now seek a motivated individual who can both support > existing technology and further the development of our IT program. > > Based in either Boston or Haverhill, dependent on the candidate's > preference, the successful candidate will provide technology support, > training, and consulting to staff located in 19 offices throughout the New > England region. The position fields help desk inquiries; assists with > hardware and software upgrades, infrastructure implementation and > evaluation, and application support and deployment. This candidate also > oversees or assists with projects related to digital asset management, > electronic records management, telecommunications, networking, website > development, and database management, as well as carrying out day-to-day > systems administration tasks and overseeing documentation of IT systems and > assets. The position also regularly works with outside vendors and managed > service partners to coordinate the delivery of IT services. > > MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: > > - Undergraduate degree in technology, information science, computer > science, or related field, or equivalent experience. > - Broad knowledge of modern IT business environments, including systems > and user management solutions, help desk systems, TCP/IP networking, > electronic messaging systems, office productivity applications, > client/server database systems, web content management systems, digital > imaging systems and publishing software. > - Thorough understanding of common desktop applications and operating > systems, including Microsoft Windows, Apple MacOS, Microsoft Office, Adobe > Creative Suite. Familiarity with databases, digital asset management > systems, and other commonly-used software tools in the museum field. > - Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work with users > with a range of skill levels. Exceptional written and spoken communication > skills and organizational skills. Ability to promptly answer > support-related email, phone calls, and other communications. > - Ability to troubleshoot technology issues remotely via telephone and > remote screen sharing. > - Understanding of computer networking and telecommunications. > - Able to work independently and efficiently to meet deadlines, and also > as part of a cohesive team. > - This position will require periodic travel to multiple locations within > the greater Boston area, and may require occasional travel to locations in > other New England States. Ability to drive and a valid driver's license > required. > - This position may require occasional work outside of normal business > hours. > > OTHER PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: > > - 2-4 years experience working in a nonprofit or library/archive/museum IT > setting. > - Experience with Cisco networking equipment, Call Manager/Unity, and > Cisco Meraki security appliances, switches, and wireless access points. > - Familiarity with virtualized IT infrastructure using tools like > Microsoft Hyper-V, and with cloud-based IT infrastructure using tools like > Office 365, Amazon Web Services, Meraki Dashboard, and Dropbox for Business. > - Experience with point-of-sale and CRM/constituent management systems, > particularly Microsoft RMS, Blackbaud Raiser's Edge, and/or Tessitura. > - Working knowledge of scripting languages such as Javascript and/or PHP. > Knowledge of SQL. > - Experience supporting information technology in a distributed, > multi-site environment. > > APPLICATIONS: > > Please send resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to > j...@historicnewengland.org or mail to Historic New England, 151 Essex > Street, Haverhill, MA 01832 Attn: Human Resources > > Historic New England is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer > with a strong commitment to supporting equality of opportunity and respect > for diversity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity in > employment to all qualified persons without regard to non-work-related > factors such as race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national > origin, or sexual orientation. > > Historic New England offers generous and comprehensive vacation, holiday, > and health and wellness benefit packages. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:02:09 -0500 > From: Jennifer Schmitt <jschm...@decordova.org> > To: mcn-l@mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] Shopify on museum websites > Message-ID: > <CAOKK3kaqtQZ6fbO9DXUmjHRPj8R4cmM4=oQK+oLLHuz41MhX0w@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi all - > > I'm hoping some of you have experience with Shopify. We are looking to > move away from UberCart on our Drupal 6 website and set up Shopify > instead. It will need to sell store products, event tickets (not many), > memberships, and take donation transactions. Any thoughts, stories, > experiences, examples welcome. > > Thanks! > > Jenn Schmitt > > -- > *Jennifer Schmitt* | Head of Marketing, Communications, and Digital > Strategy | *deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum* | 51 Sandy Pond Road, > Lincoln, MA 01773 | *T* 781.259.3616 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:39:03 -0700 > From: Sarah Wambold <swamb...@gmail.com> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Shopify on museum websites > Message-ID: > <CAE33vy517bMLm2M5VPDoqAtU-dVop4_vZ4Vmzh5EF02BO=9XBg@ > mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Clyfford Still Museum uses Shopify, but we are not the robust online retail > environment that you might need to inform your decision. We use it for > product only, and we sell very little product online. Positives are that > it's simple to set up and simple to use. Non-technical staff > manage/maintain it. > > I remember that LACMA was on Shopify when we were researching it for the > Still...I recommend taking theirs for a test drive and being in touch with > some folks over there. > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 3:02 PM, Jennifer Schmitt <jschm...@decordova.org> > wrote: > > > Hi all - > > > > I'm hoping some of you have experience with Shopify. We are looking to > > move away from UberCart on our Drupal 6 website and set up Shopify > > instead. It will need to sell store products, event tickets (not many), > > memberships, and take donation transactions. Any thoughts, stories, > > experiences, examples welcome. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jenn Schmitt > > > > -- > > *Jennifer Schmitt* | Head of Marketing, Communications, and Digital > > Strategy | *deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum* | 51 Sandy Pond Road, > > Lincoln, MA 01773 | *T* 781.259.3616 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer > > Network (http://www.mcn.edu > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/862883772eee80f149fe7c52920af5ca/www.mcn.edu> > ) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/a9715d39118c775b352d3e0234b81473/mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l> > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/c28a9b82dc79987781db8f7d9ab951e7/www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/> > > > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Sarah Wambold > > swambold.com > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/3876c774e0401971e7fc91444a79fad0/swambold.com> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:53:01 -0600 > From: Douglas Hegley <dheg...@artsmia.org> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Shopify on museum websites > Message-ID: > <CAAFdUp=svSPTph=Du=C6cmqEW0_L7w+=ZT2yPCd_Yjsh+Vz-ag@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Seb Chan and company at ACMI have been very open about their Shopify > implementation - thanks guys! Start here: > https://labs.acmi.net.au/how-to-build-a-museum-online-shop- > in-four-weeks-e3a4eb491eaf#.kskin68rm > <https://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/09071e4951080fab8352a4077ffb5597/labs.acmi.net.au/how-to-build-a-museum-online-shop-in-four-weeks-e3a4eb491eaf#.kskin68rm> > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Jennifer Schmitt <jschm...@decordova.org> > wrote: > > > Hi all - > > > > I'm hoping some of you have experience with Shopify. We are looking to > > move away from UberCart on our Drupal 6 website and set up Shopify > > instead. It will need to sell store products, event tickets (not many), > > memberships, and take donation transactions. Any thoughts, stories, > > experiences, examples welcome. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jenn Schmitt > > > > -- > > *Jennifer Schmitt* | Head of Marketing, Communications, and Digital > > Strategy | *deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum* | 51 Sandy Pond Road, > > Lincoln, MA 01773 | *T* 781.259.3616 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer > > Network (http://www.mcn.edu > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/8809692e05bcdb6718008c9f5a801e41/www.mcn.edu> > ) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/0c4acbf3668c005f5b079536fedf443d/mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l> > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/4546c8940a06d257898e4079046f3c66/www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/> > > > > > > > -- > Douglas Hegley > Director of Media and Technology > Minneapolis Institute of Art > 2400 Third Avenue South > Minneapolis, MN 55404 > (612) 870-3072 | dheg...@artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/1251b1dfce8a0e99cc7c07da31c4d1be/www.artsmia.org> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 09:57:35 +0000 > From: Mike Ellis <mike.el...@gmail.com> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Shopify on museum websites > Message-ID: <0f6c808a-17d2-4edb-acf3-9b3a3e6afc63@Spark> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi > > Bristol Museums in the UK are using it to deliver their POS - they?ve > written about it here: > > http://www.labs.bristolmuseums.org.uk/using-shopify-to-run-an-affordable- > museum-shop-till-system-pos/ > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/3a3f6344f2fc840231cdb6c2e0ac1c35/www.labs.bristolmuseums.org.uk/using-shopify-to-run-an-affordable-museum-shop-till-system-pos/> > > Zak Mensah at Bristol is the man to ask about this - happy to intro if > anyone needs it. > > We?re increasingly using it with our clients too, and have done a bit of > wrangling so that it plays nicely with WordPress - simple example here:? > https://handelhendrix.org/shop/?where > <https://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/3aef730f22e00e35bd4f1fe78a20d7d9/handelhendrix.org/shop/?where> > the user doesn?t need to leave the site to purchase, that sort of thing. > > cheers > > Mike > > _____________ > > Mike Ellis > > Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency > http://thirty8.co.uk > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/a4c94990a4a15ea02f4309f4949f6dbf/thirty8.co.uk> > > ** NEW: http://wpformuseums.com > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/7b3bd99f169b34af788f5ea617aa7e68/wpformuseums.com> > for people using WordPress in museums ** > ** Workshops, courses and free downloads: http://trainingdigital.co.uk > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/eccf9faba3809b5e6302bd896df1984e/trainingdigital.co.uk> > ** > > On 12 Jan 2017, 00:53 +0000, Douglas Hegley <dheg...@artsmia.org>, wrote: > > Seb Chan and company at ACMI have been very open about their Shopify > > implementation - thanks guys! Start here: > > https://labs.acmi.net.au/how-to-build-a-museum-online-shop- > in-four-weeks-e3a4eb491eaf#.kskin68rm > <https://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/86fd1bb0f8a14f531cdd16782523cc30/labs.acmi.net.au/how-to-build-a-museum-online-shop-in-four-weeks-e3a4eb491eaf#.kskin68rm> > > > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Jennifer Schmitt < > jschm...@decordova.org > > wrote: > > > > > Hi all - > > > > > > I'm hoping some of you have experience with Shopify. We are looking to > > > move away from UberCart on our Drupal 6 website and set up Shopify > > > instead. It will need to sell store products, event tickets (not many), > > > memberships, and take donation transactions. Any thoughts, stories, > > > experiences, examples welcome. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Jenn Schmitt > > > > > > -- > > > *Jennifer Schmitt* | Head of Marketing, Communications, and Digital > > > Strategy | *deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum* | 51 Sandy Pond Road, > > > Lincoln, MA 01773 | *T* 781.259.3616 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer > > > Network (http://www.mcn.edu > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/bfd9d3e74bb95c4553339a45d0bbc407/www.mcn.edu> > ) > > > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/6a201ed786c2de6a83973f9e8e9ee3fe/mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l> > > > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/0f2aff3a6dea6f2e2501817b4869f67a/www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Douglas Hegley > > Director of Media and Technology > > Minneapolis Institute of Art > > 2400 Third Avenue South > > Minneapolis, MN 55404 > > (612) 870-3072 | dheg...@artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/22081b36ab90658ee37a0de65951ca50/www.artsmia.org> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/d397a7946a6af31028705d1d2cc27c30/www.mcn.edu> > ) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/dffdb45b8012924c062ef082317a474a/mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l> > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/080ba56ad70bf239ee472e24b7c0dd50/www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/> > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l@mcn.edu > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > <http://t.yesware.com/tt/981dd82de73024b9858fa60ac0d958be35662d0f/460beb261ae083f875616f66e29b8113/f67ff102c3376d23c72a55c4afcadce4/mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l> > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 137, Issue 8 > ************************************* >
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