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Shopify’s Cross-Border Ecommerce Selling

November 27, 2020Digital 38 Marketing Team

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Shopify Cross-Border selling helps merchants to reach potential buyers anywhere in the world. Selling cross-border help vendors reach out to their shoppers through localised shopping experiences. Multiple market selling is an effective solution to add more sales to businesses and get maximum exposure.

How to start selling cross-border?

First, identify your potential target markets. Research on the size of the potential market, the accessibility of business in that certain market, and the potential return on assets.

Creating localised versions for the shoppers, the customer experience is vital to drive traffic to Shopify’s e-commerce store.

Providing shoppers an option to shop in their local language and currency, can lead to higher sales.

Check the couriers and find out where they can ship, and which places may restrict your products. In this way, sellers may adjust the shipping zones respectively.

Check out Global Ecommerce Playbook for more information.

What you need to sell in Southeast Asia

Let customers pay through their local currency. Make your business attainable by setting up local payment methods like offering over 100 global currencies for payment methods.

Make your products available to everyone by shipping internationally. Reach shoppers in Southeast Asian countries by using Shopify-trusted shipping apps.

Provide translations for your online store. Aside from providing local payment methods, sellers should also be available in different languages.

Be available in Southeast Asian countries. Be visible to international shoppers by optimising your content with country-specific domains.

Coming up on Shopify Cross-Border Selling Features

Be transparent and avoid surprising your shoppers with extra duties and charges. Provide the best customer experience by being transparent in every transaction through a preview of payments before delivery.

Customisation of prices for different countries. Businesses may now control pricing and profit margins when they expand into new countries.

Want to learn more about Shopify Cross-Border Selling? Click here.

Need help on Shopify Store Setup and Management? Contact us to get started.

About D38 Ecommerce Agency

D38 is a South East Asia-focused ecommerce agency that provides end-to-end Ecommerce solutions to grow your business on the digital space and generate ongoing monthly revenue. Our e-commerce solutions range from website development, store management, logistics, CRM, customer loyalty programs, automated email marketing, SEO, marketing tools, product press-release (PR) to reputation management – helping international companies simplify e-commerce management across ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

Our team consists of certified Shopify eCommerce experts, designers, developers, content creators and strategists working together to support and provide a seamless online shopping experience for our clients’ eCommerce websites.

We also have a market-specific digital channels team focusing on providing support for LINE Thailand and Japan, Naver for Korea, and ZhaoVN for global Chinese readers for social news and updates.

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E-commerce

How To Obtain The Shopee Preferred Seller Badge?

November 26, 2020Digital 38 Marketing Team

ATC | Shopee Preferred Seller Badge And How To Obtain It WEBSITE

Shopee Preferred Sellers enjoy advantages like getting to offer their buyers various types of vouchers as well as high chances of getting invited to exclusive campaigns. Here are the benefits of having a Shopee Preferred Seller Badge.

Advantages of Being a Shopee Preferred Seller

Firstly, having the “Preferred” badge on the SKUs will give your brand more credibility, resulting to more consumers trusting your products among others. The second advantage is your store and products will be boosted in the search rankings so that more shoppers will notice your products. Third, sellers get a chance to be included in Shopee’s regular ads on Google and Facebook. Lastly, vendors will be able to receive preferential rates during Shopee’s flash deals from 3 August 2020 onwards.

Interested sellers may sign up here to receive a voucher for purchasing 3 Flash Deals slots with 50% off. To qualify for this, sellers need to retain their Preferred Seller status up till the 30th of each month.

Bonus paid ad credits will also be given when sellers activate their auto-top up each month. The auto-top up must be enabled for 30 days to qualify. Paid ad credits will be automatically added every 30th of each month if the requirements are met. To qualify, vendors need to maintain the Preferred Seller status until the end of each month.

Preferred Sellers Criteria

1. Preferred Sellers should meet the following criteria every month:

ATC | Shopee Preferred Seller Badge And How To Obtain It Chart — Image Source: Shopee SG

2. Follow Shopee’s Community Rules and give only the best shopping experience to the buyers.

3. Abide by the Shopee Policies especially the return/refund guidelines and rules on selling prohibited or restricted items.

Take note that Sellers who will not follow the mentioned requirements may have their Preferred Seller status removed any time. “Why was I removed from Preferred Seller status?“

For more information about the Shopee Preferred Seller Programme, check out Seller Education Hub to learn more.

Want to learn more about the Shopee Preferred Seller Programme? Click here.

Need help on Shopee Store Setup and Management? Contact us to get started.

About D38 Ecommerce Agency

We also have a market-specific digital channels team focusing on providing support for LINE Thailand and Japan, Naver for Korea, and ZhaoVN for global Chinese readers for social news and updates.

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E-commerce

How To Become A Shopee Preferred Seller

November 24, 2020Digital 38 Marketing Team

During this pandemic, a lot of businesses are transitioning onto online platforms but the competition in Shopee is bigger than expected. Here are the criteria on how to become a Shopee Preferred Seller in Singapore.

Criteria for Preferred Sellers in Shopee

For you to become a Preferred Seller in Shopee Singapore, first, you need to be building up a strong sales record of your products. Second, sellers need to offer and satisfy their customers effectively.

Third, sellers must be fulfilling all orders as quickly as possible and responsibly. Fourth, complying with Shopee’s seller policies and keeping your shop from getting any penalties that might ruin your chances to be a preferred seller. And lastly, your shop and products should achieve high ratings.

Shopee Preferred Seller Programme Performance Target

The Seller’s performance is measured in a transparent manner. Here are the performance targets the sellers need to achieve in order to be eligible for the Preferred Seller programme:

Want to learn more about the Shopee Preferred Seller Programme? Click here.

Need help on Shopee Store Setup and Management? Contact us to get started.

About D38 Ecommerce Agency

We also have a market-specific digital channels team focusing on providing support for LINE Thailand and Japan, Naver for Korea, and ZhaoVN for global Chinese readers for social news and updates.

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E-commerce Singapore Grants

Shopee E-commerce Booster Package For New SG Sellers

November 23, 2020Digital 38 Marketing Team

Shopee Offers E-commerce Booster Package to New Sellers FT IMG

Image Source: Shopee SG

Shopee supports new sellers with their online businesses. In collaboration with Enterprise Singapore, Shopee offers E-Commerce Booster Package to New Sellers. Shopee is Southeast Asia’s number 1 shopping platform and they offer up to SGD9,000 subsidy eCommerce costs for new sellers in Singapore.

Shopee Offers E-commerce Booster package

Shopee E-commerce Booster package supports SMEs in their transition to the online community. This package supports online businesses in their core activities starting from onboarding to promotions.

Eligible businesses can get 90% assistance, capped at SGD9,000 per seller. Participants will only need to pay 10% of the fees which can help them during this pandemic.

Core Services Offered by the Shopee Ecommerce Booster Package

First is the Incubation – it is a 12-week programme where sellers will learn Shoppe features with the help of an incubation manager. This will help them be familiarised with the platform’s capabilities.

Second is fulfilment whereby free shipping and cashback will be offered to the buyers through an opt-in programme. Buyers will significantly benefit from this, resulting to more sales for the retailers.

Third is advertising and promotion wherein it will increase the traffic to one’s store. Shopee will advertise the retailer’s best deals on various channels such as Facebook, KOLs and etc. It will also place the products higher in the search results by bidding on keywords through Shopee MyAds. High visibility flash deals will help drive sales and live-streaming products with comms support.

Last is the marketing which aims to give exposure on the collection to interested buyers by appearing on Shopee’s thematic collections and microsites. The seller will also get featured on Shopee’s high-engagement social media.

ATC | Shopee Offers E-commerce Booster Package to New Sellers Headstart Price — Image Source: Shopee SG

Eligibility for the Booster Package

Applicants should meet the following criteria to qualify for the Booster Package:

Business entity must be registered in Singapore
Core business activities are retail-oriented

Send in your application forms at [email protected] with your ACRA bizfile and wait for 48 hours to receive the package information and assessment from the consultants.

Want to learn more about the Shopee E-commerce Booster Package? Click here.

Need help on Shopee Store Setup and Management? Contact us to get started.

About D38 Ecommerce Agency

We also have a market-specific digital channels team focusing on providing support for LINE Thailand and Japan, Naver for Korea, and ZhaoVN for global Chinese readers for social news and updates.

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Case Studies E-commerce

MY Merries Launches Lazada Sales Campaign

November 19, 2020Digital 38 Marketing Team

D38 | MY Merries Lazada Sales Campaign Featured IMG

MY Merries launches Lazada Sales Campaign and conducts a giveaway to those who will buy on their Lazada Flagship store.

What is Merries?

Merries is a Super Premium Baby Diaper brand from Japan. With its superb absorbency, exceptional breathability & ultra-softness, Merries provides the dryness and comfort that your baby’s delicate skin needs.

MY Merries x Lazada

MY Merries launches Lazada Sales campaign to encourage customers to purchase products in their Lazada Flagship store.

Here are the steps to win Merries Tender Love Diapers:

FOLLOW the Merries flagship store at Lazada.
PURCHASE a minimum of RM 100 and above worth of Merries Tender Love Limited Edition products in a single transaction from the Merries Lazada Flagship Store.
Send a message to MY Merries Official Facebook page together with the screenshot of the official receipt and the following details:

Full name
IC number
Contact number
Mailing address

ANSWER a simple question: I love Merries Tender Love Diapers because… and write your answer in a creative way.

20 winners will be able to win 1 Carton of Merries Tender Love Diapers (only L & XL size) when you purchase at MY Merries Lazada flagship store.

Click here for more information.

About D38 Ecommerce Agency

We also have a market-specific digital channels team focusing on providing support for LINE Thailand and Japan, Naver for Korea, and ZhaoVN for global Chinese readers for social news and updates.

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E-commerce

Checklist for starting a new shopify store

November 9, 2020Digital 38 Marketing Team

Having a good checklist for starting a new Shopify store is the first step to growing your business. This is also a good way to be organised and make sure everything is ready before launching.

Make a checklist for starting a new Shopify store

Before starting

Get advice and opinions from local experts about taxes and laws related to the business.
If you have an existing website for your ecommerce brand, consider transferring it to Shopify
Decide on sales channels fit for your product
Learn more about Shopify’s point of sale hardware for selling your products in person
Think about your pricing plan

Setting up your online store

Log in and enter your passwords
Create a name for your store
Choose a legal business name and address
Set up your billing information
Add your payment provider and default currency
Work on the weight unit for your store listings
Arrange your shipping options, whether they are pickup, local delivery, etc
Set up taxes and payment getaways
Staff your store
Establish your domain
Explore Shopify’s app store to learn more about apps that can improve your business

Organising your store

Customise your website with great themes
Add and organise your products
Customise your menu and add extra features

Do a test-run of your online store

Test successful and failed transaction
Try out refunding and canceling orders
Check how to fulfill and archive orders
Get more information from Shopify’s fraud analysis settings

Opening your store

Allow access to your customers by removing the store password

Add more online sales channels

Sell with Buy Buttons
Work with Facebook, Messenger
Sell with Instagram

Promote your store

Set up your home page metadata and create a marketing plan
Create a Shopify email
Work on your stores’ SEO
Use discount codes and sales
Tend to abandoned cart emails
Include a chat feature to your online store and cater to customer inquiries

About D38 Ecommerce Agency

We also have a market-specific digital channels team focusing on providing support for LINE Thailand and Japan, Naver for Korea, and ZhaoVN for global Chinese readers for social news and updates.

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Digital Marketing Guides E-commerce News Highlights Singapore Grants

Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) for Singapore SMEs

November 4, 2020Digital 38 Marketing Team

D38 | Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) For Singaporean SMEs FT IMG 1105a2020Singapore Cityscape

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) entering the overseas market can be taxing and risky. With Market Readiness Assistance (MRA), Singapore-based SMEs will be able to acquire assistance when venturing business overseas.

Grant Support & Limitations

Singapore-based SMEs will be able to receive up to 70% of eligible costs, capped at SGD100,000 per company starting 1 April 2020 until 31 March 2023. The support covers overseas market promotion (capped at SGD20,000), overseas business development (capped at SGD50,000), and overseas market set-up (capped at SGD30,000). The application is only limited to one activity per single overseas market.

Eligibility

Check this out if your business is eligible for MRA:

Business is registered/based in Singapore
For new market entry, target foreign market wherein the applicant did not yet surpass overseas sales of SGD100,000 in the last 3 previous years
Have at least local shareholdings of 30%
Group Annual Sales Turnover does not exceed SGD100 million or employees must not be more than 200

Supportable activities

MRA supports 3 activites. The first one is the Overseas Marketing Promotion which handles the Overseas marketing and PR activities as well as the participation in overseas trade fairs NOT supported under LEAD International Fairs & Missions (LEAD).

There is also the Overseas Business Development which takes care of the Business matching and the Overseas Market Setup which for Market Entry and In-depth FTA Consultancy.

Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) Application Process

For the pre-application process, retrospective applications will not be accepted. The applications will be considered retrospective if the following happens:

Signed with a third-party consultant
Submitted the first payment thru a third-party consultant
Started the project with the third-party consultant

Companies are required to submit their applications not earlier than six months from the project’s starting date. Applications can be completed through the Business Grants Portal.

Want to learn more about Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) Grant? Click here.

Digital 38 is an MRA 360 Support Strategic Partner offering consultancy, third-party quotations, and delivery of MRA supportable activities. We support SMEs in the professional services, eCommerce, manufacturing, and retail sectors aiming to penetrate Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. We have a dual support team consisting of Singapore-based consultants and a local market support team. Contact us today to enquire about our MRA services.

About D38 Ecommerce Agency

We also have a market-specific digital channels team focusing on providing support for LINE Thailand and Japan, Naver for Korea, and ZhaoVN for global Chinese readers for social news and updates.

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Digital Marketing Guides E-commerce

Ecommerce Loyalty Program: Smile.io Rewards

November 3, 2020Digital 38 Marketing Team

An eCommerce loyalty program is also known as a reward program. It increases retention, acquires frequency, long-term customer values, and referrals. The best perks of having loyalty programs include free gifts, generous discounts, early purchase of exclusive products, and points for prizes.

Reward programs give the buyers great motivation to purchase more products and come back for more. This creates a valuable relationship between the business and its consumers.

Smile.io Loyalty Program

Smile.io Loyalty Program lets customers join, participate, and share your brand’s platform. The Point System motivates customers into engaging with your program. Keep your best customers interested by giving them special rewards and rank and give special attention to your loyal customers who refer to your brand.

Point System

Give special rewards to customers that created an account and made purchases. Reward points for customers who write product reviews and more. Endorse social rewards to those who will provide referrals for your brand.

Reward System

Offer rewards for every customer valuable engagement such as account creation, SNS shares, acquisitions, birthdays, etc.

Rewards can be in a form of a percent discount, discount on dollars, free products, or free shipping.

Smile.io Pricing

Smile.io price for Starter is USD49 (~SGD66.96) per month. It comprises points program, referral program, program branding, and reward emails. It also has 1 Smile integration involved.

The most popular plan is Growth which is USD199 (~SGD271.94) per month. It has the features included in the Starter plan plus nudges, points expiry, an analytics dashboard, and 2 Smile integrations.

The Pro plan, on the other hand, costs USD599 (~SGD818.55) per month that includes all features under the Growth plan plus a VIP program and unlimited Smile integrations.

Repeat customers are vital to businesses. The rise of your business profitability begins with your loyal customers. Loyal customers will not only repeatedly buy at your store, but they’ll also be the key to new customers to purchase in your business. That makes loyalty a powerful customer acquisition factor. Focusing on customer retention is a key step in getting the most out of your repeat customers. Businesses should focus on customer retention as it is a vital step to get the best out of your regulars.

Start building brand loyalty in your eCommerce store with D38. We are a partner of Smile.io, and we can help you set up your eCommerce store, as well as integrate Smile.io for a seamless online shopping experience. Contact us today to learn more.

About D38 Ecommerce Agency

We also have a market-specific digital channels team focusing on providing support for LINE Thailand and Japan, Naver for Korea, and ZhaoVN for global Chinese readers for social news and updates.

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E-commerce News Highlights Singapore Grants

SG Government Grants for Ecommerce Shopify Store

October 30, 2020Digital 38 Marketing Team

Having a good functioning eCommerce website is essential to drawing in more customers. And to do that, you must have sufficient knowledge and budget to plan and execute a seamless shopping experience for your customers. Luckily, government grants for e-commerce are available in Singapore.

Here’s a list of SG grants that SMEs can enjoy for starting an eCommerce store.

Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG)

Grab the chance to get an 80% discount to start, run, and expand your business by applying through the Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) before 31st March 2021.

Shopify is now on the list of the digital solutions pre-approved by IMDA for funding support under the PSG, as part of the SMEs Go Digital programme. Singaporean businesses are qualified for up to 80% discount on Annual Basic, Shopify, Advanced Plans (80% off ), and up to USD6,400 (~SGD8,733.76) abatement on the total cost of the Annual Plus Plan until 31 March 2021. The PSG support will return to 70% starting 1 April 2021.

How to apply?

Get a quote from Shopify
Apply for Productivity Solutions Grant
Purchase the annual Shopify plan
Submit the final claim

The Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) assist Singaporean SMEs in adopting pre-scoped IT solutions and equipment that improves productivity.

SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit

Businesses can also opt to choose the SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC) that covers up to 90% of out-of-pocket expenses for eCommerce.

The SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC) supports employers to implement enterprise and workforce transformation actions with one time USD10,000 discount credit to cover up to 90% of out-of-pocket expenses for workforce transformation programmes and eligible enterprise development.

SFEC can also provide Job Redesign projects for companies. Eligible employers who match the EDG criteria can also acquire more subsidies under the SkillsFuture Enterprise Credits (SFEC) scheme:

Have bestowed minimum of USD750 Skills Development Levy over the period required
Have at least three Singapore Citizen employees or Permanent Residents (PRs) every month over the same period
Have not applied for SFEC previously

Enterprise Development Grant (EDG)

The Enterprise Development Grant (EDG) helps Singaporean companies to flourish and be successful. This grant supports projects that help businesses improve, upgrade, or even expand overseas.

Business owners must submit their EDG project proposal to see if they are qualified for the grant. The grant funds qualifying project will be able to cover third party consultancy fees, software and equipment, and internal manpower cost. During the Supplementary Budget 2020, it is announced that the maximum support level will be raised to 80% from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2021.

For enterprises that are severely affected by COVID-19, the support may be raised to 90% on a case-by-case basis until 31 December 2020.

Eligibility

A business entity registered and operating in Singapore
Acquired a minimum of 30% local shareholding
Financially capable to start and complete the project

About D38 Ecommerce Agency

We also have a market-specific digital channels team focusing on providing support for LINE Thailand and Japan, Naver for Korea, and ZhaoVN for global Chinese readers for social news and updates.

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E-commerce

Guide to Creating A Successful Ecommerce Business

October 26, 2020Digital 38 Marketing Team

Digital 38 | Ecommerce Successful Ecommerce Business

The idea of starting a business online can seem intimidating. There are so many things to prepare to ensure a successful ecommerce business. Here are some helpful guides that could help grow your business.

1. Choosing a product

In starting a successful eCommerce business, finding a product to sell is the first step towards identifying your brand. From there, the idea of your product should be evaluated to see if it is a good fit for the current demands of consumers.

The next step is finding your hero product and how you will sell it to your target consumers.

2. Research and prepare

Another important aspect to consider is researching and preparing a business plan. This will become the official guide to bring all thoughts and plans together.

This process also includes doing a lot of research on your competition as well as other similar products. Getting a good idea of other competitors can give you an advantage.

3. Setting up your business

The next step to starting a successful e-commerce business is setting up properly. This includes incorporating an effective branding that sets your business apart.

Understanding Search Engine Optimization or SEO is also an important part of setting up a successful eCommerce business. Being able to optimise your brand and its content will give you an edge to provide structure to the brand.

Building your store requires good content and images, as well as having a stable, speedy and secured e-commerce platform. This also includes carefully choosing good sales channels to distribute your product across online and offline avenues.

4. Preparing to launch

All the hard work is about to pay off! Before launching, it is important to do some preparations such as shipping and fulfilment elements, as well as having a launch checklist.

5. Post-launch

The exciting part begins and this is where you can acquire your first customers. From here, it is best to get to know potential customers more and further market your store.

About D38 Ecommerce Agency

D38 is a South East Asia-focused eCommerce agency that provides full e-commerce solutions to grow your business on the digital space and generate ongoing monthly revenue. Our eCommerce solutions range from website development, store management, logistics, CRM, customer loyalty programs, automated email marketing, SEO, marketing tools, product press-release (PR) to reputation management – helping international companies simplify e-commerce management across ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

We also have a market-specific digital channels team focusing on providing support for LINE Thailand and Japan, Naver for Korea, and ZhaoVN for global Chinese readers for social news and updates.

#Ecommerce #Shopify#D38

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E-commerce

Pros And Cons Of Using Shopify

October 16, 2020Digital 38 Marketing Team

There are several options to consider when building your online store. This includes a good partner eCommerce solution to help grow your business. Here are some pros and cons of using Shopify as an eCommerce partner:

Pros and Cons of using Shopify

Pros

1. Built-in speed and security

Running an online store requires good speed and security for processing orders, inquiries, and payments. Shopify is successfully able to deliver a quick initial response to your webpage.

2. Inclusive of all necessary features

Shopify does not only have basic features to build a typical online business, but they have others too. Some of these include storefront features, analytics, 24/7 support, marketing, SEO, and more.

3. Great customer support

Since Shopify’s response time is exceptional, their customer support is also very good. It is important for customers to feel supported and taken care of. This is possible because of Shopify’s database of email and chat support, FAQ’s, and even phone support.

4. Marketing and Design

The idea of marketing and designing your brand does not have to be complicated. Sticking to the essentials is enough and this is something that Shopify excels at. This includes services with SEO, HTML, CSS, as well as many design features.

5. Add-ons/Plug-ins

Having the basic necessities for growing your e-commerce business is essential, however, there is nothing wrong with going beyond that. Shopify also offers a lot of additional features with their own app store.

6. Company Structure and Size

Although Shopify has several competitors out there, it does not rule them out from being one of the stronger platforms. They are constantly growing by size and by structure, making them a good competitor as well.

Cons

1. Pricing

Ecommerce pricing can be quite confusing, and Shopify has several fees centered around different aspects. There are monthly payments, platform transaction fees, credit card fees, and other additional fees.

2. Customisation

Shopify has a ton of options and features for customisation. However, an extensive customisation setup like this could pose some issues in the sense that customising a page could be confusing.

3. Content Marketing

When promoting your brand, content marketing is one of the important team players. In this case, Shopify’s built-in blogging and content software could see some improvements.

4. Jargon

Good communication and clarity with features are essential to make things less confusing. Shopify can interchange terms from “categories” to “collections”, or simply not being able to deliver the best user experience.

5. Lock-in and Set-up

With the possibility of using a different e-commerce solutions platform in the future, it could be quite difficult to transfer from one to the next. Being able to set up with Shopify isn’t the easiest experience as well, some technical knowledge could be helpful.

About D38 Ecommerce Agency

We also have a market-specific digital channels team focusing on providing support for LINE Thailand and Japan, Naver for Korea, and ZhaoVN for global Chinese readers for social news and updates.

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Corporate News & Events E-commerce News Highlights Singapore Grants

Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) Your Ecommerce Solutions

October 13, 2020Digital 38 Marketing Team

Photo credit: Shopify Website

The Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) is a new initiative, offered by Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) to boost the productivity of SMEs in Singapore. PSG also aims to better support businesses in the next phase of transformation by adopting eCommerce solutions.

The funding support level will be raised up to 80% and the submission deadline of PSG application is  on 31st December 2020.

Level up your business with Shopify

The IMDA has pre-approved Shopify as a digital solutions platform. It is listed as funding support of eligible costs under the Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG), as a part of SMEs Go Digital Program. This program is designed to help SMEs in Singapore make the most of digital technologies to improve operations and generate new revenue.

Businesses that are eligible can sign up for Shopify and save up to 80% on their annual plans such as Basic, Shopify, or Advanced plan. You can also save up to $6,400 USD on an annual Shopify Plus plan before 31st December 2020.

SMEs to apply for PSG with the following steps:

STEP 1- Get a quote from Shopify

Go to Shopify’s webpage and provide your business details. Shopify will send a quote for a Basic, Shopify, Advanced, or a Plus plan. The following information will be needed to apply:

Shopify subscribers of Basic, Shopify, Advanced or Plus plan
Registered and operating in Singapore
Using their subscription in Singapore
At least 30% locally owned

STEP 2 – Apply for PSG

The Shopify Productivity Solutions Grant Application can be completed using the Business Grants Portal. Businesses must be listed as ‘retail’ to apply.

STEP 3 – Purchase your annual Shopify plan

The billing for a Shopify PSG is annual compared to Shopify’s usual monthly billing. For more information, you can visit Shopify’s guide here

STEP 4 – Submit your final claim

Use the Business Grants Portal to get reimbursed.

For more information, you can check out Shopify’s website and FAQ’s here

About D38 Ecommerce Agency

D38 is a Southeast Asia-focused ecommerce agency that provides direct-to-consumer Ecommerce solutions to grow your business on the digital space and generate ongoing monthly revenue. Our eCommerce solutions range from website development, store management, logistics, CRM, customer loyalty programs, automated email marketing, SEO, marketing tools, product press-release (PR) to reputation management – helping international companies simplify eCommerce management across ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

We also have a market-specific digital channels team focusing on providing support for LINE Thailand and Japan, Naver for Korea, and ZhaoVN for global Chinese readers for social news and updates.

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