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How to Migrate from BigCommerce to Shopify Easily?


migrate from bigcommerce to shopify

From the get-go, looking at BigCommerce versus Shopify doesn't give many distinctions. The capabilities are mostly the same, and the price is almost indistinguishable. The genuine contrast lies in their interest group. Shopify is more qualified for more modest stores and dropshipping businesses. BigCommerce is intended for bigger brands and ecommerce stores.


Regardless of why you're leaving BigCommerce for Shopify, exchanging data between the two stages is difficult. There's no simple copy-paste migration arrangement in light of the fact that the fundamental design that upholds the SaaS arrangement is unique. Yet, a BigCommerce to Shopify migration is effortlessly done when you follow the stages referenced beneath.


Stage 1: Create a Shopify Account

Prior to starting the BigCommerce to Shopify migration process, you should initially make your Shopify account. At the point when you join, you'll get a 14-day trial for free. You should give your payment data to eliminate the protection from your store and begin handling deals. You'll fill up some data about your store, like your industry and income. It's alright in the event that you're simply getting everything rolling.


The last step is giving a charging address and demonstrating whether this is an enlisted business. Right now, you'll need to utilize the appointed subdomain. Adding your domain will prevent your BigCommerce store from working properly during the change. Prior to collecting the documents you really want to import, take a couple of seconds to finish the underlying store arrangement, including transporting settings, tax settings, staff accounts, and so on.


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Stage 2: Transfer BigCommerce Information

When you've completed creating your Shopify account, you'll have to transfer the information from BigCommerce.


Item Information

From your BigCommerce dashboard:

· Go to Items > Export.

· Select the Default Export Layout and Document Format choices.

· A message will show up. Click Export my items to a CSV document. Close the message box. The CSV document will download to your PC.

· Then, return to the Export Layout and Document Format Choices. Select Mass Alter and click Proceed.

· Click Export My Items to a CSV document, then click Close. Another CSV document that contains extra item information and variation information will download to your PC.


Client Information

From your BigCommerce dashboard:

· Go to Clients > Export.

· Select the Default Export Layout and Document Format choices.

· A message box will show up. Click Export my clients to a CSV document. Close the box. The CSV document will download to your PC.


Order Information

From your BigCommerce dashboard:

· Go to Order > Export.

· Select the Default Export Layout and Document Format choices.

· A box will show up. Click Export my order to a CSV document. Close the box. The CSV document will download to your PC.


Stage 3: Import BigCommerce Information to Shopify

After you've downloaded the CSV documents you want from BigCommerce, now is the right time to bring information into your Shopify Store. The most straightforward method for doing this is to utilize the Store Importer application from the Shopify Application Store.


From your Shopify Administrator board:

· Go to Applications > Store Importer.

· On the Import your information into Shopify page, pick BigCommerce from the drop menu.

· Under Transfer documents, click Add document and pick the exported documents. You can pick as the need might arise.

· Click Proceed with Import > Import.


Stage 4: Review and Audit Content for Precision

Assuming that the information import was effective, all your item, client, and order information is accessible in the Shopify dashboard. Survey the information to ensure everything is imported accurately. You can add them physically assuming you track down that particular orders, clients, or items haven't been imported as expected.


Orders imported from BigCommerce or some other ecommerce stages are just moved for authentic purposes. The orders are consequently set to Filed status. It's feasible to unarchive them, however, you will not have the option to perform undertakings on those orders like you would with Shopify orders.


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Stage 5: Design Components and Final Details

When the data is imported, evaluated, and rectified on a case-by-case basis, it is the right time to guarantee all the design components are set up. You can involve one of the free themes in the Shopify Commercial center or pay for a superior one. In the event that you can't track down anything that works for you, there's generally the choice of having a customized theme fabricated, however, this can get costly rapidly.


Stage 6: Associate Your Domain to Your Shopify Store

After you've affirmed and surveyed the imported information, you can associate your domain with the Shopify store. When associated, your clients will go to your Shopify store instead of your BigCommerce store. Until you connect your domain, your clients will just access the new store with the Shopify store URL, which seems to be like this: subdomain.shopify.com.


From your Shopify administrator board:

· Go to Settings > Domain.

· Click Interface Existing Domain. In the event that you don't see this, click Activities, then, at that point, Associate Existing Domain.

· Click View Directions. This will direct you by guiding your domain toward your Shopify account since the guidelines change marginally contingent upon your domain recorder.


On the other hand, you can move your domain to Shopify if you want to deal with your domain from inside your Shopify administrator.


Dumbfounded about moving from BigCommerce to Shopify without any problem? Need to know the manners by which this migration will assist you with supporting your ecommerce store? x2x eCommerce will help you in dealing with any issue you are ascending to the present moment. Chat with us at sales@x2xe-commerce.com or 888-929-3266 and exploit your Demo right away.

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