A blueprint for your Shopify homepage
Your homepage has one job: get the right visitor to the right product quickly. This is the order we build homepages in, and the reasoning behind each part.
1. The first screen
A headline that states what you sell or what it does for the customer, one supporting sentence, one primary button and one strong product image. On mobile, all four must be visible without scrolling. Replace slideshows with a single message: visitors rarely wait for the second slide.
2. The reassurance strip
Three short facts directly under the hero: typically shipping, returns and one product-specific promise. This is the cheapest trust you can add.
3. Your best sellers
Four to eight products, chosen by you, not the default "featured collection" in alphabetical order. Show price on every card. If you have a clear hero product, lead with it.
4. The reason to believe
One band that explains why your product is different: the material, the process, the founder, the guarantee. One idea, one image, a few sentences. This replaces the generic "About us" paragraph.
5. Ways to shop
Collection links for visitors who did not want a best seller: by category, by use or by person. Use images, not a list of text links.
6. Proof, when you have it
Real reviews, press mentions or customer photos. If you do not have them yet, leave the section out. An empty or invented testimonial section does more harm than none.
What to remove
- Auto-playing slideshows
- A popup that fires before the page has been read
- "Welcome to our store"
- Multiple announcement bars
- Social feeds that send visitors away from the store
See the difference a redesign makes
Welcome to Paws & Pine
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Every design spends three months in real kitchens with real dogs before it goes on sale.
Concept demonstration. Paws & Pine is an invented brand, not a client. See all seven examples