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Marouane RHAFLI
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Hi eCommerce and Shopify community,

For those who don't know me yet, I am Marouane RHAFLI, the founder and C.E.O of Plak Theme LLC, I have created this category (Ask me a Question) on our forum to give an opportunity to the online successful entrepreneurs spread their story, experience and their knowledge with the community in an interactive way.

So let's start the first topic by Asking me Questions 😎  

About me and how I began in eCommerce?

I'm Moroccan citizen, I studied engineering mechanics in Laval University in Canada, and I didn't graduate 🤪 for some financial reasons at that time, I turned then to eCommerce on 2010, I first started as a small seller on ebay, amazon and on some other marketplaces - which I don't remember the names lol - despite some minor ups and downs I could get some knowledge, I didn't know anything about Shopify at this time so I started a clothing store in 2011-2012 and it was a total failure, I didn't know about coding neither so It was a total hassle for me to just change a feature background color 😡  

At that time I know the importance of coding and programming. Without attending any school, I started learning coding (by myself) through some tutorials on internet, and I could develop my skills by posting some gigs on Fiverr, ... But creating my own business was always something I can't get rid off.

I opened a store on Shopify where I was selling original perfumes, it was a success, but I sold this business after about 2 years of its launch

How and when I launched Plak Theme LLC ?

When i got an exciting offer to sell my perfumes business I didn't hesitate and didn't think twice, in the meantime, I continued to get some orders on fiverr where my expertise was (SEO & speed up shopify stores loading time expert). One day I got an undeserved negative review, the guy removed the access for me from his Shopify store and left me a very bad negative review, it affected me mentally because I was sure I did my job very good, but the guy was not honest and just wanted the job to be done for FREE

At that time, I said to myself, why Am I losing my time on fiverr speeding up Shopify store for few hundreds $$$ while I have all the skills to build a Shopify theme which can be the Fastest over all of the existing theme ? And this is how I developed Plak Theme, ... and you where it is now 🙂

 

So this was my success story in 2 minutes, do you have any questions, feel free to post it in the comment below and I will be sure to answer them (when I have the time to 🤪 ) 

" We solved a major eCommerce issue by developing the Blurry Coupon which reduces the checkout reach path by 62%"
For business inquiries : marouane.rhafli@plaktheme.com


   
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Susan Clark
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Hi Marouane and thanks for the post, it is really interesting to learn from people like you 🙂

I have a question :

In your opinion and based on your own experience, what is the best way to advertise its business and overcome its competitors at the lowest cost possible ?

Thanks in advance and I wish you a good luck in your carrier, I am Plak theme user, and I really enjoy this theme

Susan


   
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Marouane RHAFLI
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Hi Susan,

First of all, I would like to thank you for your kind words, and i am really happy to hear that you're enjoying the theme i have built in majority by myself

To answer your question, the best advertisement way is the product/service itself, if you are selling services, try to make a unique service, crafted with high quality and unique features, and if you are selling physical products, try to offer a great after sale service, great customer support, look for a reliable and fast shipping carrier company to work with. On both cases, try to build a community around your products/services, your site and your marketing strategy need not to be tended to "Sell only" but you need to give an added-value to your customers.

In another hand, try to focus on SEO - which is a long lasting marketing way to drive free traffic - rather than focusing on paid ads that are ephemera

I wish you the best luck Susan and if you have any other question, don't hesitate to ask again 🙂

Marouane

" We solved a major eCommerce issue by developing the Blurry Coupon which reduces the checkout reach path by 62%"
For business inquiries : marouane.rhafli@plaktheme.com


   
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Posted by: @marouane-rhafli

Hi Susan,

First of all, I would like to thank you for your kind words, and i am really happy to hear that you're enjoying the theme i have built in majority by myself

To answer your question, the best advertisement way is the product/service itself, if you are selling services, try to make a unique service, crafted with high quality and unique features, and if you are selling physical products, try to offer a great after sale service, great customer support, look for a reliable and fast shipping carrier company to work with. On both cases, try to build a community around your products/services, your site and your marketing strategy need not to be tended to "Sell only" but you need to give an added-value to your customers.

In another hand, try to focus on SEO - which is a long lasting marketing way to drive free traffic - rather than focusing on paid ads that are ephemera

I wish you the best luck Susan and if you have any other question, don't hesitate to ask again 🙂

Marouane

 

Thanks a lot for the great insights 🙂


   
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karine-brown
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Hey Marouane,

Nice to meet you, Iam one of your clients and I like the theme and your services as well.

I have one question if you don't mind :

- I plan to open a new Shopify store, but this time I won't use Aliexpress, based on your exoerience, could you point me out to a reliable supplier/wholeseller based in US for a petshop store?

 

Thanks in advance 


   
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Posted by: @karine-brown

Hey Marouane,

Nice to meet you, Iam one of your clients and I like the theme and your services as well.

I have one question if you don't mind :

- I plan to open a new Shopify store, but this time I won't use Aliexpress, based on your exoerience, could you point me out to a reliable supplier/wholeseller based in US for a petshop store?

 

Thanks in advance 

Hi Karine,

Nice to meet you too 🙂

 

I highly recommend WorldWideBrand, there is a one time sign up fee of 299$, but it worth every penny.

Once you signup, you will get a huge list if dropshippers/suppliers/wholesellers worldwide, and you need to contact the one you would like to collaborate with.

The main advantage of WWB is that all the suppliers are verified and sell authentic products.

 

All the best Karine 🙂

Marouane

 

" We solved a major eCommerce issue by developing the Blurry Coupon which reduces the checkout reach path by 62%"
For business inquiries : marouane.rhafli@plaktheme.com


   
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karine-brown
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@marouane-rhafli thank you so much Marouane for the fast reply and for tge recommendation.

To be honest I have never heard about worldwidebrands, but I will definitely check it out.

Have a nice day

Karine


   
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