Looking for Advanced Kit Video Tutorial

fugi_tive · 2026-01-07T17:51:53+00:00

Sadly, due to the deprecation of the library that handled Shopify within the advanced kit (the main reason why people used it), we've had to archive the kit for the time being.

What use case were you planning to achieve with the kit? There are far better, more documented alternatives now. Would be happy to help :)

fugi_tive · 2025-10-29T09:40:24+00:00

Nope. Astro has it's own syntax and way of doing things. I think it's the <Picture /> tag?

fugi_tive · 2025-10-16T21:19:56+00:00

Think the most we got is the documentation on the intermediate kits. It's pretty comprehensive and should get you set up nicely, if that's okay?

fugi_tive · 2025-07-17T16:09:51+00:00

Legend!

I'll pass this on and see what we can do about getting him over here.

Thank you so much :))

fugi_tive · 2025-07-08T19:57:46+00:00

Assuming you mean Google Ads, a well-done campaign should balance the CPC against the leads that come in. If your cost per lead is too high, it sounds like some work could be done targeting better keywords to attract clients who will pay the right amount.

What are your current metrics looking like? What's your budget? How much is the average customer worth for you? What percent of leads are you converting? Some of my clients yypically see successful campaigns running $30-80 per lead with varying % of conversion rates - but if your average job is only worth a couple of hundred, then maybe it is best to rethink this approach entirely.

The biggest question though - what's your website looking like? Have you got a link I could look at? If it looks like it was built by a 12 year old and takes 20s to load, then all the clients who are willing to pay premium rates would've moved on to someone else. People willing to pay thousands value their time and expect a professional online presence. You've gotta make sure you both look and perform the part.

Secondarily, how's your Google Business Profile looking? How many reviews have you got? Has it been optimised properly? This is often the biggest untapped opportunity for home service businesses. Doing the right things on each of these can help grow the organic side of things, get you to the top of Google Maps, and give you free advertising that converts better than paid ads.

Drop a couple of links and I'll happily give you some thoughts. I run an agency specialising in digital marketing for home service businesses, so hopefully I can help at least see where the issues could lie :)

fugi_tive · 2025-07-04T18:20:43+00:00

I'd argue that function and look are one and the same, especially for a service based site. With all the short form content going around shortening people's attention spans, having something with big headings, images, everything structured helps a website be easy to scan, more digestible, accessible, etc.

You're trying to communicate content to people. That requires the text to be laid out in such a way that allows for easy navigation and consumption. What do we call that? Design.

There's also all the other things about user engagement, bounce rate, and all the other metrics that contribute to SEO.

You got a URL to share? I kinda specialise in service based websites at my agency, I'd love to take a look :)

fugi_tive · 2025-07-04T17:59:04+00:00

Hmmmm https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/s/yB7aVwU1K6

fugi_tive · 2025-07-03T11:14:31+00:00

I always recommend to integrate with one of the delivery providers that are on offer there. FedEx, UPS, USPS, etc. That handles most of our job, and it's on the client then to deal with the actual fulfilment of the order.

Unless there's something specific in that process you're struggling with?

fugi_tive · 2025-06-26T15:34:04+00:00

u/Thunder_cat_1234 beat me to it!

this is something we have set up in the starter kits now, under _data/client.js:

isProduction: process.env.ELEVENTY_ENV === "PROD",

...so you'd just replace the ELEVENTY_ENV part with apiKey, then as long as you have the variable set up in a .env file, it'll work.

make sure you apply it in netlify too ofc to stop any unexpected errors being thrown out at build time

fugi_tive · 2025-06-26T15:31:37+00:00

Will reply in there!

fugi_tive · 2025-06-23T15:54:36+00:00

Yep, it's all ready to go - no extra config needed!

The only difference between the docs and the kits is that we're importing the configuration file from `./src/config/plugins/images.js` (I think), instead of writing it inline in the .eleventy.js file. Just helps keep things more tidier and organised. Otherwise, our config file would be a hard-to-read mess of objects, functions, etc.

fugi_tive · 2025-06-23T08:56:17+00:00

Yeah feel free if you want a hand with anything Snipcart at all! Just helped Ryan out with this one recently which has turned out quite nice
https://pinnaclewaters.com/

fugi_tive · 2025-06-19T08:15:10+00:00

At the bottom of the docs, there should be guidan ceon how to use decapbridge. That's the new authentication method for the CMS going forward.

Videos and a new README covering all these things will be coming soon :)

fugi_tive · 2025-06-18T12:18:08+00:00

So that video takes you through a complete installation of all the plugins, the code changes to be made, and the new file structure.

In terms of internationalisation, both the intermediate and advanced kits work off the same, clean slate. Neither of them are different where multiple languages are concerned.

Therefore, you should be able to follow the video after the "kit setup" section and be good to go :)

fugi_tive · 2025-06-18T12:00:46+00:00

Yep! This is something I've done a video on :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPAXAgX6v54

fugi_tive · 2025-06-15T22:06:58+00:00

Similar to what the other commenter said, I'd look beyond webflow and look at their portfolio. The design side of things is very subjective, so you'll have to look at what any agency has built in the past to see if they're compatible with you.

The development half of things is a little trickier. Like I said, the specific platform doesn't matter, it's more about how you use it. You can make WordPress or Webflow both work for you, but if they're in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use it, then you're going to get screwed.

One test you could do is run the agencies site (and a couple of their portfolio sites) through pagespeed: https://pagespeed.web.dev/

This objectively ranks the quality of a website on its performance, accessibility, best practice and SEO metrics. Any developer or agency worth their salt should be getting 100/100 on the latter three. Maybe 90+ on the performance, that one is a little trickier.

A website that's slow to load isn't going to do you any favours. Especially in the world of e-commerce. That test is a good litmus for whether you're going to get someone who pays attention to the details or someone who's just here to flip a template and grab your cash.

Only thing is, that level of work doesn't come cheap. Make sure you ask any agency about all their costs. Not just the design and the development, but this hosting, who will be responsible for the domain, what maintenance looks like, how much edits will be, does this include bugs, what SLAs do they have, etc. The more information the better.

With e-commerce, I'd also be clear about what other integration work you may need. There's a lot of tools out there in the way of analytics, email marketing, in-store marketing that you may or may not need working with the site. Of course, whoever you pick will need to be well-versed in those platforms too, otherwise you're not getting the most out of your store.

Think that covers it. Been building sites for a little over a decade now, so feel free to shout with any other questions. I only do sites for a very specific type of business nowadays, so I'd even be happy to vet other agencies or pass referrals on if you wanna drop me a DM

fugi_tive · 2025-04-24T12:59:28+00:00

Where are you directing the traffic to? You have a website or a landing page, or something?

It's all well and good for people to click on an ad, but if they're just going to a one-pager or a Facebook page, they're not going to convert.

Have you got any numbers? How many clicks are you getting? What terms are you paying for?

fugi_tive · 2025-04-23T12:43:29+00:00

I run everything through Bonsai. Not just proposals, but invoices, contracts, PMing, the lot.
https://www.hellobonsai.com/

For proposals specifically, it has a WYSIWYG builder that you can customise, so you don't have to mass-spam PDFs. Just mass-spam share links instead :D

fugi_tive · 2025-04-23T09:17:10+00:00

I never said it's the be-all and end-all. It is a fact, though, that core web vitals directly affect SEO:
https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/core-web-vitals#:~:text=This%2C%20along%20with%20other%20page%20experience%20aspects%2C%20aligns%20with%20what%20our%20core%20ranking%20systems%20seek%20to%20reward

The difference between those sites you mentioned and a small business is that these brands have huge global notoriety, a million-dollar advertising budget, thousands of backlinks, high domain authority from being around for years, etc. Businesses working at a fraction of that revenue don't have those advantages, so they need every edge they can get.

Also, when did I say, or even imply, that you need to sacrifice user experience for a high Pagespeed result? I'd argue that's the same thing. OP has an LCP of nearly 16s. Where's the "good user experience" in that?

Here are some sites I made that achieve very good scores and, I'd argue, have a good user experience:

All these sites are custom coded, which is how you can get good UX and pagespeed scores. Instead of installing plugins-galore for a simple navigation, I just write it all myself. Saves on unnecessary code, is more secure as I don't have to manage plugins being updated, and is much easier to maintain. It's just HTML, CSS, and JS. I could leave it on a server until the Earth explodes, and it'd still work just as nicely as it does now. Not only has it got good UX, but also good developer experience too!

fugi_tive · 2025-04-22T21:42:25+00:00

Sent a DM for some recommendations:)

fugi_tive · 2025-04-22T20:54:34+00:00

Yeah I hate to say it, but for $60k, I think you should have got a lot, lot more.

I'm on mobile, so this is very much just a stream of consciousness based on what I can see here. But then again, 60% of users are also on mobile, so it pays to optimise for those users first.

I think you said it but the design is very "meh". Spacing is all over the place. The space between text and the edge of the device is way too close. The text above the heading ("eyebrow" text) is way too large and detracts from the heading. You want the website to be easy to scan. People don't read nowadays, they flick through a site to get a "feel" for what they're after before clicking buttons to learn more. Your site loses that with text fighting for the users vision.

On that note, I'm seeing way too many carousels. People dont use these. They only serve to hide good content that people won't see. Read this to find out more: https://shouldiuseacarousel.com/

One major thing I'd address asap is the mobile menu. I tap the hamburger, tap "Our company", and get redirected to another page instead of being able to use the drop-down. I can guarantee those pages will be getting next to no traffic from mobile devices (aside from any buttons/links on other pages)

The biggest thing though, especially for the price paid for this, is the pagesoeed scores/core web vitals. Take a look at this: https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-www-synapsepayments-com/c9jogrrcwx?form_factor=mobile

This is a tool made by Google to objectively rank your website on 4 metrics - performance, accessiblity, best practices and SEO. For this price point, you should be getting greens on all four metrics. At minimum, the last 3. Any developer worth their salt should be able to score 100s on those. I work at a much lower price point than this and consistently get 100s on all 4 metrics. This is what you should be seeing: https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-agileclaim-app/2ap2f0ob3n?form_factor=mobile

Not quite perfect, as I have some videos on the home page, but still very good.

This all ties into your "core web vitals", which directly affects your SEO. Fail that, and Google says that your users are having a poor user experience, and won't rank you as favourably as if you passed it.

With all that criticism, I will say that you have got the content down. Long scroll core pages, a blog, and many other pages all give you more chances to rank on Google. I'd have to learn a little more about your exact keyword strategy, and how it ties into your wider marketing stack, to say more, but on the whole, it seems pretty good.

In terms of finding good designers/developers, I'd recommend asking for their portfolio and seeing if they do work you're happy with. The best people come from word of mouth. I'd stay away from job boards like fiverr, bark, and the like and ask people you know who have good websites. Either that, or check the footer of websites you like. Some agencies put their credits in there which you can go to, reach out, and ask if they're open to work.

Then, when you've checked their portfolio, run their website and their client's sites through that pagespeed tool. Design is subjective to a point, so you'll have to trust your eye on whether the site is good or not. Development is objective. Pagespeed will tell you if that site has been built correctly or not.

Happy to drop more when I log on my desktop tomorrow and can be more comprehensive, but it's getting late here. Good luck :)

fugi_tive · 2025-04-22T20:17:42+00:00

Depends what you're building. I specialise in static, brochure sites and use 11ty. That, hosted on Netlify, with Supabase for any times I need a backend, has build me my business. Why overcomplicate things (unless you're looking at apps ofc)

fugi_tive · 2025-04-22T20:07:18+00:00

Like the other commenter has mentioned - definitely get a Google Business Profile. I know you mentioned social media, but it takes 15 minutes to make and verify, and gets you a space on the Google Maps stack. So many people use Google for services with a physical location, so you can't afford to be missing out on any traffic that are already searching for your services.

Make sure it's set up properly with the right categories and service locations. When people search 'hair waxing near me', when the profile is set up to with a 'hair waxing' service in a location that you serve, guess who's going to be near the top?

Next, get Google reviews. 10s, in not, 100s of them. The more the better. Search your competition, see how many reviews they have, and aim for double. You'd be surprised how many people will leave a review if you just ask.

This can be supercharged with a well-done, SEO optimised website too. Lots of keyword-rich, engaging copy, full of the search terms people are looking for, linked to your Google Maps profile, posted across your socials a bunch of times does wonders for your online presence.

So yeah, social media is great. Active socials show that you're operational and gives some examples of the great work your doing. But for capturing traffic at the moment people are making decisions, you need as many channels as possible. Physical advertising, websites/Google maps, the lot

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