"i only speak liquid" #14: Adding AR to Shopify 🤯

Hey all 👋!

Welcome to 'i_only_speak_liquid' by Storetasker, where active Shopify developers like me (Tony) share learnings we face daily. This is my 2nd edition of 4 before we rotate out to another developer. Hope you enjoy it!  

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What I’ve been thinking about:

I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of e-commerce. I’m sure e-commerce is going omnichannel entirely, and Augmented Reality will be vital for this.

Virtual Reality will be a hit, too, but people will adopt it at a slower pace.

To share my excitement with you all, I published an entire step by step tutorial to show you how to create a product slider with virtual reality and augmented reality capabilities.

Here it is, hope you enjoy it!!

3 links you can’t miss:

•  Model Viewer Docs - Explore the documentation for the model-viewer tag. It’s created and maintained by google; you could easily find out you can make amazing things for VR and AR.

• PostCSS - This is great for transforming your modern CSS into a CSS compatible with virtually any browser in the market; it helps you with CSS names and avoids errors in your CSS.

• Codux - The first visual IDE for React, by the people behind Wix, that can be integrated with Polaris to create amazing Shopify app interfaces.

One app I like:

Klaviyo Email & SMS by Klaviyo

This app doesn’t require an introduction. However, you are missing it big time if you are using email/SMS marketing in a Shopify store and not using this app.

This app is straightforward to use, integrates seamlessly with Shopify, and offers a wide variety of cool features.

Want to create beautiful email newsletters, automated emails, and targeted campaigns? Klaviyo got you covered.

Klaviyo has excellent extra features too like A/B testing, segmentation, and dynamic content.

One learning as a freelancer:

A sharp brain is critical as a freelancer. People are renting your brain by the hour/project. The sharper your mind is, the more productive you are. High productivity with solid sales/marketing skills means higher income in the long term.

The three pillars of a sharp mind are exercise, diet, and sleep. I exercise daily for at least 15 minutes, mainly doing HIIT routines and some bodyweight exercises. In addition, I stick to a keto diet with high-quality protein and sleep at least 7 hours in a comfortable and completely dark environment.

Those are the bases for 80% of your brain sharpness. For the 20% left, there are too many options out there:

• A high-quality smartwatch to keep track of your sleep, stress, etc

• Meditation is a great way to overcome stress and anxiety.

• Sunlight regulates sleep and helps with stress and anxiety.

• Foci is a productivity tool that allows monitoring of your emotions while you work and help you overcome negative emotions like stress and anxiety.

• Modafinil is a smart pill top-rated in silicon valley as a cognitive booster and fatigue mitigator.

• Some diet supplements, like beer yeast, vitamin B complex, vitamin D, etc., keep your mind in its best state.

-Tony