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Product news, service-commerce playbooks, and how merchants sell their time with Sesami.

Introducing the All-New Sesami App on Shopify
Product Launch Hi, I’m Ehsan, co-founder of Sesami — and today I have a big announcement. After years of running and improving our original Shopify app,…

2024 will be a blast with all the new Sesami features!
Happy 2024!In 2023, we took commerce to 1000s of new businesses. We continued our mission to enable retail and service businesses with booking, commerce,…

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are not only for selling products!
In BFCM 2023, it’s the best time to focus on selling services this holiday season for three good reasons: 1. Consumer spending on services was expected to…

Klaviyo and Sesami Partnership
The partnership between Klaviyo and Sesami is a game-changer in the world of service commerce. This collaboration promises to revolutionize the way…

Sesami is the Shopify Commerce Award Winner: Best Omnichannel Experience
We are honored to be named the Shopify Commerce Awards Winner for the Best Omnichannel Experience 🏆 We worked so hard to help merchants globally offering…

Reimagine Your Retail Business (on Shopify) For BFCM – 15 Point Checklist
With the holiday season around the corner, it’s time for marketers to gear up for the biggest sales event – Black Friday Cyber Monday (BFCM). This season…

How to sell services on Shopify – A Quick Guide
Let’s face it, customer behaviour has been changing drastically for a long time. The days when would-be customers responded well to the hard sell are a…

A Handy Business Reopening Checklist – COVID-19
We’re in the throes of 2020, and it’s hard not to acknowledge the fact that uncertainty is the name of the game. While no one is exempt from the effects…

Get in on the Action: Black Friday Cyber Monday for Service Businesses
In North America, sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday – November 29 to December 1 – are expected to be around $87 billion USD. November 11 marked…

5 Tips to Help you Sell Services Online – Booking rate optimization
If you’re in the service sector and sell appointments on an e-commerce website, you’re going to want to continue reading this post. As you’ve probably…

You’ll love our brand-new Sesami Calendar
It’s Clean, it’s Simple, it’s Colour-coded! Getting a bird’s eye view shouldn’t feel like you’re staring at the Matrix. Sesami’s new calendar gives you…

Introducing Team-based Sales and Scheduling
Welcome to Sesami’s brand new update, V1.1! We’ve upgraded your in-app experience to help you do more and sell more. These updates include: Adding team…

Shaping the future of Service Commerce
We’re thrilled to have you on Sesami. Together, we’re shaping the future of how people buy appointment-based services. With a complete booking experience,…

How to manage notifications on Sesami
When an appointment is booked or updated on Sesami, we send an email with a calendar event. Your customer will be added as an attendee. You can manage who…

6 Business Types that Sell their Time on Shopify
In the world of eCommerce, Shopify hits home. Unlike your Amazons and Ebays, the site focuses on creating unique selling spaces for buyers and sellers to…
How to start using Sesami
Video Tutorial Getting Started (Installation Guide) If you haven’t installed it yet: > How do I sign up for Sesami? Step-by-step Guide Setting up Sesami…

Welcome to Sesami!
Welcome to Sesami! It’s been a journey for us getting here. Everything started in the summer of 2015, having this idea of connecting people together for…