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Data Shops - Getting Started Checklist

Data Shops Checklist

The first thing you’ll need to do is ingest your data into Narrative and organize it into individual products.

Be prepared to:

Step-by-step checklist:

Create your dataset using your sample file
Create a source
Set up a managed S3 bucket
Use your managed bucket to upload files for ingestion to your datasets
Create your first data product (complete with detailed description, SEO tags, and image, and price)

2. Build Your Shop

Once you have created a few products, you’ll want to create a custom branded ecommerce storefront.

Be prepared to:

Choose a URL and register a domain that will host your Data Shop
Provide color hex-codes, meta descriptions and tags, and links for your shop images and logo

Step-by-step checklist:

Register a unique domain name (see Data Shop examples below)
Data.mywebsite.com
Shop.mywebsite.com
Store.mywebsite.com
Point your domain to your Data Shop
Set a Google Analytics tag for your shop
Set your Google Tag Manager tracking tag to the same phrase or term that you set for your Google Analytics tag
Title your Data Shop
Enter a meta description for your Data Shop
Enter meta tags that describe your website to search engines
Enter Featured Search Terms (these will appear as buttons below the search bar on the Home page)

3. Drive Business

Use best SEO and marketing practices to drive business to your Data Shop.

Step-by-step checklist:

Include internal links in your product descriptions
Include SEO keywords in your product descriptions
Attach as many relevant SEO tags as possible to your products
List your data in Narrative’s Data Marketplace
Put a link to your Data Shop on your website, in your email signature, newsletters, etc.