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I’ve been contacted by a few companies looking to open online stores in the Peptides space. This is a new and trending category, but a very high risk one. Here’s what I dug up in conducting some quick research on the topic, and the reasons why I must steer clear of projects in this category.…
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I was struck by a recent article titled Cut the number of choices you make each day. Your brain will thank you. It describes how reducing everyday decisions is good for our mental health and freeing up precious time. This directly relates to my eCommerce clients that feature hundreds if not thousands of products. They…
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Many of the same rules to success apply whether you’re using Shopify or WooCommerce for your eCommerce platform. Rely on the core system Both Shopify and WooCommerce cover ~95% of what any store needs right out of the box paired with officially developed extensions for things like Bundles and Subscriptions. Hold your service vendors accountable…
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WordPress Block Theming released with the Twenty Twenty-Two core theme in January of that year. I immediately recognized the value that this technology provides and realized that the era of file-based Classic Themes was drawing to a close – that they were now obsolete, including the WooCommerce Storefront theme that was my previous go-to solution.…
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I’ve noticed in talks with several of my clients that they love my “Let’s try it right now” concept. Usually over Zoom and screen-share we make quick attempts to achieve something together in realtime, or backlog it if we run into delays. I use Trello to manage projects, so we toss the details into a…
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I’m presenting at the West Orlando WordPress Meetup in a couple of weeks on Thursday, March 21st at 6:00pm Eastern (3pm Pacific). Learn about the differences and similarities between Shopify and WooCommerce to help you decide which eCommerce platform is best for your business.
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Selling subscriptions is not for the faint of heart. Yes, even with Shopify. Third party Apps, e.g. Recharge and Appstle, are functional silos. To complicate matters further, there is an entirely new Shopify Customer Portal design that Apps cannot currently run in, only the legacy portal that the theme controls. I gather that Shopify is…
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Sometimes I get quote requests for migrating a WooCommerce store over to Shopify. I can provide a ballpark figure after getting clarity in some areas, namely: Ballpark cost estimates Item Hours Cost Setting-up the Shopify store settings (locations, shipping, policies, payment methods, consulting with client) 2 $250 Applying style guide (color sets, fonts, menus, header,…
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Update: I’ve discovered the achilles heel of Shopify. Having worked with Shopify over the past six months, I’ve observed how important the theme is to the storefront. It’s a highly opinionated design and feature layer that contains design settings and custom code. Update from October 16th, 2023 I took a peek at five stores that…
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After careful consideration, I’ve decided to join the Shopify Partner Program and start working on proprietary Shopify powered sites as well as continuing to work on open-source WordPress + WooCommerce powered sites. Recent statistics from BuiltWith indicate that Shopify leads greatly over WooCommerce Checkout, particularly in the United States market. Information I hear from colleagues…