Hi Shopifreaks Happy Inauguration Day! Depending on your political affiliation -- either "congratulations" or "my condolences." Wherever you stand, one thing is for sure, we're in for a wild ride these next four years, for better or worse.  This week, I have a couple...

Hi Shopifreaks It's only my second edition of 2025, and I can already tell you with confidence that this is going to be one of the biggest editions of the year! Between a looming TikTok ban, tech companies adapting to the new political landscape ahead, and even more...

Hi Shopifreaks Well, well, well.... 2025. Here we are! Who knew 25 years ago, when our evenings were spent talking with friends on AIM and ICQ and Y2K was set to destroy the world as we knew it, that a mere two and a half decades later we'd be talking to AI chatbots,...

Hi Shopifreaks Happy New Year! What a year it's been! The biggest change for me? Mia went from being a baby to a little girl in the span of a year! I've had very little experience with babies prior to having my own, and one of the biggest surprises for me has been how...

Hi Shopifreaks! I hope you have a Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas this week (or whatever you celebrate). If nothing else, I hope that you enjoy some time off with your families. This has been the absolute busiest holiday season I've ever had at my agency, and I'm...

Hi Shopifreaks, Before we begin, I'd like to welcome Weglot to the Shopifreaks family as our newest official News Partner! 🎉🥳 Weglot offers the easiest way to translate your e-commerce website into 110+ languages on all major platforms including Shopify, BigCommerce,...

Hi Shopifreaks Big news this week --- I turned 40! You'd never guess I'm 40 years old, given that I'm in the best shape of my life and not a wrinkle or gray hair in sight. 😂 My wife actually tricked me this year (which she's never been able to do). A couple weeks ago...

Hi Shopifreaks I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. What a wild time in e-commerce and tech last week turned into! China dominated holiday shopping on Black Friday, Australia banned social media, and Shopify launched its giant globe for the second year in a row....

Hi Shopifreaks How do you feel about AI bots doing your online shopping for you? Hit reply and let me know.  Personally I'm not ready to let bots buy things for me yet because I don't trust their ability to either get me the best price or judge when price / quality is...

Hi Shopifreaks I'm excited & proud today to bring you my 200th Edition of Shopifreaks! 🎉🥳 I launched Shopifreaks in January 2021 and have since published 200 consecutive weekly editions -- never missing a single week including holidays, travel, COVID, electricity...

Hi Shopifreaks It's that time of year again... Time for our third annual e-commerce predictions report!  Each year the industry's top voices, executives, analysts, and SaaS builders submit their predictions to shed light on where e-commerce is trending and help you...

Hi Shopifreaks! Is Shopify becoming more bank than e-commerce platform? Are we about to enter an era of AI personal assistants that live on our phones? Is Mexico fed up with cheap Chinese imports? Will TikTokers have to pay back what they stole from JPMorgan Chase...

Hi Shopfreaks! As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I'm hosting a giveaway in celebration of my upcoming 200th consecutive weekly edition of Shopifreaks. As a thank you to my readers for your support of this newsletter for the past four years, I'm offering up a brand...

Hi Shopifreaks How's the start to your holiday season going so far? At my agency, we're in peak season right now preparing BFCM deals, and early deals, and early-early deals. LOL. For my particular clients, Q4 is already shaping up to be the best quarter they've ever...

Hi Shopifreaks Thank you to everyone who responded to my poll last week about which prizes to offer in my upcoming giveaway. Additionally, thanks for all the kind words you shared in your replies about my newsletter. Hearing how much value you get from Shopifreaks...

Hi Shopifreaks Before we get started, I have a question for you. Please hit reply to this e-mail with a quick answer. In celebration of my upcoming 200th consecutive weekly edition of Shopifreaks, I'm going to host a giveaway to thank you - my readers - for your...

Hi Shopifreaks As many of you know, I'm from Asheville, NC. You probably saw what's been happening in the area as a result of Hurricane Helene. It's been absolutely devastating -- over 100 deaths (and more bodies being discovered each day), countless homes and...

Hi Shopifreaks! A long time reader brought to my attention that last week's edition of Shopifreaks made it to her Promotions tab instead of her Primary Inbox. Sometimes that unfortunately happens due to the subject line or content topics of that week's edition. Here...