Are you on Reddit? (Don't worry... I'm not going to ask to see your Reddit history. LOL) If so, did you know that there's a Shopifreaks subreddit? You can find it at r/shopifreaks. Did you also know that YOU are welcome to post on it? I use the subreddit to...
I've spent the better part of my adult life traveling the world and running my businesses remotely. One of the questions I often receive after visiting a country is, "What'd you think of the people?" And for years I've given the same comedic but truthful answer,...
This is one of my favorite and most exciting Shopifreaks editions to date! Platform-wide affiliate programs... new cryptocurrencies launched by major e-commerce players... AI commerce trends to look out for in the coming year... Amazon's becoming TikTok... fintechs...
Our Sponsor: Shopifreaks is now brought to you by BigCommerce! Brands big and small looking for a fully customizable e-commerce platform that offers product and catalog personalization and feature flexibility choose BigCommerce. Before we get into this week's top...
Our Sponsor: Shopifreaks is now brought to you by BigCommerce! Brands big and small looking for a fully customizable e-commerce platform that offers product and catalog personalization and feature flexibility choose BigCommerce. In this week's 81st edition...
Shopifreaks is now brought to you by BigCommerce! If you missed my e-mail this past Wednesday, I had some big news to share with you. Shopifreaks has entered into a one year agreement with BigCommerce to sponsor our newsletter! I'm excited to work with their team...
I'm excited to share with you that Shopifreaks has entered into a one year agreement with BigCommerce to sponsor our newsletter! I held off on accepting sponsors for over 18 months and 79 editions because I wanted to focus on the content direction of the newsletter...
Which tech company do you trust most with your health care data and medical records -- Amazon, Google, Shopify, Etsy, or eBay? Or none of them? This is a question that most patients haven't had to think about before, but the answer is now becoming a reality. In...
If big corporations have it their way, you'll be able to buy products EVERYWHERE -- while watching TV, browsing social media, and even in your DMs! This week's 78th Edition of the Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter shares some new upcoming ways to make...
Have you been patiently waiting for livestream commerce to become mainstream in your market? Silently logging onto social media every day hoping to see your favorite influencers pushing products in your face through live video? Well if so, I've got some disappointing...
Happy 4th of July! I hope that my US readers had a great holiday today and enjoyed the long weekend. Before we get started -- Who are you? What do you do for a living? Hit reply to this e-mail and let me know. I like to know who's on the other side of this...
Today's 75th edition of Shopifreaks is about PAYMENTS. It's time for you to start PAYING for this newsletter! (Just kidding.) I'm talking about payment processing solutions like Google Pay, Shop Pay, Apple Pay, PayPal, Samsung Pay, Klarna, WooCommerce Payments,...
What if you could order products from your TV with the click of a button? Would you? (Should you?) Is there space on the market for a Google Shopping competitor? And if so, is Microsoft the one to do it? What's the deal with everyone cancelling their streaming music...
I think that this is the most I've laughed while putting together a Shopifreaks newsletter. This week in the 73rd Edition of Shopifreaks, I've got news for you about inflation, BNPL, marketplaces, and... buttholes? LOL, yeah for real... I've actually got a...
If 2010s are remembered as the decade of social media, then 2020s will be known as the age of financial connectivity. The era when it became incredibly easy to buy things anywhere, anytime, in practically any currency (crypto and fiat alike). From BNPL taking...
Where do you start your search for products when shopping online? On Amazon or Google? Or on Craigslist like a psychopath? Do you know what the top "wants" of online shoppers are? Are they different from yours? Is the recession we've all been waiting for finally...
With a recession ahead of us, how much are companies willing to spend to keep you coming back? Do customers actually spend their crypto when given the payment option? Or is everyone a HODLER? If BNPL was available everywhere (including in-stores), would you stop...
What if I told you that you had 60 days to rebuild your store on a different e-commerce platform? Could you pull it off? Would you allow your competitors to build a look-alike audience based on your customers if you could do the same to theirs? If Alexa made it easier...
