Hi Shopifreaks, Before we begin, I'd like to welcome Stenn to the Shopifreaks family as our newest official News Partner! 🎉🥳 Stenn helps e-commerce brands get the funds they need to boost their growth with pay-as-you-grow financing. Their Revenue-Based Financing...

Hi Shopifreaks I've got such a jam-packed edition for you this week, I can't take up valuable character-count with a long intro! So let's dive right in... In this week's edition I cover: Walmart's incredible marketplace growth Shopify's virtual partnership with Roblox...

Hi Shopifreaks! Thank you to all my readers who helped propel Shopifreaks past 100+ five star reviews on Google! Your reviews and referrals are my biggest drivers of growth since launching Shopifreaks in January 2021 -- which since then I've never missed a weekly...

Hi Shopifreaks! Before get started, I want to share an earned media experiment I've got going on with Linkifi.io.  What is earned media? It's news articles, interviews, or features that aren't paid for (ie: not sponsored posts) and that you didn't create yourself (ie:...

Hi Shopifreaks! Want to know something exciting? Shopifreaks has 91 five star reviews on Google! If you're enjoying my newsletter, can you help me reach 100 reviews? Click here to leave one now. Thank you! Before we get started today, I want to share the latest...

Hi Shopifreaks! Before we begin, I'd like to welcome Firework to the Shopifreaks family as our newest official News Partner! 🎉🥳 Firework helps transform your website into your ultimate storefront with new ways for customers to interact, connect, and shop online....

Hi Shopifreaks! RIP to our stock portfolios this morning. Ouch! Of course, if you zoom the chart out, the S&P 500 is still more than twice what it was in March 2020, and 54% higher than it was in February 2020 (before the sharp pandemic-fueled drop) -- so I think...

Hi Shopifreaks!  Before we begin, I'd like to welcome Levanta to the Shopifreaks family as our newest official News Partner! 🎉🥳 Levanta helps Amazon sellers drive high-converting traffic to their product listings with creators, influencers, and affiliate partnerships....

Hi Shopifreaks! What'd you buy last week on Prime Day? Were you able to scoop up any incredible deals? I tend not to take part in shopping events for a few reasons: I'm rarely in the US (currently in Cuenca, Ecuador) I barely ever shop (prefer experiences over things)...

Hi Shopifreaks! Before we begin, I'd like to welcome Omnisend to the Shopifreaks family as our newest official News Partner! 🎉🥳 Omnisend helps e-commerce merchants sell more, while paying less -- with tools like:  E-mail Marketing SMS Marketing Web Push Notifications...

Hi Shopifreaks! I hope you had a Happy 4th of July and took a nice long weekend -- even if you aren't in the USA! "It's Independence Day somewhere," said folks around the world taking a 5-day weekend at the beach. LOL Before we get started today, I'd like to share my...

Hi Shopifreaks!  Today marks my 180th consecutive weekly edition of Shopifreaks! I've never missed a Monday edition in over three and a half years now, with no plans of slowing down anytime soon. I hope that my newsletter continues to bring value to your e-commerce...

Hi Shopifreaks! In the middle of writing this week's edition, guess what happened? Shopify dropped its latest Summer '24 Edition! I've been covering Shopify's editions since the company first began the bi-annual tradition in 2022, so I had no choice but to stop what I...

Hi Shopifreaks! To all the dads out there, I hope you had a great Father's Day yesterday. It's fun being a dad, isn't it? Yesterday when I walked out of the room, Baby Mia said, "Byeeee!" Usually I say it to her and she says it back like a child parrot, but this was...

Hi Shopifreaks! Right now you might be thinking -- the new edition of Shopifreaks dropped this early?! I'm so excited! Don't get used to it though. LOL. This is the earliest you'll probably ever receive an edition on a Monday. (If you're new, I usually send them late...

Hi Shopifreaks! Get ready for an exciting edition of Shopifreaks filled to the brim with -- ADS?! No wait! Don't leave! I don't mean that I'm about to shove a bunch of ads down your throat in this edition. I'm talking about new ad networks, ad types, and ad mediums...

Hi Shopifreaks! Before we begin, I'd like to welcome Apptile to the Shopifreaks family as our newest official News Partner! 🎉🥳 Apptile helps Shopify stores own their customer connections with personalized mobile apps. That means: No more having your social posts...

Hi Shopifreaks! I'm running a little experiment this week where I publish 3-4 headline stories from my newsletter in their entirety on my LinkedIn (connect with me) to help reach new potential readers through post engagements and reposts. A few weeks ago, I also...