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...

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...