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...

Hi Shopifreaks! This was a wild week in e-commerce with news of public companies going private, Chinese companies suing the US government, AI search engines, and big tech faux paus. Let's dive right into this week's jam-packed edition.  In this week's edition I cover:...

Hi Shopifreaks! Two things before we get started today:  1) Did you know that I run a digital marketing and development agency called Ideas Focused? I don't talk about it too much in this newsletter (other than including my agency in the sponsors list), as to not turn...

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Hi Shopifreaks! I've got an intriguing edition for you this week with tales of corporate espionage, cyberstalking, and employee Squid Games from some of our industry's biggest players.  But first, here's this week's latest interviews from our What's Next Series on...

Hi Shopifreaks I've got two things to report this week before we get started: 1) I've switched from MailChimp to EmailOctopus to send this newsletter, which should help resolve the deliverability issues I was experiencing. This is the first week that I'm sending an...

Hi Shopifreaks! Before we begin this week, I wanted to share that I launched my new What's Next series on LinkedIn. My goal with this series is to publish bite-sized written interviews with tech founders who have created products that more folks in e-commerce should...

Hi Shopifreaks! I've got a very big edition for you today -- even by my standards! So let's keep this intro short and dive right in.  In this week's edition I cover: Mercari's controversial fee changes Inflation hit Americans hard post-COVID "Best if used by" versus...

Hi Shopifreaks! Does your company want to reach my audience of 10,000+ e-commerce professionals (for free)? I'm launching a new interview series that explores "What's Next" with e-commerce startups, where I'll be conducting interviews with CEOs, founders, and high...

Hi Shopifreaks! For those of you attending, I hope you're having a great time at Shoptalk this week! I had plans to attend, but I accidentally overlapped the dates with hosting friends in Ecuador. So while you're talking shop with our industry's finest this week, I'll...

Hi Shopifreaks! Just when you thought my editions were getting too long, I've got an even longer one for you today! This week's edition is so jam-packed with e-commerce news that I'll keep this intro as short as possible. Let's dive right in... In this week's edition...

Will Bitcoin surpass its all-time high of $68,990 this week? Or take a dive back into $50k territory? What's your prediction? Hit reply and let me know. At the time of sending this newsletter, Bitcoin is hovering around $67,000, having gained over 50% in market cap...