As you may recall, i’ve mentioned in the past that I am a big fan of reading. My love of reading was inspired by my Mom. I spent a lot of time going to the library as a kid. Now that I have 2 kids of my own, I like to take them on regular trips to the library to … Read More
How to safely make changes to your Shopify theme
When you are making changes to your Shopify theme, how can you be sure you won’t accidentally break your shop? I recently received this question from a merchant about my Shopify app Flair product badges: My website is heavily customized, I just want to make sure your badges will work properly and won’t break my Shopify store This is a … Read More
Using emojis to promote your Shopify products
A couple days ago, I discovered that my Shopify app Flair supports an unexpected feature. So what exactly is this feature? This is the note I received from Flair customer Ed: Looks like emojis work in the text field as well. I might make a few badges with those in them Ed – Sensory Edge As it turns out, even … Read More
Why Flair doesn’t put badges on top of your Shopify product images
I recently received this great feedback about my Shopify app Flair product badges: I honestly think your app is the best badges solution available. Much better than the other solutions that are enforcing the badges over the images (I happen to be using one of them already, which I am going to consider uninstalling soon). I like the elegance of … Read More
How Newegg and Amazon deal with items they can’t keep in stock
When I was in college, I built a computer for the first (and last) time. Back then it was almost a rite of passage to build your own PC. I picked all the parts out to optimize for the best gaming experience possible. Let’s be honest, this computer’s primary purpose was to be able to play the latest games. College … Read More
Flair, my new Shopify app, was just approved
I’m excited to let you know that my new Shopify app, Flair product badges was just approved for sale in the Shopify app store! It took a little over a month for Flair to make it through the Shopify app review process. Now that Flair has been officially approved, I’d like to tell you more about how you can make … Read More
Buying and selling Shopify stores using the Shopify Exchange
Shopify recently launched the Shopify Exchange as a simple way to buy and sell Shopify stores. Looking to try your hand at e-commerce? The Shopify Exchange could be just the thing to give you a jumpstart to have your Shopify store running in no time. Looking to cash out and sell your Shopify store? The Shopify Exchange can help you … Read More
Top 5 e-commerce strategies for increasing sales based on 6,700 experiments
How do you know which e-commerce strategies can lead to more sales in your store? Most often, the best way to find out what works is to learn through experimentation. Want to see if urgency works? Try a well-placed countdown timer and you’ll soon know. Curious if social proof will help increase sales? Try adding some best seller badges to … Read More
Flair product badges are now mobile-friendly
I mentioned a couple of weeks back that my new Shopify app, Flair product badges, was submitted to the Shopify app team for review. In case you missed it, you can read the Flair introduction post here. As I mentioned in that post, the Shopify app team said it may take until July before they have a chance to review … Read More
How Staples makes their best sellers sell even better
As you may recall, I recently discussed how my daughter and I had a hard time making slime together due to the lack of one of the key ingredients. At the time, Elmer’s glue was very hard to come by due to the popularity of the slime making craze. Slime making was so popular that Elmer’s glue was sold out … Read More