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Design & Development

The nuts and bolts of an ecommerce site are design and development. We address design innovation and trends — including layouts, colors, photography, logos, video, and more. We explain the basics of code — HTML, CSS, JavaScript — as well as platforms, themes, plugins, open source, and related topics.

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Platforms & Apps

Ecommerce Game-changers (in 2014)

September 18, 2023 •

We described in 2014 five technologies that would change ecommerce. They didn’t.

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Platforms & Apps

Ecommerce Product Releases: Sept. 18, 2023

September 18, 2023 •
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Schools & Resources

13 New Ecommerce Books for Fall 2023

September 12, 2023 •
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Platforms & Apps

How to Train ChatGPT for Better Responses

September 12, 2023 •
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Platforms & Apps

TikTok Replaces ‘Storefront’ with ‘Shop’

September 11, 2023 •
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Platforms & Apps

Commerce Briefs: September 11, 2023

September 11, 2023 •
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Platforms & Apps

Commerce Briefs: September 4, 2023

September 4, 2023 •
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Design & Dev Tools

19 Free Web Design Tools from Summer 2023

August 29, 2023 •
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Schools & Resources

13 Free Online Courses for Entrepreneurs

August 22, 2023 •
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Schools & Resources

10 (More) Books to Grow a Business

August 14, 2023 •
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Design & Dev Tools

Google’s Advice on Domain Names

August 3, 2023 •
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Schools & Resources

12 Books on the History of the Internet and Ecommerce

July 31, 2023 •
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Platforms & Apps

12 Shopify Apps with ChatGPT Integration

July 25, 2023 •
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Schools & Resources

14 Books to Grow a Business

July 23, 2023 •
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Platforms & Apps

11 Domain Registrars for 2023

July 10, 2023 •
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Schools & Resources

12 Graphic Design Books to Build a Brand

July 5, 2023 •
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Design & Dev Tools

6 AI Presentation Tools for Webinars, Promos, More

June 20, 2023 •
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Schools & Resources

13 New Ecommerce Books for Summer 2023

June 12, 2023 •
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Design & Dev Tools

6 Image-to-text Tools, AI-powered

June 6, 2023 •
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Design & Dev Tools

22 Free Web Design Tools from Spring 2023

June 6, 2023 •
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Design & Dev Tools

AI Basics for a Competitive Advantage

June 5, 2023 •
Brandon Chicotsky
Schools & Resources

Is College Necessary for Business?

May 26, 2023 •
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Design & Dev Tools

AI Audio Tools for Meetings, Podcasts, Text-to-speech

May 23, 2023 •
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Platforms & Apps

20 Recommerce Brands, Marketplaces, Platforms

May 22, 2023 •
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Design & Dev Tools

Testing 7 AI Logo Generators

May 16, 2023 •
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Schools & Resources

19 Free Web Design Courses: UX, Graphics, Code, More

May 1, 2023 •
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Schools & Resources

7 Resources for AI News, Updates, Ideas

April 25, 2023 •
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Platforms & Apps

19 Tools to Write, Publish, Sell Ebooks

April 17, 2023 •
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