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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.

Code | Design & Dev Tools | Platforms & Apps | Schools & Resources | Typography & Fonts | User Experience

Schools & Resources
Spring Books on B2B, Nvidia, Bill Gates, More

April 15, 2025 • Jean Gazis

These seven new and upcoming titles range from practical advice to lessons learned by brilliant business leaders.
Platforms & Apps
The Real Test of Unified Commerce

April 10, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Combining multiple commerce systems for a unified view of customers and products seems compelling. Do the benefits justify the cost?
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: April 10, 2025

April 10, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week's installment covers new rollouts from Amazon, PayPal, Doola, Appriss Retail, DHL, Temu, Visa, Spire, Best Buy, Trustfull, Blackhawk Networks, and more.
Platforms & Apps
How to Change a Domain Name in Shopify

April 6, 2025 • Armando Roggio

A change in products or focus could require a store to change its internet address.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: April 3, 2025

April 3, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week's digest covers developments from Perplexity, Shopify, Amazon, Commercetools, UPS, Veho, Pipe17, Chord Commerce, and more.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: March 27, 2025

March 27, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week's installment includes updates on automated ads, payments, AI-powered agents, personalization, cross-border shipping, and more.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: March 20, 2025

March 20, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week: AI-powered agents, mobile app builders, buy-now-pay-later services, logistics, B2B payments, and email marketing.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: March 13, 2025

March 13, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week's update includes tools for international expansion, Amazon selling, Shopify themes, customer support, payments, shipping, and B2B.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: March 6, 2025

March 6, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week's installment includes updates on AI agents, financing, local delivery, audience targeting, popups, security, and China.
Schools & Resources
Book Buyer Beware: The Rise of Counterfeits

March 3, 2025 • Jean Gazis

Digital publishing technology and artificial intelligence have made producing fake books easier than ever.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: February 27, 2025

February 27, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week: Canada-based selling, buy-now pay-later, CRM platforms, logistics, shipping tools, long-term domain registration, and seller financing.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: February 20, 2025

February 20, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week's rundown of new services for merchants includes updates on AI-powered agents, wholesale management, fraud prevention, marketplace ads, influencers, and social commerce.
Code
Merchants’ Guide to Optimizing CSS

February 18, 2025 • Arjus Dashi

CSS controls website appearance. But it can become bloated and outdated, impacting page speed and more.
Design & Dev Tools
Set Up a Shopify Theme Dev Environment in 2025

February 13, 2025 • Armando Roggio

Shopify merchants don't need coding skills to alter a theme. Yet some sellers require more, such as an entirely new theme, site, or app.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: February 13, 2025

February 13, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week: Amazon offers, product displays, subscriptions, cross-border sales, Meta campaigns, fraud prevention, recommerce, headless commerce, and packaging.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: February 6, 2025

February 6, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week's installment includes updates on AI agents, product pages, marketing models, POS tools, payment platforms, and conversational commerce.
Schools & Resources
New Books on Strategy, Resilience, AI, More

February 4, 2025 • Jean Gazis

These new titles address today's business challenges — leadership, tactics, customers, data, change.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: January 30, 2025

January 30, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week: updates on automated marketing, social commerce, product reviews, AI-powered shopping agents, value-added tax, drone deliveries, and more.
Design & Dev Tools
New Web Design Tools, January 2025

January 28, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This month's installment includes new tools for video editing, AI content, app building, design enhancement, and free commercial fonts.
Platforms & Apps
Plain-English Guide to Shopify Liquid

January 27, 2025 • Arjus Dashi

Merchants who understand Liquid can unlock new store customizations without needing a developer.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: January 23, 2025

January 23, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week: genAI search, website builders, fulfillment, reverse logistics, mobile payments, click-to-cancel subscriptions, and more.
Schools & Resources
10 Books for Better Communication

January 21, 2025 • Jean Gazis

What do owners, freelancers, managers, and employees have in common? They all communicate!
Platforms & Apps
Squarespace’s Tools Aid Ecommerce Novices

January 19, 2025 • Armando Roggio

The platform's AI builder and snap-in-place grid are much easier than code-based modifiers and complicated editors.
Platforms & Apps
Shopify Pro on Themes, Upgrades, Ecosystem

January 17, 2025 • Eric Bandholz

Kurt Elster launched his first Shopify store in 2011 and his "Unofficial Shopify Podcast" in 2014.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: January 16, 2025

January 16, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This week's rundown includes tools for cross-border selling, online advertising, generative AI, post-purchase journeys, and B2B and B2C platforms.
Typography & Fonts
20 Free Commercial Fonts for 2025

January 13, 2025 • Sig Ueland

A new font is an easy and inexpensive way to enliven your website and capture visitors' attention.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: January 9, 2025

January 9, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This installment includes updates on marketplaces, supply chain platforms, shipping, returns, cross-border payments, and AI-generated product videos.
Platforms & Apps
AI Apps to Get Things Done in 2025

January 7, 2025 • Sig Ueland

Today's AI-driven project management and productivity platforms automate tasks, schedules, and workflows.
Schools & Resources
New Books for Personal Growth in 2025

January 6, 2025 • Jean Gazis

Handpicked titles on managing time, setting priorities, and leading a more productive and purposeful life personally and professionally.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: January 2, 2025

January 2, 2025 • Sig Ueland

This first 2025 installment of our weekly rundown includes updates on payment platforms, shopping assistants, advertising insights, AI chatbots, mobile services, and parcel delivery.

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