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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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Design & Dev Tools
4 AI Tools to Condense Text, Audio, Video

October 17, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Sophisticated tools can now analyze, summarize, repurpose, and explain content — supercharging productivity.
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: Oct. 16, 2023

October 16, 2023 • Sig Ueland

This week: holiday shipping, B2B payments, returns and reverse logistics, digital wallets, social media advertising, more.
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: Oct. 9, 2023

October 9, 2023 • Sig Ueland

This week's updates include email marketing, generative AI, carbon-neutral delivery, returns delivery, B2B tools, point-of-sale tools, and full-stack commerce technology.
Design & Dev Tools
Comparing 4 Image-to-text AI Tools

October 3, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Drop a photo into an AI vision technology tool and receive product descriptions, social media captions, and more. We test four leading providers.
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: Oct. 2, 2023

October 2, 2023 • Sig Ueland

This week's updates include shipping labels, B2B tools, ad targeting, virtual experiences, fulfillment, and generative AI.
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: Sept. 25, 2023

September 25, 2023 • Sig Ueland

Updates this week include fulfillment, point-of-sale platforms, social commerce, flexible payment options, and AI-powered customer service.
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Game-changers (in 2014)

September 18, 2023 • Armando Roggio

We described in 2014 five technologies that would change ecommerce. They didn't.
Platforms & Apps
Ecommerce Product Releases: Sept. 18, 2023

September 18, 2023 • Sig Ueland

This week's installment includes updates to Amazon's shipping software, new Meta ad tools, new Pinterest ad formats, and much more.
Schools & Resources
13 New Ecommerce Books for Fall 2023

September 12, 2023 • Sig Ueland

This installment of our quarterly rundown includes titles on B2B marketing, cryptocurrencies, AI, email, big data, and much more.
Platforms & Apps
How to Train ChatGPT for Better Responses

September 12, 2023 • Ann Smarty

ChatGPT's responses are generic by default. Here's how to customize them to your business or product.
Platforms & Apps
TikTok Replaces ‘Storefront’ with ‘Shop’

September 11, 2023 • Samantha Collier

TikTok Shop enables consumers to buy products without leaving the platform.
Platforms & Apps
Commerce Briefs: September 11, 2023

September 11, 2023 • Sig Ueland

Updates on shipping labels, green logistics, social commerce, B2B tools, headless commerce, more.
Platforms & Apps
Commerce Briefs: September 4, 2023

September 4, 2023 • Sig Ueland

This week's Commerce Briefs includes updates on Buy with Prime, Bonanza marketplace, DHL cross-border shipping, and more.
Design & Dev Tools
19 Free Web Design Tools from Summer 2023

August 29, 2023 • Sig Ueland

This installment of our quarterly design-tool series includes new color palette generators, icon libraries, no-code builders, and more.
Schools & Resources
13 Free Online Courses for Entrepreneurs

August 22, 2023 • Sig Ueland

Learn basic skills such as accounting, marketing, and funding as well as creativity, tools, mental frameworks, and more.
Schools & Resources
10 (More) Books to Grow a Business

August 14, 2023 • Sig Ueland

Last month we published a list of 14 books to jumpstart growth. Here are 10 more.
Design & Dev Tools
Google’s Advice on Domain Names

August 3, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Three Google veterans discussed domain name practices in a recent podcast. Here are their suggestions — and ours.
Schools & Resources
12 Books on the History of the Internet and Ecommerce

July 31, 2023 • Sig Ueland

The origins of Google, Amazon, and Facebook started long before those companies launched. Here's our rundown of books chronicling how it all began.
Platforms & Apps
12 Shopify Apps with ChatGPT Integration

July 25, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Shopify app developers are embracing ChatGPT for customer service, product descriptions, and more.
Schools & Resources
14 Books to Grow a Business

July 23, 2023 • Sig Ueland

There's no shortage of advice for starting or growing a business. Here's our rundown of time-tested books from folks who've done it or witnessed it.
Platforms & Apps
11 Domain Registrars for 2023

July 10, 2023 • Sig Ueland

A domain name can jumpstart a company or hinder its growth. Here's our rundown of registration options.
Schools & Resources
12 Graphic Design Books to Build a Brand

July 5, 2023 • Sig Ueland

Graphic design impacts a brand's identity and thus its success. Here's our selection of a dozen books from leading designers.
Design & Dev Tools
6 AI Presentation Tools for Webinars, Promos, More

June 20, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Creating attractive presentation decks has never been easier with sophisticated AI tools. We take a look at six compelling options.
Schools & Resources
13 New Ecommerce Books for Summer 2023

June 12, 2023 • Sig Ueland

Every quarter we publish a rundown of new books that could help merchants. This installment includes titles on B2B marketing, decentralized platforms, sustainable business models, brand development, and more.
Design & Dev Tools
22 Free Web Design Tools from Spring 2023

June 6, 2023 • Sig Ueland

Here's our latest quarterly rundown of free tools for design, illustration, imagery, typography, and much more.
Design & Dev Tools
AI Basics for a Competitive Advantage

June 5, 2023 • Armando Roggio

Understanding the limits and workings of generative AI is the first step in harnessing its benefits for business.
Schools & Resources
Is College Necessary for Business?

May 26, 2023 • Eric Bandholz

Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and OpenAI's Sam Altman are college dropouts. We asked Brandon Chicotsky, a professor of marketing at Texas Christian University, if college is worth the time and money.
Design & Dev Tools
AI Audio Tools for Meetings, Podcasts, Text-to-speech

May 23, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Artificial intelligence is powering many sophisticated audio tools. In this post, we test tools for transcribing and editing meetings and podcasts and for generating audio from text.
Design & Dev Tools
Testing 7 AI Logo Generators

May 16, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Can AI-driven logo generators produce quality results? We test seven tools with varied outcomes.
Schools & Resources
19 Free Web Design Courses: UX, Graphics, Code, More

May 1, 2023 • Sig Ueland

There's no shortage of free resources to learn techniques for layout, images, typography, composition, color, and much more, including the code to implement it.

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