Shopify Dispatch Issue #54 - Build vs platform, Black Friday resources

Build Your Own Website or Use a Hosted Platform?

CartHook has broken down the decision of building your own ecommerce store versus using a hosted platform into a set of pros and cons. A get asked about this a lot and one major point is deciding if the control you get from having a fully custom system is worth the upfront investment and ongoing maintenance.

The Best Black Friday/Cyber Monday Resources We Could Find

Shopify has curated a large number of Black Friday/Cyber Monday resources so you can start preparing your store. You should be putting many of these in place now while you have the time, before the rush.

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Quick Links

Smarter Shopify Product Marketing Using Sales Trends (burstcommerce.com)

Q4 Holiday Promotion Plans for Your Online Store to Drive Sales (shipstation.com)

6 Ways Machine Learning Will Impact Ecommerce (practicalecommerce.com)

Nerd Marketing 25: How to Actually Make Money with Your Win-Back Campaign (nerdmarketing.com)

The eCommerceFuel Podcast: What Virtual Reality Means for eCommerce (ecommercefuel.com)

The Unofficial Shopify Podcast: The Perfect Shopify Funnel with Richard Patey (unofficialshopifypodcast.com)

Thanks, I'll see you next week

Eric Davis

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