Last weekend I took a few bottles of caulking, my ladder, and started sealing up around the windows, doors, and trim. Without that it's easy for water to get inside the house. The two exposed sides of the house took about half a day (the other two sides are under...
A few days after I planted our first hazelnut tree, we found a flaw in the layout of the yard we had planned. Meaning that tree that just started to get settled-in needed to be dug up and moved a couple of feet to the left. But because we have...
Our first hazelnut tree and blueberry order was delivered last week. Our plan called for several trees and shrubs in the first phase, but there are a lot of gaps in the plan. Planing takes a lot of resources. I haven't had the time to research everything that we're going...
I was ordering some bulk seed online the other day. I figured I'd buy a years worth at a time. That'll save me the hassle of running out in the middle of the season. But by the time I got into checkout, I saw my $20 order was going to...
October. The season for pumpkin spice everything and the start of Q4. It's also time to get your end of the year strategies started. With 9 months completed, there's a lot of data and behavior you can look at now. You can see how buying habits have changed (or not...
I've ordered a bunch of seeds over the past weeks. Last year I ran into a lot of stockouts and delays which set me back for much of the growing season. 2021 is shaping up to be a repeat so I got all of my orders in early. This past...
With autumn here now, I placed an order for several trees and berry bushes. Even though I knew I wanted them back in spring, by waiting I'll get stronger plants that'll produce faster (fall and winter planting is best). But it requires planning months ahead of time. Even then it'll...
The more customers your Shopify store has, the more valuable customer segmenting can be. But even new and small stores can benefit from segmenting... ...when you segment your customers from your non-customers. Both groups have a major difference in behavior, one bought from you and the other hasn't. That one...
This week, Shopify had a problem where two support employees stole store information and now there's a full criminal investigation into the incident. (And to preempt any worry, per-Shopify you weren't impacted unless Shopify has already contacted you about it. I know of one store who has already started to...
One of the primary functions of your business should be to keep customers you've already won. Existing customers are easier to entice to buy again (e.g. 27% vs 3% conversion rates), they spend more, and you've already built-up some measure of trust with them. Every week you need to be...
Each tip includes a way to improve your store: customer analysis, analytics, customer acquisition, CRO... plus plenty of puns and amazing alliterations.