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In-Store Retail Sales Decline on Black Friday Weekend While it's only counting brick-and-mortar retail, 2015 sales over Black Friday appear to be down. I've seen some sources saying online has taken a larger share of sales and there are always reporting problems in these statistics but this is a rough...
3 2 1 Launch... checklist I've created and used launch checklists for years with clients. Launch can be a stressful time and without a checklist in hand, as it's easy to forget things. This Shopify Store Launch Checklist is a great start but don't be afraid to add your own...
Advanced email tactics Carolyn Nye has several tips that can be used to improve your email marketing for Cyber Monday (or anytime really). The best part is that you can set these up ahead of time. Where's the Lede? Some of the best content marketing gets to the point quickly....
Don't spread, focus All too often people spread themselves too thin. Maybe they have 10 stores, when 2 would work better. Or 5,000 products, when only 4 are strong sellers. Nick Whitmore writes about how he approaches new ideas and focuses on one at a time. Grow your blog, grow...
Failing moves Things don't always happen as you expect. Even your business as a whole might, one day, start dying and it's up to you to revive it. There are many ways you can try to save it, but you have to be willing to attempt something different. Mobile ecommerce...
Third-party warehousing and fulfillment Much of the advice you'll find about ecommerce is about the online side: setting up your storefront, marketing, taking orders, etc. Sometimes fulfilling those orders is regulated to busy work that you dread. Casandra Campbell writes about how you can use third-party warehousing and fulfillment instead...
All about the cash I've watched a few businesses implode. Running out of cash is the top cause. They might be profitable, selling lots of products, and growing but then they don't watch their cash flow and all of a sudden can't make payroll and rent. Casandra Campbell has written...
Automate your email marketing Email marketing is one of the most powerful forms of marketing available. It's a direct connection to your customers at a fraction of the cost of other forms of advertising. John McIntyre outlines several ways you can setup email campaigns to reach your customers in this...
Be Prepared Black Friday and Cyber Monday have the potential to make or break your year. You're going to start seeing a lot of advice around how to get ready for it but the best advice is to be prepared and have options. Things will go wrong and how you...
Welcome to the first issue of Shopify Dispatch, a weekly curated newsletter with links and resources for Shopify merchants about Shopify and ecommerce. Missing out on some growth? Neil Patel has put together a resource to help look at where your store is flagging and what you can do to...
Each tip includes a way to improve your store: customer analysis, analytics, traffic, SEO, customer acquisition, Rich Results, CRO... plus plenty of puns and amazing alliterations.