Your first Shopify agency call can feel a lot like a job interview where you’re not sure who’s interviewing whom.

The hype around Shopify Headless Commerce has gotten way ahead of the practical reality for most merchants

The honest and correct answer to “how much do Shopify Experts charge?” is it really does depend.

For merchants the marketing automation landscape is more complicated than “just use Klaviyo” suggests.

The question isn’t whether to expand internationally. It’s how to expand. For Shopify merchants, that boils down to Shopify Markets or Expansion Stores.

Sometimes it’s a mismatch. Sometimes it’s a communications breakdown. Sometimes it’s a problem on your side.

If you’re running SFCC and you’ve found yourself staring at that contract renewal notice with a growing sense of dread, you’re not alone.

You’re busy but there’s a bunch of functionality sitting right there in your admin that could genuinely transform how you operate.

If you’re joining me on this one mid-series, you might want to hit pause and reverse and then check out our previous Shopify Partner explainers first.

The appeal of DIY can be powerful. You built your business. Why not tackle a bit of web development

Moving your e-commerce store to a new platform isn’t like moving house. It’s like moving to a new house in a new country.

Shopify dropped their Winter ’26 Edition on December 17th, and as usual, there’s a lot to unpack.

If you’re thinking about migrating from Magento (Adobe Commerce) to Shopify or Shopify+, you’re in the right place

Running D2C and B2B from a single Shopify store is not only possible, it’s increasingly becoming the default architecture for mid-market brands.

Select Status is just the beginning. Above it sits Plus Partner status, where around 450 expert agencies worldwide operate.

If you went looking for the Shopify Experts Marketplace and found a redirect to the Partner Directory, you’re not losing your mind.

Shopify’s new partner tiers can be confusing so it seemed like something it’d be helpful to lay out for merchants.

If you’ve been running OpenCart you’ve accumulated a list of frustrations that’s getting harder and harder to ignore.

They all seem great on the first call. That’s what first calls are for. That’s why Partner Agencies rehearse them.

I described POD as a subset of dropshipping and got a few questions so I figured we should dig deeper. 

I’ve compiled this list of warning signs that you should be watching out for as you sort through your expert agency options

The question isn’t whether AI shopping will happen. The question is what Shopify merchants need to do about it.

Have you found yourself staring at that Shopify Plus pricing page wondering if it’s time.

You know you need professional help but how do you actually find a dev agency partner who won’t waste your money?

Time to follow up on my Etsy, Ebay and Amazon integration guide with the two of the marketplaces I skipped … Google Shopping and Walmart Marketplace.

If you’re a Shopify merchant and you’ve decided you need help. Congratulations!

If you’re an online retailer considering migrating from BigCommerce to Shopify, you’re in the right place.

Pitches, trend reports and conference keynotes bundle demo commerce and social commerce together like they’re the same thing. They’re not.

The distinction between Experts and Partners might be the single most misunderstood aspect of Shopify’s entire ecosystem.

Every expert or expert agency matchmaking platform you’ve ever used has been lying to you.

If you’re reading this, you’re probably one of three kinds of frustrated WooCommerce retailers.

The development engineers over at Shopify didn’t just wake up in 2022 and decide to make thousands of merchants rebuild their checkouts for kicks and giggles.

The story isn’t just the growing size and reach of Social Commerce marketplaces like Facebook Shop, YouTube Shopping and TikTok Shops

If you’ve been wondering whether to expand to Etsy, eBay, Amazon, or maybe even all three, you’re in the right place.

Every year around this time, my inbox fills up with merchants asking the same question: “What should I be preparing for next year?”

Let’s just talk about jumping from WooCommerce to Shopify. Not as platform evangelism, but as a technical reality check.

Let’s tackle something that’s frankly always on a lot of e-commerce merchants’ minds. Integrating Shopify with eBay.

Dropshipping isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme, despite what “gurus” on YouTube would have you believe. It’s a legitimate business model.

Time to dive into the big one where multi-channel integrations are concerned. Integrating a Shopify store with Amazon.

The Merchants who master GEO will need to balance current performance with future positioning.

Shopify POS is a complex web of microservices, APIs, local databases, and synchronization protocols.

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already figured out that your store has outgrown what Wix offers.

Customer reviews aren’t just social proof. They’re the difference between store that struggle and one that scales.

Today I thought it’d be fun to talk through the process of integrating Shopify Stores with Etsy Shops.

Moving your e-commerce store to a new platform isn’t like moving house. It’s like moving to a new house in a new country.

Here’s the third installment in our Shopify Partner series. If you’ve been following along, you already know about Select Partners and Plus Partners.

If you’re thinking about migrating from Magento (Adobe Commerce) to Shopify or Shopify+, you’re in the right place

Running D2C and B2B from a single Shopify store is not only possible, it’s increasingly becoming the default architecture for mid-market brands.

If you’ve been running OpenCart you’ve accumulated a list of frustrations that’s getting harder and harder to ignore.

Have you found yourself staring at that Shopify Plus pricing page wondering if it’s time.

You know you need professional help but how do you actually find a dev agency partner who won’t waste your money?

Time to follow up on my Etsy, Ebay and Amazon integration guide with the two of the marketplaces I skipped … Google Shopping and Walmart Marketplace.

Now that we’ve covered what Shopify Experts actually do and how the expert certification program works, we’re tackling the decision making part.

If you’re an online retailer considering migrating from BigCommerce to Shopify, you’re in the right place.

The distinction between Experts and Partners might be the single most misunderstood aspect of Shopify’s entire ecosystem.

If you’re reading this, you’re probably one of three kinds of frustrated WooCommerce retailers.

The development engineers over at Shopify didn’t just wake up in 2022 and decide to make thousands of merchants rebuild their checkouts for kicks and giggles.

If you’ve been wondering whether to expand to Etsy, eBay, Amazon, or maybe even all three, you’re in the right place.

Let’s just talk about jumping from WooCommerce to Shopify. Not as platform evangelism, but as a technical reality check.

Let’s tackle something that’s frankly always on a lot of e-commerce merchants’ minds. Integrating Shopify with eBay.

Time to dive into the big one where multi-channel integrations are concerned. Integrating a Shopify store with Amazon.

Shopify POS is a complex web of microservices, APIs, local databases, and synchronization protocols.

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already figured out that your store has outgrown what Wix offers.

Today I thought it’d be fun to talk through the process of integrating Shopify Stores with Etsy Shops.

Moving your e-commerce store to a new platform isn’t like moving house. It’s like moving to a new house in a new country.

Now that we’ve covered what Shopify Experts actually do and how the expert certification program works, we’re tackling the decision making part.

Pitches, trend reports and conference keynotes bundle demo commerce and social commerce together like they’re the same thing. They’re not.

The Merchants who master GEO will need to balance current performance with future positioning.

No combination of ChatGPT and Perplexity replace actual humans who truly understand digital marketing.

If you’re looking at your conversion rates and worrying a Shopify design agency might be the answer.

Customer reviews aren’t just social proof. They’re the difference between store that struggle and one that scales.

Comprehensive exploration of how search engines actually evaluate e-commerce stores in 2025, will in 2026