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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.

Code | Design & Dev Tools | Platforms & Apps | Schools & Resources | Typography & Fonts | User Experience

Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: September 12, 2024

September 12, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week: updates on biometric security, robotics, product images, ecommerce personalization, AI-powered sales assistants, cross-border payments, and selling in the metaverse.
Code
GenAI Is a Potent Ecommerce Coding Tool

September 8, 2024 • Armando Roggio

Can ChatGPT generate code to auto-post a Google Doc into a Shopify blog?
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: September 5, 2024

September 5, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week: holiday selling, recommerce platforms, AI-powered sales assistants, payments, search optimization, and last-mile delivery management.
Platforms & Apps
23 Recommerce Platforms and Marketplaces

September 3, 2024 • Sig Ueland

Consumers seek pre-owned goods, and solution providers are responding with platforms, integrations, marketplaces, and more.
Schools & Resources
11 Books on Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon

September 2, 2024 • Jean Gazis

In just 30 years, Jeff Bezos's company upended entire industries. How did he do it?
Platforms & Apps
12 Free Open-Source Content Management Systems

August 27, 2024 • Sig Ueland

Creating, managing, and modifying content online has never been easier or more affordable.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: August 26, 2024

August 26, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week: digital marketing resources, product videos, search engine optimization plugins, AI-powered helpdesk assistants, WooCommerce financing, live-stream shopping, Amazon India discounts, and more.
Design & Dev Tools
7 Image-to-Text Tools, AI-powered

August 20, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Generating text from images accelerates accessibility, SEO, social media captions, language translation, and more.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: August 20, 2024

August 20, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week's rundown includes tools for AI-powered search, shipping, fraud prevention, payments, rewards, B2B and D2C services, and group messaging.
Design & Dev Tools
14 Custom GPTs for Design

August 19, 2024 • Sig Ueland

Customized versions of ChatGPT prompts can arrange content, design a logo, build a website, enhance images, optimize UX, and more.
Schools & Resources
‘AI Snake Oil’ Sorts Promise from Hype

August 15, 2024 • Jean Gazis

A new book from Princeton University Press aims to separate reality from promotion and fear.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: August 12, 2024

August 12, 2024 • Sig Ueland

New merchant tools this week include AI writing assistant, biometric payments, social commerce, fraud protection, and cross-border payments.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: August 7, 2024

August 7, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week: AI-powered sourcing, promotional sales, error detection, loyalty programs, sponsored brand campaigns, embedded payments, and retail media platforms.
Schools & Resources
New and Classic Books on Web Accessibility

August 1, 2024 • Jean Gazis

An accessible ecommerce site is good for sales and essential for legality. Here's our selection of eight new and timeless books on accessibility, UX, more.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: July 30, 2024

July 30, 2024 • Sig Ueland

New releases this week include tools for AI-powered content creation, automated deliveries, shoppable video, website speed, logistics, and sustainable packaging.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: July 25, 2024

July 25, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week: AI-powered customer service agents, post-purchase platforms, logistics, research resources, payments, and financing for ecommerce businesses.
Platforms & Apps
15 Custom GPTs for Productivity

July 23, 2024 • Sig Ueland

Get more done with Custom GPTs for coding, presentations, Excel spreadsheets, research, much more.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: July 18, 2024

July 18, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week: AI-powered shopping assistants, crowdfunding, social commerce, big data, livestream shopping, subscriptions, app development, and cross-border payments.
Schools & Resources
Top Books for Cross-Border Success

July 17, 2024 • Jean Gazis

Ecommerce connects global shoppers and affords merchants opportunities to sell across borders.
Platforms & Apps
13 Custom GPTs to Generate Content

July 9, 2024 • Sig Ueland

Need a new ad, logo, presentation, image, or video? There's a custom GPT for that.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: July 9, 2024

July 9, 2024 • Sig Ueland

New tools for merchants this week include social commerce, flexible payments, luxury shopping, fulfillment, AI-powered pricing, and shopping in the metaverse.
Code
Beware of Instant Site-speed Fixes

July 5, 2024 • Eric Bandholz

A Shopify store owner once paid a firm to redesign his site. The result was slow page loads and the owner's journey to improve them.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: July 2, 2024

July 2, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week's rundown includes new tools for shoppable media, AI assistants, personalization, returns forecasting, installment payments, shipping platforms, and marketplaces.
Schools & Resources
10 New Ecommerce Books for Summer 2024

July 1, 2024 • Jean Gazis

This installment of our quarterly rundown includes fresh takes on economics and finance, AI, startups, marketing strategy, Amazon, and more.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: June 27, 2024

June 27, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week's rollouts include AI-powered search, subscriptions, social commerce, chatbots, local shopping, reverse logistics, live shopping, and retail media networks.
Typography & Fonts
Free Typography Fonts, Tools, Courses

June 25, 2024 • Sig Ueland

Typography is an essential component of web design. It’s also affordable, with free commercial fonts, tools, and educational materials.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: June 17, 2024

June 17, 2024 • Sig Ueland

New tools this week include generative AI, chatbots, digital payments, social commerce, subscriptions, media networks, and cryptocurrencies.
Schools & Resources
Get a Handle on AI with These 10 Books

June 16, 2024 • Jean Gazis

Artificial intelligence represents both opportunities and fear. Here are 10 respected books to help understand AI's promise and pitfalls for business and beyond.
Design & Dev Tools
19 Free Web Design Tools, Spring 2024

June 11, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This installment of our quarterly rundown includes tools for AI images, audio and video editors, color palettes, multisite management, visual testing, website builders, free fonts, and more.
Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: June 10, 2024

June 10, 2024 • Sig Ueland

This week: virtual universe stores, customized checkout, multichannel management, AI website builders, cross-channel commerce, product images, global sourcing, and more.

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