There was a time when choosing dog food meant standing in an aisle and wondering if your labradoodle was more of a chicken and brown rice or salmon and sweet potato kind of guy. You made a guess. Maybe you read the back of the bag. Maybe your…
Remember when ecommerce was just about slapping a product online and hoping someone found it? Back when SEO meant stuffing “best-ever amazing super-cheap phone case” into a title and praying to the Google gods? Those days are over. Now, AI ecommerce visibility is what determines whether your product…
There was a time when ecommerce meant uploading a product, picking a decent photo, and stuffing the title with enough keywords to mildly offend Google. Somehow, it worked. But now? The Shopify Catalog update just quietly rewired how your products show up across the internet. And if you’re…
If you’re selling on Shopify, PayPal, Venmo, or Etsy, here’s the latest tax plot twist. The IRS 1099-K rule ecommerce sellers have been watching was supposed to start sending forms to anyone earning more than 600 dollars. That change was scheduled to start this year. And then they…
Ready or not, BFCM is almost here. This isn’t your average prep list. It’s your cheat sheet to stay sane, ship fast, and protect your margins during the busiest weekend of the year. The Ultimate 2025 BFCM Survival Guide. Inside, you’ll find key dates, carrier fees, promo tips,…
FedEx is changing how some packages get delivered. Instead of relying only on full-time employees in branded trucks, it is starting to use gig workers through a new FedEx gig worker delivery model. These are part-time, independent drivers using their own vehicles, similar to Uber or DoorDash. That…
USPS just made a quiet change with big consequences for ecommerce sellers. The USPS unused label refund delay now adds a 14-day hold before any refund is processed for voided shipping labels that were never scanned. The new policy, which took effect on October 18, 2025, means you…
Holiday shoppers aren’t waiting around this year. The surge in early holiday shopping 2025 started well before November, and for many sellers, October delivered. Amazon’s Fall Prime event brought better than expected results for merchants across multiple categories. Shopify also saw a surge in holiday shopping, with seasonal…
Walmart is now letting customers shop with ChatGPT. Yes, that ChatGPT. The new ChatGPT shopping assistant lets customers use natural conversation to ask for recommendations, build lists, and check out. They don’t have to search or browse. They just tell the bot what they want and it figures…