Grow your brand online in 2025 Hey everyone! One thing I’ve noticed is how e-commerce brands can thrive on social media by combining smart content strategies with engagement hacks. Yet, so many struggle with visibility due to outdated tactics. This what happens when you bring in agencies that still treat socials like we’re living in 2018. What you need are the tools, resourc…

The Formula I Followed When I Started a Hiking Gear Brand in 2020 Long time commenter. First time poster. I thought I’d summarise some of my thoughts and ideas that I regular share in comments here, in a post I, and you, can reference back to. I dumped a heap of my comments in ChatGPT and here’s a nice, tidy list to work through. (Bonus tip – ChatGPT can be an invaluable digital assistant.) Where to begin if y…

ecommerce related podcast recommendations i’m looking to discover some great podcasts about ecommerce. any area in marketing, running a store, success stories, or strategies for scaling, i’d love to hear about your favorites. bonus points if it focuses more on the shopify growth 🙂 looking forward to your recommendations submitted by /u/aysegulu

Has anyone experimented with intentional delays during checkout? Curious about customer experience innovations beyond the traditional. Say for example you have an obvious processing gap between product creation / selection or before checkout where instead of optimizing on the backend to eliminate the pause, you add a guided meditation and make the wait intentional. submitted by /u/Eldria_the_Cat

Do i need a tax id number to return a parcel back to Australia I bought an item off of an etsy seller based in Australia (I’m from the US) . When filling out a return label, it asks me for a recipient and sender(optional) tax id number. This number is nowhere on the original parcel. If i don’t fill this out, will the parcel be sent back? I’ve never shipped internationally before, and I don’t want this to be…

Tool for paid form subscription? HI! I’m currently working a small non profit organization and i would appreciate a platform that enables users to choose a tier for their subscription like “base”, “silver” or “gold” and after the payment their email is added to some sort of db or sheet. sort of a paid google modules kind of thing. I could build a whole e-commerce, but it seems …

E-commerce Industry News Recap 🔥 Week of Jan 13th, 2025 Hi r/ecommerce – I’m Paul and I follow the e-commerce industry closely for my Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter. Every week for the past 3+ years I’ve posted a summary recap of the week’s top stories on this subreddit, which I cover in depth with sources in the full edition. Let’s dive in to this week’s top e-commerce news… STAT OF THE WEEK: …

FB Pixel for Shopify Store I sell health and dietary supplements on my Shopify store, and I wanted to start using FB ads to bring traffic to the website. I downloaded the FB and Insta application on Shopify with a view to using the pixel which would feed the customer data from my store to FB to optimise the people the ads are presented to. However, when I tried to sync my…

Why is almost 50% of this website’s traffic direct? Hey everyone, I’ve been analyzing a competitor’s website traffic, and I noticed something interesting—about 50% of their traffic is coming from direct sources. The website isn’t really a huge name, so I’m curious how they could have such a high direct traffic percentage. Does anyone have ideas or insights into how this might happen? Could it be …

Help setting up delivery of post-purchase digital products 📬 Hello! I sell personalized digital products and I’m looking to set up a feature on my Shopify website where I can upload the customers personalized content and then they can log into their accounts and access them. Every customer would have private access to their own content/files. I know about the Digital Downloads app, but from my understand…

Best website builder for customizable products? What website builder would you consider the best choice for selling customizable products? I’m considering WordPress with Woo commerce, Squarespace, or Shopify but I’m having trouble finding reviews for each on what I specifically need to do. I’m an artist and I need to create a landing page/bio (nothing too fancy) and then a shop where I can se…

Looking to buy POD store I have a budget of roughly $50k, and I’m looking to purchase a profitable print-on-demand store. I’ve been advised against sites like Flippa, so not sure where to go. submitted by /u/Delicious-Delivery87

Question about Auto DS Hey everyone. I am thinking of building my own store and use Auto DS to do all the supplying and ordering for me. Has anyone tried that? It sounds a bit too good to be true submitted by /u/Stormyy98x

Best Affiliate Programs I will be launching a beauty brand in the next couple of months after over a year of planning. I’m interested in hearing from those who have had great results with an affiliate marketing program – whether through an app on Shopify or an independent platform (or even some kind of agency). What are you using, how easy was it to get started, and wh…

Has anybody taken a course? Like iman gadzhi or andrew tates? submitted by /u/ItsRobinn_

How can online retailers balance success with sustainability? In the world of eCommerce, how can businesses make their practices sustainable—from packaging to product sourcing—without sacrificing customer satisfaction? Let’s discuss green eCommerce strategies. submitted by /u/ramakrishnasurathu

What Are Your Thoughts On CoBranding So i run a brand and was thinking about cobranding and launching a collab with another brand. I was looking for anyone who has done it or thought of doing it what there thoughts are. Would it help increase profits and exposure submitted by /u/Pale-Addendum9996

Comparing various “free” shipping carts (Tried NameCheap and webdev subs.) I have a site hosted on Namecheap and am trying to build a catalog for followers of mine to be able to purchase some handmade stuff I sell. I don’t want Etsy or Shopify or anything of that scale, just want people that I send a link to the ability to browse, choose an item, and pay via PayPal. I am using PayPal …

which ecom site is best for selling LGBT toys i would like to sell LGBT toys and looking for a host and site that allows this, ideally the full package, any help would begraetly appreciated. submitted by /u/Then-Tap6614

What’s your favorite helpdesk/Customer support tool with a good free tier? Hey everyone, I am looking for a recommendation for a helpdesk or customer support tool with a good free tier. Right now, I’m considering Zendesk, Helpscout, and Freshdesk. Gorgias also caught my eye, but it feels a bit pricey for now. I sell higher-priced items (around $250+) with about 3–5 sales a day, so the support load isn’t heavy yet, but…