Web & data
Shopify Store Support Services: A Guide
A Shopify store needs weekly upkeep, not occasional fixes. See the support tasks that protect revenue, who should own each, and what…
11 min read
Insights
Web, Ecommerce, Data & Automation
Websites, storefronts, hosting, QA, databases, analytics and the automation between them: how each is built, what it is judged on, where they go wrong.
About Web, Ecommerce, Data & Automation
Websites, storefronts, the data underneath them, and the automation in between.
The thread running through all four is that each is judged after launch rather than at it. A site is worth what it converts, a store is worth what it ships, a database is worth what you can get back out of it, and an automation is worth the hours it removes rather than the hours it took to build.
The decisions in this area are mostly platform decisions, and platform decisions are made once and then lived with for years. WordPress or a custom CMS. Shopify or WooCommerce. Build the integration or buy it. Each of those is a cost structure wearing the costume of a technical preference, and the cost turns up in year two.
So the comparisons here are written with the ongoing numbers attached — licences, hosting, the support load each choice creates — rather than as feature tables. Feature tables are the reason people pick the wrong platform confidently.
Where to start
There are 47 pieces below. These are the ones worth opening first.
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Shopify vs WooCommerce: Which to Choose
The platform decision, with the running costs both sides usually leave out of the pitch.
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WordPress vs Custom CMS Development
Worth reading before anybody quotes you for either one.
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Shopify Store Support Services: A Guide
What happens after launch, which is where the money actually goes.
Web & data
Shopify vs WooCommerce: Which to Choose
Shopify and WooCommerce both work. The difference is who carries the maintenance and where the cost lands. Compare both against your team…
10 min read
Web & data
How to Choose a Web Development Company
Choosing a web development company in the USA or Europe? Use these nine selection criteria to judge proposals, ownership terms and post-launch…
10 min read
Web & data
The Role of a Digital Business Launch
A digital business launch is more than a website going live. See the eight systems that must exist on day one, and…
11 min read
Web & data
What Is Remote Employee Hosting
Hosting means you direct the work while a partner employs and supports the person. See the responsibility split, the trade-offs and when…
11 min read
Web & data
Remote Employee Productivity Tracking Guide
Monitoring software rarely fixes unclear work. Learn what to measure per role, what surveillance costs you, and the lawful, proportionate alternative.
11 min read
Web & data
Platform Troubleshooting Support Explained
Broken integrations and app conflicts stall trading while nobody owns the fix. See how to build troubleshooting cover for the tools your…
11 min read
Web & data
Building a Product Data Standard
Inconsistent attributes break filters, feeds and search. See how to define a product data standard and keep thousands of SKUs accurate as…
12 min read
Web & data
How Ecommerce Order Processing Works
Most ecommerce order problems start in the gap between checkout and dispatch. See how to build an order workflow that catches errors…
11 min read
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