by David Austin | Oct 23, 2026 | ai tools, Ecommerce
TL;DR: This Shopify SEO checklist covers 12 steps across product pages, collection pages, and technical SEO. Shopify already creates your sitemap, canonical tags, and robots.txt file. The rest is up to you. Map one search intent to each page, write original product...
by David Austin | Oct 23, 2026 | ai tools, Ecommerce
TL;DR: Shopify is a hosted store builder that suits beginners who want to sell products without managing servers. As of October 2026, US pricing for Basic is $39 a month, or $29 billed yearly. To launch, pick a plan, connect a domain, choose a theme, and add products....
by David Austin | Aug 26, 2026 | ai tools, Ecommerce
TL;DR: Squarespace wins on design, blogging, and content sites with light selling. Shopify wins on serious ecommerce, scale, and selling features. Choose Squarespace for a beautiful portfolio, brand site, or small shop. Choose Shopify if selling online is your main...
by David Austin | Aug 19, 2026 | ai tools, Ecommerce
TL;DR: WooCommerce is a free, open-source plugin for WordPress that gives you total control but needs your own hosting and setup. Shopify is a hosted, all-in-one platform that is the easiest way to launch, but you pay a monthly fee plus transaction fees. Choose...
by David Austin | Aug 12, 2026 | ai tools, Ecommerce
TL;DR: Shopify is powerful, but its transaction fees on outside payment gateways push many sellers to look elsewhere. Our top pick is BigCommerce for its zero platform transaction fees and built-in features. WooCommerce wins for full control, while Wix and Squarespace...
by David Austin | Aug 7, 2026 | ai tools, Ecommerce
TL;DR: Shopify is the best ecommerce platform for most stores. It pairs an easy setup with a huge app market and strong checkout. Prices range from free (Ecwid, WooCommerce core) to $39/month for hosted plans like Shopify and BigCommerce, up to $22,000+/year for Adobe...
