Straight talk on running an online store.

Migrations Why store owners move from WooCommerce to a managed, self-hosted platform WooCommerce is free to install and expensive to keep healthy. Here is what pushes merchants to move, what they gain, and when staying put is the right call. 3 min read → Migrations Why merchants move from Shopify to a store they own Shopify is excellent until the monthly fees, app subscriptions and platform limits start to outweigh the convenience. What pushes merchants to move, and what to weigh first. 3 min read → Migrations Why merchants move from BigCommerce to a store they control BigCommerce suits many growing stores, but plan tiers tied to sales and a hosted ceiling push some merchants to look elsewhere. What drives the move and what to check before you do. 3 min read → AI commerce How to prepare your online store for shopping with AI More shoppers now ask an AI assistant what to buy. A practical checklist for making your catalogue readable by AI, without hype and without promising rankings. 3 min read → AI commerce What agentic commerce actually does for a store Agentic commerce lets AI assistants discover, compare and help buy on a shopper's behalf. What it can realistically improve for merchants, and what to stay sceptical about. 3 min read → B2B Building a B2B and wholesale online store that buyers actually use Trade accounts, customer-group pricing and quote requests are what separate a wholesale store from a retail one with a login. What a good B2B setup includes. 3 min read → Digital stores How to sell digital products online without gluing plugins together Downloads, license keys and a customer library are the core of a digital store. What the setup needs, why file storage matters, and how to avoid piracy headaches. 3 min read → Marketplaces How to launch a curated multi-vendor marketplace A marketplace is two businesses at once: one for sellers, one for shoppers. What a vendor marketplace needs, how commissions work, and how to start small without losing control. 3 min read → Ownership Self-hosted ecommerce: what owning your platform really means Self-hosting means you hold the code, the data and the choices. What you gain, what you take on, and how to get the benefits without becoming a sysadmin. 3 min read → Done for you A custom online store, built for you, so you can focus on selling You can run a business or build a website, rarely both well. How a done-for-you store works, what is included, and how it compares with doing it yourself. 3 min read →