LatestExplainer6 min read
Who maintains it: the platform cost nobody prices in
Every platform comparison compares bills. The work is the bigger variable, it appears on no pricing page, and it usually decides the choice.
The StoreLenz blog
How to keep an eye on the Shopify stores you compete with: what changes are worth watching, how to read them, and what we are building.
Explainer6 min read
Why Shopify's price looks different depending on where you live
The pricing page localises, which is why no two articles about Shopify's cost agree. What varies, what does not, and how to get the figure that applies to you.
How to7 min read
WooCommerce to Shopify: what moves and what does not
Shopify's own migration guide lists reviews among the things you might move, then says plainly you cannot. Here is what actually transfers, quoted from that page.
Explainer7 min read
What you lose migrating off Shopify
The exports are real and the gaps are documented. What comes with you, what stays behind, and the two things people only discover after launch.
How to7 min read
How to tell if a Shopify store is dropshipping
Four checks that take about five minutes, what each signal is really worth, and why dropshipping tells you something useful about a competitor rather than something bad about them.
How to6 min read
How to check an unfamiliar online shop before you buy from it
Six checks that take ten minutes and tell you whether a shop you have never heard of is a real business — using the same public information competitor research uses.
Explainer6 min read
What a .myshopify.com address is, and why every store has two
Every Shopify store has a permanent .myshopify.com address behind the one customers see. What it is, how to find it, and the one thing it is genuinely useful for.
How to6 min read
How to write a competitor report a client will accept
The structure, the sourcing discipline and the three sentences that stop a client picking your competitor analysis apart in the meeting.
How to7 min read
How long do a competitor's sales last? Measure it yourself
Nobody can tell you the average length of a Shopify sale, and anyone quoting one is guessing. Here is how to measure it for the shops you actually compete with.
Explainer6 min read
Is it legal to monitor competitor Shopify stores? Public data explained
Reading a shop's public pages is ordinary business research. Here is where that stops being true, and the five rules worth holding yourself to.
How to7 min read
What a competitor price alert should — and shouldn't — wake you up for
Most people turn price alerts off within a fortnight because everything is an alert. Here is how to set thresholds that only fire when something matters.
Explainer6 min read
Are Shopify revenue checkers accurate? An honest look at how they guess
What Shopify revenue checkers can and cannot know, what a confidence label really means, and why one precise number is a red flag.
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