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Hi,

Is anyone using an AI chatbot on their website to help customers in case they have any questions about the prodict etc. any good plugins for shopify? Translated preferably so the French customers can see greeting in french.

Thanks

I do creative audits for ecom brands running Meta ads. Different niches, different budgets, same 5 mistakes every time.

1. Testing 3 creatives and calling it a test. You need 10+ variants to find a winner. Most accounts run 3 ads, get no signal, and blame the algorithm.
2. No kill rules. …

I am designing a couple automotive parts that will be roughly 36x38x17" and 12-20lbs

UPS quotes are around $210 before commercial discounts.....so I really need to keep the box size as small as possible. The problem is that alot of the carboard box manufacturers dont care about little guys. MOQ's …

I tried to map when money leaves and comes back for a typical BFCM inventory order, because the gap is usually much longer than expected.

Round numbers for a brand manufacturing overseas:

- Deposit: 30% to the supplier when you place the order. For stock to be sellable by late …

I’m a rare book dealer with a well-functioning Shopify website, but I am thinking of a name rebrand as people often spell the site incorrectly or mispronounce it with the current name being “Uncial”.

As it’s not finalized, I’m going to use an example name in place of the one …

Are you guys using cross selling and or up selling apps. Like a slider that shows complementary items on the PDP or Cart page. How happy are you with the recommendations, are they bringing in good revenue numbers. What app will you recommend.

A platform where brands post opportunities — events, product trials, workshops, freebies, perks, sponsorships, etc. — and existing communities/clubs/groups browse them and choose what to share with their members.

For example, a Pilates studio could offer 20% off to members of selected communities, or a brand could offer a private …