Thinking Deeply About Theming and Color Naming
As a front-end developer, I’ve been pretty curious about how other people code up their websites. So…
5 Ecommerce Platforms for Startups 2025
Ecommerce entrepreneurs getting started in 2025 should look for easy-to-use platforms that won’t bust the budget. The…
How to Discover a CSS Trick
Do we invent or discover CSS tricks? Michelangelo described his sculpting process as chiseling away superfluous material…
How to create a winning social media marketing strategy for your online store
Social media is a powerful tool for ecommerce businesses to connect with customers. In fact, 43% of…
Favorite Books of Ecommerce Pros Q3 2025
Summer is a time to step away from ecommerce and focus on family and fun. It’s also…
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 4: Close and Move
This is the fourth post in a series about the new CSS shape() function. So far, we’ve…
10 Books on Slowing Down, Stepping Away
In the summer, busy people are supposed to relax and rejuvenate. Yet ecommerce owners and team members…
CSS Blob Recipes
Blob, Blob, Blob. You hate them. You love them. Personally, as a design illiterate, I like to…
Don’t Exit for the Wrong Reasons
We often frame selling a business as “exiting.” But it’s a decision to walk away, to quit….
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 3: Curves
If you’re following along, this is the third post in a series about the new CSS shape()…
Getting Creative With HTML Dialog
Like ’em or loath ’em, whether you’re showing an alert, a message, or a newsletter signup, dialogue…
The ultimate ecommerce website launch checklist
Launching a high-performing ecommerce site requires precision, collaboration, and attention to detail — especially for established businesses…
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 2: More on Arcs
Ready for the second part? We are still exploring the shape() function, and more precisely, the arc…
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 1: Lines and Arcs
Creating CSS Shapes is a classic and one of my favorite exercise. Indeed, I have one of…