Shopify · Strategy·July 2026·11 min read Moving from Wix or Squarespace to Shopify: the South African store’s migration guide Wix and Squarespace are great for getting started — and a common ceiling once you’re selling seriously. Here’s when it’s worth…
Strategy · South Africa·July 2026·12 min read Your own store vs Takealot: where should South African sellers actually sell? Takealot gives you instant access to millions of shoppers — and takes a cut of every sale, owns the customer, and…
After twelve years and 400+ South African store builds, we kept giving the same advice in the same onboarding calls: which platform at which margin, why the gateway fee stack matters more than the sticker rate, how to price so…
Marketing & Growth · South Africa·July 2026·12 min read Email marketing for South African online stores: the flows that actually make money Email is the highest-ROI channel in ecommerce — you own the list, it costs almost nothing, and a…
AI & Automation · Shopify·July 2026·12 min read AI for your eCommerce store: practical uses for South African retailers (not the hype) Past the buzzwords, AI is genuinely useful for online stores right now — writing product copy at scale,…
B2B & Wholesale · Shopify·July 2026·12 min read B2B & wholesale on Shopify: how South African businesses sell to other businesses online Wholesale and trade selling has different rules to retail — tiered pricing, customer-specific catalogues, credit terms, bulk orders.…
Strategy · South Africa·June 2026·12 min read Shipping & delivery for South African online stores: couriers, costs, and the free-shipping question Shipping is the number-one cause of abandoned carts in South Africa — and the area where most stores either…
Shopify · South Africa·June 2026·11 min read How to accept payments on Shopify in South Africa (the Shopify Payments workaround) Shopify Payments doesn’t work in South Africa — and the way you handle that costs or saves you real money…
Strategy · Marketing & Growth · South Africa·June 2026·12 min read Black Friday readiness for South African online stores (start now, not in November) Black Friday is the biggest sales event on the SA retail calendar — and the day…
CRO & UX · Marketing & Growth·June 2026·11 min read Abandoned cart recovery: the South African store’s playbook Roughly 7 in 10 online carts get abandoned before checkout. That’s not lost demand — it’s interested buyers who got that close…
Shopify · Marketing & Growth·June 2026·13 min read How to rank your Shopify store on Google in South Africa (SEO that actually works) SEO is the traffic that doesn’t stop the moment you stop paying for it. It’s also where…
Marketing & Growth · South Africa·June 2026·12 min read Google Ads for eCommerce in South Africa: what it costs and what ROAS to actually expect Google Ads can be the fastest way to put your products in front of buyers…
Strategy · South Africa·June 2026·12 min read How to start an online store in South Africa in 2026 (the honest step-by-step) Most “how to start an online store” guides are written for the US and skip the parts that actually…
South Africa · Strategy·June 2026·11 min read LayUp review (2026): the digital lay-by that isn’t really “buy now, pay later” LayUp gets lumped in with PayJustNow and Payflex, but it works on the opposite principle: your customer pays first and…
South Africa · Strategy·June 2026·14 min read Buy Now, Pay Later in South Africa: the honest 2026 guide for online stores PayJustNow, Payflex, Float, MoreTyme, HappyPay, Mobicred, LayUp — the SA “pay later” market is crowded, the fees are quietly…
Shopify · Strategy·June 2026·9 min read How many Shopify apps does your store actually need? (the lean SA stack) The Shopify App Store has thousands of apps, all promising more sales. It’s how stores end up paying for fifteen overlapping…
Strategy · South Africa·June 2026·10 min read What do you actually keep on a R500 sale in South Africa? Your store says you made R500. Your bank account disagrees. Between gateway fees, COGS, shipping, VAT and the cost of getting…
Strategy · South Africa·June 2026·11 min read Shopify vs WooCommerce vs 8 other platforms: which is right for your SA store? Everyone has an opinion on the “best” ecommerce platform, and most of them are selling you something. The truth…
Migration · WooCommerce · Shopify·May 2026·12 min read What does it really cost to migrate from WooCommerce to Shopify in 2026? DIY migration tools quote $59. Agencies quote R75,000. Real numbers are usually somewhere in between — and the cost…
Payments · South Africa·May 2026·14 min read The cheapest payment gateway for South African stores in 2026 (real maths, 6 providers) Six providers, three pricing models, dozens of payment methods, and one question every SA store owner eventually asks: which…