2022 year in review
This is my 5th annual “year in review” post, in which I look back at some of the things I worked on in the previous twelve months. This year’s review
How I started a profitable online pet store with $500
The answer is dropshipping, a business model where a company sells products without actually holding stock. Earlier this year, I launched Pet Village on a tiny budget and used pet
How to apply a shipping surcharge to a specific state in WooCommerce
Due to damage to a rail line connecting Western Australia to the eastern parts of the country, freight costs into WA are currently significantly more expensive than usual. Our delivery
Why doesn’t my new website rank on Google? The “Google Sandbox” explained
The Google Sandbox is an assumed feature of Google’s search algorithm that deflates the rank of new websites. Think of it as a filter that keeps new websites from appearing in search
System Ninja 4.0 in public beta
I’ve just dropped the first beta of System Ninja 4.0 over at SingularLabs. System Ninja, of course, is the Windows cleaning/maintenance app I’ve been developing for 12 years now. The
Dymo sparks outrage by restricting customers to Dymo-branded labels
Unless you’re exclusively using dropshipping services, having a reliable label printer is essential to running an eCommerce store. For small and medium sized businesses, my go-to printer recommendation has long
Website hosted in Australia? Don’t use CloudFlare’s free CDN
CloudFlare is a free content delivery network (CDN) service that’s often suggested as an easy and affordable way to speed up your website. The service acts as an intermediary between
2021 year in review
For the last four years, I’ve written an annual “year in review” post to look back at what I’ve achieved in the previous year and set some concrete goals for
How to build a simple user application/approval system in WooCommerce
There are many strategic or legal reasons why a business may not want to sell to the general public. If you’ve restricted your store to registered users, you may wish