Host at The SaaS Hub Shopify Podcast and curating the best shopify apps across all categories
Aug 12, 2026
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1 min read
Your Shopify app isn't just another piece of software. Once a merchant installs it, your app becomes part of the security boundary around their store, customer data, and operations. Recent incidents suggest many app founders aren't thinking about that deeply enough.
Aug 5, 2026
2 min read
This isn't another DotDev recap. It's a playbook for understanding where Shopify is heading and what it means for app founders.
Jul 29, 2026
3 min read
A quick note from DotDev, the August 14 Mantle deadline, affiliate partnerships, and your questions answered.
Jul 22, 2026
The State of Shopify 2026 Report is here. A founder-focused look at the Shopify ecosystem, App Store trends, AI, competition, and where opportunities are emerging.
Jul 15, 2026
Shopify is changing how App Store reviews work. Here is what founders need to know about review incentivization, fake review detection, and building a sustainable review engine.
Jul 8, 2026
5 min read
A lighter issue today. Quick answers on Shopify review enforcement, Sidekick, Spring Editions ’26, Mantle migration, pricing, BFS, and partner distribution.
Jul 1, 2026
Shopify shipped 150+ updates in Spring Editions ’26. This issue breaks down what app founders should actually care about across Sidekick, AI, billing, Dev Dashboard, BFS, checkout, and platform risk.
Jun 24, 2026
This issue breaks down category-by-category Mantle replacement options for analytics, affiliates, support, billing, and what still does not have a clean replacement.
Jun 17, 2026
Mantle is winding down. Here are the dates founders need to know, what could break, what to migrate first, and the bigger platform-risk lesson for every Shopify app founder.
Jun 10, 2026
Use your app data to diagnose listing, activation, churn, pricing, and growth problems.
Jun 3, 2026
Before you spend on App Store Ads, run this pass/fail audit. It’s built to stop you from paying to learn basics and to tell you exactly what to fix first.
May 27, 2026
This is a full operating system for using Claude across research, listing conversion, activation, retention, support, outreach, partnerships, and SEO. Built to be practical, not theoretical.
May 20, 2026
“X alternatives” pages are high-intent traffic, but most founders write them badly. This issue gives a simple structure that ranks and converts, plus the internal linking system behind it. New merchant podcast at the end.
May 13, 2026
Shopify is making billing more standard and more transparent. This issue breaks down what changed, what it enables, where founders get stuck, and how Mantle fits in the mix.
May 6, 2026
More founders are building multiple apps instead of betting on one. This issue breaks down when portfolios work, when they become a mess, and a simple way to do it right.
Apr 29, 2026
Quick answers to the questions I’m seeing repeatedly.
Apr 22, 2026
Support is not “tickets”. It’s retention, reviews, and renewals. This issue gives a full, step-by-step support system you can implement fast.
Apr 15, 2026
Listing translation can lift installs fast. The real win is making those installs stick. This issue shows the exact order to translate, how to prioritize languages using your install data, and a caution for high-touch onboarding apps. Podcast link at the end.
Apr 8, 2026
Scripts are being sunset. This issue shows what’s impacted, the two replacement paths, and a simple way to help merchants and agencies without making it salesy.
Apr 1, 2026
Mar 25, 2026
Quick answers to the questions I’m seeing repeatedly. Plus, a new merchant podcast announcement.
Mar 18, 2026
UI, integrations, “AI”, BFS, and pricing are not moats. This issue breaks down what actually holds and includes a 15-minute moat audit you can run today. Plus, the Consentmo podcast link at the end.
Mar 11, 2026
A full, step-by-step outreach system built for warm intent leads, multi-touch follow-ups, and reply-to-call conversion, without sounding spammy.
Mar 4, 2026
4 min read
Quick answers to the questions I’m seeing repeatedly. Plus, a new podcast episode at the end with Shaan Arora from Alia Popups and the $60M acquisition story.
Feb 25, 2026
Merchants are already asking AI tools for app recommendations. This issue shows two paths to earn citations: a DIY manual method and a simple automated flow. There’s also a surprise at the end.
