News1 min read
Shopify’s Gemini connector: store tasks and limits
Connect Shopify to Gemini to manage products, stock and reports. Learn how access works and which actions remain in the Shopify admin.
JJames Bennett
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Marketing1 min read
Google’s September spam update is complete: what to check
Google confirmed completion on 8 October. Check affected pages, markets and technical issues before attributing a store’s traffic change to the rollout.
Will Slatton
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Shopify adds automated store policies: what to review
Shopify can maintain return, shipping and other policy text automatically. Review the wording, ownership and customer links before relying on it.
SSophie Harrington
ROAS is down.
Meta changed the rules.
You need a laugh.
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- Tap 010% passive
Passive Income
Pale AleTastes like shoveling coal into a steam engine while someone hits you with a stick.
- Tap 023x the tab
Tripled Pricing
PorterYour top conversion app’s new house recipe. Same app, same features, new invoice.
- Tap 03$500 of product
Ghosted Influencer
Hazy IPABrewed with free samples and one read receipt. Notes of silence, long finish.
- Tap 04ROAS not included
Meta Changed the Rules
LagerRecipe changes weekly without notice. Best enjoyed while re-uploading creative.
- Tap 05ETA: January
Q4 Shipping
Imperial StoutDark, slow, and somehow still stuck at a depot in New Jersey.
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