Blog
A round-up of the latest news, tips and opinions of our team.
Squashed Pixel Round Up of Shopify’s Winter 2024 Editions
Shopify’s Winter 2024 Edition marks a significant step forward for B2B businesses using Shopify, introducing several features designed to streamline workflows, enhance your customer's experience, and empower data-driven decisions.
Shopify Plus Fee Increase
After the buzz of the recent editions release, Shopify has dropped a bit of news, and brace yourself – the licence fee is going UP!
We aren’t hugely surprised as it’s fairly standard practice aka you pay a bit more for a better product!
New Rule Changes to Email Authentication
Change Needed Before 1st February
Following the email you have likely received from Shopify, our team have been researching the authentication changes that Gmail and Yahoo are making and have put together some guidance for you.
We have included the steps that will need to be taken, and to make it easier for you, we have divided the necessary actions into four areas for you.
Start the New Year Strong with a Website That Performs & Converts!
Get ready to start the new year with a website that not only looks great but also performs exceptionally well. We're thrilled to offer you a free Website Audit and Review to ensure that your online presence is optimised, primed for growth, and set up for success in 2024.
Our Audit and Review service, which usually costs £950 plus VAT, is being offered at no cost! Nil! Zero! Zilch!
Party time! The team get together to celebrate
The Squashed Pixel team come together in Birmingham for some well-deserved R&R - and celebrations!
12 Ways To Optimise Your Store for Black Friday and Beyond
In 2022 Shopify merchants smashed their way to US$7.5 billion in sales globally, across the Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend alone- an increase of 17.5% on 2021.
This is the ultimate guide in getting your eCommerce strategy Black Friday ready - we’ll take you through the easy wins and the pitfalls to avoid so you’ll be best placed to just watch those clicks and conversions come flying in come Black Friday weekend.
20 Best Apps For Your Site
One of the best things about Shopify is the sheer amount of apps that are available. According to Shopify statistics, the average merchant uses six apps on their store. With over 8,000 apps to choose from it can be a bit challenging for merchants to know which ones are the best for their store. Luckily we have provided a list below, in no particular order of what we think are the 20 best apps you can use to add some new functionality to your store.
The one about Squashed Pixel conquering the Crystal Maze…
It was our Easter company get-together last week, with the team embarking on the Crystal Maze Experience in Manchester.
GA4 for Shopify. What is it and what needs to be done?
Google Analytics 4 (referred to as GA4) is an analytics service that enables you to measure website traffic and customer engagement across your Shopify website(s) and apps. In simple terms, it’s a free service offered by google that lets you track how well your site is performing. You can track all manner of things, from how many people are visiting the site, right through to what links have been clicked, what content is being read and engaged with.
Managing Performance Whilst Working Remotely
The world of work is changing. Many employees no longer hold the traditional nine-to-five job. Instead, working time is increasingly flexible. Today’s technology allow that businesses are no longer limited to specific geographical locations to manage their workforce. Main concerns from managers and team leaders are all about functionality, such as how to get the team to function cohesively while separated…