The 2026 eCom Trends Report
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Oftentimes, new eCommerce owners will spend thousands and thousands of dollars on a website design when they are just starting out. They want everything personalized and huge from the beginning, when they don’t yet understand what their customers need. It is a known fact that good website designers and developers, let alone some of the best, are not cheap, and not every designer’s style will be a good match for each eCommerce business’s requirements.
Carson McComas is a top-ranked Shopify expert and the founder and designer at ShopifyCustom.com. He has been developing, launching and marketing eCommerce sites since 1998 and currently works with a small number of clients a year to ensure personal attention for each of his clients. This personal care is just one of the things you should expect from any designer you hire. Listen in as Carson shares his knowledge and expertise to help you find the right designer on your first try, before spending thousands. You do not want to miss this episode!
Here’s What You’ll Learn
- The 3 reasons that you should invest 4-5 figures in site design.
- What a design & development “unicorn” is and why they are so rare.
- Why you need to ensure that there is no ambiguity in what you are asking for before receiving a quote.
- How long you should expect most designers to help you before they start charging.
- Why a designer will have you paying hourly vs. a contracted amount of hours.
- What your responsibilities as a client are to your designer.
What Was Mentioned
- Shopify Experts | ShopifyCustom Reviews | Twitter | LinkedIn
- eCommerceFuel Ep #55 with Ezra Firestone
- Keynote
- Powerpoint
- Balsamiq
- Omnigraphics
- Go Mockingbird
This Week’s Winner
Congratulations to Karl De Leon of Flipily.com for winning this week’s eCommerceFuel shout out!
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Post by Andrew Youderian
Founder and Chief Instigator, eComFuel
Andrew quit an early finance job to sell CB radios online — an admittedly unorthodox career path. It set him on a course to found and sell multiple businesses, host a decade-running podcast, lecture at Harvard Business School and create eComFuel, the leading community for 7- and 8-figure online business owners. Andrew is fascinated with branding, AI, building community, investing and growing meaningful businesses that don't require sacrificing what truly matters.
