FN · August 10, 2026
Promotion math: why 20% plus 10% is 28%
Discount stacking runs on sequential math and evaluation order — why combined promotions come out smaller than expected, and the one setting that turns them off entirely.
FM · August 10, 2026
Choosing an ecommerce platform, honestly
Hosted vs self-hosted is really one question: is your selling ordinary or unusual? Where Shopify-class platforms win, where Drupal Commerce and WooCommerce earn their keep.
FM · August 10, 2026
Keeping an online store alive: why commerce maintenance is different
A store is a website plus money in motion — payment APIs, tax rules, shipping rates, and PCI obligations that keep changing whether or not anyone maintains the site.
FM · August 10, 2026
Migrating a store without losing orders
What must survive a commerce migration — order history, customer accounts, SKUs, URLs — what can't come along (saved cards), and the cutover pattern that protects revenue.
FM · August 10, 2026
PCI compliance in plain language
What PCI DSS actually asks of a small store, why how you collect cards decides how heavy it is, and the one architecture choice that keeps the burden light.
FM · August 10, 2026
Still running Magento 1? What that means in plain terms
Magento 1 support ended June 30, 2020. What running a store six-plus years past end-of-life actually exposes, why patches only stretch so far, and the realistic paths off.
FM · August 10, 2026
What breaks first on an abandoned online store
The failure order of an unmaintained store: shipping rates drift, tax falls behind, then a payment API retirement stops revenue outright. Where to look first.