I get some version of this question a lot from people who aren’t ready for Shopify yet but still want a store that looks legit: “Should I just use Weebly since it’s cheaper, or spend more on Squarespace?” It’s a fair question. Weebly can run you as little as $13 a month while Squarespace’s cheapest […]

I get some version of this question at least once a week from people building out a high-ticket store: should I go with Squarespace because it looks gorgeous out of the box, or BigCommerce because it was actually built to sell things? After running stores on both platforms and consulting on dozens more through Ecommerce […]

By Trevor Fenner, updated 2026 Affiliate disclosure: some links in this article are affiliate links and I may earn a commission at no cost to you. It does not change which tools I recommend or what the research found. I get some version of this question from readers almost every week: should I build my […]

If you’re building anything close to a real dropshipping business, one with multiple suppliers, variant-heavy products, and plans to scale past a few thousand dollars a month, Shopify wins and it isn’t close. If you’re running a tiny, design-forward catalog under 20 or 30 products where the photography and layout matter more than checkout conversion […]

If you typed “Squarespace coupon code” into Google, you are probably staring at a page full of sites promising 90% off, secret influencer links, or some code that expired eighteen months ago. I run Ecommerce Paradise, and this question comes up constantly from people building their first store. Anyone still working through what a high-ticket […]

Affiliate disclosure: some links in this article are affiliate links and I may earn a commission at no cost to you. It does not change which tools I recommend or what the research found. I get asked about Squarespace constantly from people who found it because their designer friend uses it for a portfolio site, […]

If you’ve spent any time on Squarespace’s pricing page, you’ve probably ended up more confused than when you started. Four plans, three different billing options, transaction fees that change depending on what you’re selling, and a bunch of fine print about what’s actually included at each tier. I get asked about this constantly by store […]

A new Graphite report says ChatGPT ads earned a 0.73% click-through rate in the US, while retail and ecommerce advertisers have been largely absent from the platform. If you run a high-ticket store through Ecommerce Paradise methods or your own, this is the first broad dataset on whether ChatGPT belongs in your Q4 ad budget. […]

US consumer confidence fell 6.7 points to 81.9 in September, the Conference Board reported Tuesday, two weeks after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. If you run a high-ticket store, two things just moved against you in the same month. Your buyers are more nervous about a $3,000 cart, and the credit card or line […]