Aeolidia: Shopify Partners

Hi Reader, Whew! This year has really gotten off to a bang for ecommerce. First, we found out that Amazon is scraping online shops and stealing their content to sell using an AI bot. Then, unfortunately, Shopify followed up with bad timing and relentless positivity to announce to merchants that they were about to turn on "Agentic Storefronts" for all Shopify shops. With these two things happening at the same time, shop owners became understandably upset and confused about what on earth was...

Again! A scammer is impersonating us by email. If it's from a Gmail address, it's not us; do not reply.Our emails will always come from aeolidia.com. Hi Reader, Let's talk about how out of control running a business in 2026 will feel. For example, this latest insane thing that Amazon is doing, where they scrape your product listings, list your products on their site, and have bots go through your checkout to buy them for Amazon shoppers. We'll also talk about Shopify's agentic storefronts (AI...

ALERT: Amazon may be listing your products without your consent and using AI bots to purchase from you. Our client, Angie Chua of Bobo Studio, was featured in the news after these Amazon orders caused customer service nightmares for her. She has been posting about this on Instagram. Here's a good post, and see her other updates on her feed to understand what's happening. Angie is researching a class action lawsuit with an attorney, and you can help her with this by filling out her Google Form...

Happy New Year from the Aeolidia team and me! We're here for you in 2026. Best wishes,

We reconsider our pricing every January! Get in now at lower rates. Hi Reader, It usually feels go-go-go at Aeolidia headquarters (our Slack workspace!), but this time of year we get a natural break to stop for a moment, then start up again in January, renewed. I hope you're also able to take some time off! We run our business on the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS - here's my blog post about it), so we have a couple of weeks left to finish up our "rocks" (internal priorities). One of...

Hi Reader, It's that gifty time of year! Along with thinking of presents for your family and friends, if you run a business, you may be planning more gifts. For your team, colleagues, partners, and clients, or best B2B customers. I agonize about this every year, so I thought I'd share some of my go-to finds for giving corporate-type gifts, in case it helps you out. Easy gifts Postable cards While I love a handwritten paper card, sometimes you want to send hundreds of them, or you're in a...

Hi Reader, I hope the Black Friday/Cyber Monday flurry went well for you and your shop! I'm about to start slowing down and wrapping things up at work as the year ends, but I have a last offer for you, and it's a freebie. I'd love to do a year-end website health check for you. Could I learn more about where your business is at and figure out a stats-based direction for your online shop? If you'd find this useful, here is what I'd need to know to give you some advice - and this info will be...

Last week to get up to 25% off our Shopify or Klaviyo services!LEARN MORE HERE Hi Reader, I have a great network of trusted individuals and teams who help small businesses grow. They're a great balance with what we do, making sure everything else is taken care of, while we get your online presence in order. Here are some offers from friends I'd love you to meet! Product-based businesses: Proof to Product, run by Katie Hunt, is the place to go for business strategy and wholesale coaching. Her...

Oh no, again: a scammer is sending email impersonating us. If you got an email from a Gmail address, it wasn't us. Do not reply, share store access or credit card info, or install apps. Our emails will always come from aeolidia.com. Hi Reader, We have a special Black Friday offer through the end of November! Normally, we don't discount our work, so this is just for the wonderful people like you who receive our newsletter. 20% off your first month We work with many shop owners on retainer,...