Blog · 98 articles

Notes on selling online

Practical guides on Shopify, e-commerce, and the craft of running an online store — written by the team behind Polo Themes.

Business · August 23, 2026

Choosing Your E-Commerce Platform: Shopify vs Everything Else

Choose an e-commerce platform by proving the operating model, total cost, migration path, and design workflow your business can actually sustain.

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Design · August 23, 2026

Hire a Designer vs Use a Template: Match Help to the Risk

Use a template for a well-understood journey; hire a designer when research, accessibility, or interaction needs specialist judgment.

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Figma · August 23, 2026

Figma vs Webflow: Design Source or Production Website?

Use Figma for design decisions and reusable interface work; use Webflow when its production and publishing model fits the website.

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Figma · August 23, 2026

Figma vs Canva: Interface Design or Visual Content?

Use Figma for interface systems and handoff; use Canva for governed visual-content production outside the website implementation model.

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Figma · August 23, 2026

Design System vs UI Kit: Operating Rules or Reusable Assets?

A UI kit supplies reusable assets; a design system adds governed principles, code relationships, documentation, and change management.

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Design · March 9, 2021

Designing a electronics collection page with sparse imagery

Designing a electronics collection page with sparse imagery is useful only if it helps a merchant or delivery team make one concrete decision about designing a electronics colle…

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Design · March 2, 2021

Designing collection cards for long electronics product names

Designing collection cards for long electronics product names is useful only if it helps a merchant or delivery team make one concrete decision about designing collection cards…

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Design · February 18, 2021

Designing navigation for a small electronics assortment

Designing navigation for a small electronics assortment is useful only if it helps a merchant or delivery team make one concrete decision about designing navigation for a small…

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Design · February 2, 2021

Designing a electronics product comparison worksheet

Designing a electronics product comparison worksheet is useful only if it helps a merchant or delivery team make one concrete decision about designing a electronics product comp…

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Design · January 19, 2021

Designing filters around electronics buying decisions

Designing filters around electronics buying decisions is useful only if it helps a merchant or delivery team make one concrete decision about designing filters around electronic…

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Design · October 29, 2020

Designing a fashion brand story that helps product selection

Designing a fashion brand story that helps product selection is useful only if it helps a merchant or delivery team make one concrete decision about designing a fashion brand st…

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Design · October 6, 2020

Designing an honest fashion shipping-information block

Designing an honest fashion shipping-information block is useful only if it helps a merchant or delivery team make one concrete decision about designing an honest fashion shippi…

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