Inventory, manufacturing process, business success topics for small DTC manufacturers.
bookkeeping tax
Shopify's built-in cost field won't give you accurate COGS if you make your own products. Here's how to actually track cost of goods sold as a maker using Shopify.
inventory management
Assemblified is a solid Shopify BOM app for managing kits and bundles. But if you're a maker who produces finished goods from raw materials, you'll hit its limits fast. Here's what to look for instead.
handmade success
Most advice tells you to pick one platform and focus. The research suggests the opposite — makers who sell on both Etsy and Shopify tend to build more resilient, profitable businesses.
Selling on Etsy, Shopify, or both? Your COGS doesn't care which platform the order came from — but your tracking system needs to. Here's how to get one consolidated number.
Shopify tracks finished products. It doesn't track raw materials, recipes, or what it cost to make each item. Here's how to build the inventory layer Shopify is missing — specifically for Shopify sellers who manufacture what they sell.
Before you sync a single listing, you need to get your product setup right. Here's how to structure SKUs, recipes, and inventory so both platforms stay accurate.
Shopify tracks what you sell — not what goes into making it. Here's how to set up a real batch manufacturing workflow so your production runs are planned, costed, and synced.
Shopify tracks your finished products. It doesn't track your raw materials, recipes, or production runs. Here's how to build a complete inventory system if you actually make what you sell.
Thinking about expanding beyond Etsy or Shopify? Here's how to know when you're actually ready — and what to set up before you flip the switch.
Selling on Etsy and Shopify? Your COGS is different on each platform — and most makers never account for this. Here's how to track it accurately across both channels.
Selling on both Etsy and Shopify? Learn how to manage inventory across both channels without overselling, duplicate data entry, or constant spreadsheet headaches.
marketing
Shopify's wholesale marketplace Handshake was quietly shut down in late 2023. If you've been searching for how to sell wholesale on Shopify, here's a clear guide to the options that exist right now.
You launched your Shopify store. Now your accountant is asking questions you can't answer. This guide covers Shopify bookkeeping: payout reconciliation, COGS tracking, sales tax, and the tools that actually work for product businesses.
Shopify Stocky is discontinued and shutting down August 31, 2026. Key features like inventory transfers and forecasting are already gone. Here's what happened to Stocky, why it was removed from the Shopify App Store, and the best alternatives for makers who manufacture products.
The Shopify QuickBooks Connector just forced a major update — and makers are watching their orders fail to sync, customer data vanish, and COGS calculations break. Here's what went wrong, when it makes sense (and doesn't), and a better path for product-based businesses.
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