Dan Siepen

If you’re looking for some inspiration from what some top brands have done when it comes to designing pre-order checkout experiences, look no further because I’ve done the hard work for you. Here are some of the best pre-order page examples and experiences I’ve seen that incorporate awesome practices to drive sales and conversions.

I had a lot of fun curating and highlighting some of the top TikTok profiles in the world of eCommerce and DTC that are doing really well when it comes to content, strategy, tactics, and overall growth on the platform. There’s a lot to learn from each of these brands, and I am more than confident (regardless of your budget and company growth stage) that you’re going to get some awesome lessons and takeaways that you can apply to your company.

Pinterest is a big opportunity for many brands to get cut through against competitors outside of the normal channels we all use for organic social growth and paid media ads. To help inspire you, I’ve found some of the really top standard Pinterest accounts across DTC and eCommerce of brands who have done an exceptional job with content, design, engagement, followers and overall growth. There’s a lot to learn from these profiles, and I have no doubt you’re going to enjoy analysing them all.

Whether you currently have an affiliate marketing structure and program in place for your brand, or maybe you’re doing some research to find out what other brands are doing, you’re going to love these eCommerce affiliate program examples I’ve put together to help inspire you with new ideas, test and optimisations you can do, to help you exponentially grow this channel for acquisition.

Whilst there are many ‘standardised’ guidelines to follow in relation to design and UX for collection pages, you can make yours stand out above the rest with some simple optimisations that can help with conversions. I’ve put together some of the best collection pages I’ve seen that have done an incredible job with the overall UX and UI to help you with some quick wins.

Quizzes are seriously awesome and can be really effective in terms of performance for eCommerce brands, no matter the industry or category you’re in. In this guide, I show you some of the best examples I’ve across that will get you inspired (and hopefully excited) when it comes to creating your own quiz funnels.

One of the first places that all eCommerce stores need to pay attention to if they want to improve conversion rates is their product pages. With the slightest of optimisations and with continuous testing, you can increase the amount of conversions and even improve your AOV. To help you get inspired with new ideas, I’ve done a high-level breakdown with some of the top takeaways you need to see across these product pages if you’re in eCommerce, which I’m confident you’re going to love (regardless of the number of years you’ve worked in eCommerce).

Do you feel that your ‘About Us’ page can do with an upgrade? Or maybe you’re currently writing and designing one, but what you’ve done so far is currently lacking your own expectations? I mean, that’s probably why you’ve come across this guide I’ve put together. So, guess what!? You’re going to love (and devour it, I’m sure) this epic guide of the best ‘About Us’ pages for Shopify and eCommerce that all founders, marketers and designers should check out. Trust me, you’re going to get quite a few good learnings that you can apply to your page after you go through these examples.

Looking to build a new blog for your Shopify store, or perhaps you’re looking for new ideas and inspiration to improve the design and strategy of your current one? Well, you’re going to love this guide on the best Shopify blog examples (including amazing eCommerce blogs on other content management systems), which I break down and share some of the top takeaways and learnings you can get inspired by for your own goals. I hope you love it.

Incorporating a product bundling strategy is one the best initiatives you can do as a brand. Product Bundles are great for a variety of reasons as most of us know, but who does bundling well? What can you use as inspiration to apply to your business? Luckily for you, I’ve curated some of my favourite brands and what they do, and I’ve found some really impressive examples that you’re going to love.

What’s a key strategy and initiative that can unlock more revenue from existing customers that eCommerce plus DTC brands can implement cost-effectively and that pays big dividends in the long-term? Yep, it’s loyalty and rewards programs. I’ve collated, shared and have done a high-level breakdown of some of the best customer loyalty program examples I’ve come across that you need to check out.

I love subscription businesses, and they are incredible to run when they really kick off. As a growth marketer being in the eCommerce game for a while now, it’s been no surprise to me to see that the global eCommerce subscription market has exploded in recent years, and it’s for good reason. Explore how these eCommerce brands are doing an epic job with subscriptions.

This is one of the most intriguing categories of eCommerce website example guides I’ve written. The space has exploded with new players, and there are definitely some innovative designs I’ve come across which are really slick. On top of that, I’ve seen many of them, over time, add new tactics and strategies to improve conversions, increase AOV, and other initiatives that many marketers like me love (and know that work).

This was probably one of the more fun landing page examples and inspiration guides I’ve written lately. I didn’t realise how many awesome food websites existed in the eCommerce space.

In this guide, I'm sharing my favourite ecommerce referral programs that you absolutely need to explore for inspiration if you're in eCommerce.

If you love eCommerce, own a store, or perhaps you're marketer like me, I think one of the best industries to learn best practices when it comes to store design, CRO tactics, and branding, has to be the skincare and beauty industry.

I am a diehard latte drinker (that's how I write so much content haha) and I’m excited to curate this guide of some of the most amazing coffee websites out there I’ve come across that coffee drinkers like me are going to ‘froth’ over.