The Ecomm Analyst

Growing stores, one honest take at a time.

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  • Magento analytics tools

    Magento stores, whether on open-source Magento or Adobe Commerce, tend to be larger and more customized than the average Shopify store, and their analytics needs reflect that. More SKUs, more…


  • BigCommerce analytics tools

    BigCommerce has stronger native reporting than people expect, and a smaller ecosystem of third-party analytics tools than Shopify. That combination shapes the right stack. Use what BigCommerce gives you for…


  • WooCommerce analytics tools

    WooCommerce brands get a raw deal in analytics coverage. Most of the polished e-commerce tools were built for Shopify first, and many never added WooCommerce at all. The good news…


  • Shopify analytics: the reports I actually check every week

    Shopify’s built-in analytics are better than most operators give them credit for. The order and revenue data is the ground truth every other tool tries to match, and the reports…


  • How to measure product performance for e-commerce

    Most product reports rank SKUs by revenue. That tells you what sold, not what is good for the business. A product can top the revenue chart while losing money after…


  • Is Google Ads reported ROAS accurate?

    It is precise but generous. Google Ads usually captures the purchases that followed a Google ad click quite reliably, since search clicks are close to the sale and easy to…


  • Is Meta’s reported ROAS accurate?

    Not as a measure of what Meta caused. Meta’s reported ROAS is an accurate count of the purchases Meta’s systems connected to your ads under Meta’s own rules. That is…


  • How to accurately measure ROAS for e-commerce

    ROAS is a simple ratio, revenue divided by ad spend, and almost every way brands measure it is a little wrong. The spend side is usually fine. The revenue side…


  • How to use your BFCM results to plan the rest of the year

    BFCM produces more data in five days than most brands see in a month, and most of it gets used for one slide in December. That is a waste. Read…


  • How to prove your marketing is working to leadership

    Most marketing reports to leadership fail for the same reason. They show platform metrics, like Meta ROAS and Google conversions, to people who think in revenue, margin, and cash. The…


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About

Six years in e-commerce. Three Shopify stores across different niches, one scaled past seven figures. I’ve tested hundreds of ad creatives, obsessed over email flows, and learned more from my failures than my wins.

Now I focus on conversion optimization, retention marketing, and the analytics behind it all. This blog is where I share what actually works, backed by real numbers. No fluff, no guru energy.