TaskHusky Curated Newsletter #010

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As I write this email The Academy Awards are on – “The Oscars.” Well, that’s cool and all … and I really like movies. But while all those Hollywood A-listers are patting each other on the back, we entrepreneurs still have to get work done. But if there was an award for 

“Most Awesomest Shopify Email Newsletter in a Supporting Role,” 

this darned email right here would take home the trophy.

Here are this week’s stories:

1. The BEST Performing Shopify Websites of 2019 (so far)

Any click-baiting yahoo can come up with a crappy list. But we love you, so we actually did the research and dug into the data. This list is NOT about “pretty” or “apps” … it’s about something that REALLY matters. This is a list of the top five Shopify websites based upon actual visitor traffic, and that is what gets results in this town (and yes, Kylie Jenner made the list). Do what these guys do.

Check it out here

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2. To Infinity, And Beyond!

We like Forbes magazine. They help us keep an eye on what the three-piece suit crowd is up to while we go about changing the world. A writer named Frank Levin just wrote a piece about The Future of eCommerce and, since he has actually done business in the US and China via eCommerce, the article is a decent read.

Read the short article in Forbes here

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3, 4, & 5. More Amazon Weakness

We talk about Amazon so much in this newsletter that you all might be thinking I have a web-crush on the mega-retailer. Well … maybe I do and MAYBE I DO! But the truth is that they are the top news-maker in the eCommerce space, so they are hard to avoid. But the financial numbers are rolling in and we like what we are seeing and it’s not as awesome as normal for Amazon. 

First, you all might remember that more than a year ago we wrote about how Walmart was finally waking up to challenge Amazon. We pitched it as Godzilla vs Godzilla (

you can read that old blog post here

). Well, it looks like Walmart is getting the deal done. They “blew out” their eCommerce sales numbers in the most recent report.

Read that article here

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And there are two more eCommerce underdogs that are now growing faster than Amazon – namely Wayfair and Etsy. You heard me right. Even the technology-ignorant financial guys at CNBC had to make note of it.

Watch the video here

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So … I told you so, right? This is the most awesomest Shopify newsletter ever. And you would be selfish not to share it with those you care about. But maybe you’re a sociopath and just don’t care about anyone. OK. But if you’re NOT a sociopath, go ahead and share this email now so that everyone can be awesome with us.

Happy Selling,

Zachary