
Mat O'Connor
Shopify Shopify Editions Fall 2026: What UK Merchants Need to Know
Shopify Editions Fall 2026 dropped a lot. What a UK store should act on before Black Friday, what to plan for January, and what's fine to watch for now.
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Conversion Rate Optimisation You can’t see conversion problems when your website is on fire
Mat's eCommerce Expo 2026 talk, written up. Why fires crowd out growth work, three questions to find the real cause, and the maths on what it costs you.
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Shopify Shopify App Security: What the October Checkout Hijack Means for Your Store
Shopify app security after the October checkout hijack. What happened, why your theme looked clean, and how to cut your store's exposure in an afternoon.
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Conversion Rate Optimisation Last Minute Tips to Maximise Conversions for Black Friday (Without Slashing Your Margins)
Short on time? These last-minute Black Friday tips show how to increase conversions fast - simplify checkout, improve page clarity and reduce abandonment.
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Magento eCommerce Mage Camp 2026 Roundup
Mat's Mage Camp 2026 lightning talk on retainers lost to firefighting, what developers said afterwards, and why Manchester needed a day for Magento.
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Magento eCommerce PHP2Shell: How Our Hosting Partners Kept Every Client Store Online
PHP2Shell let attackers take over servers with one request. How Corefinity and Hypernode patched fast enough that none of our clients went offline.
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Conversion Rate Optimisation Maximise Conversions for Cyber Monday: Strategy, Marketing Ideas & SEO
Cyber Monday conversion strategy for UK eCommerce: the marketing ideas, SEO and site fixes that turn fast-moving bargain hunters into orders. Read the guide.
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SEO SEO Tips for Black Friday (That Don’t Involve Spending More)
Boost Black Friday traffic without upping ad spend. Learn how to rank faster with evergreen pages, high-intent keywords, content and page speed optimisation.
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Shopify The Best Shopify Plus Agencies in Manchester (2026)
Every Shopify partner agency in Manchester, from Shopify's own directory: 17 agencies, their tier, what they do, and five questions to ask before hiring one.
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