Selling online
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ChatGPT Instant Checkout Is Gone: How ChatGPT Shopping Picks Products Now
OpenAI retired Instant Checkout after six months, and ChatGPT shopping became the place where buyers choose a product before finishing on the seller's own site. What happened, how products get picked now, why product feeds took over in July 2026, and what a small store can do.
Generative Engine Optimization: Getting Your Store Into AI Answers
We asked ChatGPT and Perplexity what a real buyer asks, then counted who they cite. Small independent stores show up constantly — just not the one we audited. Here is what separates the two.
Agentic Commerce: Soon the Buyer Will Be an Agent Too
Agentic commerce changes who reads your listing. It was written to persuade a person skimming a page; a machine doesn't skim, and it ignores adjectives.
What to Do in September if You Sell Online
September is the last month when changing anything about your store is still cheap.
Below Standard on eBay, Order Defect Rate on Amazon
eBay evaluates sellers on the 20th and can drop you Below Standard. Amazon measures order defect rate over 60 rolling days. The published thresholds, explained.