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Conversations about software, AI, and building things that work — no fluff, just what we have learned at the table.

How Much Does an E-commerce Website Cost in South Africa?

From a simple Shopify store to a custom multi-vendor marketplace, e-commerce costs vary widely. Here's an honest breakdown of what an online store costs in South Africa and what drives the price.

Dru Connold 8 July 2026 6 min read

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Syncing 6M+ Products with Shopify (Exclusive Books Case Study)

A REST integration that updated products one by one took weeks to sync and kept hitting rate limits. Here is how a move to Shopify GraphQL and real-time sync cut it from weeks to hours across 40+ stores.

Dru Connold 3 March 2026 5 min read

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