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Steve Hutt

I help Shopify-powered brands to accelerate profitable growth through podcasts and strategic insights.

🚨 162K Discount Codes Exposed a $0 Problem

Feb 26, 2026

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16 min read

🚨 162K Discount Codes Exposed a $0 Problem

Plus — Alibaba's 90% ad-revenue secret, Reddit's AI shopping engine, and the GA4 gap silently killing your ROAS.

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
⚡ ChatGPT Is Now a Shopify Sales Channel

Feb 19, 2026

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16 min read

⚡ ChatGPT Is Now a Shopify Sales Channel

Three AI commerce channels launched this week. Here's what operators need to know.

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🚨 Your CRO Strategy Is Missing 80% of the Work (AI agents are already shopping)

Feb 13, 2026

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13 min read

🚨 Your CRO Strategy Is Missing 80% of the Work (AI agents are already shopping)

Less than 0.1% of stores are ready. Here's the framework + 90-day plan that fixes it.

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🤖 ChatGPT Recommends 3-5 Brands. How to Be One of Them.

Feb 5, 2026

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13 min read

🤖 ChatGPT Recommends 3-5 Brands. How to Be One of Them.

Plus: The Google AI stack you already own (but probably aren't using)

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🧠 The Difference Between 30% Growth and 8%

Jan 29, 2026

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13 min read

🧠 The Difference Between 30% Growth and 8%

Plus > ChatGPT Commerce Framework and AI Tools Worth Your Time

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🛑  Stop Losing Sales to Hardware Failures and Outdated Infrastructure

Jan 22, 2026

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12 min read

🛑 Stop Losing Sales to Hardware Failures and Outdated Infrastructure

Shopify's $69 POS Hub ends Bluetooth chaos, AI agents turn conversations into checkouts, and four compliance shifts mid-market brands need to navigate now

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
⚡ The $250K Problem Hiding in Every $1M You Sell

Jan 15, 2026

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13 min read

⚡ The $250K Problem Hiding in Every $1M You Sell

Returns volume is spiking 500% this month. Here's how top brands turn reverse logistics into a margin advantage—plus the AI search strategy and relationship infrastructure that scales past $10M.

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
⚙️  Strategic Leverage: How to Reclaim Time and Protect Margin in 2026

Jan 8, 2026

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16 min read

⚙️ Strategic Leverage: How to Reclaim Time and Protect Margin in 2026

AI agents, domain authority, and packaging optimization—the three moves separating thriving brands from the rest.

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
💸 The $20B Mistake (And 7 Days to Fix Yours)

Dec 18, 2025

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15 min read

💸 The $20B Mistake (And 7 Days to Fix Yours)

Cut partners stealing credit, audit your store for hidden money, and use fast delivery and new channels to step into 2026 leaner and more profitable.

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
⚡Pull The Right Levers: Growth Without Just Spending More

Dec 11, 2025

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15 min read

⚡Pull The Right Levers: Growth Without Just Spending More

How smart operators are using integrated channels, AI tools, and retention systems to scale profitably in 2026

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🚀 53% of Holiday Spend Happens AFTER BFCM (Here's Your December Playbook)

Dec 4, 2025

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15 min read

🚀 53% of Holiday Spend Happens AFTER BFCM (Here's Your December Playbook)

BFCM was proof of demand. December is where you make or miss your year.

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
Happy Thanksgiving. Here's What You'll Need Tomorrow.

Nov 27, 2025

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12 min read

Happy Thanksgiving. Here's What You'll Need Tomorrow.

AI creative validation, visibility over rankings, and the systems that survive Q4 (not just this weekend)

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🎯 How Elite Shopify Brands Are Winning Peak Season

Nov 20, 2025

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12 min read

🎯 How Elite Shopify Brands Are Winning Peak Season

The infrastructure, cash strategies, and retention systems that turn peak week into long-term growth.

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🚨 15 Days to BFCM: Fix What's Leaking Before Traffic Spikes 50x

Nov 13, 2025

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14 min read

🚨 15 Days to BFCM: Fix What's Leaking Before Traffic Spikes 50x

Mobile friction, gift buyer flows, and the infrastructure moves winners are shipping right now

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🚨 The Checkout Breaking at 3AM Problem (+ How to Fix It Before BFCM)

Nov 6, 2025

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16 min read

🚨 The Checkout Breaking at 3AM Problem (+ How to Fix It Before BFCM)

Fulfillment That Scales, Influencers That Convert, and the Ops Fixes That Print Money

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
⏰ 28 Days to BFCM: The Profit Leak Costing You $50K (And How to Fix It Now)

Oct 30, 2025

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16 min read

⏰ 28 Days to BFCM: The Profit Leak Costing You $50K (And How to Fix It Now)

AI operations playbook, Singles' Day shoppers outspend Black Friday buyers, and the 4-week profit protection checklist

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
6 Days Left. Here's What Winning Brands Are Doing Right Now

Oct 23, 2025

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12 min read

6 Days Left. Here's What Winning Brands Are Doing Right Now

The AI moves, margin plays, and Q4 strategies that separate survival from scale.

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🚨 Stop Renting Your Audience (43 Days to BFCM)

Oct 16, 2025

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11 min read

🚨 Stop Renting Your Audience (43 Days to BFCM)

ChatGPT checkout, AI search, and the newsletter play everyone's missing.

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
 📈 How Lenny & Larry's 11x'd Their Amazon Sales

Oct 9, 2025

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13 min read

📈 How Lenny & Larry's 11x'd Their Amazon Sales

Plus: AI plays that actually work for BFCM, creator secrets from YouTube's #1 show, and your 50-day Q4 edge

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🎯 Your Data Is Lying to You (57 Days to BFCM)

Oct 2, 2025

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14 min read

🎯 Your Data Is Lying to You (57 Days to BFCM)

Scale, Chill, or Kill—The attribution framework ending budget guesswork before Q4 hits

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🚨 The $71B AI Revolution Your Competitors Are Missing (64 Days Left)

Sep 25, 2025

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13 min read

🚨 The $71B AI Revolution Your Competitors Are Missing (64 Days Left)

How 29 new AI billionaires cracked the code while most merchants are still stuck in marketing tool chaos

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
💰 71 Days to BFCM: Plug These Conversion Leaks Now

Sep 18, 2025

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10 min read

💰 71 Days to BFCM: Plug These Conversion Leaks Now

ZipChat AI, Triple Whale analytics, Rebuy Engine, and visitor ID tools—your Q4 conversion playbook.

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🎙️ Episode 419: How This AI Sales Assistant Converts 58% Of Shopify Visitors Before They Bounce

Sep 12, 2025

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5 min read

🎙️ Episode 419: How This AI Sales Assistant Converts 58% Of Shopify Visitors Before They Bounce

ZipChat's Luca Borreani reveals why 2,000+ stores ditched traditional chat for agentic commerce

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🚀 Full-Funnel Secrets Shopify Giants Don't Share

Sep 11, 2025

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9 min read

🚀 Full-Funnel Secrets Shopify Giants Don't Share

Why your 6-figure plateau isn't about ad spend

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
🎙️ Episode 418: Stop Bleeding Profits on Shipping Costs!

Sep 9, 2025

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3 min read

🎙️ Episode 418: Stop Bleeding Profits on Shipping Costs!

Vibhor Chhabra from Shopify reveals why merchants juggle 5+ vendors just to ship reliably

Steve Hutt
Steve Hutt
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