Notes from the build
What we're learning building an AI that runs real stores — shipped features, honest numbers, and the occasional wrong turn.
Shopify alternatives for small business: 6 honest picks
Wix, Squarespace, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Ecwid and mAutomate compared on cost, fit and catch — plus who should just stay on Shopify.
Read articleIs AI store builder legit? An honest answer
The capability is real; many products selling it are not. What holds up, what is hype, the three ways people lose money, and how to spot a wrapper.
Read articleIntroducing mAutomate: your AI commerce team
mAutomate is an AI commerce platform: an AI team that builds your storefront, runs your marketing and answers customers - and you approve every action.
Read articleAI store builder: brand brief to live store in a day
What an AI store builder generates, what you still decide, how long it really takes, and the five places the output needs a human before launch.
Read articleShopify alternative: what an AI-run store changes
A fair comparison of Shopify, Wix, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and mAutomate — what each is genuinely best at, and when switching is the wrong move.
Read articleAI call center for ecommerce: let your store answer
Most small stores never list a phone number because nobody can answer it. Here is how an AI voice agent takes orders and knows when to hand over.
Read articleAI marketing automation for social, SEO and ads
Social posts, campaigns, ad creative and SEO: planned, written, scheduled and reported by AI, with every piece waiting for your approval.
Read articleWhat is an AI action? Our pricing, explained
We price completed work - a page built, a post published, a call answered - not seats or a cut of your sales. Here is what a month actually buys.
Read articleThe review queue: staying in charge of your AI
Every page, post and phone call the AI handles lands in one queue before the world sees it. Here is how approvals teach it your taste.
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