How to Get Your Shopify Bin Locations onto ShipStation Pick Lists
The fix for bins: three ways to get them into ShipStation's Warehouse Location, ranked by how well they scale, plus sorting the pick list into walking order.
Read moreField notes for Shopify brands
Practical writing on fulfillment, ShipStation, inventory and running a Shopify brand, from the developer who builds the tools.
ShipStation and bin locations · Fulfillment and automation · Inventory and multiple locations · Running a Shopify brand · Pick and pack guides
ShipStation and bin locations
How to keep SKUs matched between Shopify and ShipStation
The cleanup every Shopify-ShipStation sync depends on: finding blank, duplicate and mismatched SKUs, fixing them, and keeping them clean.
Read moreWhat doesn't sync from Shopify to ShipStation (and how to fix it)
The full list of gaps: order tags, automatic discounts, draft orders, edits after import and more. Which are just a setting, and how to fix the rest.
Read moreFulfillment and automation
Why I built Quick pack: scan one order, check it, ship it
Most small stores pack orders as they come in, not in batches. Why Pickadoodl now packs one order at a time, and what it checks first.
Read moreHow to Save 4 Hours a Week on Shopify Order Tagging
Order tags drive fulfillment stages, segments and automations, but hand-tagging costs more time than anyone tracks. How to make it automatic.
Read moreShopify Flow: When It's the Right Answer for Your Store (and When It Isn't)
Where Shopify Flow shines, where it's a poor fit, and three workflows built on Pickadoodl's Flow triggers.
Read moreHow to Stop Overselling One-of-a-Kind Items on Shopify
You can't restock a unique item you sold twice. Why one-of-a-kind overselling happens on Shopify, and how to stop it, in store and online.
Read moreInventory and multiple locations
How to Move Stock Between Shopify Locations Without Paying for POS Pro
Shopify's in-store transfer screens need POS Pro at $89/mo per location. What the admin already does for free, and how to decide what to move.
Read moreReplenishing Multiple Shopify Locations: From Low-Stock Alert to Received Transfer
Replenishment is a loop: thresholds, a pre-filled transfer, accurate picking, recording what arrived, and knowing what to reorder.
Read moreHow to Streamline Shopify Inventory Management Before the Holidays
A peak-season checklist for Shopify stores: inventory audits, low-stock alerts, grouped pick lists, and fulfillment SOPs that cut holiday chaos.
Read moreTwo Stores, One Flow — Pickadoodl and Stockadoodl for Shopify
How Pickadoodl handles online orders and Stockadoodl keeps store stock topped up, and why they fit together for multi-location Shopify brands.
Read moreRunning a Shopify brand
What a Fractional CTO Actually Does for a Small Brand
Between "I'll figure it out" and a VP of Engineering is a real gap. What a fractional CTO does for a $1M–$10M brand, and how to know you're ready.
Read moreThree Signs Your Shopify Brand Has Outgrown Its Tools
Your tools might not be broken, just behind your business. Three quiet signs a Shopify brand has outgrown its stack, and what to do next.
Read more5 Shopify Apps I Recommend to Every Brand I Work With
The five Shopify apps that earn their subscription in almost every brand I work with, for reviews, marketing, shipping, accounting and fulfillment.
Read morePick and pack guides
Posts about picking, packing and the 50-order limit now live with the app, on pickadoodl.com/guides: