https://seedlight.eu/blog Notes from building eCommerce platforms: fixed scopes, AI-native engineering and migrations that never stop sales. en https://seedlight.eu/blog/choosing-ecommerce-platform-criteria https://seedlight.eu/blog/choosing-ecommerce-platform-criteria Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT There is no best ecommerce platform, only one that fits your business. Instead of a ranking: nine criteria that actually decide your migration target, plus an honest when SaaS is enough. https://seedlight.eu/blog/checkout-audit-abandoned-carts https://seedlight.eu/blog/checkout-audit-abandoned-carts Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Over 70% of carts end up abandoned, but the recoverable ones have repeatable, concrete causes. A 10-point checkout audit: what to check, the typical mistake and how to fix it. https://seedlight.eu/blog/signs-you-outgrew-your-saas-platform https://seedlight.eu/blog/signs-you-outgrew-your-saas-platform Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT SaaS was a good start, but at some point it costs more than it gives. Here are 12 concrete signs it is time to consider an owned platform, grouped into three growth ceilings. https://seedlight.eu/blog/wholesale-digitisation-in-90-days https://seedlight.eu/blog/wholesale-digitisation-in-90-days Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Digitising wholesale does not have to be a year-long project with an uncertain end. Here is a 90-day plan in three phases where each ends with something that works, not a slide deck. https://seedlight.eu/blog/marketplace-cold-start-problem https://seedlight.eu/blog/marketplace-cold-start-problem Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A marketplace has a chicken-and-egg problem: sellers will not come without buyers, buyers without listings. Here are proven ways to solve the cold start, with the honest condition under which none of them work. https://seedlight.eu/blog/true-cost-of-owning-your-ecommerce-platform https://seedlight.eu/blog/true-cost-of-owning-your-ecommerce-platform Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT SaaS looks cheap in month one and expensive in year three. We break down the total cost of ownership: subscriptions, fees and apps versus building a platform you own. https://seedlight.eu/blog/b2b-store-erp-integration https://seedlight.eu/blog/b2b-store-erp-integration Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The most expensive word in wholesale is retyping. Here is the store-to-ERP architecture, sync rhythms and error handling that make orders flow on their own. https://seedlight.eu/blog/ai-product-descriptions-done-right https://seedlight.eu/blog/ai-product-descriptions-done-right Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A description generator is not a chat window. Here is the workflow that holds brand voice across thousands of SKU, passes human review and meets Google guidelines. https://seedlight.eu/blog/ai-native-is-not-vibe-coding https://seedlight.eu/blog/ai-native-is-not-vibe-coding Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT We build every project with Claude Code. But AI without engineering discipline is chaos in production. Here is how we combine both. https://seedlight.eu/blog/fixed-scope-vs-hourly https://seedlight.eu/blog/fixed-scope-vs-hourly Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hourly billing shifts all the risk to the client. In BEAM every stage has a fixed price and a defined outcome. Here is why we price this way. https://seedlight.eu/blog/migration-without-stopping-sales https://seedlight.eu/blog/migration-without-stopping-sales Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The biggest fear of replatforming: "what about sales during the move?". Our migration playbook answers with specifics, not reassurances.