Ecommerce PlatformNamed in 3 case studies

Shopify

Online store platform. Documented sellers use it to run print and art stores, and one consultant built a Shopify app with AI coding tools.

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Pricing

Basic $29/month billed yearly ($39 monthly), Grow $79/month, Advanced $299/month, Plus from $2,300/month. Card rates from 2.9% + 30 cents on Basic. Trial: 3 days free, then $1/month for 3 months.

Free plan: No free plan; a short trial is offered.

Checked on the official pricing page on October 20, 2026. Prices change and can vary by region, tax, and billing period.

How It Is Used in Our Cases

Running a store for AI-assisted designs
Selling digital or print-on-demand products
Building and selling Shopify apps

Limitations

Monthly fee plus card processing fees
Apps and themes can add cost
You must bring your own traffic

In the Case Studies

Case Studies Using Shopify

3 case studies

A writer at a desk with a tablet, a notebook and shelves of books

April 3, 2025

1 source

An Etsy print on demand seller published an $8,081.93 month and her Midjourney plus Canva design process

Love Eat Travel Repeat (Etsy print on demand shop owner)

The author of the Love Eat Travel Repeat blog runs an Etsy print on demand shop and posts monthly income reports. For March 2025 she reported $8,081.93 in revenue, below her five-figure months, because she was focused on a standalone Shopify store and Facebook ads.

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Reported figure

$8,081.93 revenue in one month

Evidence levelSelf-Reported

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Folk Fable Studio product mockup: five framed animal and western scene prints hung above a tan leather sofa in a styled living room.

Image: Nikolai Paquin (founder portfolio)

2025

1 source

A side project selling AI-generated art prints made $16,000 in a year before ad restrictions ended it

Folk Fable Studio (Nikolai Paquin)

Nikolai Paquin ran Folk Fable Studio as a side project selling AI-generated art, from 8x10 prints to 6-foot canvases. His portfolio reports $16,000 in revenue in one year, more than 500 orders at a $30 average order value, and 250 products.

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Reported figure

$16,000 revenue in one year

Evidence levelSelf-Reported

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A laptop showing revenue charts on a desk beside an open notebook and coffee

June 24, 2026

1 source

An ecommerce consultant who could not code built a Shopify marketing app with Claude that has made $147,000 since launch

Profit AI (Jack, @jackdoesecom)

Jack spent years consulting for agencies and ecommerce brands and kept seeing clients lost in messy spreadsheets. He turned his own spreadsheet into an app for Shopify stores. In the interview he says it has made $147,000 in total since launch and now brings in about $30,000 a month, even though he is not technical.

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Reported figure

$147,000 total since launch(revenue)

Evidence levelSelf-Reported

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