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It’s week seven (of eight!) of the Future of AI in Web Design Guide – our deep dive into the growth of AI in the web design world. This week we’re revealing why the most important shift in eCommerce is moving back to your website… In today’s Klique: |
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Is your website ready for the way people search in 2027? |
Most businesses don't know what they're missing until it's too late. Take our free AI Readiness Quiz — it takes two minutes and tells you exactly where your site stands. |
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The Future of Web Design - Chapter 7 of 8 |
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Research has found that live commerce conversion rates can reach up to 30%. This is roughly ten times the conversion rate of conventional eCommerce. |
TikTok Shop is predicted to surpass $20 billion in US sales next year. Instagram Live, YouTube Shopping, Pinterest and a dozen other platforms have collectively taught hundreds of millions of people that watching someone demonstrate a product is a more compelling buying experience than reading a product description. |
The question for every eCommerce business right now is not whether live video commerce is real because it clearly is. The question is whether you want to keep doing it on someone else’s platform, under someone else’s rules, paying someone else’s fees, with someone else owning the customer relationship. Or, whether you want to own it… |
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“We’ve seen clients lose a substantial percentage of their referral traffic overnight because of an algorithm change. The businesses that hurt most were the ones who’d built their entire content strategy around one platform’s goodwill. Owned commerce is the same argument as owned content; control matters more than convenience, until the day it suddenly matters enormously.” |
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The technology to run live video commerce on an owned website instead of a social platform is mature, available, and increasingly affordable. A WooCommerce store with live video integration can deliver a shoppable live stream where viewers add products to their cart mid-stream, ask questions answered in real time, see other viewers’ purchases as social proof, and complete checkout without leaving the stream. |
The experience that made TikTok Shop compelling can happen on your website. Under your rules. With your customer data… |
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Does your website convert as well as your social commerce channels? |
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We build websites that are ready for the way people search in 2027. |
If this chapter resonated, you're already thinking about this the right way. The next step is finding out where your current site stands and what it would take to close the gap. |
We work with growth-stage businesses on a flexible, rolling basis. No lengthy contracts. No agency overhead. Just senior-level AI website work, starting immediately. |
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We’re loving this vitamin-fuelled website from Australian berry-grower Driscoll’s. From its fresh, feel-good typography to the gorgeously smooth scroll reveals and clever leaf-shaped menu, this site is as wholesome as the brand itself. The individual berry info pages? They’re packed with flavour AND fun. Excuse us whilst we go and top up our overnight oats… |
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When Did Your Business Start Running You? |
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What started as ownership turned into obligation. |
Now you’re in every meeting, decision, and channel… not because you want to be, but because things stall without you. |
It’s not a capacity issue. It’s a structure issue. |
The Freedom Framework shows you how to rebuild work flows, so you can step back without things breaking down. |
BELAY U.S.-based Assistants help make that real by bringing ownership to execution, so your business doesn’t rely on you to function. |
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That's it for this week. Chapter 8 arrives in your inbox in a week's time… Experts in the Loop: why judgement is the most valuable thing in web design in 2027. |
If you found this newsletter insightful, why not forward it to one person who'd benefit…? |
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Wondering where your website actually stands against what's coming? |
The Future of AI in Web Design Guide covers all eight shifts conversational interfaces, AI agents, no-click search, self-managing websites, and more. It's free. It's eight chapters. And it'll give you a clear picture of what to prioritise. Read the Full Guide. |
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