Proof Guides exists because most ecommerce advice is written by people selling the advice, not by people running the stores. Everything here comes out of work we actually did — including the parts that went wrong.
Four rules that decide what goes in a guide and what gets cut.
When we say a store can launch for under $100, we mean the line items add up. Every cost in the guide is one we paid, with the tool and the plan named.
No subscriptions, no drip content, no upsell ladder. You buy a PDF, you own the PDF. If a guide is worth $14.99 it should not cost $14.99 a month.
Checkout configuration and payment settings are where most first stores quietly lose money. They are unglamorous, so most guides skip them. Ours do not.
Every tool we recommend is one running in a store we operate. Where we earn an affiliate commission, we say so plainly on the page.
Proof Guides is owned and operated by Elevate Sales Consulting LLC. We build and run ecommerce stores, and we operate CrossBrandMedia, a partner network connecting store owners with high-consideration service providers.
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