{"id":14128,"date":"2026-11-13T01:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T05:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/shoppurple-seths-blog\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T01:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T05:34:36","slug":"shoppurple-seths-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/shoppurple-seths-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"ShopPurple | Seth’s Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Launching today: a collection of hundreds of stores that are worth detouring past Amazon to get to.<\/p>\n

The stores were nominated by you, the readers of this blog, and are only lightly curated. There\u2019s no business model for the site, just a collective sharing. Click and explore.<\/p>\n

There are three ways to visit the site:<\/p>\n

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The HOTLIST<\/strong><\/a> creates a grid of the stores. The odd numbered entries are random, the even ones are sorted by the number of clicks they\u2019ve received. Every time the page is loaded, these re-sort based on popularity.<\/p>\n

The CATEGORY<\/strong><\/a> view shows you all the listings in a reasonably coherent directory.<\/p>\n

And the RANDOM<\/strong><\/a> view is just what you\u2019d imagine.<\/p>\n

I hope it gives small businesses a bit of a boost.<\/p>\n

Also, we\u2019ve reached the last few weeks for the holiday bundle<\/a> of three of my books and a handful of spindices. Sold only by the friendly folks at Porchlight.<\/p>\n

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[If you missed the original form<\/a> for nominations, I\u2019ll open it again for one more batch. I can\u2019t promise to include everything, but I\u2019m thrilled at the creativity and care that these merchants and creators have brought to their work.]<\/p>\n

Bonus: a lovely post<\/a> by Ari about Purple Cow <\/em>and the magic of being hard to explain.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\tNovember 12, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n