POD 60 - The Forgotten Webflow E-Commerce - with Rahul Miah

In this episode, I sit down with Rahul Miah, a designer and creative developer based in London. Rahul is a Webflow partner, part of the Webflow ACE program, and works at Fishfinger, an award-winning London creative studio. We start with Webflow e-commerce and why Shopify ends up being the default for almost every serious e-commerce project. From there, we get into the Webflow and Shopify integration world, headless solutions, and what the future might look like. We also talk about animation-heavy development, GSAP, Rive, building internal tools in Webflow, component props, and Rahul's own framework approach. Towards the end, Rahul shares that he is leaving agency life to go freelance — zero clients, zero plan, just going for it.Check out Rahul:LinkedInXYouTubeAlso mentioned:Chris Skitch - POD 59 - Layoffs, Meetups and CommunityMatt Evans - POD 53 - We're Harsh Because We CareBimo Tri - POD 44 - Webflow IX3 Is Great, But You Can...Matthew Munger - POD 45 - This Might Be the Best Way to Lan...Timothy Ricks - @timothyricksCharlie Marie - @charlimarieTVCharles Leclerc website - charlesleclerc.comLiquiflow - liquiflow.appRelume - relume.ioRive - rive.appUnicorn Studio - unicorn.studioTimestamps:00:00 Teaser00:34 Webflow E-commerce: Limitations and Use Cases02:56 The Journey into Web Design and Development08:07 Webflow Shopify Integrations, Themes and Headless13:01 How Far Can You Take Shopify Visually?14:48 Future of Webflow E-commerce18:59 The Balance of Regular and E-commerce Sites19:55 Exploring Partner Programs: Webflow vs Shopify23:14 Shopify Rides the AI Wave Well23:56 Webflow MCP and AI Tools28:37 Webflow Components and the UI35:09 Community Sentiment and Future Predictions37:43 Building Beautiful Things on the Internet46:28 The Framework Question51:23 Building a Design Library: Templates and Components55:36 Advice for Aspiring Creatives: Start Making57:00 The Importance of Patience in Design01:01:24 Freelancing Journey: Embracing the Unknown01:03:28 The Pressure of Portfolio Creation01:06:25 The Weird Finnish Thing