<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Lumos — Notes</title><description>Working notes on D2C growth from the founders of Lumos.</description><link>https://lumosdigital.co.uk/</link><item><title>ROAS is the wrong number to run your ecommerce ads on</title><link>https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/roas-vs-contribution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/roas-vs-contribution/</guid><description>A 4x ROAS can lose money while a 2x makes it. Why we judge ecommerce ads on contribution, not ROAS, and the simple way to start doing the same.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paid</category><author>Andy Lochtie</author></item><item><title>The five places your Shopify store leaks money before you spend more on ads</title><link>https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/shopify-store-leaks-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/shopify-store-leaks-money/</guid><description>The cheapest growth is the traffic you&apos;re already paying for. The five places a Shopify store leaks money, and the order we&apos;d fix them first.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>CRO</category><author>Nathan Pearson</author></item><item><title>How to find the wasted spend hiding in your Google Ads account</title><link>https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/wasted-google-ads-spend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/wasted-google-ads-spend/</guid><description>Most ecommerce Google Ads accounts quietly waste 20 to 40% of their budget. Where it hides, and how to find it in an afternoon.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paid</category><author>Andy Lochtie</author></item><item><title>A Shopify migration SEO checklist that protects your rankings</title><link>https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/shopify-migration-seo-checklist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/shopify-migration-seo-checklist/</guid><description>Replatforming is where brands quietly lose a third of their organic traffic. The checklist we use to launch without losing a ranking.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>SEO</category><author>Nathan Pearson</author></item><item><title>The win-back flow: the highest-ROI email almost nobody sets up</title><link>https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/klaviyo-win-back-flow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/klaviyo-win-back-flow/</guid><description>The win-back flow for lapsed customers is quietly the highest-return automation in Klaviyo. Here is how to build it properly.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Lifecycle</category><author>Nathan Pearson</author></item><item><title>Why most Shopify SEO advice falls apart past £100k a month</title><link>https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/shopify-seo-at-scale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/shopify-seo-at-scale/</guid><description>The advice written for a five-product store doesn&apos;t survive contact with a 400-SKU catalogue. What actually changes at scale, and the order we&apos;d fix it in.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>SEO</category><author>Nathan Pearson</author></item><item><title>The case for boring email</title><link>https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/boring-email/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/boring-email/</guid><description>D2C brands keep treating their list like a megaphone. The brands compounding fastest treat it like a quiet, recurring conversation.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Lifecycle</category><author>Nathan Pearson</author></item><item><title>The third month of a paid programme tells you everything</title><link>https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/third-month-paid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lumosdigital.co.uk/notes/third-month-paid/</guid><description>Month one is setup. Month two is luck. Month three is the first read you can actually trust.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Paid</category><author>Andy Lochtie</author></item></channel></rss>