Shopify is the world's most popular eCommerce platform for small businesses, and with that comes an enormous marketplace of apps that make their software even better.
However, with such a large marketplace, there is a lot to sift through. Here are our suggestions on what apps you should take a look at first.
1. Seguno Email Marketing
Everyone needs email marketing, but when you're first starting out it needs to be easy, efficient and effective. Seguno is a great option to consider.
Key Highlights
One click automations save you time
Get started in minutes as this is completely embedded inside Shopify
Cost effective
2. Easyship
Shipping is of course both a key requirement when selling online, but can quickly become a real challenge, particularly when it comes to sourcing competitive rates, managing different couriers and syncing orders.
Key Highlights
Access discounts of up to 91% on 250 courier solutions
Sync your store orders in minutes
Ship globally with tax, duty and customs automation
Generate labels and all the paperwork required
3. PageFly Landing Page Builder
Landing pages are really helpful (and super important) when it comes to ensuring all the money you spend on marketing converts to sales.
PageFly enables you to automate a lot of the process in building landing pages for your shop, allowing you to focus on building your business.
Key Highlights
Full access to an extensive element library
Adapts to all themes and fully compatible with the latest Shopify Online Store 2.0 guidelines
Fast page performance with lazy loading, global styling and global sections
Live chat support with every plan
4. Loox Product Reviews
Social proof and user generated content (UGC) are proven to help convert new customers. Loox offers a really easy and effective way to gather product reviews, that enable you to boost your conversion rate.
Key Highlights
Send automatic review requests via email, including delivery based timing
Offer discounts for adding a photo or video
Simple and effective user interface
Seamless workflow: use directly in Shopify admin
Up-to-date tech: works with the latest themes
Share reviews easily on your social channels
5. CX Video for Thanking Customers (and seeing them come back for more)
Yes, you read it correctly, we believe every Shopify store, particularly new stores, should include CX Video in their plans from day 1, as ensuring every new customer is a loyal one with plenty of repeat purchases greatly helps businesses get up and running.
When you're first starting out, it costs a huge amount to acquire a customer, and initially your sales will be fairly sporadic.
It's also common that stores have a 90% drop-off rate from first to second time purchases... in other words, only 1in 10 shoppers come back - which is crazy when you think about the cost of getting them in the first place.
Key Highlights
Send 1:1 private thank-you videos to your customers that boost their chances of repurchasing by 40%.
Boost your ongoing marketing efforts as customers are more engaged in what you send them.
Includes mobile app and complete integration with Shopify to ensure store owners can quickly and easily send videos to each of their customers
5 star app reviews