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Guides to grow your Shopify store

Practical, no-fluff advice on conversion, merchandising, retention and store speed — written by the people who build our apps.

Email vs SMS Restock Notifications

The email vs sms restock decision comes down to cost and consent. Email restock notifications cost nothing extra per message...

How to Add Product Personalization on the Horizon Theme (Shopify)

Adding a personalization text box horizon theme setup uses the same Mini:Custom Fields Personalize steps as any Online Store 2.0...

Does Showing Low Stock Increase Sales? (What the Data Says)

Showing a low stock count can increase sales, but only under specific conditions: the scarcity has to be real, and...

How to Charge Extra for Personalization on Shopify

Charge for personalization on Shopify means attaching an add-on price to a specific field option, like a checkbox for “add...

How to Add a ‘Notify Me’ Button on Shopify

Adding a notify me button shopify shoppers can actually use takes an app that swaps the sold-out “Add to cart”...

How to Offer Gift Messages on Shopify

Adding a gift message shopify field to a product page takes one custom field: a multi-line textbox, optionally with a...

Back in Stock vs Preorder: Which Should You Use?

Back in stock vs preorder: both let customers commit to a product that isn’t available to ship today, but they...

Customly Alternatives for Shopify

Customly alternative searches usually mean one of two things: either you’re looking for an alternative to “Customily” (the actual Shopify...

Shopify Inventory Countdown vs Low Stock Badge

Shopify inventory countdown vs low stock badge: these are two different urgency display types, and mixing them up leads merchants...
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