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Shopify App Growth Insights

Guides on growing Shopify apps: app store SEO and AEO, ads, conversion and pricing, from the agency behind 100+ Shopify apps.

The Growth Series

convert2X GROWTH SERIES · 1 OF 3 How to promotea Shopify app Every traffic channel, in one plan.

Part 1: How to Promote a Shopify App

Keywords that pay, app store SEO and AEO, Shopify and Google ads, landing pages, and what comes after search.

convert2X GROWTH SERIES · 2 OF 3 Shopify appfunnel audit Find the weakest step and fix it.

Part 2: Conversion Optimization

The Shopify app funnel audit: benchmark every step, fix the weakest, then install-to-subscribe, onboarding, dashboard and trial.

convert2X GROWTH SERIES · 3 OF 3 Pricing andmonetization Tiers, usage-based, hybrid and opt-out. BASIC$9GROWTH$29PRO$79

Part 3: Pricing & Monetization

Opt-out vs opt-in, tiers, usage-based and hybrid pricing, and the free-plan rules.

Traffic & Ads

convert2X GOOGLE ADS · BFCM Google Adsbefore BFCM Train the AI before merchants buy. 13WEEKS

Google Ads Before BFCM

Start now, so Google's AI has learned by the time merchants arrive to buy.

convert2X BFCM · PEAK SEASON BFCM forShopify apps Grow your app through peak season. NOV

BFCM for Shopify Apps: Grow Through Peak Season

App store SEO, Shopify Ads and Google Ads moves to make before Black Friday.

convert2X INSTALLS Installsstuck? What we check first, in order.

Installs Stuck? What We Check First

The order we diagnose flat Shopify app installs, from the keywords that pay to the ad accounts.

convert2X RANKING Why you'renot ranking The four ranking factors, and what to fixfirst. 213

Why Your Shopify App Isn't Ranking

Four ranking factors to diagnose, and the one to fix first.

convert2X SEO AND AEO CHECKLIST The app storechecklist Every field, every step, for App Store searchand AI.

The ASO Checklist (2026)

Keyword tiers, every listing field, page conversion and the measure-and-optimize loop.

convert2X GOOGLE ADS The 7-stepplaybook Manual CPC to ~30 conversions, then AI Max andPMax. 1234567

Google Ads: The 7-Step Playbook

Clean keywords without Shopify, the right negatives, then AI bidding on revenue.

convert2X SHOPIFY ADS Campaignstructure Exact and broad, geos, plans, and anew-keywords campaign. EXACT · BROAD · GEOS · PLANS

Shopify Ads Campaign Structure

Exact and broad together, weekly negatives, value bids, new keywords every two weeks.

convert2X META ADS Meta ads forShopify apps Optimize for revenue, not installs.

Meta Ads: Revenue, Not Installs

Maximize ROAS fed real values, paying-customer audiences, and when Meta fits.

convert2X LANDING PAGES Landing pagesfor Google Ads When to use one, and what it needs.

Landing Pages for Google Ads

The three cases for a landing page, what converts on it, and keeping attribution alive.

Funnel & Conversion

convert2X FUNNEL OPTIMIZATION The bestgrowth hack Improve three steps by 25% and the funneldoubles. +25%×+25%×+25%=2×

Funnel Optimization Is the Best Growth Hack

The multiplication math behind Shopify app funnels, a worked example, and how to fix the weak steps.

convert2X APP STORE PAGE From visitto install The four factors that move installs. Add app

Deep Dive: App Store Page to Install

The four levers that move install rates from the 19% average past 40%.

convert2X THE THREE PILLARS Past $100KMRR What separates the apps that get there. $100K

Grow to $100K MRR and Beyond

The three pillars: traffic, conversion, monetization.

convert2X FUNNEL STORY How we multipliedconversion 16x From 150 to 10,000 leads a month. 16×CONVERSION · $100M EXIT

How We Multiplied Conversion 16x

The ARX story: 150 to 10,000 leads a month, a ~$100M exit, and the method we now apply to Shopify app funnels.

Pricing & Strategy

convert2X MONETIZATION Free plan vsfree trial Why opt-out wins for Shopify apps. VS

Should Shopify Apps Offer a Free Plan or a Free Trial?

Why an opt-out trial beats both for Shopify apps, the three setups, and the free-plan rules.

convert2X BUILT FOR SHOPIFY Is the badgeworth it? A ranking factor, and the embedding behind it.

Is the Built for Shopify Badge Worth It?

A ranking factor, a conversion lever, and what to embed first.

convert2X BUDGETS What marketingcosts Published fees, media budgets and break-evenmath. SEO + AEO$2KGoogle Ads$1K/moShopify ads$1K/moMeta creative$500/mo+ MEDIA ~$2K/MO

What Does Marketing an App Cost?

Published fees, typical media budgets, and the break-even values that tell you what to spend.

convert2X HOW TO CHOOSE Choosing a growthagency When to hire one, and seven questions to ask. ??????

How to Choose a Growth Agency

When to hire one, seven questions to ask, and our own answers.

convert2X RESULTS Growthcase studies Seven results across four levers. 3×SEARCH INSTALLS740%ROAS2×SHOPIFY ADS4.5×MRR

Case Studies

Seven results, four levers: 3× installs, 740% ROAS, 2× Shopify ads installs, 4.5× MRR.

Videos

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ASO, Shopify Ads & Google Ads strategies for peak season 33:54

ASO, Shopify Ads & Google Ads strategies for peak season

Featured webinar: a practical walkthrough of scaling installs and revenue ahead of peak season, across organic and paid.

Shopify App Store SEO & AEO: rank in App Store search and AI answers 1:04

Shopify App Store SEO & AEO: rank in App Store search and AI answers

One listing, optimized once, for App Store search, Sidekick, Google and AI chatbots.

Shopify Ads strategy: grow your Shopify app profitably in 2026 4:50

Shopify Ads strategy: grow your Shopify app profitably in 2026

From the $100K MRR Blueprint masterclass: Shopify search ads practices to grow installs at a lower cost per acquisition.

Google Ads for Shopify apps: scaling to $100K MRR with AI 9:32

Google Ads for Shopify apps: scaling to $100K MRR with AI

Value-based AI bidding fed with real revenue data.

Shopify app funnel: from app store page to paying customer 7:31

Shopify app funnel: from app store page to paying customer

Where merchants drop off and how to fix each step.

Shopify app pricing & monetization: how to price for growth 7:33

Shopify app pricing & monetization: how to price for growth

Models, metrics and presentation that grow ARPU.