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3 hours ago
I built a Shopify review app, but I’m struggling to reach merchants. Where should I start?
Hi everyone, I’m a solo developer building a review app for Shopify stores. My biggest bottleneck right now is getting it in front of merchants who actually need it.
I can keep improving the product, but I’m unsure where to focus my customer acquisition efforts. I’d prefer low-cost approaches I can test myself before spending much on ads.
If you’ve grown a Shopify app or a small SaaS product, what helped you get your first paying customers?
A few channels I’m considering:
* Shopify App Store search and listing optimization
* Short product demos and tutorials addressing specific merchant problems
* Participating in relevant ecommerce communities
* Partnerships with freelancers or agencies that build Shopify stores
Which would you prioritize first? Review apps are a crowded category, so would you start by targeting a specific type of merchant or a particular problem that existing apps don’t solve well?
I’d appreciate practical examples: how you reached merchants, what made them willing to try your app, and roughly how long it took. If you were starting again with a limited budget, what would you do in the first two weeks?