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Shopify

Commerce infrastructure for merchants selling online and in person.

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Shopify's growth system

Acquisition

Get discovered

A business name before a storefront

Shopify offers a business name generator as an early step in starting a business.

Theme creators broaden the range of storefront starting points

Shopify’s theme marketplace offers storefront designs from multiple creators.

Activation

Deliver the first win

Merchant guidance addresses tasks beyond initial store setup

Shopify publishes merchant education around starting and operating an online business.

Conversion

Turn interest into intent

A business name before a storefront

Shopify offers a business name generator as an early step in starting a business.

Merchant stories make a business model easier to imagine

Shopify shares examples of merchants building businesses on the platform.

Retention

Give people a reason to return

Theme creators broaden the range of storefront starting points

Shopify’s theme marketplace offers storefront designs from multiple creators.

Merchant guidance addresses tasks beyond initial store setup

Shopify publishes merchant education around starting and operating an online business.

Growth map

Possible connections · Tactern analysis
  1. 01Trigger
    Need a name
  2. 02User action
    Plan store
  3. 03User action
    Creator builds theme
  4. 04User action
    Customize for store
  5. 05User action
    Identify selling task
  6. 06User action
    Continue operating
  7. 07Outcome
    Explore commerce platform

This map connects the researched tactics into a possible system. It is not a verified user journey or a complete account of Shopify's strategy.

A teardown in progress.

These are the tactics currently in the library. An unlisted stage means research has not been added, not that the company has no strategy for it.

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