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Top 5 Must Have Shopify Apps For Dropshippers In 2022

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Top 5 Must Have Shopify Apps For Dropshippers In 2022
Top 5 Must Have Shopify Apps For Dropshippers In 2022

Starting a Shopify Dropshipping store and don’t know what apps to install? Then make sure to check out this article for the Top 5 must have Shopify apps in 2022!

The apps in our list not only increase your online store sales… They’ll also get your customers to trust you more and even automate your chargebacks!

So if you want to start your Dropshipping journey the right way, then make sure to check out these must have Shopify apps.

Enjoy.

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1. Sendvio: Email Marketing & SMS

Sendvio Shopify app

Previously known as Abandonment Protector, Sendvio is one of the rare Shopify apps that you end up using for years because it simply works and makes you money!

For every store we create, Sendvio will definitely end up installed because it pays for itself in no time.

The abandonment protection features work great and are super easy to setup – Perfect for newbie dropshippers that have no idea how to setup an Email Marketing flow.

On top of the abandonment protection features, you also have the usual Thank you & Welcome email flows. And you can easily setup a newsletter flow if needed.

But now with the new brand comes also the SMS automation feature:

Sendvio Shopify app SMS automation

A great new feature which allows SMS checkout recovery and regular SMS marketing. SMS marketing is really powerful and its conversion rate is through the roof if you compare it to Email Marketing.

So yeah… This feature came just in time to make us some money ?

Pricing:

Sendvio Shopify app pricing

Back when it was called Abandonment protector, the cost of this app was a flat $8 per month with a 30-day free trial. But now it evolved into 2 separate plans.

One is totally FREE and pretty generous – Up to 500 emails a month is awesome and should be enough to show you how much money this app can do for you.

The Professional one starts at $11/month and an extra $3/month is added every 1,000 new contacts are added. I think it’s a fair price and if you reach this point, then this app is definitely covering its price with what it brings you back in sales.

2. Ali Reviews Shopify app

Ali Reviews Shopify app

Ali Reviews Shopify app will help you increase your online store trust with some real-looking and stunning reviews that you can import straight from Aliexpress.

Having real reviews on your product page with real photos attached to each review is sometimes the only thing that will decide if a customer is actually going to purchase from your store.

Nowadays, customers depend so much on reviews that recent studies showed that about 75%+ of the new-gen customers check reviews and only then decide if they’re going buy the product.

So with good looking reviews on your product page, you’ll definitely get more sales than ever and this can be the difference between making profit or losing money.

Pricing:

Ali Reviews Shopify app pricing

In this case, you’ll have to take the $10/month plan if you want your review section to look complete.

You also have other features included in this plan like a review page and more stuff so it’s worth it overall.

3. Chargeflow Dispute Chargebacks Shopify app

Chargeflow Dispute Chargebacks Shopify app

Chargeflow will automate chargebacks on your behalf and protect you from possible money frauds that unfortunately are way too frequent these days.

Designed to help you win more chargebacks, Chargeflow assembles relevant chargeback evidence from millions of data points(based on dispute reason), processes the custom-tailored evidence with Artificial Intelligence, and submits it directly to the card issuer on your behalf.

Chargeflow works with PayPal, Stripe, and Shopify Payments and you have a much higher chance of winning a dispute with them if you were to manually submit it yourself.

Pricing:

Chargeflow Dispute Chargebacks Shopify app pricing

The really cool thing about Chargeflow is the success-based pricing, which means that you only pay when you win. Only a 20% fee will be charged for each recovered dispute.

A dispute that could’ve been lost if not for Chargeflow…

4. Parcel Panel Order Tracking Shopify app

Parcel Panel Order Tracking Shopify app

If you’re looking for a way to reduce a big chunk of your customer support emails, then the Parcel Panel Shopify app is what you need!

With this app, you can setup a tracking page inside your Shopify store with a few clicks.

Now when your customers are wondering where their order at, instead of emailing your support they can just open the tracking page and track their order there.

It reduces the amount of support emails you receive and it will also increase your store’s trust because customers will see a tracking page which means that the orders are being shipped & delivered ?

Pricing:

Parcel Panel Order Tracking Shopify app tracking

The FREE version is where you should start and pay only when you start receiving more than 20 orders a month. Pretty fair pricing if you ask me, with a free plan with almost no limits.

5. Unlimited Bundles and Discounts Shopify app

Unlimited Bundles and Discounts Shopify app

Unlimited Bundles & Discounts Shopify app allows you to quickly build awesome looking bundles from the existing products in your online store.

This is a must have app because you can’t be selling only one product each time…

If there’s a chance to increase your AOV(Average Order Value), then you must cease that opportunity and offer your customers to purchase more products.

It can be a bundle of products from the same niche, or a simple “buy more, pay less” quantity discount, everything goes if at the end you make more profit.

Pricing:

Unlimited Bundles and Discounts Shopify app pricing

The pricing is simple and it will cost most of you who use the Basic Shopify plan only $14/month. But the free plan is more than enough if you’re just getting started.

The free plan is limited to only 1 bundle, so it’s really good if you have a one-product store. Or you can always try selling one product and switch to a different product when the time comes.

But again, this app will bring you back in sales so much more than you spend here so $14/month price is going to be covered in the first week.

To Sum It Up

These are the apps that we personally install when we open a new Shopify Dropshipping store. They have a HUGE impact on our sales and overall success, so even if the price was x3 higher we wouldn’t care.

If you have questions, feel free to ask me in the comments.

Good Luck!

Struggling to find good products to sell? Not sure who’s your target audience? Tired of losing money on products you were sure were “winners”?

Then Ecomhunt is what you need! Find hot winning products that are added daily, spy on their ads & stores and import them into your store in 1 click and Start Selling Today!

Shopify’s Google Sales Channel to be Run by Google

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Google will own and operate the Google sales channel, rather than Shopify, beginning September 2, announced Shopify in an email on Wednesday.

You will be migrated to the channel’s updated version in the coming months.

There is no need for you to take any action; the change will take place automatically.

While the essential functionality you rely on will not change, the workflows you interact with will be simplified and made more straightforward.

Shopify stated that they “are making the syncing process faster and smarter, so you can show more products, more quickly across Google.”

“Instead of product visibility being limited to only one country, we will now show your products for each country you ship to,” Shopify said.

Beginning in early September, Smart Shopping campaigns will be upgraded to Performance Max. By utilizing the best Google Ads automation, inventory, and formats, these new campaigns will help you maximize your ad performance across all Google platforms, including YouTube, Search, and the web. Study more

Shopify is Changing Customized Order SMS Notifications

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Shopify announced in an email to merchants on Tuesday that it is working to reduce the number of notifications sent to customers by your brand.

These updates will assist in reducing duplicate notifications, preventing spam and fraud, and enabling partners to deliver custom SMS notifications that are consistent with your brand.

Beginning in early August, send a single order-related SMS, and your customers will only receive one SMS after they complete their purchase. In addition, the single Order Confirmation SMS will also link to your store’s Order Status Page. As a result, customers can access the link whenever it is convenient for them to review the details of their order.

Customizing SMS templates for order SMS notifications will no longer be possible. Existing customizations will be reset to Shopify’s default templates. Go to Settings>Notifications to review the standard templates.

Beginning today, you can opt-out of order SMS notifications. This will prevent duplicate messages from being delivered to your customers’ inboxes. 

Shopify says it wants to prevent fraud and not increase service costs. 

These changes will simplify notification management and eliminate duplication during your post-purchase experience.

If you want to keep customizing your SMS notifications, get in touch with your current SMS provider or search the Shopify App Store for a provider.

Amazon now offers same-day delivery for some retailers

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Amazon Prime members can now order from top brands and have their purchases delivered the same day. 

Amazon announced on Monday that Prime members in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Seattle, and Washington D.C. can now shop at PacSun, GNC, SuperDry, and Diesel and receive their items the same day.

Some stores offer online-to-store pickup, free for Prime members who spend $25 or more and $2.99 for those who spend less.

ZIP code-eligible Prime members simply visit Amazon.com or the Amazon app, browse local stores’ curated selections, and select Same-Day Delivery. An Amazon delivery partner picks up the order from the store and delivers it the same day.

By offering Same-Day Delivery, these retailers join Amazon’s hundreds of thousands of items available within hours of purchase. 

“The expansion of Amazon’s Same-Day Delivery to include beloved brands delivered directly from nearby retail locations is just another way we are offering customers even greater selection and at faster speeds,” said Sarah Mathew, director of Amazon Delivery Experience.

“We are excited to see this new model come to life and look forward to adding more brands, stores, and locations to the program,” she said.

Facebook and Instagram to Stop Paying for News, Shift to Creator Content

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Meta’s Facebook and Instagram will be relying primarily on AI-creator content, and Facebook will stop paying publishers for news content.

According to sources speaking to Axios, Meta began informing its news partners in the United States on Tuesday that it would no longer be paying for their content to appear on Facebook’s News Tab.

In 2019, Facebook negotiated a slew of three-year deals with publishers. At the time, the company was increasing its investment in news and hired journalists to assist in directing publisher traffic to its new news tab.

According to Axios, the deals were worth approximately $105 million in the United States. Furthermore, the company spent roughly $90 million on news videos for the company’s video tab called “Watch.”

A lot has changed since we signed deals three years ago to test bringing additional news links to Facebook News in the US. Most people do not come to Facebook for news, and as a business it doesn’t make sense to over-invest in areas that don’t align with user preferences,” a Facebook spokesperson told Axios.

According to the report, as Meta shifts its focus to short-form video to compete with TikTok, other investments in projects such as audio are being phased out.

Personalization is Critical for Email Marketing in 2022

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Email marketing flourished during the coronavirus pandemic as open rates increased during the last few years, according to a report by Insider Intelligence and eMarketer.

In the US, email is used by 80.0% of the population as of 2021.

Customers are receiving more relevant and individualized email marketing messages thanks to the use of consumer data by businesses.

According to statistics from Fluent from September 2020, 47% of US customers prefer emails from brands featuring deals and promotions.

With 36% of respondents stating that email was their preferred method of learning about major product changes, consumers do expect firms to keep them informed. In the end, half of those surveyed claimed they unsubscribed from receiving emails from certain lists because the content wasn’t entertaining or useful.

Most Americans have never heard of or are Pessimistic Toward the Metaverse

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Only 25% of Americans aged 13 to 34 are enthusiastic about the metaverse.

According to a report by Insider Intelligence/eMarketer, there are far more people who either have never heard of it or have negative views.

Attitudes Toward the Metaverse Among US Teens/Adults, by Age, May 2022 (% of respondents in each group)
CivicScience as cited in Insider Intelligence calculations, May 9, 2022

Many people are confused about the metaverse, and until now, few companies have explained what it will be like.

“And if most people don’t actually like or know about the metaverse, this high-tech hype runs the risk of hurting more than helping,” stated the report.

According to the chart, only 4% of those over 55 are optimistic about the metaverse, which rises only slightly to 9% among 35 to 54-year-olds.

Instagram Continues to Shift Toward TikTok, Making Almost All Videos Reels

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Instagram continues its shift toward TikTok’s short video platform by making almost all its videos reels, according to a report by The Verge.

Additionally, there is a new Dual function that simultaneously records with the front and back cameras.

If you post a video on Instagram, you now are shown this notice:

Instagram: “Video posts are now shared as reels”

Instagram also now states that anyone can remix public Reels and videos.

Videos that are longer than 15 minutes are an exception to the new policy change.

This comes as Meta’s Facebook (which also owns Instagram), moved to put more emphasis on creators and video, shifting attention away from its News tab and Bulletin newsletter platform.

Ecomhunt Trending Product Recommendation – Sell This Cabinet Led Lamp Right Now!

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Ecomhunt Trending Product Recommendation - Sell This Cabinet Led Lamp Right Now!
Ecomhunt Trending Product Recommendation - Sell This Cabinet Led Lamp Right Now!

If you’re looking for a great product that basically anyone in the world needs, then make sure to check out this week’s trending product that comes straight from Ecomhunt.

It’s completely wireless, long lasting, and in some situations can also act as a really nice Home Décor piece.

In this week’s article, you’ll get a full product review including the store selling this product and the original Facebook ad which is going VIRAL right now.

So don’t sit out on this product and start selling it right now!

Enjoy.

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1. The Product

led motion sensor ecomhunt

This week’s trending product is this really cool looking wireless led lamp with a motion sensor which you can install basically anywhere in your home.

A great way to shed some light in cabinets without the need for cables or it can be also utilized as a Home Décor piece to highlight paintings and posters.

The best thing about this LED lamp is the fact that it’s completely wireless and the amount of time it can be used after charging which is almost 60 days.

This product is definitely a winner and you should start selling it right now to make some bank!

2. The Ad

led motion sensor lamp Facebook ad

The Facebook ad selling this product has great engagement with over 13k likes and a ton of comments, but it’s super basic…

led motion sensor lamp facebook engagement

There’s no text in the video ad, no mention about the charging time or how this lamp is attached to different surfaces, and not even a simple call-to-action with a short promotion about the current deal they’re running.

The only reason this ad is still running and people are buying it is because the product is really cool looking. But trust me here, the audience needs to know everything there is to know about the product you advertise.

If you don’t provide the needed information, you’ll be losing sales and the checkout process will be LONGER than it should be.

And by longer I mean that people will be spending more time on your store reading about the product and trying to figure stuff out instead of just proceeding to checkout after a quick read of your description.

And it’s really not that hard…

An extra 10-15 minute of work on this video is all you need to make it much more attractive for your audience and to basically cover everything there is about this product.

So don’t be lazy and put more effort into your video ad to make it really stand out ?

Ad copy:

led motion sensor lamp ad copy

The ad copy isn’t bad, but it can be easily re-arranged to make it it more readable.

For example:

“Finally, A cabinet lamp that doesn’t need wiring and with a motion sensor!

Set your preferred atmosphere with this LED cabinet lamp

Get yours here => *link*

50% OFF + Free Shipping for the first 100 orders!”

I think my ad copy is a bit more organized, clear, and you have a better call-to-action text with an actual mention of the current deal.

3. The Store

led motion sensor lamp shopify store

The first thing I saw on the store is the different options available for purchase. They not only offer a lamp with 4 lights, but there are lamps with 2 and 3 lights as well.

And this is another reason why you should pay attention to your video ads and make sure you cover it all there.

Because the Facebook video ad doesn’t mention the other 2 options and I think you see a lamp with 3 lights only once. So if you offer other options, make sure to show them also in the video ad.

People don’t need to guess how it looks and they want to see the product “live”, and the only way for them to see that is in the video ad.

Make sure you show your target audience ALL the available options and not just one. Even if the product isn’t that complicated, it’s still important!

Ok back to the store review…

They offer 3 different options with 2 different colors which is fine. The pricing of the product is pretty standard so nothing out of the ordinary for now.

The product pictures aren’t the best – You can easily find MUCH better looking pictures on Aliexpress than the ones the original seller is using.

Some of them are even a bit pixelated which is never good so definitely get something better displayed if you decide to sell this LED lamp.

Quantity discounts:

led motion sensor lamp quantity discounts

Right below the Add to Cart button, you can see the quantity discount bundles. It’s definitely the right call for this product to have quantity discount as there’s a high chance people will be buying more than one piece.

I see nothing wrong about the discount except the amount offered – In my opinion, you can offer a bit more than the numbers we see right here and still make a nice profit back.

Quantity discounts should be tempting enough for customers to actually take them.

The product description is pretty good:

led motion sensor shopify product description

You have pictures and GIFs which explain about the product and how to use it, and you have details about the shipping and guarantees.

Basically everything you need in a product description is there so there’s nothing bad for me to say about it.

But right after the product description, one of the most important sections is missing…

The product reviews section:

Product reviews are a MUST HAVE for any product you want to sell and it’s something that you shouldn’t consider but instantly add to any product you sell.

Why? Because this greatly affects your overall conversion rate and it can be the deal breaker for so many people. You can lose sales because of a missing review section, so make sure you have one ready for any product you dropship.

And it’s not really that hard – Just install any review app from the Shopify app store and import the reviews from Aliexpress. It shouldn’t take you more than 10 minutes to have a stunning review section.

Other than that, everything else connected to the product looks fine to me.

Although, the footer could use some editing because it’s almost empty:

footer

Their header has all the necessary links so I think they just forgot to add them as well to the store’s footer. It makes the store look less professional so here’s another thing that can affect the conversion rate 🙁

4. Checkout

checkout customer information page

Ok so here we see the standard checkout page Shopify offers so this isn’t a one-page checkout. I really like the 100% money-back guarantee text on the right side.

I think it helps to calm your customers and make them feel more safe when purchasing from your store. You could try adding a similar text to your checkout page as well to test if it increases your conversion rate.

Unfortunately, the phone number on this store isn’t optional and that’s something you should avoid(unless you have a good use for the numbers you collect).

Some people HATE giving away their phone numbers because of spam, so if you have the phone number set as mandatory you’re in risk of losing some customers.

Shipping page:

shipping page

I have 2 problems with their shipping page:

  1. The standard and expedited shipping times aren’t mentioned anywhere. I bet the exact time it takes to ship with both of these methods are somewhere in the store, but you don’t want your customers to go back looking for that when they’re about to buy your product. Always add the time it takes to ship, especially if you offer more than one option.
  2. The shipping insurance feels a bit scammy and there’s absolutely no more information about what this insurance actually convers. Customers aren’t stupid and can feel when they’re being “scammed”, so you really need to test it out to see if the extra $0.90 is really worth it here.

Other than these 2 issues, everything else looks fine to me.

Payment page:

payment page

They offer both payment with a Credit Card and PayPal which is the standard, and there’s no “tip” requests anywhere so the payment page looks good to me.

5. Selling Strategy

led motion sensor lamp Aliexpress

The product cost on Aliexpress starts from $10 for 2 lights and goes up to $15 for 4 lights. You have different lengths, colors, and light amounts for this lamp so you need to be extra careful with the options you offer.

You don’t want to offer too many options because it can confuse your customers and you may lose some sales. But you also want to give a few options to your customers in order to not lose any sales.

For the 2 led lights options, offer only 1 length which is the 30cm one. For the rest, there aren’t more lengths so you’re good to go.

And as for the color of the device, the original sellers gives 2 options which is black or silver, so you can do the same.

Pricing:

Don’t go too high on this product because it’s pretty cheap – Sell it at about the same price as the original seller, and try making more profit by offering tempting quantity discounts.

This LED lamp is compact and there will be enough customers who will buy multiple pieces, so a good quantity discount is important here.

To Sum It Up

As you can see, this product has a HUGE demand and you can basically sell it to anyone. The original seller is doing well with this product but he has made some mistakes that are costing him sales.

Upgrade the customer experience with a much better video ad and a more optimized product page, and you should be making sales in no time!

If you have questions, feel free to ask me in the comments.

Good Luck!

Struggling to find good products to sell? Not sure who’s your target audience? Tired of losing money on products you were sure were “winners”?

Then Ecomhunt is what you need! Find hot winning products that are added daily, spy on their ads & stores and import them into your store in 1 click and Start Selling Today!

Facebook Shifts from News to Creators

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By putting more emphasis on creators and video, Meta’s Facebook is shifting attention away from its News tab and Bulletin newsletter platform.

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Facebook executive Campbell Brown told employees about the change in priorities.

The shift from news would be to “heighten their focus on building a more robust Creator economy,” said Brown.

A Meta spokesperson was also quoted as saying its teams “remain committed to the success of creators, and are doing even more to ensure they can find audiences on Facebook and grow engaged communities there.”

The Verge reported in June that Facebook wants to make its feed more like TikTok by prioritizing user content rather than friends’ updates.