Shopify Dispatch Issue #322 - Free samples, Hide products from search engines

The Science of Free Samples: How Freebies Keep Customers Coming Back For More

Elise Dopson writes about how to use free samples in your Shopify store and their benefits. Geared towards in-person retail, there are a couple of ideas for online-only stores too.

Hiding products from search engines using metafields in Shopify

Shopify has quietly added a way to hide individual products from search engines. Ilana Davis explains how to hide a product from search engines using only Shopify's built-in features, no SEO app or code required.

Discover where your best customers come from

Going beyond simple attribution, Repeat Customer Insights lets you analyze and segment your customers by their acquisition source.

This will let you find the best sources of long-term customers, not just anyone who orders.

My articles this week

Innovation can be a waste

Download a backup of your Shopify theme before the busy season starts

Manage holiday customers properly so they become repeat customers next year

Draft a letter about supply chain delays now, before you need it

Eric Davis

Would you like to get a daily tip about Shopify?

Sign up for Eric's Daily Shopify Tips to get my daily email with a tip for Shopify every morning.

Each tip includes a way to improve your store: customer analysis, analytics, traffic, SEO, customer acquisition, Rich Results, CRO... plus plenty of puns and amazing alliterations.

Plus you'll get free access to my Premium Resource Center for free.

Join 4,400+ other Shopify store owners and sign up before the next tip is sent.

I won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time. Powered by ConvertKit
Would you like a daily tip about Shopify?

Each tip includes a way to improve your store: customer analysis, analytics, customer acquisition, CRO... plus plenty of puns and amazing alliterations.