Opportunities and Analysis - Shopify App Developer Resources

Overview

The Shopify App Store has proven in the past to be a lucrative source of revenue for MicroSaaS developers.

Now the store has matured though, it is more challenging to gain a foothold in the store rankings and get your app seen and used.

While the low-hanging fruit is long gone, there are still opportunities for canny developers to carve out their niche and build a sustainable business from Shopify Apps.

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Downsides of Shopify Apps

Downsides to be aware of before deciding to develop an app

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Shopify Roadmaps / Trends

Shopify Roadmap to the future of commerce (2022) for inspiration

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Marketplace Apps analysis

Reports and analysis based on a database of Shopify Apps

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Manuel Friger’s App Store Reports

Shopify App Store Reports for 2020/2019

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SpurIT posts

Shopify App Store Analysis for 2021, plus additional useful guides

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MicroAngel posts

Eyal Toledano’s documentation around his journey growing his Shopify App portfolio

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Bootstrappers newsletter

Profiles on successful bootstrapped Shopify app developers

Shopify is arming the rebels. Shopify App developers are building the weapons.

Shopify is arming the rebels. Shopify App developers are building the weapons.

Happy Sunday, Founders and Friends. If you're not paying attention to the Shopify ecosystem yet, consider this your signal. We're taking our eyes off of Bloom's typical enterprise SaaS content this week to bring you a special edition of the weekly bloom focused on the micro-(and not-so-micro)-SaaS companies being built on the shoulders of Shopify's app partner ecosystem.

https://bloomvp.substack.com/p/shopify-is-arming-the-rebels-shopify

Store Leads: The State of Shopify in 2022

Excellent report with a range of the Shopify metrics, e.g. Top Shopify apps

The State of Shopify in 2022

Shopify is the dominant ecommerce platform with a large user base and very impressive growth. Only WooCommerce rivals the number of stores using Shopify, however the value of the average Shopify merchant is much higher than the average WooCommerce merchant. In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on Shopify usage.

https://storeleads.app/reports/shopify

‘No longer a purely e-commerce platform’: After a major update, Shopify’s app store is becoming a big business ecosystem

'No longer a purely e-commerce platform': After a major update, Shopify's app store is becoming a big business ecosystem

Shopify's changes to its revenue-sharing model for apps are being hailed as a masterstroke destined to boost its software platform. Combined with a thriving investment marketplace for SaaS startups, developers are finding the incentives hard to resist. This past year, Shopify made a big change to its terms for app developers.

https://www.modernretail.co/platforms/no-longer-a-purely-e-commerce-platform-after-a-major-update-shopifys-app-store-is-becoming-a-big-business-ecosystem/

'No longer a purely e-commerce platform': After a major update, Shopify's app store is becoming a big business ecosystem

(Non-paywalled version: https://bit.ly/3Ih2wMj)

Talking Shop: The Transformation of Commerce

Talking Shop: The Transformation of Commerce

This is a weekly newsletter about how tech and culture intersect. To receive Digital Native in your inbox each week, subscribe here: There's a Vladimir Lenin quote that goes, "There are decades when nothing happens, and there are weeks when decades happen."

https://digitalnative.substack.com/p/talking-shop-the-transformation-of

Shopify: The Entrepreneurs Platform

Shopify: The Entrepreneur's Platform

Be one of the early (now that it's too late to be one of the first 😊) interested, forward-thinking people, to subscribe to the newsletter. Hello everyone 👋 , Today's edition of The API Economy is brought to you in partnership with Masterworks.io. Technology is powerful. It makes the impossible - possible.

https://www.apifirst.tech/p/shopify-the-entrepreneurs-platform

The Shopify Entrepreneurial Developer

The Shopify Entrepreneurial Developer

From Hello World to IPO tl;dr We often talk about how Shopify supports entrepreneurs from the first day of their journey building a business all the way to huge merchants that grow to become unicorns, or go public, and are just plain successful. Now it's time to show the role of developers in helping this...

https://blog.almaer.com/the-shopify-entrepreneurial-developer-from-hello-world-to-ipo/

How Shopify Grew From a Snowboard Shop to a $10B Commerce Ecosystem - Product Habits

How Shopify Grew From a Snowboard Shop to a $10B Commerce Ecosystem

When Tobias Lütke and Scott Lake decided to build an online store in 2004, they had no idea they would end up creating the world's biggest e-commerce platform. All they planned to do was build a site where they could sell snowboarding gear.

https://producthabits.com/shopify-grew-snowboard-shop-10b-commerce-ecosystem/

SHOPIFY APP MARKETING: THE ULTIMATE PLAYBOOK BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOPIFY PARTNER (UPDATED IN APRIL 2020)

Shopify App Marketing: The Ultimate Playbook By An Independent Shopify Partner (Updated in April 2020) - The SPO Blog

In the last 6 months, I have been looking for different ways to market my new Shopify App - SPO. If you are also a newbie in Shopify App business, I am sure you feel headache about how to let other people know your new baby.

https://blog.seo-product-optimizer.com/index.php/2018/03/07/shopify-app-marketing-ultimate-cookbook-independent-shopify-partner/