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Build a Shopify App (It's that Easy) with Chase Clymer
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Nuggets:
- There’s no need to partner with a developer if you haven’t already built a relationship.
- Agencies encounter great app ideas all the time but don’t have the bandwidth to pursue them.
- Hire the most expensive resource you can afford.
- Shopify is rapidly expanding their API access; now is a great time to build an app there.
Action Steps:
- Search Reddit, Quora, Facebook groups, etc… for pain points from Shopify store owners
- Speak to Shopify agency owners to collect more pain points
- Wireframe a solution
- Follow Shopify’s free app development to learn to build your solution
- (If you’re non-technical,) find a cofounder that “you would marry” and pay as much as you can afford
Links:
Chase Clymer is the Co-founder at Electric Eye where he and his team create Shopify-powered sales machines from strategic design, development, and marketing decisions. He is also the host of Honest Ecommerce, a weekly podcast where we provide online store owners with honest, actionable advice to increase their sales and grow their business.
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