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In today’s Jumpstart theme review, we will take a look to see if this is the best theme to start your e-commerce business.

What is the Jumpstart Shopify Theme?

The Jumpstart theme is designed for startup businesses. Unlike most themes, it only coms in one theme style.

The theme helps you setup and launch your store quickly. Keep in mind, its best to have all your branding content ready to go such as high quality images and videos.

The layout starts off with a home page feature video. You can embed a YouTube or Vimeo video to showcase your brands story and products.

This is an opportunity for you to connect and engage with new visitors.

Visitors can play the video by clicking on the green play button. The video will appear with an opacity in the background.

Your customer can adjust the volume and also view the video full screen without leaving your website.

Jumpstart Landing Page Features

I’ve seen a few one product store make well over 6 figures in sales from using the Jumpstart theme.

The theme is simple, user friendly and easy to setup.

Here is a list of features:

Goal Tracking Tool

Just under the video, you can display a campaign tracker to show how close you are to achieving your fundraising goal.

This also creates credibility and increases trust with new visitors.

You can also show the campaign details such as the funded percent, funded amount and the number of backers.

Custom Content Sections

Below the tracking tool, you can show images with a custom message to highlight the features and benefits of your product.

Newsletter

You can collect your visitors emails by enabling newsletter signups on your home page.

Growing an email list will make money for your business in the backend, through email marketing campaigns.

Text Columns with Icons

Under the newsletter, you can add a section which explains the benefits of your product.

Combine icons and short descriptions for customers to quickly digest the information.

Slideshow

The next section under the benefits section is a slideshow where you can upload and add more photos of your product.

This helps new customers understand what your business is about and what products you are offering.

Keep in mind the slideshow images are 1200 px wide so its best to use images with the same dimensions for better results.

FAQ

You can add a FAQ section on your home page to help answer any questions your customers may have.

This also helps reduce the number of emails you will receive from people asking you the same questions.

Answering common questions can also persuade people to invest into your business if it is a startup company.

Each question can be expanded by clicking on the each tab which reveals the answer. It also works well on mobile devices.

News

This section can also be considered as a blog page. You can share content to keep your customers up to date with your business and products.

Blog content can also help build trust and credibility for your branding and business.

About Us

You can add a section on the website to inform your visitors about your business operations.

You can share the business’s vision, mission and values as well as optimizing the page for more web traffic in search engines.

Featured Product

Towards the bottom of the page, you can display a featured product.

Customers can add the product to their cart from the home page. If they click on Full details, it will take them to the product page.

On the product page, the customer can share your product on their social media profiles by clicking on the social icons.

You can also add product descriptions to the product page so that it can persuade them to make a purchase more quickly.

Footer

You can add links to pages containing important information about your business.

This can include Returns and Refunds, Privacy Statement and Terms of Service.

Displaying payment icons also lets your customers know the type of payment methods you accept on your store.

The benefits of using the Jumpstart Theme

“As seen on” Section

You can display the logo’s of media channels which your business or product has been featured on. This helps build credibility and trust for new customers.

Quick tip is to edit the logos so that they are one solid color, perhaps a light grey.

Having too many logos and colors can make your website look spammy.

Built for small catalogs

The Jumpstart theme is well suited for store’s with a small number of products.

The layout is designed to make it easier for your customers to navigate through your store.

Good user experience leads to more sales.

Custom Modules

Customize each section on your home page to display what you like.

You can add blog posts, FAQ’s, image with text and featured products.

Mobile Friendly Design

The theme is responsive on mobile screens. The layout will automatically adjust when it is viewed on a smaller device.

Search Engine Optimization

You can optimize your website with content to help search engines index your website.

Optimizing your blog can also drive more web traffic to your store.

Free stock photos

If you decide to use this theme, you will have access to high quality photos from Shopify’s partner, Burst.

The best thing is, they are completely free to use and you can download as many as you like.

Make sure you choose photos that are related to your business and brand personality.

Social Sharing Icons

You can enable social sharing icons on your home page and product page.

Just link your social media profile URL in the Sections settings. The theme will automatically update these links.

When a customer clicks on any of the icons, they will be directed to your social media profile.

What are users saying about this theme

There are only 11 reviews currently left by users and the rating is not looking so good. Only 36% of users are satisfied with using the theme.

The common complaint most people have that they are not able to see the Buy button after spending hours modifying their website.

However, this problem can easily be fixed if they contacted the Shopify support team.

Conclusion

To wrap this review up, I give the Jumpstart theme a 4.2 out of 5 star rating.

For a free theme, its packed with all the features you need to start your business today. It also looks amazing on desktop and mobile.

You can have a professional looking website without paying hundreds of dollars for a developer.

If you’re a fan of minimalist website design, you might want to keep on reading…

It’s important to keep your website clean and well organized so customers can easily find what they are looking for without getting distracted.

In today’s post, we will review the Minimal theme and also take a look at its features and how your business can benefit from using it.

The Minimal theme focuses on a clutter free user interface and clean layout and comes with three different styles.

Choosing the right theme before your store goes live will save you a lot of time in the future.

If you change your mind and wanted to use a different theme later on, you will have to start your store from scratch.

This means uploading products, writing product titles and descriptions all over again. So its best to spend a bit of time and invest into a theme which suits your business needs.

What is the Shopify Minimal Theme?

The Minimal Shopify theme is a free theme built by Shopify. This theme is a popular choice amongst dropshipping beginners.

The theme comes in three different styles such as Vintage, Fashion and Modern.

The Vintage style uses a minimal website layout with a bold color palette and font style.

The theme displays blog content instead of featured collections or products under the slider.

Below the blog entries, you can display two rows of products and a featured product to highlight your best seller.

The Fashion style puts more emphasis on it’s image tiles to promote your stores products. This style is suitable for store owners in the apparel and fashion niche. It uses a light color scheme and elegant font style.

The slider is wider compared to the Vintage style and below that, you can display different collections.

You can also display information about your business and include a map of your business’ physical location.

These homepage features helps new customers to quickly understand what your business is about.

If you can’t decide between the two, you can consider using the Modern style instead. This Modern style combines features from the previous two styles

It has an earthy color scheme with bold font style and you can display up to eight collections on your home page underneath the slider.

Minimal Shopify Theme Features

Here is a list of features you can expect from using the Minimal theme:

Slideshow: You can display different banners to highlight products and special promotions that is currently available on your store. What I like about the Minimal slideshow is ability to add a button to direct customers to a collection or product page.

Home Page Video: Videos can be used to engage customers with your brand. You can embed a video on your home page by linking a YouTube or Vimeo video to your home page.

Product Image Zoom: Ecommerce giants like Amazon and eBay use this feature to allow their customers to see the product’s details and features up close.

Since customers cannot physically touch the product, this feature can help persuade customers to make a purchase when shopping online.

Product Filtering: You can setup filtering options to help your customers find the products they are looking for quickly.

This can improve your conversion rates by creating a smoother shopping experience on your store.

Filtering options include color, categories, prices, brands, most popular and many more.

Related Products: The Minimal theme will automatically display related products on your store to increase your Average Order Value.

This feature is widely used by e-commerce businesses to boost revenue.

Home Page Customization: You can easily add or remove certain features on your home page.

For example, as a dropshipper you don’t really want to display a map of your location.

You can also display different collections and products depending on the season or global events.

Mobile Responsive: The Minimal theme will automatically adjust the layout of your store to suit the device it is currently being viewed on.

Color Palettes:  If you don’t like the default theme colors, you can change the colors to suit your store’s branding.

Besides color, you can also change the font style to engage customers to your content.

SEO: You can edit product titles, descriptions, page titles and tags to make it easier for search engines to rank your store.

Optimizing your store for search engines is a great method of driving organic traffic to your business.

Footer:  The footer of your website should include all the important information about your business such as your Refund and Return Policy, Shipping details, Terms and Conditions, links to your social media profiles and how customers can contact you incase something goes wrong with their order.

Minimal Shopify Theme Backend Features

You can easily modify the features of this theme to match your store’s branding and personality by accessing the Theme editor.

Here is a list of features which you can customize on your store:

Header: Upload an image of your logo in a .png format so that is has a transparent background. The recommended image size is 450px x 200px.

You can also add a message in the header to let customers know about special promotions, events, contact details or even a slogan.

To customize the logo follow these steps:

• Click on Sections > Header.
• Click on Select image
• You can select an image from your computer by clicking on the Library tab, and then the plus button.
• Enter the logo’s width in pixels > Save

You can also edit the message you want to appear in the header of your website.

Product Page: You can add or remove certain features by accessing the Product pages section. Keep in mind you can not add new products in this section.

Slideshow: Create a slideshow on your home page that shows up to six images. You can adjust how often you want each slide to change and the transition effect.

It is recommended you use images that are 1280 x 460 px in size.

To customize your slideshow follow these steps:

Online Store > Themes

Find Minimal and click on Customize

Click on Slideshow > Adjust settings > Save

Video: Create interest and engagement by adding video content on your home page.

To embed a video follow these steps:

Online Store > Themes

Find Minimal > Click on Customize

Click on Sections > Add section > Video

Enter a heading for your video

Enter the share link > Save

Featured Collections: You can feature a collection on your home to promote sales and new products. You can add and remove products whenever you like.

To feature a collection on your home page follow these steps:

Online Store > Themes > Minimal

Click on Sections tab > Click on Featured collection

You can adjust the rows, display products on sale, center product titles below product images and also display or hide vendor or brand names.

You can also display products that are sold out which will be displayed with a circle label indicating the product is out of stock.

What are the Benefits of Using the Minimal Theme?

Besides all the wonderful features, how will this theme benefit your business?

Here is a list of the advantages of using the Minimal Shopify theme:

Newsletter: You can collect your customers email addresses so that you can send updates, promotions and personalized coupons.

Your email list is an asset which generates sales on the backend of your business when you implement email marketing.

The subscription form is located towards the bottom of the website. You can edit the text to entice your customers to subscribe to your list.

You can also offer free tips, eBooks and coupon codes after your customer signs up.

Cost: This theme is free to use and you don’t have to worry about any monthly fees. If Shopify updates their software, your theme will also be updated at no extra cost.

Blog: You can write and publish blog posts when you use this theme. Blog posts can be shared on your social media profiles where it can be re-share to create engagement and interest for your business.

Blog posts can also drive organic traffic from search engines. This is a bonus since you do not need to spend any money for this source of traffic once you publish a blog post.

What are Users Saying About the Theme?

Every theme has its strengths and weaknesses.

I had a look through the feedback left by previous users who have used the theme and I noticed two common problems.

The first problem are the social media icons sometimes are not displayed on the website but are replaced by numbers.

All you have to do is disable the social media icons and re-active them on the website.

The second problem people have with the theme are the colors not changing when adjusted in the backend settings.

These issues can easily be fixed by contacting the support team and won’t affect the customers user experience when they are navigating your store.

Conclusion

Overall, I would rate the Minimal theme a 4 out of 5 star.

It doesn’t have the same visual impact compared to themes like Brooklyn and Supply.

However, the theme is very easy to use and also saves you money and time from hiring a developer.

The features and benefits you get with this free theme surpasses its negatives points.

I highly recommend the Minimal theme for Shopify beginners.

What is the Brooklyn Theme for Shopify?

Before you launch your online business, you have to make sure you pick the right theme.

With so many themes available, it can be difficult to choose the right one for your store.

Having a bad looking theme will have a negative effect on your business, especially for first impressions.

Research shows 70% of consumers refuse to make a purchase if the website is designed poorly.

In today’s post, we will take a look at the Brooklyn Shopify theme to see if the layout, style, and features are best suited for your business.

This theme is perfect for business owners who are selling apparel and is a popular choice amongst new drop shippers.

Brooklyn Theme Features

Theme Styles: Brooklyn comes with 2 styles, classic and playful.

Each style has its own color palette and font style.

Sleek Design: The Brooklyn theme helps store owners showcase their products with large image tiles.

Showing how an outfit will look on a model can help resonate with customers and create brand loyalty.

This would be more difficult to achieve if the theme only shows small images.

Slide Show: Both theme styles include slideshows which you can use to display important information about your product or to promote a product.

A slide show is a series of images which transitions over time.

Home Page Video: You can upload a video to YouTube or Vimeo and link it back to your online store.

This feature is quite useful if you have a promotional video about your business or products.

Customers can watch the video directly on your website without the need of visiting YouTube or Vimeo.

Dynamic Product Grid: The theme will automatically adjust its layout based on the number of products available.

This makes the website look more fluid and creates a better user experience.

Slide Out Cart: Customers can add products and make edits in their shopping cart without leaving the current page.

The interface creates a flawless user experience so that your customers can complete their transactions more quickly without any distractions along the way.

Free Stock Images: Using this theme will give you access to hundreds of royalty free photos taken by professionals which you can use on your store.

As a Shopify beginner, you might not have the budget or time to create your own images so using stock images can create more engagement and captivate more customers to your brand.

SEO: You can add meta descriptions to your products and also edit the meta title. These details are important for search engines to index your website.

Having your website rank in search engines increases organic traffic to your store. Organic traffic is free and lowers your marketing expenses.

Drop Down Menus: Drop-down menus to help organize the structure of your store.

For example, you can have a category named Accessories and have a subcategory named Hats. Organizing categories and collections create easier navigation for finding products.

Social Media: Social media is a must have for any theme. You can easily link your social media accounts to your store in the admin panel and the theme will automatically display social icons on your store.

When a customer clicks on the icons, they will be directed to your social media pages.

Sidebar Menu: The Brooklyn theme will automatically display a sidebar menu when viewed on mobile. A sidebar menu simplifies the header and de-clutters the mobile screen.

Footer: The footer of a website is where customers can find important links containing information about your business.

These links can include Contact Us, About Us, location details like your business address, Privacy Policy, shipping details, and payment badges.

You can also customize the footer to show specific content.

Email Subscription: You can collect your customers’ emails by setting up an email collection campaign. Customers can enter their email address in the form towards the bottom of the page. They can receive

What are the benefits of using the Brooklyn theme

Here is a list of benefits from using this theme:

Cost: If you were to hire a developer to create this theme for you from scratch, you will be expecting to pay a few hundred dollars.

If Shopify updates their software, you will have to pay the developer more money to update the theme to keep it compatible.

The Brooklyn theme is completely free to use with no extra hidden costs or monthly subscription to worry about.

If Shopify updates their platform, the theme will also be automatically updated for free.

Collections: Most free Shopify themes will only allow you to create a maximum of 5 collections which limits your store if you have multiple product categories.

With the Brooklyn theme, you can create up to nine collections to showcase your products.

Why so many collections? Well, the developers have created this theme for apparel stores.

When you have a clothing store, you will be selling more than just T-shirts.

Home page Video: Not many free themes allow you to use a video on your home page. You can feature a video by linking it from either your YouTube or Vimeo. Using video on your home page is a great way to engage your visitors with your brand.

Featured Collections: Featured collections can be handpicked to showcase specific collections under the home page slider.

Featured collections can be used to highlight the best selling products.

Newsletter: Collect your visitor’s emails so that you can grow your email list to market back to them in the future.

This feature is already built in with the app so you don’t need to worry about installing any third party apps to do the same thing.

You can customize the email form to make it more enticing for visitors to sign up with their emails.

Slideshow Call-to-action button: Many Shopify themes do not have this feature on their home page slider.

The call-to-action takes the visitor directly to a collections page that is related to the slider banner.

For example, you can create a slider about sneakers. When a customer clicks on the button, they will be taken to the sneakers collection.

Blog: Your blog content can also engage, educate and help your customers when they are browsing your store.

Blogging can also rank your online store in search engines when you create content around specific keywords.

Integrating a blog on your online store can also help build trust and credibility with new visitors. That’s why many new Shopify stores use the Brooklyn theme for all its in-built features.

Backend Customization Features

Colors: If you do not like the default color palette of the theme, you can easily change the color scheme to match your store’s branding and personality.

To change the color, follow these simple steps:

• Shopify admin > Online Store > Themes
• Click on Customize
• Click on Theme settings
• Click on Colors
• Click the color swatch > color picker > save

Shopify also displays recently selected colors to save you time on finding the same colors you have used before. Currently used shows you the colors you are currently using on your store.

Typography: You can change the font style and size of the text on your store.

To access typography settings, follow these steps:

• Shopify admin > Online Store > Themes.
• Click on Customize
• Click on Theme settings
• Click on Typography > Change to use the font picker > Save

You can also change the font style by clicking on Regular and choosing the style you like. Different font styles help enhance readability and usability on your store.

Cart Page: You can add certain features to the cart page and set the cart type for your store.

You can place a box for customers to include special instructions on how to prepare or deliver their order before they complete their checkout for a more personalized experience.

To include the note box, follow these steps:

• Shopify admin > Online Store > Themes.
• Click on Customize
• Click on Theme settings
• Click on Cart page
• Check Enable order notes > Save

You can have the cart appear on a separate page or have the cart slide out from the right side of the page.

This keeps customers on the same page when they add a product to their cart.

Social Media: You can enable social sharing buttons for your product pages, blog posts and links to your social media accounts.

To customize your store’s social media settings, follow these steps:

• Shopify admin > Online Store > Themes
• Click Customize
• Click on Theme settings
• Click on Social media > Save

Furthermore, you can upload your own social sharing image. A social sharing image is a photo that appears on a person feed when they share it.

To upload a social sharing image, follow these steps:

• Click on Select image
• Upload your own image or click Free images to use a stock image from Burst.
• Select an image > Save

Favicon: Favicon’s make your website look more professional and great for branding. The recommended favicon size is 32px x 32px. You will see a Favicon on a web browser above the URL.

To customize your store’s favicon, follow these simple steps:

• Shopify admin > Online Store > Themes.
• Click on Customize
• Click on Theme settings.
• Click on Favicon.
• Click Select image > Upload your own image or click on Free images to use a stock image from Burst.
• Select an image > Save

What users are saying about the theme

Here is a list of the common complaints of people who have used the theme:

Frequent Updates: One inconvenience with the Brooklyn theme are the frequent updates.

You will have to set up your website again from scratch. This means you will have to re-upload images, product names, and product descriptions.

Updates are free, if you enjoy using the theme and do not want the updates, you can continue using it without worrying about any complications.

No Embedded Videos: Videos can only be uploaded onto the home page. You won’t be able to add video content to product pages.

With the Brooklyn theme, you can only upload product photos for your store.

Poor Image Resizing: Some users have reported about their slideshow images not appearing on smaller devices.

To solve this problem, center aligns your images. When the image is cropped on a smaller screen, your visitors can still see the middle of the image from your home page slider.

Conclusion

Brooklyn is a free Shopify theme perfect for apparel businesses with large inventories. Similar to the Shopify Venture theme, you can upload up to 50 products.

The Brooklyn theme also works well for stores with fewer products to sell.

What I really like about this theme is the minimal user interface with an emphasis on the sliders.

These sliders are great for showcasing people using your products to communicate your brands’ personality.

Another useful feature I like about this theme is the homepage video.

All you have to do is copy the link from your YouTube or Vimeo video and paste it in the Theme Settings.

Video content can engage customers and generate more interest in your business.

If you’re on a budget, the Brooklyn theme is a great choice for beginners.

What is the Venture theme for Shopify?

Venture is a minimal designed themed created for stores with large inventories.

It is free to use which is perfect for drop shipping beginners. You can always invest in a paid theme when you scale your business.

All you have to do is download the theme and upload it to your Shopify store.

You do not need to worry about any coding since the theme comes as a template for you to modify the product descriptions, product photos, categories and many more.

The main noticeable features for Venture is its widescreen slideshow banner, promotional banner to display special promotions and multi-drop down menus.

Venture Theme Features

Theme styles: Venture comes with 3 theme styles which are Snowboards, Outdoors, and Boxing.

All three styles are the same on both desktop and mobile.

The only noticeable difference between each style is the color palette and fonts.

Products and Collections: Upload up to 50 products and create up to 5 collections.

Collections is another word for a category of products. For example, if you have a camping store, you can create a collection for.

When a customer clicks on the tents collection, only products related to tents will be displayed on the page.

Full-width Slideshow: Widescreen slideshow eliminates white space on the sides of the website.

You can display banners to highlight products and current promotions when a visitor lands on your website.

You can use this feature to upload high-quality images to create more trust and engagement with your brand.

Showing photos of people using your products can increase your conversions.

Product Filtering: Customers are able to filter through products by type, sort by best sellers and price.

This feature comes in handy if you have a large inventory of products. Brands and collections.

Filtering products create a better user experience when a customer is searching your website for a product.

Making it easier for a customer to find a product they want, the more likely they will make a purchase.

Customization: You can simply change fonts, font sizes and colors of the website by toggling the color palette to suit your brand personality.

SEO: SEO will help your store rank in search engines.

You can use specific SEO keywords in your meta title, meta description, and product descriptions.

Optimizing your store’s SEO can drive more organic traffic to product pages.

Mobile Friendly Design: The theme is designed for an intuitive experience on handheld devices.

Your website will adjust itself to fit the customer’s mobile device.

Navigation panels, font sizes and images to suit the device.  Keeping the user experience consistent can increase sales and conversions.

Social Media Icons: The Venture theme makes it easy for you to link your social media accounts.

The theme will automatically display social icons on your online store.

You can link your Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest account to your store.

Your social media networks can be used to advertise your store. Social proof is very important for online businesses because it creates more trust.

You can turn a visitor into a paying customer by uploading and sharing customer-generated content.

Footer: The footer of a website is necessary if you want a high converting e-commerce website.

In this section, you can display information about your business such as shipping policy, privacy policy, refund policy, About Us page and Contact Us page.

The theme also has a subscription feature which you can use to collect your visitor’s emails.

You can send out notifications of upcoming promotions, new blog articles, and news updates.

What are the benefits of using Venture theme

Here is a list of the benefits of using this theme:

Free: The Venture theme is completely free to use. There are no hidden fees or monthly subscriptions to worry about. You will also save money

Built for Shopify: The Venture theme is built for the Shopify platform so the code will run smoothly.

If Shopify updates their software, the theme will still be compatible. You don’t have to worry about reinstalling the theme.

Responsive: Research shows customers are more likely to interact with your brand from a smartphone or tablet than a desktop computer.

The Venture theme is able to adjust its layout and navigation to suit your customer’s device.

The theme can detect the type of device your customer is using and adjusts the website for better user experience.

What are users saying about this theme?

Coding: You will not be able to change the theme’s code if you would like to customize features with a developer. If you are a beginner with Shopify, using a free theme is enough to get you going.

For example, a user hired their own developer to create a pop-up shopping cart for their store.

Unfortunately, this can not be accomplished with the Venture theme.

Scaled Images: When you view the theme on smaller screens and devices, images will appear cropped even though the theme is responsive.

Scaling images for multiple devices requires more advance coding and tweaking.

I’m guessing the developers had to compromise some web features to make room for more useful features.

Besides these negative points, some users wanted a currency converter built in the theme.

Unfortunately, this is only a free theme.

To have these types of features you will either have to use an app or purchase a paid theme with these features already built in.

Conclusion

Overall, I would rate this theme 3.5 out of 5-star rating.

If you’re a beginner with Shopify or planning on starting a dropshipping business, this is a clean and easy theme for you to use.

When you start to make consistent sales, you could always purchase a paid theme that includes all the apps and features you need to scale your business.

This will save you money on monthly subscriptions fees if you were to install marketing apps.

Since the Venture theme is made for Shopify, you do not need to worry about any coding and will always be updated if Shopify makes any changes to their software.

Upselling is a process of offering related products before a customer completes their transaction.

But why should you care about upsells? Implementing upsells in your business can boost sales and profits since the customer Average Order Value has increased.

Upselling can be seen used in fast food businesses. You will often hear, “would you like fries with that?”.

In today’s post, we will take a look at the top upsell Shopify apps you can set up in your own store today and increase your sales with just a few clicks.

1. Frequently Bought Together

The first app on the list is very similar to Amazon’s upsell section of their website.

If you have browsed for a product on Amazon before, you would have noticed the related products which you can add to your cart as a bundle.

Unfortunately, this app is not free to use and costs $6.99 a month. However, you do have the opportunity to try out the 3-day free trial.

This app analyzes the purchases made on your store and automatically offers related products to your customers.

Why you should use Frequently Bought Together

Here are a few of the things you can do:

• You can set the number of products displayed.
• Customize the upsell widget position on your website.
• You can choose which product to recommend to your customers if you don’t like the app’s choices.
• Create discounts to entice customers to purchase your upsells.

This app works effectively if you are already making consistent sales. The app will have a hard time suggesting products for your customers if there is no data.

2. Bold Upsell – Upsell Smarter

Bold Upsell is another app you should consider when you’re making consistent sales. The app isn’t free and will cost you $9.99 a month.

However, you do get a 14-day free trial if you would like to test out the app on your store.

The app will show your customers related products as pop-ups. If the customer is interested in buying the product, they can do that with a simple click.

For example, if a customer was interested in buying a phone case, Bold Upsell will show a screen protector or a charging cable as the upsell. The app can also offer a more expensive version of the case or accessories.

Why you should use Bold Upsell

Here a few things you can do with Bold Upsell:

• Multiple upsells: Offer up to three upsells. You can set the upsell triggers at any point during the customers shopping experience. These pop-ups can appear on the product page, cart page and also checkout.
• Integrating bold upsell with other apps like Cashier will allow you to offer upsells after a customer has already completed their transaction. The great thing about this is your customers would not have to go through the checkout process again.
• Automatically hides products that are out of stock to avoid customers becoming disappointed and prevents orders from being canceled.
• Bold Upsell is also mobile friendly. Your upsell offers will be optimized for mobile devices.

Combining Bold upsell with other apps such as Bold Discount app will allow you to offer upsells at discounted prices.

3. Ultimate Special Offers

The next app on the list is considered as one of the best Shopify upsell apps on the market. With this app, you will be able to create many different offers to attract more customers.

You will be abl to create upsells, bundles, bulk purchases at discounted prices and so much more.

The app will cost you $19 a month but it also comes with a 10-day free trial if you would like to test it on your store.

Why you should use Ultimate Special Offers

Set up discounts for purchasing more than one of the same product.

Offer bulk discounts for wholesalers. Create product bundles which customers can purchase at lower prices.

The ultimate special offers is a great app to use if you have a large inventory of products on your store.

4. Personalized by Limespot

Personalizer app allows you to customize the layouts of your upsell widget to suit your store’s theme.

Pricing for this app is also very interesting. You will only have to pay if your sales are 5x the amount of the monthly cost for the app. For example, the Basic plan is free to use until your revenue exceeds $50 a month. The most expensive plan will cost $115 a month.

Why you should use Personalizer

Here is a list of features:

• Displays the most popular and trending products based on your store’s performance.
• Real-time analytics for you to analyze and improve your conversion rates.
• You can compare the revenue generated by the app against your total revenue.
• Unique upsell and cross-sell features for increasing conversions.

This app is great for store owners who love to learn more by analyzing data about their business. With unique AI capabilities, you will have access to key insights that will help with making better offers and business decisions.

5. Pop Upsell

You may have seen this type of app used on different e-commerce websites. As the name suggests, the app will trigger a popup when a customer is about to exit your store.

Some people may find it annoying but it can also generate a health ROI if used correctly.

Why you should use Pop Upsell

Here are the benefits of using this app:

• Create coupons for special promotions and limited offers.
• Set up conditions for the upsell popup to appear on your store. For example, a popup can appear when a customer has a certain quantity in their cart.
• Collect emails from your visitors who subscribed to your newsletters.
• Offer free gifts at checkout.
• Optimized for mobile devices.
• 24/7 live chat support in case you need help!

If you are a beginner who is still learning about marketing, this app is a great starter for you.

Since the app is free, you can use it to learn more about upselling before investing money for paid apps and monthly subscriptions.

6. Smart Search & Instant Search

Smart Search & Instant Search is an app used by big companies such as Durex, Phillips, National Geographic, Sennheiser and many more.

The app is free to use and comes with a 14-day free trial for you to test out the features which aren’t available in the free plan.

Why you should use Smart Search & Instant Search

Here is a list of features available when you install this app:

• Real-time analytics for better business decisions based on facts and data.
• User-friendly and optimized for mobile devices
• Create upsells and cross-sells based on your product types and categories.
• Personalized shopping experience by using the upsells and cross-sell feature to strategically make special offers.
• Customize your upsell widget and decide where it will appear on your website.

The analytics tool of the app shows you what your customers are buying, clicking and searching for on your website. The app can also help spell out search terms for your customers who might have difficulty looking for a specific product.

7. Bold Brain

Bold brain uses its artificial intelligence to analyze your store’s data so that it can find the best offers for your customers.

The app intuitively creates the upsells for you with just one click.

Bold Brain comes with a free and paid plan. It also includes a 14-day free trial if you would like to test out the app’s capabilities.

The pricing for the app is based on the number of views when your offer is displayed on your store.

You also have the option to upgrade or downgrade your plan to suit your budget.

$9.99/ a month – Up to 200 views

$19.99/ a month – Up to 1000 views

$39.99/ a month – Up to 2000 views

$59.99/ a month – Up to 5000 views

$89.99/ a month – Unlimited views

Why you should use Bold Brain

Here are some of  the benefits of using this app:

Dynamic recommendations widget: Increase your conversions with automated recommendations for related products with a click of a button, you can implement cross-ells, bundles or even subscription offers.

Audience Segmentation: Segment your customers for more targeted email campaigns. Customers are more likely to make a purchase when offers are tailored for their interests.

Advanced Insights: The app can show you data on frequently purchased products and also your customers purchasing behavior in real time. You can use this data to create better offers and discounts for your customers.

Bold Brain can also be integrated with Bold Upsell, Bold Subscription, Bold Bundles, and Yotpo.

8. In-Cart Upsell

In-cart upsells is a highly recommended upsell app for most Shopify store owners. In-Cart uses it’s A.I to offer your visitors upsells strategically.

When a customer is shopping, you don’t want to interrupt them by annoying pop-ups. You want your customer to pay you first by creating a smooth transaction from start to finish.

Why you should use In-cart Upsells

Here is a list of the benefits of using In-cart Upsells:

No pop-ups – This app is pop up free. You do not have to interrupt your customers with distractions.

Autosuggest – Automatically recommends the exact products your customer will likely to buy next.

Discounts – Automatically apply discounts when customers accept an offer.

Advanced Targeting – Create customized offers based on your visitor’s location and quantity of an item in their shopping cart.

A/b testing Capabilities – You can create multiple versions of your offer to see which one performs best. The app will automatically display the best performing offer.

Built-in analytics – Built-in analytics to see which ones are making you sales.

Support – Built-in tutorials to help you set up the app in no time.

The app is free to use and also comes with a paid plan. The most expensive plan costs $39 a month.

9. Discounted Upsells – Upsell

Getting paying custmomers to your store can be challenging at first. Yet many Shopify store owners continue to leave money on the table without implementing any sales techniques to increase their profits.

Discounted Upsells allows you to create and setup different upsells or cross-sells in just a few clicks.

The app is free to use as long as your Shopify store is still using its trial.

Here is a quick breake down of the paid plans and their prices:

Basic – $19.99/monthly

Professional – $29.99/monthly

Advanced – $44.99/monthly

The app will help you choose the best product to offer to your customers. You can create offers such as:

This app is great for discount offers since it can create bundle offers for you.

All you need to do is install the app and use it straight away. No coding required.

10. Upsell X

This app comes with a free and paid plan. The only difference between the two is the total amount of upsell purchases you can make each month. The free plan will give you up to 10 upsell purchases per month while the Unlimited plan costs $29.99 per month.

Why you should use Upsell X

Here is a list of what Upsell X can do for your store:

• Suggest product upgrades or related products based on the customer’s cart.
• Present offers at the right time. You can set them to appear on your product page and cart page.
• Offer up to 5 products in your upsell offer.
• Discounts are applied automatically when a customer accepts your offer.
• Track upsell performance with built in analytics.
• 10 free upsells per month. Increase revenue without worrying about losing money.

You can also create a pre checkout offer to increase your average order value before your customer completes their checkout.

11. Also Bought Recommendations

Also Bought Recommendations is one of the best upsell apps on the Shopify app store. It allows your customers to add multiple related products to their cart in just a few clicks.

This is a similar feature used by e-commerce giant, Amazon. The app works by analyzing your store’s data to create the best offers for your customers.

However, it will cost you $6.99 a month but it also includes a generous 30-day free trial.

Why you should use Also Bought Recommendations

Here are some of the things you can do:

• Adjust the number of recommended products.
• Position where you want the upsell widget to display on the product page.
• Manually prick the products you want to upsell.
• Option to redirect the customer to the checkout when they add products to their cart.

This app is great if you love to automate things on your store and is most effective when you’re making consistent sales on your Shopify store. The app will analyze your sales stats to figure out what is best for your customers.

12. Cross Sell Recommended Products

Cross Sell is a paid app which costs $19.99 a month. It also includes a 10-day free trial for you to test out its features.

Cross Sell allows you to handpick the related products to encourage customers to add more items to their cart. This helps increase Average Order Value and profits.

Why you should use Cross Sell

Here are the benefits of using this app:

• Display cross-sells on your product and cart pages.
• Option to trigger pop-ups when a  customer adds a product to their cart.
• Customize your app to suit your store’s theme.
• Easy installation and set up in a few clicks.

This is a great app for store owners who are selling products that are related to each other. For example bracelets and rings or shoes and socks.

13. SMART Bundle Upsell

Next on the list is an app that allows you to bundle products together.

It costs $47 a month and includes a 6-day free trial if you want to take it for a spin.

Why you should use SMART Bundle Upsell

Here are some of the features included in the paid plan:

• Create bundles with handpicked products.
• Offer upsells and cross-sells based on the products in your customer’s cart.
• Create automated discounts when a customer adds multiple products to their cart.

This app is great to use for store owners who are selling makeup and fashion products.

You can increase customer engagement and loyal customers by creating a fun shopping experience in your store.

Conclusion

Before paying for any apps, always check your traffic first.

Focus on driving more traffic, review your product prices and decide if you can offer competitive discounts or bundles.