The Shopify Growth Podcast by StoreBuilt

More traffic is not always the answer.In this episode, Yavuz breaks down how a Shopify store increased averageorder value by 30% in 30 days — without more traffic, without a fullredesign, and without using messy site-wide discounting.What you'll learn:• Why average order value is one of the healthiest growth levers in ecommerce• How to use product pairings without making the store feel pushy• Why cart UX matters more than most Shopify brands realise• How threshold incentives can lift basket size• What to audit on your own store this weekFree store audit: storebuilt.co.ukEmail: [email protected]#ShopifyUK #EcommerceUK #AverageOrderValue #ShopifyTips #ConversionRateOptimization #StoreBuilt

High-intent shoppers use your search bar when they want to buy.So if your results are messy, your filters are weak, or your collectionsfeel impossible to shop on mobile, you're leaking revenue from some ofyour best traffic.In this episode, Yavuz breaks down why on-site search, filters, andcollection merchandising matter far more than most Shopify brands think —especially in the UK market, where more of the buying journey keepshappening online.What you'll learn:• Why search users are often your highest-intent visitors• The common Shopify search mistake that creates weak or zero results• How better filters make collection pages feel easier to shop• Why merchandising decisions matter inside search and category pages• What to test on your own store in the next 30 minutesFree store audit: storebuilt.co.ukEmail: [email protected]#ShopifyUK #EcommerceUK #SiteSearch #ConversionRateOptimization #ShopifyTips #StoreBuilt🔎 SOURCE NOTES- ONS retail sales, January 2026: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/bulletins/retailsales/january2026- Baymard search UX benchmark: https://baymard.com/blog/ecommerce-search-query-types- Baymard product list and filtering benchmark: https://baymard.com/blog/current-state-product-list-and-filtering

Seven out of ten people who add something to their basket never buy.And most store owners have just... accepted that.In this episode, Yavuz walks through a real UK homeware brand with a 76%checkout abandonment rate — and the four changes that dropped it to 61%in six weeks. No new ads. No redesign. Just a checkout that stoppedpushing customers away at the final step.What you'll learn:- Why unexpected delivery costs cause nearly half of all checkout abandonment- The account creation step that was blocking 1 in 4 customers- How enabling Apple Pay took 20 minutes and moved the needle immediately- What trust signals to add — and exactly where to put them- How a 10% checkout improvement is worth £35k for a £500k storeFree store audit: storebuilt.co.ukEmail: [email protected]#ShopifyUK #EcommerceUK #CheckoutOptimization #StoreBuilt #ShopifyTips #CRO

Acquiring a new customer costs 5x more than keeping an existing one.And yet most Shopify stores spend almost nothing on what happens after the sale.In this episode, Yavuz shares a real story from a UK beauty brand with a 14%repeat customer rate — well below the UK average of 28%. Three changes later,they hit 22% in six weeks. Same products, same ads, same prices.The sale isn't the finish line. It's the starting line.What you'll learn:- Why 86% of customers were leaving and never coming back- The post-purchase email that increased second purchases by 45%- How a simple loyalty programme took repeat rate from 10.7% to 50%- Why retention is where profitable growth actually lives in 2026Free store audit: storebuilt.co.ukEmail: [email protected]#ShopifyUK #EcommerceUK #CustomerRetention #StoreBuilt #ShopifyTips #RepeatCustomers

Traffic isn't your problem. Your product page is.The average Shopify store converts at 1.4%. Top stores hit 4-6%.Same traffic. Nearly 3x the revenue. The difference? What I call the confidence gap.In this episode, Yavuz shares a real story from a UK homeware brand stuck at 1.1%conversion — and what changed to take them to 2.3% in five weeks.No new ads. No new products. Just a product page that finally answeredthe question every customer quietly asks before they buy.Free store audit: storebuilt.co.ukEmail: [email protected]#ShopifyUK #EcommerceUK #ProductPage #CRO #StoreBuilt #ShopifyTips

Pick up your phone. Open your own store. Try to buy something.How did that feel? Because your customers felt it too — and most of them left.In this episode, Yavuz shares a real story from a UK skincare brand with a 0.8%mobile conversion rate. Three fixes later, it more than doubled — in six weeks.Mobile now drives nearly 80% of UK retail site traffic. But mobile cart abandonmentsits at 80%. That gap is where your revenue is disappearing.What you'll learn:- Why 53% of mobile users leave a site that takes over 3 seconds to load- The cookie banner mistake that was hiding the checkout button- How Apple Pay & Google Pay now drive 30% of UK mobile purchases- The free tool that shows you exactly what's slowing your store down- 3 things you can do today — no developer, no budget neededFree store audit: storebuilt.co.ukEmail: [email protected]#MobileCommerce #ShopifyUK #EcommerceUK #StoreBuilt #MobileFirst #UKEcommerce

Most online store owners know their cart abandonment rate is high. But very few know exactly why — or what to do about it.In this episode, Yavuz shares a real story from a U K homeware brand with an 84% abandonment rate. Three simple fixes later, it dropped to 62% in thirty days. No big budget. No complicated tech.What you'll learn:- The real reason U K shoppers abandon at checkout- Why surprise delivery costs kill more sales than high prices- How to make your checkout feel fast and trustworthy- 3 things you can fix today — no developer neededFree store audit: storebuilt.co.ukEmail: [email protected]#Ecommerce #CartAbandonment #ShopifyUK #StoreBuilt #UKEcommerce

Ever wondered why your Shopify store feels slow — even after all the work you've put into it? In this episode, I'm sharing a real client story from here at StoreBuilt.A UK fashion brand came to us spending thousands on ads every month. Good products. Great branding. But a conversion rate of just 0.6%. Within ten minutes of running our audit, we found the problem. Their store was loading in 8.4 seconds on mobile.In this episode I walk you through exactly what we found, what we fixed, and how their conversion rate went from 0.6% to 1.9% in just 30 days — without changing a single product or spending more on ads.🔍 What you'll learn:- The 4 technical issues killing their store speed- Why uninstalling apps isn't enough- How image compression alone saved 1.5 seconds- 3 quick wins you can do yourself today — no developer needed🛠 Tools mentioned:- Google PageSpeed Insights (free)- Squoosh.app — image compression (free)- Shopify App audit — built in📩 Want a free Shopify store audit?Visit: storebuilt.co.ukEmail: [email protected] so you never miss an episode — and if this was useful, a five-star review means the world.#Shopify #StoreSpeed #PageSpeed #ShopifyUK #Ecommerce #CRO #ShopifyTips #StoreBuilt #EcommerceUK #ConversionRate

Are you driving traffic to your Shopify store but struggling to convert visitors into customers? You're not alone — and in this episode, we break down exactly why it's happening and what you can do about it.In Episode 1 of the StoreBuilt Podcast, Yavuz — founder of StoreBuilt, a London-based Shopify agency — dives deep into Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) for Shopify store owners.🔍 What you'll learn in this episode:- What a good Shopify conversion rate actually looks like in 2025- The 3 biggest CRO killers destroying your sales (and how to fix them)- Why slow load speed is costing you more than you think- What every high-converting Shopify product page must have- Why 7 out of 10 customers abandon their cart — and how to win them back- 3 quick wins you can implement this week with no developer neededWhether you're doing £10k or £100k a month, even a 1% improvement in your conversion rate can mean tens of thousands in extra revenue — without spending a single extra penny on ads.🛠 Tools & resources mentioned:- Google PageSpeed Insights- Microsoft Clarity (free heatmap tool)- Shopify abandoned cart email sequences- Klarna, Apple Pay & Shop Pay for UK checkouts📩 Want a free Shopify store audit from StoreBuilt?Visit: storebuilt.co.ukEmail: [email protected]🎙 About the StoreBuilt Podcast:Every week, Yavuz and the StoreBuilt team share no-fluff, actionable Shopify and e-commerce advice for store owners across the UK and Europe. From CRO to store builds, email marketing to paid ads — if it grows your Shopify store, we talk about it.Subscribe so you never miss an episode.#Shopify #Ecommerce #CRO #ConversionRateOptimisation #ShopifyTips #EcommerceUK #StoreBuilt #ShopifyUK #OnlineStore #DigitalMarketing