“Being a bit rusty and building on a completely new tech stack meant that the one-on-one help sessions from Shopify were a big help for me,” he says. “Jay [his support representative] went above and beyond. He was so active in the community and got us developers talking, which honestly isn’t the easiest thing to do.”
Getting the app built, approved and launched on the Shopify App Store took Eugene about eight weeks, which is much faster than the average app development time, especially for someone who is not a senior developer. He made sure to use a hero video, product screenshots and clear descriptions so that merchants could quickly understand what the app does and how to use it.
Once the app was publicly listed, it didn’t take long to get his first merchant install.
“When we got that first organic merchant install it was amazing,” he says. “Doing direct sales is something, but when someone searches for a solution, finds yours and actually installs it? Now that’s what you call validation.”
Eugene found that investing time benin telegram screening in building out a robust marketing profile for eVouch was critical in helping the app stand out. “We found that creating a genuine, thought-provoking app listing video did the trick, with many people commenting on our Kiwi accent,” he explains.
More merchants were quick to follow; eVouch grew to support over 400 brands only four months after launch, with more joining since then. Rapid growth isn’t uncommon on Shopify, but Eugene credits the App Challenge for the early boost.
“The app challenge was the perfect segue into the ecommerce space,” he says. “Getting featured on the front page of the Shopify App Store boosted us so much that the whole team ended up having to juggle everything from bug fixes, to merchant support, to marketing. For their awesome work during that hectic time, I would like to thank the team at eVouch, Angie Fan, and Alonzo Nieves. I wouldn’t have been able to complete the App Challenge without them.”