Hi all—I've been struggling with abandoned carts killing my conversion rate. I know a lot of store owners here have too.
Set up a fix last week. Here's the simple version (free to start):
1. In your Shopify admin, turn on the "abandoned checkout" notification — Shopify already tracks these for you.
2. Sign up for a free n8n account — it's a tool that lets you build "when X happens, do Y" workflows without code.
3. Connect Shopify to n8n (n8n has a built-in Shopify option — just click and log in).
4. Build a workflow that triggers when a cart is abandoned. Tell it to send 3 emails through your Gmail:
- 1 hour later: "Did something go wrong at checkout?"
- 24 hours later: "Still thinking it over?"
- 72 hours later: a 10% discount code
5. Write the 3 emails once. They send themselves forever.
If anything is unclear, let me know. Hope this helps 🙏