r/ShopifySEO

Running my Shopify store and I keep finding small annoying tasks that still need manual work 😅

Curious if other merchants feel the same.

What’s something you searched for on Shopify App Store but couldn’t find a good solution for?

Or maybe apps exist but:

• too complicated
• too expensive
• too many features
• hard to setup
• don’t really solve the problem

What’s one thing you wish Shopify could do better or automate for you?

Doing free SEO audits to test my tool I created. List your domain below! I'll send you the report 100% for free!!!

So this has happened to me maybe a dozen times now and I still can't wrap my head around it.

Client reaches out. Super enthusiastic. "Love your work, can you send your portfolio?" You send it. They reply with something like "wow this is exactly what we're looking for!" and then…

nothing.

No follow-up. No "we went with someone else." No "budget got cut." Just absolute silence. Like you never existed.

And the worst part? You KNOW they used your work as reference. You can sometimes see it in what they eventually put out. Same style. Same structure. Same vibe. Just not made by you.

I've started calling it "portfolio ghosting" and honestly it should be a crime.

Is this just freelance life or is there something I'm missing? Do I follow up? Do I add a watermark to everything? Do I just accept that some people treat portfolios like a free mood board?

Because right now I'm sending out my work like a vending machine and getting absolutely nothing back. Not even a rejection. Just silence.

Anyone else dealing with this or is it just me?

Most Shopify stores don’t fail because of products… they fail because of small overlooked issues that quietly kill conversions.
Things like slow product pages, unclear pricing structure, or too many popups often go unnoticed by store owners.

What’s the ONE issue you think hurts Shopify stores the most but people ignore it completely?