Mat De Sousa

I build Shopify apps ($600k+ per year)
Get more users from the Shopify App Store: share my journey to inspire you.

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

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[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

Unpopular opinion:

We, as partners, sometimes take Shopify for granted.

I think we’re so used to them listening to us that we forget how rare that is.

I can’t think of many platforms doing that much for their partners 🤷‍♂️

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

Unpopular opinion:

We, as partners, sometimes take Shopify for granted.

I think we’re so used to them listening to us that we forget how rare that is.

I can’t think of many platforms doing that much for their partners 🤷‍♂️

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

@celispj Well we can look at the different tweets and we see people aren't happy about it rn

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

Many Shopify app founders are talking shit about Sidekick.

Wait until it becomes powerful enough to give merchants the PERFECT app for each demand, no matter the ranking. 👀

That's the dream. You build something merchants actually need that doesn't exist and you get rewarded.

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

@eytanseidman @jzazove But if I have 1 app for tests, then I have another one for merchants.

If I want to publish it, it won't say "your test app doesn't have 10 installs" right?

We basically need 10 installs only on published apps?

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

How I see my Shopify App

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

@blairbeckwith @faridmovsumov 👀

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

Let's go! That's the way to go 🙌

Let's make the Shopify App Store a better place for everyone!

[Jonathan Zazove @jzazove]

https://t.co/xPoxh71BcM

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

After Mantle it's Gadget.

Thanks for making the ecosystem a better place 🫡

Mantle and Gadget were the first sponsors of the Wide Event back in 2023

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

I've been building Shopify apps since 2017 (5 apps so far), and it's how I make a living.

Here's how I think you should grow your Shopify app in 2026:

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

@nomad_maker @Airbnb Wtf, where is it?

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

I've been building Shopify apps since 2017 (5 apps so far), and it's how I make a living.

Here's how I think you should grow your Shopify app in 2026:

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

@ElL3Na_ Noo this time we'll be fine in May

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

Wide Event in May 2027

DotDev in October 2027

Perfect!

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

@AlexandreCohen_ @Shopify @ShopifyDevs Right here: https://t.co/phDxhBmUh1

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

I missed it!

We now have 5K members in our small Shopify App Founders community 🥳

Who should I invite for a live session in this group? Someone working at @Shopify @ShopifyDevs

We already had Blair

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

@denniscessan Well on my side it's about ensuring our servers have an allow list as I didn't want ANS (not enough imo)

But then you have to ensure everything goes through that IP so lots of test

It's not that straightforward

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

Developers adapted to the allowlist deadline more easily than I expected.

Seems like we need major problems to get developers moving fast 😅

[Mat De Sousa @DsMatie]

Connect your partners API and your google analytics to App Store Pulse.

And you'll be able to track absolutely EVERYTHING:

- Keywords bringing revenues
- Keywords opportunities
- Listing Optimization
- Competitors changes
- Revenue / Conversions
- Emails to users

..AND MORE