Dmitri Pavlutin

I help developers understand Frontend technologies. "When one teaches, two learn" (Robert Heinlein)

[Dmitri Pavlutin @panzerdp]

@uvkewate Can you please share a few examples of such apps and their content channels?

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@designersaas Unfortunately such practice are becoming more and more commont on Shopify app store.

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@uvkewate Thank you!

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@eytanseidman @faridmovsumov That's nice to hear, thank you. I hope serious actions are being taken against review farming.

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@GoranCulibrk Thanks, great presentation!

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@faridmovsumov Sorry to hear that 😔

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@malisauskasLT I’m in!

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@malisauskasLT A scammer scammed a scammer. 🤣

[Dmitri Pavlutin @panzerdp]

@malisauskasLT There's also an ongoing discussion in Shopify community about the review farming. Please also share your opinion and examples in that thread to gain more visibility. https://t.co/GckTeoS0fT

[Dmitri Pavlutin @panzerdp]

@malisauskasLT Unfortunately such light punishment is very concerning for partners. Shopify must definitely apply a more severe punishment for such behavior.

[Harshdeep Singh Hura @kinngh]

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[Dmitri Pavlutin @panzerdp]

@denniscessan 🤣

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@RobChinery Probably because checking the public listing is much easier than installing the app and check its dashboard for compliance.

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This is probably the biggest problem in Shopify App store for app owners. It's sad to see Shopify taking little action to solve reviews farming.

[Erikas Mališauskas @malisauskasLT]

How to get rich in Shopify App Store in 6 months:
1. Create a single-feature free Shopify app (feel free to copy some popular app).
2. Use only keywords for your app name, no branding.
3. Farm reviews in the most shady way possible (see attached screenshot for inspiration).
4. Get the Built for Shopify badge somehow anyway.
5. Once the app reaches the top of the rankings, introduce pricing.
6. If executed correctly, $10K MRR is bare minimum.

Apparently the worst thing that could happen, app gets delisted for couple of weeks and you're told to get rid of these tactics, but by that time you will probably have hundreds of 5-star reviews and great ranking in the App Store which gets you organic growth and you can work it from there.

This company has been doing this among all of their 8 apps since February and their reviews/rankings skyrocketed. I'm pretty sure they're getting thousands of installs every month now. They already rank #1 for some keywords so I'm sure monetization is just around the corner 😅

@ShopifyDevs @liam_at_shopify @atleeclark I think it's becoming very clear that we need much stricter policies, especially with hundreds new apps published every week. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Dmitri Pavlutin @panzerdp]

@fraxool I disagree it is very complicated for Shopify. If Shopify bans a few dozens of such apps, the risk of cheating would become not worth it.

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@malisauskasLT The result of Shopify’s inaction is an App Store invaded by shitty apps with bloated reviews, while good developers who do not want to cheat are leaving the platform. I think this has already started happening, and it definitely hurts trust in Shopify as a platform.

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@yeramianm Amazing how this gets unnoticed and unpunished by Shopify.

[David Senra @davidsenra]

.@tobi says most companies think about recruiting backwards:

“My job is to make a company worthy for the best and brightest to work for.

This is the part everyone skips.

Everyone is like “We need a better recruiting team.”

When you just need to be worthy of the kind of talent you would like to have.

Talent eventually takes care of itself.

There are not that many good companies to work for.

There are not many companies that deserve the attention of people who are the most capable people, because those people have the option to start their own companies.”

[Dmitri Pavlutin @panzerdp]

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