Guides for Shopify merchants
How to raise order value with free shipping goals, free gifts and upsells — and how to set shipping rates and checkout rules that fit your store.
Kai Progress bar & Free Gift guides
Free shipping goals, free gifts, tiered discounts and cart upsells — and which settings move average order value.
How to increase average order value on Shopify: 9 cart tactics that work
Nine practical ways to raise average order value (AOV) on a Shopify store — free shipping goals, free gifts, tiered discounts, BOGO, cart upsells and more — with how to measure each one.
BOGOHow to set up BOGO and Buy X Get Y offers on Shopify
Set up buy one get one free (BOGO), buy 2 get 1 and other Buy X Get Y offers on Shopify — what the built-in discount does, where it falls short, and how to show shoppers the offer in the cart.
Free giftsFree gift with purchase on Shopify: auto-add, pick-a-gift and mystery gifts
How to run a free gift with purchase (GWP) offer on Shopify — the four ways to give the gift, why Shopify's built-in Buy X Get Y falls short, and how to set it up so the gift is added automatically.
Free shippingHow to add a free shipping progress bar to Shopify (and pick the right threshold)
A step-by-step guide to adding a free shipping bar to your Shopify cart, choosing a threshold that raises order value without eating your margin, and making it work across currencies.
Cart drawerShopify cart drawer upsells: what to put in your cart drawer to raise AOV
The cart drawer is where shoppers decide whether to add one more item. Here's what to include — a progress bar, upsells, add-ons, trust badges and express checkout — and how to set it up on Shopify without editing theme code.
DiscountsTiered discounts on Shopify: “spend more, save more” without discount codes
How to set up tiered discounts on Shopify — spend $50 save 10%, $100 save 20% — with a progress bar that shows the next tier and discounts applied automatically at checkout.
ShipEase Shipping Rates, Rules guides
Custom shipping rates by weight, product and zip code, live carrier rates, and control over what shows at checkout.
Custom shipping rates on Shopify: a complete guide (and when you need CCS)
Every way to set custom shipping rates on Shopify — flat, weight, product, zip code, dimensional and live carrier rates — what Shopify does on its own, and when you need carrier-calculated shipping (CCS).
Checkout rulesHow to hide, rename or reorder shipping methods at Shopify checkout
Hide shipping methods for PO boxes, heavy carts or certain products, rename confusing carrier names, show wholesale methods only to B2B customers, and sort rates cheapest first — no carrier-calculated shipping needed.
Carrier ratesHow to show live UPS, FedEx, USPS and DHL rates at Shopify checkout
Show real-time carrier rates from your own UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, Canada Post or Australia Post account at Shopify checkout — with markups, handling fees, box sizes and backup rates if a carrier is down.
Shipping ratesProduct-specific shipping rates on Shopify (and fair rates for mixed carts)
Charge different shipping for oversized, heavy, fragile or special products on Shopify — by product, SKU, tag, collection or metafield — and avoid overcharging when shoppers mix products in one cart.
Shipping ratesHow to set shipping rates by weight on Shopify: tiers, per-kg and volumetric
Set weight-based shipping rates on Shopify — weight tiers, per-kilogram pricing and dimensional (volumetric) weight for bulky items — plus how to keep product weights accurate.
Shipping ratesHow to set shipping rates by zip code or postcode on Shopify
Charge different shipping rates for specific zip codes or postcodes on Shopify — for local areas, remote regions and islands — using zip lists, ranges and wildcards.
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