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Abandoned Cart Recovery Tool

Turn abandoned carts into completed orders.

The Problem

70% of online shopping carts are abandoned—that's trillions of dollars left on the table every year. Store owners know they should send recovery emails, but Klaviyo is expensive ($45+/mo), Shopify's built-in is basic, and setting up effective sequences requires marketing expertise most store owners don't have.

The Solution

A focused abandoned cart recovery tool that integrates with Shopify/WooCommerce, uses AI to write personalized recovery emails based on the products in cart, and optimizes send times automatically. Simple pricing, fast setup, measurable ROI.

How it works:

1

Connect store

Shopify or WooCommerce app

2

AI writes emails

Personalized to cart contents

3

Auto-recover sales

3-email sequence on autopilot

Market Research

E-commerce is a $6T+ market with millions of stores. Cart abandonment is a universal problem, and recovery emails are proven to work—they have 3x higher conversion than regular marketing emails.

  • Average abandoned cart email recovers 5-10% of lost sales (Klaviyo data)
  • 4.8M+ Shopify stores, most without sophisticated recovery
  • Klaviyo valued at $9B—proves market size

AI Prompts to Build This

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1. Project Setup

Create a Next.js app for Abandoned Cart Recovery. Features: - Shopify OAuth app installation flow - Dashboard: recovered revenue, emails sent, recovery rate - Email template editor with variables (customer name, products, cart link) - Settings: email timing (1hr, 24hr, 72hr), sender name/email - Preview of email sequence Use Supabase for auth/data. Set up Shopify webhook for cart abandonment events.

2. Core Feature

Implement the email generation and sending: 1. When Shopify webhook fires for abandoned cart: - Store cart data: customer email, name, products, total, cart URL - Schedule 3 emails: 1 hour, 24 hours, 72 hours after abandonment 2. Before sending each email, use AI to personalize: - Email 1: Gentle reminder with product images - Email 2: Create urgency ("still available") - Email 3: Offer small discount (configurable) 3. Use Resend or SendGrid for email delivery 4. Track opens, clicks, and conversions (add UTM to cart link) 5. Cancel sequence if cart is recovered Stop sequence immediately when purchase is made.

3. Analytics Dashboard

Build analytics dashboard showing: - Total recovered revenue (attributed to email clicks) - Recovery rate (carts recovered / carts abandoned) - Email performance: open rate, click rate by email in sequence - Best performing products (which items get recovered most) - Time series chart of recoveries over time Calculate ROI: "This month you recovered $X from Y abandoned carts" Show comparison to previous month.

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