How I Reverse-Engineered the Shopify App Store Algorithm and Hit Top 10 at 17

About this episode

The episode discusses how the host reverse-engineered the Shopify App Store algorithm to achieve a top 10 ranking at the age of 17.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-i-reverse-engineered-the-shopify-app-store-algorithm-and-hit-top-10-at-17 . I've never seen anyone break this down publicly, probably because the people who figure it out don't want competition. Check more stories related to business at: https://hackernoon.com/c/business . You can also check exclusive content about #shopify , #ec , #growth , #shopify-app-store , #shopify-search-algorithm , #shopify-app-store-seo , #shopify-app-marketing , #shopify-app-growth , and more. This story was written by: @axelcassou . Learn more about this writer by checking @axelcassou's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . I've never seen anyone break this down publicly, probably because the people who figure it out don't want competition.

Topics covered

• Shopify
• app store
• algorithm
• growth
• marketing

Keywords

• Shopify
• app store
• algorithm
• growth
• marketing
• SEO
• app marketing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HackerNoon, Shopify

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