How To Grow Your List Faster Than Any Competitor — Soma Toth | Why Top Shopify Brands Use Welcome Popups, How Popups Boost Revenue By 10–20%, What Makes A Strong Popup Discount Offer, Why One-click Opt-ins Increase Signups, Why Tech Beats Design (#404)

In this episode, we explore SMS and email list growth for direct-to-consumer brands on Shopify. 

Our guest is Soma Toth, founder and CEO of recart.com. He shares insights on building active subscriber lists, creating effective popups, and why traditional list growth methods often fail. 

Soma discusses their innovative one-click opt-in system that eliminates typing friction and reveals how popups can impact revenue by 10-20% when done right. 

Topics discussed in this episode:  

• What list growth really means for e-commerce brands. 
• Why 84% of top Shopify brands use welcome popups. 
• How popups drive 5-15% revenue increases. 
• What makes the perfect popup discount offer. 
• Why technical popup optimization matters more than design. 
• How timing affects popup visibility vs conversion rates. 
• What screen recordings revealed about user behavior. 
• Why one-click opt-in eliminates the biggest conversion killer. 
• How audience networks work while respecting privacy. 
• What impact popups have on overall business performance. 

Links & Resources 

Website: https://recart.com/
Shopify App Store:  https://apps.shopify.com/recart
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/somatoth/ 

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