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š§Æ The Fastest Way to Grow Revenue? Stop the Leaks.
Truth is: most ecommerce brands donāt need more traffic, they need to stop bleeding money from the customers theyāve already paid for.
Everyone wants to talk about growth hacks.
Few talk about the leaks quietly killing their growth.
Hereās where revenue quietly disappears and how to plug the gaps.
1. Emails That Donāt Land
You're sending killer flows. But what's your deliverability rate?
Are your emails landing in Primary or Promotions?
Are they clipped? Image-heavy?
Are you warming up new domains before launches?
Fix it:
ā Use MailGenius or GlockApps to test deliverability
ā Trim images. Use more plain text. Whitelist new flows.
ā Use subdomains for campaigns vs. flows to protect sender reputation.
š 2. Retention Flows That Donāt Convert
Many brands have post-purchase flowsābut are they actually working?
No education = no second order.
No reorder reminder = forgotten product.
No upsell = missed margin.
Fix it:
ā Add product education emails after purchase
ā Send smart reorder nudges (based on product lifecycle)
ā Insert social proof + incentives into thank-you sequences
š 3. Broken Links & UX Fails
This oneās painful: a 404 or broken āBuy Nowā button when a customer wants to give you money.
Mobile CTA overlaps
Variant error messages
Broken checkout buttons
Fix it:
ā Use Hotjar or Microsoft Clarity to watch real user sessions
ā Regularly QA your site on mobile + across devices
ā Audit CRO issues and get dev to fix asap
š§² 4. Offers With No Hook
ā10% offā isnāt an offer but itās a default.
If your offer isnāt compelling, itās not converting.
Are you anchoring value?
Are you stacking incentives?
Are you using urgency the right way?
Fix it:
ā Create offers that actually feel like a deal
ā Add a timed bonus (free gift or upgrade)
ā Use social proof to de-risk the decision
š§ Pro Tip: Your Revenue Multiplier = Compounding Fixes
None of these alone will 2x your brand.
But together, theyāll compoundāfixing whatās already working to work even better.
Plug the holes. Patch the leaks. Then pour on the fuel.
š” Need help finding and fixing your biggest revenue leaks?
Thereās an agency weāve seen do it incredibly well: Ecommerce Boost. Theyāve scaled 300+ brands by fixing the stuff most people overlookāretention gaps, broken flows, UX dead ends, and more. Worth checking out if you want fewer leaks and more revenue.