Shopify App Developer Leads: How to Reach Them

6 min read · April 10, 2024

Shopify developers and app builders are a high-value audience — they make purchasing decisions for their clients, recommend tools to peers, and have real budgets.

Where They Hang Out

Shopify Community forums (technical sub-forums)
GitHub (search "shopify" + "app")
Dribbble / Behance (shopify theme designers)
Shopify Partner directory
Reddit r/shopify and r/ecomdev

Finding Their Contact Info

The Shopify Partner directory lists agency profiles but hides emails. You need to:

Find the agency's main website from the directory
Use Hunter.io or similar to find email patterns
Cross-reference with LinkedIn for founder/CTO names
Validate all emails before sending

B2BRepurpose's Shopify store database includes many developer-run stores and agencies as part of the dataset — with verified owner emails. $29 per 1,000 records.

Outreach Angle That Works

"I noticed you build Shopify apps for [niche] clients. I have a tool that could save your team [X] hours/month on [task]. Open to a quick demo?"

Avoid pitching generic dev services — they've heard it all. Lead with a specific time-saver or revenue booster.