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When should I set up email flows? I'm not at scale yet.

Email pushed off as "later work" — but abandoned cart flows generate immediate revenue at any volume

Before you launch your first ad. This is the single most common and most expensive piece of procrastination in ecom. The setup takes 2 hours with Klaviyo templates, and the return is immediate at any order volume.

The math: at $100/day in ad spend, you're generating 50+ cart abandonment events daily. A 15% email recovery rate at $60 AOV = $450/day in revenue from traffic you've already paid for. This single flow often represents 20–30% of total store revenue.

  • The 3 flows that matter for beginners: (1) Abandoned cart sequence (1hr, 24hr, 72hr), (2) Browse abandonment (24hr), (3) Post-purchase sequence (day 3, day 7, day 14). These three alone recover more revenue than any other email work.
  • Klaviyo setup: Install the Klaviyo app from the Shopify app store. Use their pre-built abandoned cart template. Edit the copy to match your brand and product. Enable it. Total time: 90 minutes.
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  • The abandoned cart sequence structure: Email 1 at 1 hour — reminder, no discount, just helpful. Email 2 at 24 hours — social proof + mild urgency. Email 3 at 72 hours — small discount or free shipping offer if they still haven't purchased.
Tactical FixAdd this to your pre-launch checklist: Klaviyo installed and abandoned cart flow live. If you've already launched without email flows, set them up today — you've been leaving 15–20% of your ad spend's potential revenue on the table since day one.
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