Shopify Lock wishlist

Thank you for taking the time to tell me about your experience using Shopify for selling dahlias. I know it's expensive to buy additional apps to do functionality that feels like it should be built in - one such feature is locking down products, collections, pages or the whole site prior to release day.

I want to create a lock app that will be useful to sellers. Providing this information will help me prioritize features that are important to you.

Do you currently sell dahlia tubers online?

Not yet but planning to

No, I sell in person only

Yes, on a different platform (which one?)

How long have you been selling online?

Tell me how your selling is done (check all that apply)

I schedule a release date/time when stock is available to the public

I do a private sale to VIPs/subscribers

I do a soft launch over a few days

I make things available and restock as I go

I haven't sold online yet

If you do a timed release, what is the SINGLE biggest headache managing it?

Before your releaese goes live, do you currently do any of the following?

Show products coming soon

Offer early access to email subscribers or previous customers

Run a waitist or notify-me list

Password-protect the page until launch time

Have you ever lost sales or had a bad customer experience because of how your release was managed online? Tell me what happened?

Do you currently pay for any app to help you lock, hide, or control access to products or pages in your store?

No, I do it manually

No, I don't do any access control

I didn't know apps existed for this

Yes (enter which app below)

If you pay for a lock/access app, how much per month?

What's the main thing your current approach (app or workaround) can't do that you wish it could?

For each of the following, rank the features highest to lowest that you need a solution for:

Use the up and down arrow keys to change the rank.

Hiding pages from the public before release date

Hiding products from the public before release date

Show products publicaly but hide buy button from public before release day

Give early access to a group prior to public launch (via password)

Suppressing products from showing up in Google search prior to release day

Automating a specific go-live date/time

Restricting certain products to approved buyers/florists only

Restricting certain pages to approved buyers/florists only

Showing a custom message when a page is locked

Showing a custom message when a product is locked

Hiding the buy button on products, (inventory can be loaded but no purchases can be made).

If I build a lock app and offer it for free to dahlia growers, which of these would work for you?

Free sounds great - I'd follow on social media and sign up for a newsletter to get it

Free is appealing, but I don't want more email in my inbox

I'd rather pay a small monthly fee and skip the email newsletter

I wouldn't use a lock app regardless of price

Would you like to be a beta tester for a free tool like this? if so, drop your email below.

Thank you! I'll share back what I decide to build, If you left your email, you'll hear from me first.