Store Census Shopify DB — Frustrated by the email export upsell. Is the "decision maker" upgrade worth it?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been using the Store Census database to pull Shopify store leads for my outreach, and I wanted to see if anyone else is running into this same issue.

I just exported a list of 1,000 leads, but realized that about 20% of them don’t even have a primary email attached. Instead of just giving me complete data, the platform is pushing me to unlock their "decision maker emails" to fill in the gaps—which obviously costs more money/credits.

It’s frustrating because it feels like a bit of a bait-and-switch when you're expecting a fully enriched list.

A few questions for anyone else doing ecommerce outreach:

  1. Did you pay for the upgrade? If you paid for the decision-maker emails, was the data actually accurate, or did it just bounce anyway?
  2. How are you filling the 20% gap? Are you just running the domains through Apollo/Hunter, or using another scraper to find those missing emails?
  3. Are there better alternatives? Is there a Shopify store database you prefer that doesn't nickel-and-dime you for the actual contact info?

Would love to hear your workflows or if there's a more cost-effective way around this. Thanks!

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u/Important_Review_743 — 6 days ago

Nothing new depth effect.

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u/Important_Review_743 — 7 days ago
▲ 5 r/lifelonglearning+1 crossposts

Before you write another line of code — can you answer these 5 questions about your product?

This is the part where Eyal asks you to stop reading and actually do the work . Most people skip it. I almost did.

Here are the 5 questions:

  1. What habits does your business model require?

  2. What problem are users turning to your product to solve?

  3. How do users currently solve that problem, and why does it need a solution?

  4. How frequently do you expect users to engage once habituated?

  5. What user behavior do you want to make into a habit?

Here's what I learned: If you can't answer #4 with a specific number (not "daily" — how many times daily?), you don't have a habit loop. You have a hope loop.

Which number broke your brain? For me it was #5 — I was trying to make opening the app the habit, not the core behavior that actually delivers value.

Drop your honest answers below. No pitch decks, no jargon — just real talk.

u/Important_Review_743 — 8 days ago

How The hooked framework work

I started reading the book hooked by nir eyal.

After finishing my first chapter i realised how we can understand human thinking and tweak them using our product user experience to form new habits to gain more user satisfaction.

Looking forward to reading more chapters and sharing here.

Tell me about your experience and what you think about a hooked model?

u/Important_Review_743 — 9 days ago