Automate store operations with Shopify Academy & Coding with Jan

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Shopify Academy has partnered with Jan Frey of Coding with Jan, a popular YouTube developer educator with over 57,000 followers, to create educational content on Shopify Flow automation.

New Video Tutorial Available:

  • Step-by-step guidance on building custom workflows
  • Focuses on a practical use case: automatically adding welcome gifts for first-time customers
  • Covers order tagging, automated item addition, and team notification systems

Key Learning Outcomes:

  • Creating conditions to identify new customers
  • Setting up automated order tagging
  • Configuring workflows without manual intervention
  • Building internal notification systems

The collaboration aims to help merchants improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction by eliminating manual processes. The tutorial is designed to provide foundational skills for building increasingly sophisticated automations as businesses grow.

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Learn how to build powerful custom workflows in Shopify Flow with expert guidance from popular developer educator, Jan Frey of Coding with Jan, who has over 57,000 YouTube followers.

:magnifying_glass_tilted_left: The secret’s out ?

Shopify Academy has teamed up with the one and only Coding with Jan - Shopify development expert, educator, and founder of one of YouTube’s leading channels about developing on Shopify :tada:

This new collaboration brings together Shopify Academy’s educational framework with Jan’s technical expertise. Our first co-creation delivers practical automation knowledge you can implement immediately. Dive into a high-value use case now to improve a store’s operational efficiency: automatically identifying first-time customers and applying a special welcome gift to their first order.

Highlights

In this new video now available on Shopify Academy:

  • Discover step-by-step guidance from Coding with Jan’s, Jan Frey
  • Build a custom workflow that automatically adds a welcome gift for first-time customers
  • Learn practical implementation of customer identification, order tagging, and notification setup
  • All in a digestible 15-min video now live

By following this new video, you’ll learn how to:

  • Create conditions that accurately identify new customers
  • Set up automated order tagging for better organization
  • Configure workflows that add free items without manual intervention
  • Establish internal notification systems for team awareness

These skills directly translate to improved customer satisfaction and operational efficiency for brands running on Shopify. First-time customers who receive unexpected welcome gifts are more likely to become repeat buyers, while your team saves valuable time by eliminating manual processes.

Find the foundation you need to build increasingly sophisticated automations that grow with your business with Shopify Academy.

Start automating today with Shopify Flow :rocket:

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Thanks for the post, Jacqui. A great intro to automation with clear, practical steps—Jan’s expertise makes it even more valuable!

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