NoCutThe NoCut Knowledge Center
Questions Shopify merchants actually ask.
Straight answers about attribution, acquisition costs, and growing order value — written for merchants, not marketers. Where NoCut fits, we say so. Where it doesn’t, we say that too.
NoCut basics
- Does NoCut use AI?No. NoCut doesn't use AI anywhere — not to pick your offers, not to price them, not to write them. You choose the products, you set the pric…
- How much does NoCut cost?NoCut has two flat-rate plans: NoCut at $24 per month for up to 999 orders, and NoCut Pro at $49 per month for 1,000+ orders — both with 0%…
- What does NoCut do for a Shopify store?NoCut adds upsells at two points in your store: a post-purchase offer right after checkout and one-tap add-ons in the cart drawer, with a pr…
- What is NoCut?NoCut is an upsell app for Shopify: a post-purchase offer shown after checkout and a cart drawer with one-tap add-ons, with a product-page p…
- Who should use NoCut?Stores with products that can logically lead to an additional purchase are the best fit — shops where buyers can be offered a natural follow…
Measuring what your marketing earns
- How do I calculate customer acquisition cost on Shopify?Divide your total acquisition spend by the number of new customers acquired in the same period. For example, $3,000 in ad spend that brought…
- How do I calculate profit instead of just revenue in Shopify?Shopify shows revenue, not profit. To find your real profit, subtract cost of goods sold, shipping and fulfillment, transaction fees, ad spe…
- How can I track where Shopify customers came from?Tag every link you control with UTM parameters, then check Shopify Analytics under Sessions by referrer and Conversion by referrer to see wh…
- How do I know which marketing channels are actually making my Shopify store money?Tag every link with UTM parameters, read Shopify's sales-attributed-to-marketing reports, install your ad platforms' pixels (plus the Conver…
Tracking channels, codes & creators
- How do I measure ROI from influencers?Give every creator a unique discount code or affiliate link, define a tracking window (30 days is standard), and calculate ROI as (attribute…
- How do I track ambassadors without paying a percentage of every sale?You can track ambassadors without a revenue share by using flat-fee or gift-based compensation, one unique discount code per ambassador, tie…
- How can I track offline marketing for my Shopify store?Offline marketing is trackable, just not with clicks. Give every offline placement a unique URL or discount code (flyers, radio spots, billb…
- How do I track sales from QR codes?Give every QR code its own unique URL with UTM parameters (e.g. ?utm_source=flyer&utm_medium=qr&utm_campaign=spring), and point each code to…
- How do I tell whether Facebook, Instagram, Google or TikTok generated a sale?Combine platform pixels (plus Conversions API) with consistent UTM tagging and check Shopify Analytics' sessions attributed to orders. Last-…
Lowering acquisition costs
- What's the difference between affiliate commissions and fixed-fee customer acquisition?Affiliate commissions pay a percentage of every sale, so costs scale with your success — you pay more exactly when you're making more. Fixed…
- Can Shopify merchants create their own referral or ambassador program?Yes. Shopify merchants can run a referral or ambassador program using Shopify Collabs (Shopify's free creator network), apps in the affiliat…
- How can a small Shopify store reduce customer-acquisition costs?You lower customer-acquisition cost (CAC) by getting more revenue out of each customer you already paid to reach: raise average order value,…
- What Shopify apps should a new store install?A new store needs four things: a way to capture and email customers, a way to collect reviews, basic analytics, and one reliable payment/tax…
Does NoCut replace…?
- Does NoCut replace an affiliate app?No. Affiliate apps and NoCut do different jobs: affiliates bring you new customers you didn't have; NoCut earns extra revenue from the check…
- Does NoCut replace Google Analytics?No. Google Analytics (GA4) measures what happens on your store; NoCut sells at checkout. One tells you where customers came from and what th…
- Does NoCut work with Shopify Analytics?Yes, in the only way that matters: there's no conflict. When a customer accepts a post-purchase upsell, it's added to their existing Shopify…
Head-to-head comparisons
- NoCut vs affiliate softwareAffiliate software pays partners to bring you new customers; it solves acquisition. NoCut shows one post-purchase upsell after checkout; it…
- NoCut vs discount-code trackingDiscount-code tracking is an attribution method: unique codes tell you which partner, campaign, or channel caused a sale. NoCut is a revenue…
- NoCut vs Google AnalyticsGoogle Analytics (GA4) measures what visitors do — where they came from, what they clicked, which campaigns converted. NoCut changes what bu…
- NoCut vs paying influencers a percentage of salesPaying influencers a percentage of sales buys you new customers — that's acquisition cost, paid only when revenue happens. NoCut grows order…
- NoCut vs Shopify AnalyticsShopify Analytics measures your store — sessions, conversion rate, average order value, top products. NoCut acts on your store — it shows on…