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AutoDS growth playbook

Diagnosis

AutoDS, owned by Fiverr since 2024 and run independently, claims 1.8M+ dropshippers and runs a large creator, podcast and paid social engine.

Its hiring targets the funnel after the click: a Marketing Operations Manager for lifecycle and trial-to-paid, a Head of Scaled CS for dunning, reviews and business accounts, plus paid social and social media managers.

The gaps are around the trial: offers that differ by page (a Spanish creator page still promises 14 days free), plan prices that only appear after scripts run, slow mobile pages for paid social traffic, and failed payments. This playbook fixes those first, then builds trial journeys, local-language pages, creator ads, business accounts and a Fiverr cross-sell.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Lift trial-to-paid by making the offer, the pages and the first 72 hours consistent and fast.

Biggest Risk

DSers, Spocket, Zendrop and CJdropshipping compete hard on price and free plans; mismatched offers or slow pages push trial users to them.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    One trial offer everywhere: the Spanish creator page still promises 14 days free

    Search the site for "14 días", "free trial" and "$0.99" and list every page.

    High impact First result in 2 weeks
  2. 2

    Put plan prices in the pricing page HTML so search and AI assistants can read them

    Check what a no-script fetch of /pricing shows.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  3. 3

    Fast landing pages for TikTok and Meta traffic, because real visitors fail Core Web Vitals

    Measure mobile load time of the current paid-social landing page.

    High impact First result in 1 month

02

Your idea portfolio

20 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 6 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

Effort vs impactEach number is an idea. Select one to open it.
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Showing 20 of 20 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    AutoDS sells one entry offer, a 3-day trial for $1, and its creator pages carry it in front of millions of followers. But the Spanish page for Adrián Sáenz, one of the biggest names on the testimonials page, still promises "Prueba gratuita de 14 días" (14 days free) and sends visitors to the standard $1 sign-up; the pricing page headline says $0.99 while its buttons and FAQ say $1. A Spanish speaker promised two free weeks meets a charge for three days at checkout, the moment trial-to-paid conversion and refund requests are decided, and both the new Marketing Operations Manager and the Head of Scaled CS are hired to own that trial-to-paid step.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Marketing Operations Manager

    First action

    Search the site for "14 días", "free trial" and "$0.99" and list every page.

    How to measure it

    Spanish creator-page trial-to-paid

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find every variant

      Crawl ambassador, course and landing pages for trial wording.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Agree the wording

      One line per language for the live offer.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 day

    3. 3

      Fix the Spanish pages

      Offer text, "Cancela cuando quieras", lang="es".

      SEO and Content Lead 1 day

    4. 4

      Fix the pricing headline

      $0.99 or $1, the same everywhere.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 hour

    5. 5

      Make it a shared block

      One offer component for all templates.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 week

    6. 6

      Tag the sign-ups

      Page and language in the trial event.

      Marketing Operations Manager 2 days

    7. 7

      Check refunds

      Refund and chargeback rate by landing page.

      Failed Payments Recovery Specialist 2 weeks

    8. 8

      Tell the creators

      Send each ambassador their correct offer line.

      Social Media Manager 1 day

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Marketing Operations Manager

    Smallest test

    Fix the Adrián Sáenz page today and compare its trial-to-paid rate over two weeks.

    Why it works

    Audit every ambassador, course and landing page for its trial wording and fix them to the live offer in the page's language (for example "Prueba de 3 días por $1. Cancela cuando quieras"). Make the pricing headline match its buttons. Then put the offer in one shared block that every page template pulls, so a future change updates all 36 creator pages at once, and add lang="es" to the Spanish pages.

    The promise in the ad or creator video has to match the checkout, or trials start angry and end in refunds and chargebacks. A single source for the offer also lets the lifecycle team test offers by audience without stale pages.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistOffer consistency check

    [ ] Every ambassador page: live offer in its language
[ ] Pricing headline matches buttons and FAQ
[ ] lang attribute set on non-English pages
[ ] Offer pulled from one shared block
[ ] Sign-up events carry page and language
[ ] Refund rate tracked by landing page
[ ] Creators told their current offer line

    Risks and how to handle them

    • A creator has a special deal

      Keep it, but say it the same on the page and at checkout.

    • Translations drift

      Keep offer lines in one shared file per language.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteTrial offers on the site (checked twice on October 23, 2026): the homepage and most pages say "Try for $1 Cancel anytime"; the pricing page headline says "3 Day Trial For $0.99" while its buttons say "START NOW FOR $1" and its FAQ says "a 3 day trial period ... for just $1"; the Spanish-language ambassador page for Adrián Sáenz (last modified March 2025) promises "Prueba gratuita de 14 días" (a 14-day free trial) with "Cancel anytime" in English, linking to the standard sign-up; the Spanish Jordan Welch page says "Prueba de 3 días por $1". Ambassador pages are tagged lang="en-US" with no hreflang, including the Spanish ones.Source
    • HiringMarketing Operations Manager (Tel Aviv, posted October 20, 2026): owns "Lifecycle strategy and execution - onboarding, activation, trial-to-paid, retention, win-back", "Segmentation, triggered journeys, personalization and the testing roadmap", "The messaging calendar across email, push and SMS", "run go-to-market for new features and launches", and "the marketing data layer: making sure the right product events reach the right tools"; debugging "why a journey didn't trigger, why an attribute is stale, why two reports disagree".Source
    • HiringHead of Scaled Customer Success & Retention (posted September 15, 2026): leads "Business Account CSMs, a Failed Payments Recovery Specialist, and a Product Reviews Specialist"; owns "Automated Failed-Payment Recovery (Dunning)" to recapture "involuntary churn at high volume", "Reputation & Social Proof Programs" for "high-quality reviews across key platforms", "Trial-to-Paid Conversion" with Product and Growth, and the "proactive CS motion for large accounts". AutoDS is "recently acquired by Fiverr".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "1.8M+ Dropshippers use AutoDS", "$1B+ Earned by our dropshippers", "800M+ Winning products available", "24/7 Live Chat Support", "1h average response time"; a scrolling activity feed ("Marcus just made his first sale ... 12s ago", "Sofia started her trial from Austin, TX") that is the same list with the same times on every load; testimonials led by creators such as Mark Tilbury, Jordan Welch and Yomi Denzel with subscriber counts. The supplier page invites suppliers to "sell to over 100,000 sellers".Source
    • Your websitePage sitemap (178 pages): 36 creator ambassador pages (Spanish, French and Turkish creators among them), 24 "AutoDS vs" pages including one against Oberlo, 18 feature pages, 16 courses, 15 partner pages and 10 meeting pages; 289 podcast episodes, the latest August 12, 2026; integrations for Shopify, eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Wix, WooCommerce, TikTok Shop and Facebook Marketplace; no localized product, pricing or help pages.Source
  • 02

    The pricing page ships "$__" placeholders and fills plan prices in with a script after load. Search snippets, link previews and AI assistants that read the page source see add-on prices but no plan prices, so "how much is AutoDS" is answered by rival pages and old reviews.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month SEO and Content Lead

    First action

    Check what a no-script fetch of /pricing shows.

    How to measure it

    Pricing-page organic clicks

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Check the source

      No-script view of plans.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 hour

    2. 2

      Server-render prices

      With script fallback.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Add structured data

      Offer per plan.

      SEO and Content Lead 2 days

    4. 4

      Test previews

      Search and social previews.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 day

    5. 5

      Keep in sync

      One price source.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Search Console.

      SEO and Content Lead monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    SEO and Content Lead

    Smallest test

    Add a static price table under the cards.

    Why it works

    Render the current plan prices on the server (or as a static fallback), add Product and Offer structured data for each plan, and keep the script only for currency and billing toggles.

    Buyers compare price first; making the real prices readable everywhere wins those comparisons.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Prices differ by region

      Show the default and note local pricing.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePricing page HTML: plan cards show "$__" placeholders and plan prices are filled in by a script after the page loads, so the page source carries no plan prices; add-on prices are in the HTML (Auto ordering system $9.90, VA Access $14.97, Product finding hub $14.97, Mentor $39.97 per month); plan names Starter, Advanced, Entrepreneur and Business; annual plans "25% off"; payment "by credit card or PayPal".Source
    • HiringMarketing Operations Manager (Tel Aviv, posted October 20, 2026): owns "Lifecycle strategy and execution - onboarding, activation, trial-to-paid, retention, win-back", "Segmentation, triggered journeys, personalization and the testing roadmap", "The messaging calendar across email, push and SMS", "run go-to-market for new features and launches", and "the marketing data layer: making sure the right product events reach the right tools"; debugging "why a journey didn't trigger, why an attribute is stale, why two reports disagree".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals compared on AutoDS's own pages: DSers, Spocket, Zendrop, CJdropshipping, Sell The Trend, Syncee, Dropified, Eprolo and others.Source
  • 03

    Paid social sends mobile visitors, and real Chrome users on the homepage wait 4.2 seconds for the main content and 440 ms for taps to respond, both failing Google's thresholds, with a 2.5-second server wait.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Paid Social User Acquisition…

    First action

    Measure mobile load time of the current paid-social landing page.

    How to measure it

    Paid social cost per trial

    Now
    –
    Target
    -15%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Measure

      Current pages.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Design

      One offer, one video.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Build

      Cached and light.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Test

      Against current pages.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Roll out

      Winners per brand.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Monitor

      Core Web Vitals.

      SEO and Content Lead monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    Paid Social User Acquisition Manager

    Smallest test

    Launch one fast page for one campaign.

    Why it works

    Build lightweight landing pages for paid social: one offer, one video, a sign-in button, few scripts, served from cache. A/B them against the current pages by cost per trial.

    Every second of load on mobile costs paid-social trials, and the UA manager is told to test landing pages.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Tracking scripts slow pages

      Use server-side tracking.

    Evidence

    • Google PageSpeedHomepage: real Chrome users fail Core Web Vitals on LCP and INP (75th percentile LCP 4.2 s, INP 440 ms, time to first byte 2.5 s; origin LCP 3.4 s and improving 16%). Lab mobile performance 51 (LCP 13.3 s, total blocking time 415 ms), desktop 68; SEO 100, accessibility 97.Source
    • HiringPaid Social User Acquisition Manager (maternity cover, open since March 3, 2026), reporting to the VP of Growth: owns Meta, TikTok and display "with a clear mandate to expand these channels across multiple AutoDS group brands"; "B2C SaaS campaigns focused on user acquisition, trial starts, and subscription conversions"; creative testing across "UGC, short-form video, hooks"; rapid tests across "creatives, audiences, channels, and landing pages".Source
    • HiringSocial Media Manager (posted August 26, 2026): manages a small team running "all TikTok & Meta Shorts content", with a "Proven track record in generating revenue via these social media funnels"; AutoDS is "recently acquired by Fiverr (but operating independently)".Source
  • 04

    The Head of Scaled CS owns dunning to recapture "involuntary churn at high volume". AutoDS accepts cards and PayPal. Failed renewals on cards can often be saved by offering the other method straight away.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Failed Payments Recovery Spec…

    First action

    Measure today's recovery rate by day.

    How to measure it

    Failed-payment recovery rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Baseline

      Recovery by day.

      Failed Payments Recovery Specialist 2 days

    2. 2

      Retry rules

      Smart timing.

      Failed Payments Recovery Specialist 1 week

    3. 3

      Messages

      Email and push.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      PayPal option

      In the update link.

      Failed Payments Recovery Specialist 1 week

    5. 5

      Grace period

      Pause not cancel.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention 1 week

    6. 6

      Report

      Weekly.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention weekly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Failed Payments Recovery Specialist

    Smallest test

    Add PayPal to the failed-payment email.

    Why it works

    On a failed payment: retry at smart times, send an email and push within an hour with a one-click update link, offer PayPal, and pause features rather than cancel for 7 days.

    Involuntary churn is the cheapest revenue to win back.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Bank declines

      Respect hard declines.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Scaled Customer Success & Retention (posted September 15, 2026): leads "Business Account CSMs, a Failed Payments Recovery Specialist, and a Product Reviews Specialist"; owns "Automated Failed-Payment Recovery (Dunning)" to recapture "involuntary churn at high volume", "Reputation & Social Proof Programs" for "high-quality reviews across key platforms", "Trial-to-Paid Conversion" with Product and Growth, and the "proactive CS motion for large accounts". AutoDS is "recently acquired by Fiverr".Source
    • Your websitePricing page HTML: plan cards show "$__" placeholders and plan prices are filled in by a script after the page loads, so the page source carries no plan prices; add-on prices are in the HTML (Auto ordering system $9.90, VA Access $14.97, Product finding hub $14.97, Mentor $39.97 per month); plan names Starter, Advanced, Entrepreneur and Business; annual plans "25% off"; payment "by credit card or PayPal".Source
    • HiringMarketing Operations Manager (Tel Aviv, posted October 20, 2026): owns "Lifecycle strategy and execution - onboarding, activation, trial-to-paid, retention, win-back", "Segmentation, triggered journeys, personalization and the testing roadmap", "The messaging calendar across email, push and SMS", "run go-to-market for new features and launches", and "the marketing data layer: making sure the right product events reach the right tools"; debugging "why a journey didn't trigger, why an attribute is stale, why two reports disagree".Source
  • 05

    AutoDS has 24 comparison pages, including one against Oberlo, which Shopify closed in 2022. Outdated comparisons look careless to buyers who are choosing between tools.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month SEO and Content Lead

    First action

    List each page with its last update.

    How to measure it

    Comparison-page trials

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      List pages

      With dates.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 day

    2. 2

      Retire closed

      Redirect.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 day

    3. 3

      Refresh

      Pricing and features.

      SEO and Content Lead 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Add new

      Top searched rivals.

      SEO and Content Lead 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Date pages

      Last reviewed.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Trials.

      SEO and Content Lead monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Writing time
    Owner
    SEO and Content Lead

    Smallest test

    Redirect the Oberlo page.

    Why it works

    Retire or redirect pages for closed tools, refresh each remaining page with dates and current pricing, and add pages for active rivals buyers search for most.

    Fresh comparisons win high-intent searches.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Rival pricing changes

      Review quarterly.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePage sitemap (178 pages): 36 creator ambassador pages (Spanish, French and Turkish creators among them), 24 "AutoDS vs" pages including one against Oberlo, 18 feature pages, 16 courses, 15 partner pages and 10 meeting pages; 289 podcast episodes, the latest August 12, 2026; integrations for Shopify, eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Wix, WooCommerce, TikTok Shop and Facebook Marketplace; no localized product, pricing or help pages.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals compared on AutoDS's own pages: DSers, Spocket, Zendrop, CJdropshipping, Sell The Trend, Syncee, Dropified, Eprolo and others.Source
  • 06

    The homepage feed shows the same first names and the same "12s ago" times on every load. Visitors who reload notice, and the Head of Scaled CS owns social proof and brand trust.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Head of Scaled Customer Succe…

    First action

    Pick three live counts the platform already tracks.

    How to measure it

    Homepage trial rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    Hold or improve
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick counts

      Three live metrics.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention 2 days

    2. 2

      Build feed

      From platform data.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Consent stories

      Real users.

      Product Reviews Specialist 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Replace

      Homepage feed.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 day

    5. 5

      Test

      A/B.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Review

      Monthly.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention

    Smallest test

    Swap the feed for three real daily counts.

    Why it works

    Replace the feed with real aggregated counts from the platform (orders fulfilled today, trials started this hour, products imported), or real, consented customer stories with dates.

    Proof that holds up to a reload builds trust; proof that does not undermines the real numbers like 1.8M+ users.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Lower-looking numbers

      Show daily totals rather than seconds.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: "1.8M+ Dropshippers use AutoDS", "$1B+ Earned by our dropshippers", "800M+ Winning products available", "24/7 Live Chat Support", "1h average response time"; a scrolling activity feed ("Marcus just made his first sale ... 12s ago", "Sofia started her trial from Austin, TX") that is the same list with the same times on every load; testimonials led by creators such as Mark Tilbury, Jordan Welch and Yomi Denzel with subscriber counts. The supplier page invites suppliers to "sell to over 100,000 sellers".Source
    • HiringHead of Scaled Customer Success & Retention (posted September 15, 2026): leads "Business Account CSMs, a Failed Payments Recovery Specialist, and a Product Reviews Specialist"; owns "Automated Failed-Payment Recovery (Dunning)" to recapture "involuntary churn at high volume", "Reputation & Social Proof Programs" for "high-quality reviews across key platforms", "Trial-to-Paid Conversion" with Product and Growth, and the "proactive CS motion for large accounts". AutoDS is "recently acquired by Fiverr".Source

This quarter 9

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    A 3-day trial is short. The Marketing Operations Manager owns onboarding, activation and trial-to-paid across email, push and SMS.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Marketing Operations Manager

    First action

    Find the two actions most linked to paying.

    How to measure it

    Trial-to-paid

    Now
    –
    Target
    +10%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find activation

      From cohorts.

      Marketing Operations Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Map events

      Product to CRM.

      Marketing Operations Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Write messages

      Per stall point.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Launch

      Email, push, SMS.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Test

      Holdout.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Iterate

      Monthly.

      Marketing Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Marketing Operations Manager

    Smallest test

    Trigger one message for users with no store connected.

    Why it works

    Define the activation steps that predict paying (store connected, products imported, first order automated), then send triggered messages each time a user stalls in the 72 hours, with a one-click next step.

    In a 72-hour trial every hour counts; triggered help beats a fixed calendar.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Message fatigue

      Cap sends per day.

    Evidence

    • HiringMarketing Operations Manager (Tel Aviv, posted October 20, 2026): owns "Lifecycle strategy and execution - onboarding, activation, trial-to-paid, retention, win-back", "Segmentation, triggered journeys, personalization and the testing roadmap", "The messaging calendar across email, push and SMS", "run go-to-market for new features and launches", and "the marketing data layer: making sure the right product events reach the right tools"; debugging "why a journey didn't trigger, why an attribute is stale, why two reports disagree".Source
    • Your websiteTrial offers on the site (checked twice on October 23, 2026): the homepage and most pages say "Try for $1 Cancel anytime"; the pricing page headline says "3 Day Trial For $0.99" while its buttons say "START NOW FOR $1" and its FAQ says "a 3 day trial period ... for just $1"; the Spanish-language ambassador page for Adrián Sáenz (last modified March 2025) promises "Prueba gratuita de 14 días" (a 14-day free trial) with "Cancel anytime" in English, linking to the standard sign-up; the Spanish Jordan Welch page says "Prueba de 3 días por $1". Ambassador pages are tagged lang="en-US" with no hreflang, including the Spanish ones.Source
    • HiringHead of Scaled Customer Success & Retention (posted September 15, 2026): leads "Business Account CSMs, a Failed Payments Recovery Specialist, and a Product Reviews Specialist"; owns "Automated Failed-Payment Recovery (Dunning)" to recapture "involuntary churn at high volume", "Reputation & Social Proof Programs" for "high-quality reviews across key platforms", "Trial-to-Paid Conversion" with Product and Growth, and the "proactive CS motion for large accounts". AutoDS is "recently acquired by Fiverr".Source
  • 08

    AutoDS works with Spanish, French and Turkish creators, but product, pricing and help pages are English only.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters SEO and Content Lead

    First action

    Measure sign-ups by browser language.

    How to measure it

    Trials from Spanish pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Size demand

      By language.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Translate

      Core pages.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 month

    3. 3

      Hreflang

      Tags.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Emails

      Onboarding.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Creators

      Native video.

      Social Media Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Trials by language.

      Marketing Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Translation cost
    Owner
    SEO and Content Lead

    Smallest test

    Translate the pricing page into Spanish.

    Why it works

    Translate the homepage, pricing, top feature pages and onboarding emails into Spanish first, then French and Turkish, with hreflang, local currency where possible and native creator video.

    Visitors convert better in their own language, and creators bring the traffic already.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Support only in English

      Add language-aware help articles first.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePage sitemap (178 pages): 36 creator ambassador pages (Spanish, French and Turkish creators among them), 24 "AutoDS vs" pages including one against Oberlo, 18 feature pages, 16 courses, 15 partner pages and 10 meeting pages; 289 podcast episodes, the latest August 12, 2026; integrations for Shopify, eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Wix, WooCommerce, TikTok Shop and Facebook Marketplace; no localized product, pricing or help pages.Source
    • Your websiteTrial offers on the site (checked twice on October 23, 2026): the homepage and most pages say "Try for $1 Cancel anytime"; the pricing page headline says "3 Day Trial For $0.99" while its buttons say "START NOW FOR $1" and its FAQ says "a 3 day trial period ... for just $1"; the Spanish-language ambassador page for Adrián Sáenz (last modified March 2025) promises "Prueba gratuita de 14 días" (a 14-day free trial) with "Cancel anytime" in English, linking to the standard sign-up; the Spanish Jordan Welch page says "Prueba de 3 días por $1". Ambassador pages are tagged lang="en-US" with no hreflang, including the Spanish ones.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "1.8M+ Dropshippers use AutoDS", "$1B+ Earned by our dropshippers", "800M+ Winning products available", "24/7 Live Chat Support", "1h average response time"; a scrolling activity feed ("Marcus just made his first sale ... 12s ago", "Sofia started her trial from Austin, TX") that is the same list with the same times on every load; testimonials led by creators such as Mark Tilbury, Jordan Welch and Yomi Denzel with subscriber counts. The supplier page invites suppliers to "sell to over 100,000 sellers".Source
  • 09

    AutoDS has 36 creator partners and launched CreateUGC; the UA manager tests UGC and hooks. Creator clips that perform organically are ready-made ads.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Paid Social User Acquisition…

    First action

    Pick last month's top five creator clips.

    How to measure it

    UGC ad cost per trial

    Now
    –
    Target
    -20%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Rank clips

      Organic performance.

      Social Media Manager weekly

    2. 2

      License

      Usage rights.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Cut variants

      Hooks.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager weekly

    4. 4

      Test

      Meta and TikTok.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager weekly

    5. 5

      Scale

      Winners.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager weekly

    6. 6

      Report

      By creator.

      VP of Growth monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Ad budget and licensing
    Owner
    Paid Social User Acquisition Manager

    Smallest test

    Test five clips.

    Why it works

    Each week, license the top organic creator clips, cut them into ad variants, and test them on Meta and TikTok with the creator's page as the landing page.

    Proven hooks lower cost per trial.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Creator fatigue

      Rotate creators.

    Evidence

    • HiringPaid Social User Acquisition Manager (maternity cover, open since March 3, 2026), reporting to the VP of Growth: owns Meta, TikTok and display "with a clear mandate to expand these channels across multiple AutoDS group brands"; "B2C SaaS campaigns focused on user acquisition, trial starts, and subscription conversions"; creative testing across "UGC, short-form video, hooks"; rapid tests across "creatives, audiences, channels, and landing pages".Source
    • Your websitePage sitemap (178 pages): 36 creator ambassador pages (Spanish, French and Turkish creators among them), 24 "AutoDS vs" pages including one against Oberlo, 18 feature pages, 16 courses, 15 partner pages and 10 meeting pages; 289 podcast episodes, the latest August 12, 2026; integrations for Shopify, eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Wix, WooCommerce, TikTok Shop and Facebook Marketplace; no localized product, pricing or help pages.Source
    • Your websiteProduct menu: product finding (marketplace, hand-picked and trending products), ads spy tools for TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, Fulfilled by AutoDS, an AI store builder, print on demand, price and stock monitoring, automatic price optimization; free tools (eBay profit calculator, eBay title builder, eCommerce calendar, Shopify theme detector); an affiliate program, a mentor program and a CreateUGC launch (September 2025).Source
    • HiringSocial Media Manager (posted August 26, 2026): manages a small team running "all TikTok & Meta Shorts content", with a "Proven track record in generating revenue via these social media funnels"; AutoDS is "recently acquired by Fiverr (but operating independently)".Source
  • 10

    The CS team includes Business Account CSMs for large accounts, and the plan list includes a Business tier.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Business Account CSM

    First action

    List the top 200 accounts by orders.

    How to measure it

    Net retention for business accounts

    Now
    –
    Target
    110%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define

      Thresholds.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention 1 week

    2. 2

      List

      Accounts.

      Business Account CSM 1 week

    3. 3

      Assign

      CSMs.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention 1 week

    4. 4

      Reviews

      Quarterly.

      Business Account CSM quarterly

    5. 5

      Upgrade path

      Business plan.

      Business Account CSM ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Retention.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    CSM time
    Owner
    Business Account CSM

    Smallest test

    Call 20 top accounts.

    Why it works

    Define a business account (orders per month or revenue), give each a named CSM, a quarterly review and early access, and offer an upgrade path to the Business plan.

    High-volume sellers bring most revenue and churn less with a human contact.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too many accounts

      Tech-touch the rest.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Scaled Customer Success & Retention (posted September 15, 2026): leads "Business Account CSMs, a Failed Payments Recovery Specialist, and a Product Reviews Specialist"; owns "Automated Failed-Payment Recovery (Dunning)" to recapture "involuntary churn at high volume", "Reputation & Social Proof Programs" for "high-quality reviews across key platforms", "Trial-to-Paid Conversion" with Product and Growth, and the "proactive CS motion for large accounts". AutoDS is "recently acquired by Fiverr".Source
    • Your websitePricing page HTML: plan cards show "$__" placeholders and plan prices are filled in by a script after the page loads, so the page source carries no plan prices; add-on prices are in the HTML (Auto ordering system $9.90, VA Access $14.97, Product finding hub $14.97, Mentor $39.97 per month); plan names Starter, Advanced, Entrepreneur and Business; annual plans "25% off"; payment "by credit card or PayPal".Source
  • 11

    A Product Reviews Specialist works on reviews across key platforms. The best moment to ask is just after a seller's first automated order or first $1K month.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Product Reviews Specialist

    First action

    Pick three success moments.

    How to measure it

    Reviews per month

    Now
    –
    Target
    +50%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Moments

      Three.

      Product Reviews Specialist 1 week

    2. 2

      Triggers

      In CRM.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Messages

      Short ask.

      Product Reviews Specialist 1 week

    4. 4

      Rotate

      Platforms.

      Product Reviews Specialist ongoing

    5. 5

      Reply

      Every review.

      Product Reviews Specialist ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Ratings.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Product Reviews Specialist

    Smallest test

    Ask 100 sellers after their first order.

    Why it works

    Trigger review asks at success moments, rotating platforms (G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, Shopify App Store), and reply to every review.

    Timed asks bring more and better reviews.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Platform rules

      Never offer rewards for reviews where banned.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Scaled Customer Success & Retention (posted September 15, 2026): leads "Business Account CSMs, a Failed Payments Recovery Specialist, and a Product Reviews Specialist"; owns "Automated Failed-Payment Recovery (Dunning)" to recapture "involuntary churn at high volume", "Reputation & Social Proof Programs" for "high-quality reviews across key platforms", "Trial-to-Paid Conversion" with Product and Growth, and the "proactive CS motion for large accounts". AutoDS is "recently acquired by Fiverr".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "1.8M+ Dropshippers use AutoDS", "$1B+ Earned by our dropshippers", "800M+ Winning products available", "24/7 Live Chat Support", "1h average response time"; a scrolling activity feed ("Marcus just made his first sale ... 12s ago", "Sofia started her trial from Austin, TX") that is the same list with the same times on every load; testimonials led by creators such as Mark Tilbury, Jordan Welch and Yomi Denzel with subscriber counts. The supplier page invites suppliers to "sell to over 100,000 sellers".Source
  • 12

    The MOM owns win-back. Sellers cancel for different reasons: no sales, seasonality, moving platform.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Marketing Operations Manager

    First action

    Add a reason question to cancellation.

    How to measure it

    Reactivated within 60 days

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Reason question

      At cancel.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Map offers

      Per reason.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Pause option

      Seasonal.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Journeys

      Win-back.

      Marketing Operations Manager 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Test

      Holdout.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Report

      Monthly.

      Marketing Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Marketing Operations Manager

    Smallest test

    Launch the pause option.

    Why it works

    Ask why at cancellation, then send a matched win-back: a free course and product picks for "no sales", a pause option for seasonality, an integration guide for platform moves.

    Matched offers recover more than one generic discount.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Discount habit

      Prefer help over discounts.

    Evidence

    • HiringMarketing Operations Manager (Tel Aviv, posted October 20, 2026): owns "Lifecycle strategy and execution - onboarding, activation, trial-to-paid, retention, win-back", "Segmentation, triggered journeys, personalization and the testing roadmap", "The messaging calendar across email, push and SMS", "run go-to-market for new features and launches", and "the marketing data layer: making sure the right product events reach the right tools"; debugging "why a journey didn't trigger, why an attribute is stale, why two reports disagree".Source
    • Your websiteProduct menu: product finding (marketplace, hand-picked and trending products), ads spy tools for TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, Fulfilled by AutoDS, an AI store builder, print on demand, price and stock monitoring, automatic price optimization; free tools (eBay profit calculator, eBay title builder, eCommerce calendar, Shopify theme detector); an affiliate program, a mentor program and a CreateUGC launch (September 2025).Source
  • 13

    AutoDS has 800M+ products and trending product tools; the social team runs TikTok and Shorts. Real trend data makes better content than generic tips.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Social Media Manager

    First action

    Pull this week's top three trending products.

    How to measure it

    Social-sourced trials

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Data pull

      Weekly.

      Social Media Manager weekly

    2. 2

      Script

      Three videos.

      Social Media Manager weekly

    3. 3

      Post

      TikTok and Shorts.

      Social Media Manager weekly

    4. 4

      Links

      Tracked.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 day

    5. 5

      Repurpose

      Ads.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager weekly

    6. 6

      Report

      Monthly.

      Social Media Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Social Media Manager

    Smallest test

    Post one series this week.

    Why it works

    Each week, post short videos on three products trending in AutoDS data, with a link to the trending tool. Track trials from bio links.

    Proprietary data gives content that rivals cannot copy.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Saturating products

      Mix niches.

    Evidence

    • HiringSocial Media Manager (posted August 26, 2026): manages a small team running "all TikTok & Meta Shorts content", with a "Proven track record in generating revenue via these social media funnels"; AutoDS is "recently acquired by Fiverr (but operating independently)".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "1.8M+ Dropshippers use AutoDS", "$1B+ Earned by our dropshippers", "800M+ Winning products available", "24/7 Live Chat Support", "1h average response time"; a scrolling activity feed ("Marcus just made his first sale ... 12s ago", "Sofia started her trial from Austin, TX") that is the same list with the same times on every load; testimonials led by creators such as Mark Tilbury, Jordan Welch and Yomi Denzel with subscriber counts. The supplier page invites suppliers to "sell to over 100,000 sellers".Source
    • Your websiteProduct menu: product finding (marketplace, hand-picked and trending products), ads spy tools for TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, Fulfilled by AutoDS, an AI store builder, print on demand, price and stock monitoring, automatic price optimization; free tools (eBay profit calculator, eBay title builder, eCommerce calendar, Shopify theme detector); an affiliate program, a mentor program and a CreateUGC launch (September 2025).Source
  • 14

    Fiverr said dropshipping and related services are among its fastest-growing categories, and AutoDS operates independently under it.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters VP of Growth

    First action

    Size Fiverr dropshipping gig buyers.

    How to measure it

    Fiverr-sourced trials

    Now
    –
    Target
    1,000 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Size

      Gig buyers.

      VP of Growth 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Agree offer

      With Fiverr.

      CMO 1 month

    3. 3

      Build links

      Tracked.

      Marketing Operations Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      In-app

      Hire a freelancer.

      VP of Growth 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Both sides.

      CMO 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Trials and revenue.

      VP of Growth monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Partnership time
    Owner
    VP of Growth

    Smallest test

    Run one email to Fiverr gig buyers.

    Why it works

    Offer AutoDS trials to Fiverr buyers of dropshipping store and marketing gigs, and let AutoDS users hire Fiverr freelancers for store design, ads and content.

    Both sides serve the same sellers, so the partnership can lower acquisition cost.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Brand separation

      Keep AutoDS branding.

    Evidence

    • News coverageFiverr announced the acquisition of AutoDS in July 2024 with its Q2 results; AutoDS remains independently operated, adding subscription revenue for Fiverr, which said dropshipping and related marketing and programming services were among its fastest-growing categories.Source
    • HiringHead of Scaled Customer Success & Retention (posted September 15, 2026): leads "Business Account CSMs, a Failed Payments Recovery Specialist, and a Product Reviews Specialist"; owns "Automated Failed-Payment Recovery (Dunning)" to recapture "involuntary churn at high volume", "Reputation & Social Proof Programs" for "high-quality reviews across key platforms", "Trial-to-Paid Conversion" with Product and Growth, and the "proactive CS motion for large accounts". AutoDS is "recently acquired by Fiverr".Source
    • Your websiteProduct menu: product finding (marketplace, hand-picked and trending products), ads spy tools for TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, Fulfilled by AutoDS, an AI store builder, print on demand, price and stock monitoring, automatic price optimization; free tools (eBay profit calculator, eBay title builder, eCommerce calendar, Shopify theme detector); an affiliate program, a mentor program and a CreateUGC launch (September 2025).Source
  • 15

    The MOM is asked to find why journeys don't trigger and reports disagree. Tests are only as good as the events they use.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Marketing Operations Manager

    First action

    List the 20 events.

    How to measure it

    Events with correct firing

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      List

      Events.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Test

      Firing.

      Marketing Operations Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Fix

      With Data.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Document

      Dictionary.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Alerts

      Volume drops.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    6. 6

      Review

      Monthly.

      Marketing Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Marketing Operations Manager

    Smallest test

    Audit the trial-start event.

    Why it works

    Audit the 20 events used by journeys and reports, fix naming and firing, document them, and set alerts when volumes drop.

    Clean data makes every later experiment trustworthy.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Hidden dependencies

      Change one event at a time.

    Evidence

    • HiringMarketing Operations Manager (Tel Aviv, posted October 20, 2026): owns "Lifecycle strategy and execution - onboarding, activation, trial-to-paid, retention, win-back", "Segmentation, triggered journeys, personalization and the testing roadmap", "The messaging calendar across email, push and SMS", "run go-to-market for new features and launches", and "the marketing data layer: making sure the right product events reach the right tools"; debugging "why a journey didn't trigger, why an attribute is stale, why two reports disagree".Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 16

    The UA role is to expand channels across multiple AutoDS group brands. A shared creative and testing system lets each brand learn from the others.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters VP of Growth

    First action

    List the group brands and their channels.

    How to measure it

    Blended ROAS

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List brands

      Channels and budgets.

      VP of Growth 1 week

    2. 2

      Library

      Creative.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      Calendar

      Tests.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Dashboard

      Shared.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Second brand.

      Paid Social User Acquisition Manager 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Review

      Quarterly.

      VP of Growth quarterly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Ad budget
    Owner
    VP of Growth

    Smallest test

    Run one shared test across two brands.

    Why it works

    Build a shared creative library, test calendar and dashboard across brands, with brand-specific landing pages and offers.

    Shared learning cuts the cost of each new brand launch.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Brand confusion

      Keep separate accounts and pages.

    Evidence

    • HiringPaid Social User Acquisition Manager (maternity cover, open since March 3, 2026), reporting to the VP of Growth: owns Meta, TikTok and display "with a clear mandate to expand these channels across multiple AutoDS group brands"; "B2C SaaS campaigns focused on user acquisition, trial starts, and subscription conversions"; creative testing across "UGC, short-form video, hooks"; rapid tests across "creatives, audiences, channels, and landing pages".Source
    • Your websiteProduct menu: product finding (marketplace, hand-picked and trending products), ads spy tools for TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, Fulfilled by AutoDS, an AI store builder, print on demand, price and stock monitoring, automatic price optimization; free tools (eBay profit calculator, eBay title builder, eCommerce calendar, Shopify theme detector); an affiliate program, a mentor program and a CreateUGC launch (September 2025).Source
  • 17

    New sellers who never make a sale churn. AutoDS has courses, mentors and an AI store builder.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Head of Scaled Customer Succe…

    First action

    Measure the share of new sellers with a sale in 30 days.

    How to measure it

    Sellers with a sale in 30 days

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Baseline

      First-sale rate.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Design

      Program steps.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention 1 month

    3. 3

      Rules

      Guarantee terms.

      Legal 1 month

    4. 4

      Build

      In app.

      VP of Growth 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Pilot

      10% of trials.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Scale

      If profitable.

      VP of Growth 1 quarter

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Free months
    Owner
    Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention

    Smallest test

    Pilot with 500 sellers.

    Why it works

    Offer new sellers a guided 30-day program (store setup review, product picks, ad checklist) and extend the subscription free if they complete it without a sale.

    A clear promise lifts trial starts and keeps beginners engaged.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Abuse

      Require program completion.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteProduct menu: product finding (marketplace, hand-picked and trending products), ads spy tools for TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, Fulfilled by AutoDS, an AI store builder, print on demand, price and stock monitoring, automatic price optimization; free tools (eBay profit calculator, eBay title builder, eCommerce calendar, Shopify theme detector); an affiliate program, a mentor program and a CreateUGC launch (September 2025).Source
    • HiringHead of Scaled Customer Success & Retention (posted September 15, 2026): leads "Business Account CSMs, a Failed Payments Recovery Specialist, and a Product Reviews Specialist"; owns "Automated Failed-Payment Recovery (Dunning)" to recapture "involuntary churn at high volume", "Reputation & Social Proof Programs" for "high-quality reviews across key platforms", "Trial-to-Paid Conversion" with Product and Growth, and the "proactive CS motion for large accounts". AutoDS is "recently acquired by Fiverr".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "1.8M+ Dropshippers use AutoDS", "$1B+ Earned by our dropshippers", "800M+ Winning products available", "24/7 Live Chat Support", "1h average response time"; a scrolling activity feed ("Marcus just made his first sale ... 12s ago", "Sofia started her trial from Austin, TX") that is the same list with the same times on every load; testimonials led by creators such as Mark Tilbury, Jordan Welch and Yomi Denzel with subscriber counts. The supplier page invites suppliers to "sell to over 100,000 sellers".Source
  • 18

    AutoDS says its sellers earned $1B+ and it lists 800M+ products. Aggregated trends would be cited by press and creators.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters CMO

    First action

    Pick ten questions sellers ask.

    How to measure it

    Downloads

    Now
    –
    Target
    20,000
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Questions

      Ten.

      CMO 1 week

    2. 2

      Data

      Aggregated.

      Marketing Operations Manager 2 months

    3. 3

      Privacy

      Review.

      Legal 1 month

    4. 4

      Write

      Report.

      SEO and Content Lead 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Creators and press.

      Social Media Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Repeat

      Yearly.

      CMO yearly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    CMO

    Smallest test

    Publish one chart.

    Why it works

    Publish a yearly report on top categories, delivery times, margins and seasonal peaks, with a free interactive tool.

    Original data earns links and creator coverage.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Seller privacy

      Aggregate only.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: "1.8M+ Dropshippers use AutoDS", "$1B+ Earned by our dropshippers", "800M+ Winning products available", "24/7 Live Chat Support", "1h average response time"; a scrolling activity feed ("Marcus just made his first sale ... 12s ago", "Sofia started her trial from Austin, TX") that is the same list with the same times on every load; testimonials led by creators such as Mark Tilbury, Jordan Welch and Yomi Denzel with subscriber counts. The supplier page invites suppliers to "sell to over 100,000 sellers".Source
    • Your websiteProduct menu: product finding (marketplace, hand-picked and trending products), ads spy tools for TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, Fulfilled by AutoDS, an AI store builder, print on demand, price and stock monitoring, automatic price optimization; free tools (eBay profit calculator, eBay title builder, eCommerce calendar, Shopify theme detector); an affiliate program, a mentor program and a CreateUGC launch (September 2025).Source
    • Your websitePage sitemap (178 pages): 36 creator ambassador pages (Spanish, French and Turkish creators among them), 24 "AutoDS vs" pages including one against Oberlo, 18 feature pages, 16 courses, 15 partner pages and 10 meeting pages; 289 podcast episodes, the latest August 12, 2026; integrations for Shopify, eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Wix, WooCommerce, TikTok Shop and Facebook Marketplace; no localized product, pricing or help pages.Source

Wildcards 2

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 19

    AutoDS has an eCommerce calendar of key selling dates. Sellers need reminders to prepare.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Marketing Operations Manager

    First action

    Pick the next five dates.

    How to measure it

    Weekly active sellers

    Now
    –
    Target
    +10%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Dates

      Five.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Picks

      Products.

      Social Media Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Messages

      Three weeks ahead.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Send

      Email and push.

      Marketing Operations Manager ongoing

    5. 5

      Measure

      Activity.

      Marketing Operations Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Improve

      Yearly.

      Marketing Operations Manager yearly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Marketing Operations Manager

    Smallest test

    Send one reminder.

    Why it works

    Send reminders three weeks before each key date with product picks and a checklist, linked to features.

    Timely help brings users back into the product.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Irrelevant dates

      Segment by country.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteProduct menu: product finding (marketplace, hand-picked and trending products), ads spy tools for TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, Fulfilled by AutoDS, an AI store builder, print on demand, price and stock monitoring, automatic price optimization; free tools (eBay profit calculator, eBay title builder, eCommerce calendar, Shopify theme detector); an affiliate program, a mentor program and a CreateUGC launch (September 2025).Source
    • HiringMarketing Operations Manager (Tel Aviv, posted October 20, 2026): owns "Lifecycle strategy and execution - onboarding, activation, trial-to-paid, retention, win-back", "Segmentation, triggered journeys, personalization and the testing roadmap", "The messaging calendar across email, push and SMS", "run go-to-market for new features and launches", and "the marketing data layer: making sure the right product events reach the right tools"; debugging "why a journey didn't trigger, why an attribute is stale, why two reports disagree".Source
  • 20

    The AutoDS podcast has 289 episodes with seller guests. Guests have audiences and trust.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Scaled Customer Succe…

    First action

    List guests with active audiences.

    How to measure it

    Trials from guests

    Now
    –
    Target
    300 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List guests

      Active ones.

      Social Media Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Invite

      Affiliate links.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Pages

      Custom.

      SEO and Content Lead 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Share

      Episodes.

      Social Media Manager ongoing

    5. 5

      Track

      Trials.

      Marketing Operations Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Reward

      Commission.

      Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Commissions
    Owner
    Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention

    Smallest test

    Invite ten guests.

    Why it works

    Offer each past guest an affiliate link and a custom page, and invite them to share their episode.

    Existing relationships are the cheapest partners to activate.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low interest

      Start with top guests.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePage sitemap (178 pages): 36 creator ambassador pages (Spanish, French and Turkish creators among them), 24 "AutoDS vs" pages including one against Oberlo, 18 feature pages, 16 courses, 15 partner pages and 10 meeting pages; 289 podcast episodes, the latest August 12, 2026; integrations for Shopify, eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Wix, WooCommerce, TikTok Shop and Facebook Marketplace; no localized product, pricing or help pages.Source
    • Your websiteProduct menu: product finding (marketplace, hand-picked and trending products), ads spy tools for TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, Fulfilled by AutoDS, an AI store builder, print on demand, price and stock monitoring, automatic price optimization; free tools (eBay profit calculator, eBay title builder, eCommerce calendar, Shopify theme detector); an affiliate program, a mentor program and a CreateUGC launch (September 2025).Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 306 ideas

    One trial offer, readable prices, fast paid-social pages, failed-payment recovery, comparison refresh and a real activity feed.

  2. Days 31 to 6011 ideas

    Trial journey, local-language pages, creator ads, business accounts, reviews, win-back, social series, Fiverr cross-sell and data layer; wildcards.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Group-brand paid social, first-sale program and trends report.

The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value automation of orders and tracking. The most cited problem: finding winning products.

  • Product finding tools
  • Manual order work
  • In their words: “winning products”

Market

Competitive landscape

4 competitors compared: DSers, Spocket, Zendrop and CJdropshipping.

  • Gap to exploit: Local-language dropshipping tools
  • DSers: Narrower features
  • Spocket: Smaller catalog

Hiring signals

AutoDS is hiring for what happens after the click.

  • Marketing Operations Manager: Lifecycle, trial-to-paid and data layer. Ideas 1, 7, 12, 15.
  • Head of Scaled Customer Success & Retention: Dunning, reviews, business accounts. Ideas 4, 6, 10, 11.
  • Paid Social User Acquisition Manager: Meta and TikTok across group brands. Ideas 3, 9, 16.

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