The Unofficial Shopify Podcast The Shopify Product Network Explained
Mar 10, 2026
Amanda Engelman, Director of Product at Shopify who built the Shopify Product Network app, explains a tool that surfaces other merchants' products on your store for commission. They cover how placements work across collections, search, and post-purchase pages. Engineering behind multi-merchant checkouts, taste-matching challenges, and how shop campaigns feed the network are discussed.
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Pins And Aces Filled Catalog Gaps With SPN
- Kurt describes Pins and Aces using Product Network to fill catalog gaps and generate commissions on thank you and order status placements.
- That simple setup produced additional orders and measurable commission revenue for the merchant.
Product Network As Low-Risk Market Research
- Product Network doubles as a lightweight market-research tool that reveals what adjacent categories and price points your customers will buy.
- Amanda describes merchants using these insights to decide whether to carry products after seeing real purchase data and commissions.
Use Exclusions To Protect Brand Fit
- Do use exclusions to block specific brands or categories you consider competitors or off-brand.
- Amanda notes exclusions currently accept brand names and category filters, and the team is improving directional controls so merchants can better direct inserts.