{"podcast":{"title":"Click & Convert with Maria Sparagis","slug":"click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413","podcast_index_feed_id":1375413,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/maria-sparagis/","website_url":"https://directpaynet.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0bfda54a-9b87-4d2d-8065-e279d8530fce/pod-cover-1.png","author":"Maria Sparagis","episode_count":200,"summary":"Maria Sparagis has spent 20+ years helping online businesses find the revenue they didn't know they were losing. As president of DirectPayNet and a payment solutions expert, she knows that the difference between a good business and a great one often comes down to how you handle payments and conversions. On Click & Convert, Maria shares the strategies, tools, and insider knowledge that ecommerce founders and online entrepreneurs need to scale to 6 and 8 figures — from optimizing your checkout flow to maximizing what hits your bottom line. Featured in American Banker, Vice, Coindesk, and Yahoo. Connect at mariasparagis.com or directpaynet.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T20:18:52.125688+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413"},"episode":{"title":"#234 5 Checkout Fixes That Will Grow Your Shopify Sales","slug":"234-5-checkout-fixes-that-will-grow-your-shopify-sales","published_at":"2026-05-07T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/234-5-checkout-fixes-that-will-grow-your-shopify-sales","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413","url":"https://directpaynet.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4387febf-4509-4045-9cb4-fe12a49e0d91.mp3","summary":"More traffic will not grow your Shopify business if your checkout is costing you sales. If you’re running ads, getting traffic, but not seeing revenue, the issue is not demand — it’s your checkout. Most Shopify stores are leaking sales at the final step due to avoidable settings and unnecessary friction. Maria breaks down 5 Shopify checkout changes that grow your store by improving conversion rates, reducing abandoned carts, and turning more of your existing traffic into revenue. Learn what to enable, what to disable, and how to streamline your checkout so more customers actually complete their purchase: Enable express checkout options Reduce customer friction Build customer trust Have clear pricing Optimize your payment setup If your Shopify store isn’t converting, this is what needs to be done before scaling traffic. 👉 Need help with payment processing, failed transactions, or building a more reliable checkout setup? Contact us here. ____________________________________________ 🎯 Key Concepts Covered 🟩 Shopify Checkout — The final step in a Shopify store where customers complete their purchase and payment is processed. 🟩 Shopify Conversion Rate — The percentage of store visitors who complete a purchase, directly reflecting how effective your checkout is at turning traffic into revenue. 🟩 Cart Abandonment — When a customer adds products to their cart but leaves before completing checkout, often due to friction, payment issues, or distractions. 🟩 Shopify Checkout Settings — The core settings inside Shopify that control payment methods, checkout flow, and customer restrictions that can impact sales. 🟩 Express Checkout (Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay) — Fast payment options that allow customers to complete purchases in fewer steps, reducing drop-off at checkout. 🟩 Payme…","meta_description":"More traffic will not grow your Shopify business if your checkout is costing you sales. If you’re running ads, getting traffic, but not seeing revenue, th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":656,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/episodes/234-5-checkout-fixes-that-will-grow-your-shopify-sales/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/click-convert-with-maria-sparagis-1375413/234-5-checkout-fixes-that-will-grow-your-shopify-sales.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}