Abandoned Cart Recovery Playbook
Recover 5 to 15% of abandoned carts with a proven 3-email sequence.
- 3-email sequence with timing & copy
- Segment-specific strategy (AOV, first-time, VIP)
- Why people abandon, and how to address it
- Revenue estimate calculator included
- Delivery
- Instant download
What happens after you order
Two steps. That is the whole process.
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Enter your email
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The PDF lands in your inbox
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What It Is
Cart abandonment costs ecommerce brands an estimated $18 billion in lost revenue every year. Most of it is recoverable with nothing more than a well-timed 3-email sequence, yet a huge share of stores still run just one generic reminder, or nothing at all.
This playbook lays out the exact 3-email cart recovery sequence: a 1-hour reminder, a 24-hour objection-handling email, and a 72-hour incentive email. Each with subject lines and body copy structure you can adapt directly.
It also includes a segmentation matrix so you're not sending the same message to a $30 cart and a $300 cart, plus a technical setup checklist so the automation actually fires correctly once you build it.
Who It's For
- You don't currently have an abandoned cart flow live, or it's a single generic email
- You want proven subject lines and copy structure instead of writing from scratch
- You need a segmentation approach for high-value vs. low-value abandoned carts
- You're about to build this flow in Klaviyo and want the blueprint before you start
Probably not for you if
- You want the flow built and live in your Klaviyo account for you. See the Klaviyo Abandoned Cart Flow Build in the Flows category instead
- You've already got a 3-email cart sequence live and converting well, the 50-Point Email Automation Audit Checklist is a better next step to find optimization gaps
What's Included
How It Works
Enter your email
No card, no call, no trial required, just your email address.
Get instant delivery
The playbook arrives as a PDF in your inbox within seconds of signing up.
Build the sequence
Use the segmentation matrix and technical checklist to set up all 3 emails correctly in your ESP.
Typical delivery: Instant download
What We Need From You to Get Started
Have these ready and we can kick off immediately. No back-and-forth delays.
- Just your email address: that's it
- No credit card required
- Access to your ESP to build the flow once you have the templates
- A discount or incentive to offer at the 72-hour stage, if you plan to use one
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, the Abandoned Cart Recovery Playbook is completely free. No credit card, no trial. Enter your email and the PDF is delivered instantly.
A PDF, emailed to you instantly. It includes all 3 email templates (1-hour reminder, 24-hour objection handler, 72-hour incentive), a segmentation matrix, and a technical setup checklist.
Cart recovery sequences typically recover 5 to 15% of abandoned carts, depending on your traffic quality, offer, and how well the sequence is segmented, the playbook covers exactly how to set up that segmentation for the best result.
No, the copy and sequence structure work in any email platform that supports triggered flows. The setup checklist uses Klaviyo screens as the worked example, but the logic applies to Mailchimp, Omnisend and the rest.
The playbook is a self-serve template. If you want the flow written, designed, and live in your Klaviyo account, the Klaviyo Abandoned Cart Flow Build in the Flows category is a fixed-price, fixed-timeline service for exactly that.
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WHO BUILDS THIS
Delivered by Ravinderpal Singh's team
Ravinder founded Excelohunt. For 7+ years he has worked on one thing: making email the channel that earns the most for online stores. He wrote Customer Retention Strategies. His Klaviyo Partner team builds every order placed here.
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