Shopify development for your online store
Scope, implementation, testing and handover
Define the catalogue, buying process and operational integrations before changing the store. Agree the theme, app requirements, migration scope and launch checks.
Plan the catalogue and buying process
A Shopify project starts with the products, customers and business operations the store must support. Discuss navigation, product content, search and filtering, checkout requirements and integrations.
Define the implementation
Agree theme work, required apps, catalogue migration and test scenarios. Specify which subscriptions and third-party systems the client owns. Plan safe test orders and launch approval before enabling live transactions.
Project or developer support
Explore ecommerce website development for a defined build or migration. Discuss dedicated developer support when the store needs an ongoing engineering role. Relevant Shopify delivery examples and the team contribution should be confirmed for your project.
Related technical services: conversion work, ecommerce SEO.
Catalogue and operational requirements
Include the product types, variants, shipping destinations and systems used for stock and orders. Identify required payment methods, catalogue ownership and any subscription or wholesale requirements. For a migration, discuss product identifiers, customer records and redirects. Confirm which features the existing store plan and approved apps can support before committing to them.
Acceptance and handover
Agree examples for searching, selecting a variant, managing the cart and testing the buying process. Review mobile navigation, unavailable products and invalid input. Identify responsibility for tax, shipping and payment configuration, with the client approving business rules. The handover should cover account ownership, theme changes, app subscriptions and the process for updating catalogue content. Define how issues after launch are reported and which support work is included in the engagement.
What we build with Shopify
Custom themes
Built for your brand on Online Store 2.0, with sections merchandisers rearrange themselves instead of raising a ticket every campaign.
Explore →Shopify Plus builds
Checkout extensions, Shopify Functions for discount and shipping logic, B2B catalogues with account pricing, and multi-store setups.
Migrations to Shopify
From WooCommerce, Magento or something bespoke, with products, customers, orders and every indexed URL mapped before cut-over.
Explore →Private apps and integrations
ERP, warehouse, subscription, loyalty and marketplace connections built against the Admin API rather than rented from another vendor.
Conversion rate work
Product and collection page structure, filtering, cart and checkout friction, tested against real sessions rather than argued about in a meeting.
Explore →Ecommerce SEO
Review collection structure, filter URLs, product information and eligible structured data as part of the store’s SEO scope.
Explore →Our Shopify stack, by layer
Shopify compared with the alternatives
Shopify vs WooCommerce
Compare supported store features, integrations, account ownership and ongoing maintenance. A hosted platform and a self-managed store divide responsibilities differently. Review platform subscriptions, apps, payment costs and the work your team must maintain.
Shopify vs Adobe Commerce
For complex catalogues or B2B requirements, compare the actual business rules and integrations against each platform. Assess implementation cost, licences and ongoing maintenance before selecting a system.
A Shopify theme vs a Hydrogen headless build
A well-built Liquid theme is fast, cheap to maintain, and sufficient for the large majority of stores. Hydrogen earns its extra cost when the storefront needs interfaces the theme system cannot express, or when commerce is one component of a bigger custom application.
Shopify, answered
Do we need Shopify Plus?
Identify the exact checkout, B2B, store-management and integration requirements, then confirm which current plan supports them. Compare subscription and implementation costs before choosing an upgrade.
Can you migrate our store to Shopify without losing rankings?
A migration should inventory useful URLs, product data, customers and integrations, then define the supported transfer scope and relevant redirects. Preserve important content and search signals where appropriate, and monitor after launch. Search traffic and rankings cannot be guaranteed.
Why is our Shopify store slow?
Measure the store before choosing fixes. Review theme code, apps, media and third-party scripts, then prioritise changes based on the findings. Test essential features before removing or replacing an integration.
How much does a Shopify build cost?
A standard Shopify or WooCommerce store starts at USD 2,599/project on one agreed platform. Product volume, payment/shipping rules, migration and integrations determine the final quote. Magento, custom extensions and headless requirements need a separate assessment; the entry fee does not cover every platform implementation.
Can you build a custom app instead of paying app subscriptions?
Sometimes. Compare the app subscription, required features, maintenance and API limits with the cost of a custom integration. For example, three subscriptions at USD 80/month each total USD 2,880/year before tax. That is illustrative subscription arithmetic, not our development fee. A custom replacement still needs a scoped build and ongoing maintenance.
Can we hire a Shopify developer from you?
Yes. Relevant developer profiles start at USD 22/hour or USD 2,900/month for 160 reserved hours. We confirm relevant experience, availability, responsibilities and the final rate after reviewing the work.
Shopify build, migration or clean-up?
Send the store URL and describe what needs to improve. We can scope a review of speed, conversion and app costs before agreeing the work.