Can you migrate my existing store?

Yes. Products, customers and orders come along, and every old product address gets a permanent redirect so you keep your visibility. That last part is the most dangerous bit of a store migration and exactly where it usually goes wrong.

What does a store cost?

With us no setup costs and a monthly fee, like our other sites. On Shopify their own subscription is added, plus a percentage per transaction to the payment provider. That is separate from us and goes straight to them.

Do you do the photos and product copy?

We write product copy for the main products, so you see how it is done and can fill in the rest. Photography we outsource if you do not have it; good product photos are not a luxury in a store, they are half the story.

Online stores

A store that sells, not just a catalogue.

For businesses selling products instead of hours. We build on Shopify or on WordPress, and the choice between them depends on what you sell and how much you want to be able to tinker. Same starting point as our other sites: fast, mobile first, and built to convert.

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Two platforms, one choice

Shopify storeEverything included and ready for payments, shipping and stock. You pay Shopify monthly and get a platform you never have to maintain.SuitsAnyone who wants to sell quickly, has few unusual requirements and does not want to deal with technology.Read more about this platform

WordPress websiteFull freedom in design and behaviour, with a store you can slot into your existing site. More possible, and more maintenance.SuitsAnyone already working in WordPress, or needing a store that has to fit an existing process.Read more about this platform

What comes with both

Product pages that get found on search terms, not just a list of items.

Payments by card, bank transfer and pay later, set up and tested before you go live.

A cart and checkout that work as well on a phone as on a laptop, because that is where your customer is.

Measurement of what sells and where people drop off, so after a month you know where the profit is.

When you should not start a store

An online store is not a website with a button added. Stock, shipping, returns and customer service come with it, and that is work that runs every day. If you sell a handful of products to existing customers, a quote form is often faster and cheaper. We would rather say that now than after you have spent three months packing parcels for revenue that was not worth it.

Questions

Questions about online stores

If you mainly sell products and want as little technology to look after as possible, Shopify. If you already work in WordPress or the store has to fit an existing process, WordPress. In the demo we look at your range and your process and say which of the two it is.

Shall we see whether a store suits you?

Twenty minutes on your range, your margins and how much work you want to put in. Including when the answer is that you should not start a store.