Your build checklist: an online store
One page. What we'd build, when a template is enough, and the three questions to answer first.
What we'd usually build
A store that handles how you actually sell: real product options (sizes, grinds, colours, finishes), subscriptions people can manage themselves, a wholesale path, shipping rates from what your boxes really weigh, and pickup if you offer it. Usually on Shopify, with a theme built for you, so adding a product is adding a product, not a development job. Built for a phone first, because that's where most people see it.
When a ready-made app does the job (and we'll say so)
If you sell a handful of simple products and don't need subscriptions, wholesale or special shipping, a standard Shopify theme with a few settings may be all you need. We'll say so. A custom build earns its cost when the template starts fighting you: options that don't fit, shipping that guesses, wholesale customers emailing because there's nowhere for them to go.
Three questions to answer before anyone builds
- How many products, and how many ways can each one be bought: size, option, subscription?
- Who ships it, and do you know what a packed order weighs?
- Do you sell to other businesses too, and how do they order today?
What it looks like to work with us
A 30-minute call, or a few lines by email. Then a project assessment: what to build, what to buy, what to skip. Then a written proposal with the scope, one fixed price and the schedule, before any work starts. We build it, show you as it takes shape, and hand over your code and your accounts. The assessment is yours whether or not you hire us.
One thing we can show you
Barista Plus Coffee, a Dallas roaster. We designed and built the whole store: 12 coffees, three sizes, nine grinds, which is 324 combinations, subscriptions, a wholesale enquiry form, live UPS rates from real packed weights, and the whole store in English and Spanish. It opened to the public in September 2026, so we have no sales figures yet, and we won't pretend to.
Want us to look at yours?
Tell us what's slow in one line. We read every note ourselves.