[ BOOK STORE REVIEW ]
Tell us about your store.
Platform, revenue range, and what's not working. We'll respond within one business day with a fit assessment and scope options.
[ 001 ] CERTIFIED SHOPIFY PARTNER
ONE PARTNER. EVERYTHING SHOPIFY.
Shopify built around your brand.
We handle the full stack: existing store management, theme development, custom apps, and integrations. Hire us for one thing or everything. As hands-on as you need, for as long as it makes sense.
WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GET —
Custom Themes Private Apps Store Migrations Checkout Extensions API Integrations Ongoing Management Analytics Setup Shopify AI & Automation
[ 002 ]THE PROBLEM
Three things that break when your store starts to scale.
Shopify is the right platform. The out-of-the-box version just isn't the right store. Most merchants don't need a full rebuild — they need a technical partner who actually knows the platform. Someone to own the ongoing work, fix what's broken, build what's missing, and respond fast when launch day gets bumpy.
01 / THEME
Why does our site look like everyone else's?
Dawn and every theme in the store are built for the median merchant. If your brand has any distinct visual identity, you'll spend months fighting the template. A custom build would have been faster and cheaper from day one.
02 / INTEGRATIONS
Why do we have 12 apps and nothing works together?
Off-the-shelf apps solve one problem and create two more. Your ERP doesn't talk to your 3PL. Fulfillment logic lives in a spreadsheet. Klaviyo segments are out of sync. A custom integration takes a week and runs reliably forever.
03 / OWNERSHIP
Why does every small change need a developer?
The store was built without the merchandising team in mind. Sections aren't actually customizable. The theme editor is locked up. Good Shopify development hands control back to the people who run the store, not the developers who built it.
[ 003 ]WHAT WE BUILD
Five disciplines. One partner.
From first store to complex multi-channel operation. Theme, app, integration, migration, or ongoing management. We use the latest Shopify AI tools: Sidekick, Magic AI, and predictive analytics. We recommend the most cost-efficient path at every decision point. One custom integration built once beats a $300/month recurring app fee. Most clients start with a store audit and build from there.
01
Theme Development
Custom Shopify themes built to your brand system, not adapted from a template. Fully customizable sections, fast load times, and a theme editor your team can actually use without a developer.
- Custom Liquid theme builds
- Dawn-based customization
- Headless / Hydrogen builds
- Section schema & settings
- Core Web Vitals optimization
02
Store Setup & Migration
New store architecture done right: collections, metafields, navigation, and checkout configured to scale. Migrations from WooCommerce, BigCommerce, or any platform with zero data loss.
- Full store architecture
- Product & collection setup
- Platform migrations
- Metafields & custom data
- Checkout & payments config
03
App Development
Private apps for internal workflows. Public apps built for distribution. We've shipped to the Shopify App Store, so we know what it takes to build, submit, and maintain production apps at scale.
- Private & public app builds
- Shopify Functions
- Checkout UI extensions
- Admin UI extensions
- App Store submission
04
Integrations
Custom connections between Shopify and the rest of your stack, built to run reliably at volume. ERP syncs, 3PL webhooks, CRM pipelines, and marketing event streams without the recurring app fee.
- ERP & inventory systems
- 3PL & fulfillment APIs
- CRM & Klaviyo
- Custom webhook workers
- Data warehouse connections
05
Ongoing Management
An embedded Shopify partner on retainer. No ticket queue, no agency briefing every campaign. We know your store, your stack, and your team.
- Monthly dev hours
- CRO & A/B testing
- Speed & SEO audits
- New campaign builds
- Shopify AI & automation setup
[ 004 ]HOW IT WORKS
Three rungs. Stop, scale, or stay at any point.
Most engagements start with a Store Audit. What gets built depends on what we find. Project work can be one-and-done or roll into a Partner Retainer for ongoing development.
FOR CONTEXT —
Shopify Plus agency$50k–$200k/project
Freelancer on UpworkCheap, then expensive
Get a Free Audit$0
Project Work$5k+
Partner Retainer$2,500+/mo
01 / START HERE
Store Audit
Free· InstantPoint us at your store. We crawl it, run it through our AI, and give you a scored report on your conversion path, product pages, trust signals, navigation, and SEO. Then we talk through it — no charge.
- First impression & hero analysis
- Product page review
- Trust & social proof gaps
- Navigation & UX issues
- Three quick wins you can ship this week
- Free follow-up call to walk through it
02 / BUILD
Project Work
$5,000+· per projectFixed-scope builds from the audit roadmap: theme, app, migration, or integration. Fully documented, fully yours. One and done, or roll into a retainer.
- Fixed scope, fixed price per project
- Typical timeline: 2–10 weeks
- Full ownership of all code
- Documentation & team handoff
03 / PARTNER
Partner Retainer
$2,500+/ monthYour embedded Shopify dev team on a monthly cadence. Ongoing development, CRO, campaign builds, and fast-turnaround fixes. No ticket queue, no project scoping overhead.
- Monthly development cadence, no ticket queue
- Fast-turnaround fixes alongside planned work
- Month-to-month, cancel with 30 days' notice
[ 005 ]PROOF
Brands that needed more than a template.
Four engagements across entertainment, food, children's media, and creative services. More in the portfolio.
001
Entertainment · Gaming
002 THQ Nordic
Custom Shopify build for one of Europe's largest video game publishers, bridging a global brand identity with a high-volume merchandise operation. Theme, checkout customization, and regional pricing logic.
Creative Services
003 Snap Creative
Shopify store and brand presence for a full-service creative production studio, built to convert B2B clients and showcase production work without getting in the portfolio's way.
Food & Beverage · DTC
004 Tiny Chef Show
End-to-end Shopify setup for a DTC food brand: subscription logic, recipe content integration, and a custom theme that makes the product feel as good as it tastes.
Children's Media · DTC
Tumble Leaf
Shopify store for the beloved children's animated brand: merchandise, educational kits, and a storefront that parents trust and kids recognize. Fast, accessible, and unmistakably on-brand.
[ WHY US ]COMPARE
The honest comparison.
Two common alternatives — and why they don't fit most growing Shopify brands.
| Coexist | Shopify Plus Agency | Freelancer (Upwork) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | → From $5k | $50k–$200k / project | Cheap upfront, expensive long-term |
| First delivery | → 1–10 weeks | 6–12 months | Unpredictable |
| Code ownership | ✓ Always. Full stop. | Depends on contract | Usually, with caveats |
| Ongoing support | → Optional retainer | Separate retainer required | Ad hoc, unreliable |
| Who you talk to | ✓ The person building it | Account manager | Whoever picks up the ticket |
| Cancel anytime | ✓ 30-day notice | Long-term contracts | Sort of |
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[ 006 ]FAQ
The questions that come up on every call.
Theme customization means editing a purchased theme like Dawn, Prestige, or Impulse. It's faster upfront, but you're working against the template's assumptions the entire time. A custom build starts from the Shopify CLI and is built entirely around your brand system and feature requirements. For brands above ~$1M GMV, a custom build usually pays for itself within 18 months compared to the ongoing cost of fighting the template.
Yes. Most advanced project work, like checkout extensibility, B2B wholesale, multi-store setups, and Shopify Functions, requires Shopify Plus. Standard plan is fine for smaller stores or early-stage builds. We'll tell you honestly whether Plus is worth the $2,000/month upgrade for what you're actually trying to do.
Yes. Migrations cover all products, collections, customer data, order history, URLs, and 301 redirects, with zero-downtime cutover. WooCommerce to Shopify is the most common. BigCommerce and custom platforms are handled depending on what data access we can get. We run a parallel store until you're ready to flip DNS, and we stay on for two weeks post-launch to catch anything unexpected.
Always. Every line of theme code, every private app, every custom integration lives in your GitHub repo under your accounts. No proprietary build system, no hosting dependency, no monthly fee for code you already paid for. If the engagement ends, you keep running, and any Shopify developer can pick up where we left off.
Yes, and across the stack. On the development side, we use AI-assisted workflows to write, review, and test code faster, which translates directly to fewer billable hours and faster delivery. On your store, we'll recommend and configure Shopify's native AI features: Sidekick, Magic product descriptions, AI-powered search and recommendations, where they actually move the needle for your business. We're selective: if a tool costs $200/month and only saves you 30 minutes, we'll say so. Every recommendation starts with what's most cost-efficient for you, not what's newest.
Free AI Store Audit: instant. Simple theme customization: typically 1–2 weeks. Custom theme build: typically 4–8 weeks. Platform migration: typically 2–4 weeks. Private app or custom integration: typically 2–6 weeks depending on complexity. We use AI-assisted development workflows on every project, which consistently cuts delivery time compared to traditional dev shops. We give clear timelines at the start of every engagement.
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