Selling without the upkeep

Shopify

Shopify is the route where the platform carries the load: hosting, security, updates, and checkout all handled, so you can run the store instead of maintaining it. I'm Chad, I've used Shopify for businesses up to a multi-million dollar manufacturer, and my job on this route is simple: make your store look like your business instead of like Shopify.

Tell me about your store

Shopify, at a glance

Shopify removes the platform headaches: hosting, security, and updates are its problem, not yours.

I've run Shopify for a multi-million dollar manufacturing company, so your store won't be my first rodeo.

Custom design over the platform. The store reads as your brand, not as a recognizable Shopify theme.

Honest economics up front: the base plan is priced well, and the monthly bill can add up as apps stack on.

Why Shopify stores all look the same

The platform is strong. The themes are everywhere.

Shopify's strength is that anyone can launch a store from a theme in a weekend, which is exactly why so many stores look like the same weekend. Buyers notice, even when they can't say what they noticed. The platform deserves better than its default face.

The face gets designed. Your typography, your colors, your product presentation, built over Shopify's rails until the theme underneath stops being visible.

The apps get audited. Shopify's app store solves everything for $10 a month each, and that's how a $39 plan becomes a $300 monthly bill. Every app has to earn its slot, and most don't.

The product pages get the real attention. That's where buying happens, and where stock themes settle for a photo grid and a description box. Yours get built to answer the buying question before it's asked.

And if Shopify is the wrong platform for your catalog or your margins, I'll say so before you're subscribed to it. That honesty is cheaper than a year of the wrong monthly bill.

How I build it

  1. 01

    The catalog decides the structure

    Your products, variants, and collections shape the store's architecture before any visual work starts.

  2. 02

    Custom design over the rails

    Shopify handles the machinery while the design layer gets fully customized, so the store reads as yours at a glance.

  3. 03

    A lean app stack

    Only the apps that earn their monthly cost survive. Your bill stays close to the base plan instead of quietly tripling.

  4. 04

    Handover and your accounts

    The store, payments, and shipping live in your accounts, and your team gets a real handover on running it daily.

Make sure it's the right platform

Shopify is a strong default for product businesses. These are the doors out when it isn't.

EcommerceThe full store conversation: WooCommerce versus Shopify, costs on the table, chosen for your catalog.WordPressWooCommerce on your own hosting: more control, more upkeep, no platform rent.Web DesignWhatever the platform, the design decides whether buyers trust the store.

Proof, not promises

What it costs, plainly

$3,200 - $6,200+
Value-based -- plus Shopify's own monthly plan

A Shopify build is priced on what it wins for your business, from the $3,200 floor with most landing near $6,200. Shopify's own monthly plan sits on top, and I'll lay out that real number, including what the apps you actually need cost, before you ever commit to the platform.

Straight up: Shopify's base plan is competitively priced, and the monthly bill can quickly add up as apps pile on. Keeping that stack lean is part of the build, not an afterthought.

Get a straight answer

Is Shopify the right route?

This is for you if

  • You want to run a store, not maintain a platform.
  • A predictable monthly bill beats managing hosting and updates.

Probably not if

  • Your catalog or flows need things Shopify boxes in. WooCommerce is the door.
  • You want zero monthly platform rent. The static + WooCommerce math wins there.

Shopify FAQs

The questions buyers ask about the Shopify route, answered the way I'd answer them on a call.

Pick Shopify when you want the platform headaches handled for a monthly bill, and WooCommerce when control or custom flows matter more than convenience. Tell me your catalog and your team, and I'll tell you straight which side you're on.

Yes, and often without rebuilding it. If the store's bones are healthy, the design layer can be rebuilt over them. If it's drowning in apps and patches, I'll show you the honest math on starting clean.

That's the whole job. Custom typography, your brand's color system, and product pages designed around your actual products. The theme underneath becomes invisible.

The base plan, plus payment processing, plus whatever apps survive the audit. I put the full expected monthly number in front of you before you subscribe, because the advertised price and the lived price are different animals.

You own the account, the products, the customer list, and the design work I deliver. Shopify owns the platform, which is the trade you're making for never thinking about servers. I make sure your side of that trade is everything it can be.

Why it's safe to start

What happens after you reach out

  1. 1

    You reach out

    Tell me about the store through the form here. I usually reply within a day.

  2. 2

    A straight answer

    Whether Shopify fits, what it really costs monthly, and what the build would take.

  3. 3

    A scoped plan

    Written scope, number, and timeline before any payment.

  4. 4

    Build, launch, handover

    A store that reads as yours, live in your accounts, with your team running it.

Want Shopify without the Shopify look?

Tell me what you sell and where the store stands today. You'll get a straight answer on whether Shopify is your platform, what it really costs monthly, and what a custom face on it would take.