ECOMMERCE WEBSITE DESIGN

Yes. We move your products (including variations, images and categories), customer accounts and order history across, then check everything before launch. For Ellenvale Interiors we migrated over 800 products across 20 categories, and TLW Global’s full rebuild lost no data. Depending on your current platform, customers may need to reset their password the first time they log in. If so, we’ll plan a friendly email to explain why.

Not if the move is handled properly, and that’s part of every build. We keep product and category URLs the same where we can, and redirect every one that changes. Product titles, descriptions and metadata come across, and structured data is set up so products show clearly in search. After launch we monitor Search Console and fix anything that slips through.

Usually, yes. For Printaply we connected their store to Exact Online, so product data, pricing and stock sync in real time, with no manual updates between systems. If your system has an API, we can normally connect to it. If it doesn’t, we’ll tell you upfront and suggest the most practical workaround.

Yes, and it’s one of the areas where a custom build really pays off. Ellenvale’s site has a login-gated trade portal where B2B customers register and see trade pricing, alongside the retail store. Printaply’s customers each see their own pricing. We can also add volume pricing, minimum order quantities, trade-only products and ex-VAT pricing display, depending on how you sell.

It’s a great question. Shopify is a good fit for many simpler stores. WooCommerce comes into its own when you need more flexibility:

• You own it. The store and the data are yours, on your own hosting, with no platform lock-in.
• Fewer ongoing fees. No platform transaction fees, and less reliance on monthly paid apps to add features.
• Built around how you sell. Trade portals, customer-specific pricing, configurators and system integrations can be built properly rather than patched together with apps.
• Content and SEO. It runs on WordPress, so your product pages, guides and content all sit on one platform built for search.

If Shopify would genuinely suit you better, we’ll tell you.

In your quietest trading period, never in the run-up to Black Friday, Christmas or your own seasonal peak. We usually go live mid-week, early in the day, with the team on hand to check orders, payments and integrations as the first sales come through. For the weeks before launch we agree a short content freeze, so nothing changes on the old site during the switch-over.

Every store is different, so we quote a fixed price after a free discovery call. You’ll know the full cost upfront. As a guide, ecommerce websites typically start from £19,000 + VAT, depending on your catalogue size, integrations and trade features. You can spread the build cost over 6 or 12 monthly payments. Try our pricing estimator for a quick ballpark.