How much does a Shopify website cost?

The first consideration is the mandatory hosting cost that Shopify advertises on their website. We recommend looking at the yearly payments as you save around 25% on costs compared to the monthly payments. For the labour of a website developer it depends on the complexity of your store. If you are wanting basic theme designs, only a couple pages, no custom functionality and have very few products - the labour may cost a few thousand dollars. However, if your store requires custom branding, custom pages, specific features and has many products/collections - the cost increases respectively. Not every online store is the same. If the goal of your business is to increase sales through organically ranking higher on Google, a website with a commonly used theme will not help your mission.

How long does it take to develop a Shopify website?

It depends how long it takes to gather all the required information. We work with every client to ensure the logos, photos and content for the website are up to date and ready to use. After we have gathered all the required information, we proceed to develop the first design draft which can take 1-4 weeks (depending on the complexity).

Can I manage my Shopify store?

After we develop your website, we transfer ownership of the Shopify store to you. You will pay Shopify directly for their hosting plans and not us. However, it is important you know how to manage your products, orders and inventory yourself. For no additional charge, we organise a video call with you and step through all the options Shopify has to offer. This will give you the ability to manage your own products. You will only need to contact us regarding future designs or additional features for your website.

Why are custom designs important for my Shopify store?

If you opened a brick and mortar store, would you put effort into its appearance? We emphasise that your online store needs to be even more inviting than a physical store. In a physical store you can offer your help to customers, however, an online store must sell your products itself. If your Shopify store is difficult to use and does not look credible with your branding, this leads to abandoned carts and lost business.

Which plan do I pick for my Shopify store?

Most businesses that are new to business or not turning over large numbers will be safe to pay for the Shopify Basic plan. It is important to note that Shopify takes a small percentage from each sale made online or in-person. As you move to a higher plan, they take a smaller percentage. Higher plans also allow custom reporting, custom functionality such as third-party carrier shipping and extra staff accounts for store management. We recommend to most new clients (depending on their size) to start with the base plan and move up from there based on their requirements.

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We specialise in designing and developing custom storefronts for our clients. We put an emphasis on increasing sales by improving performance ratings and adding authentic SEO.

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Improve the reach of Shopify stores to a wider audience.
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Increase sales with higher performance and clear designs.
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Develop custom features to add extra functionality.

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Our Process

Design . Draft . Implement

We work closely with every client to ensure you are happy with the final website.

Discuss your Vision We sit and discuss what you visualise for your brand. Whether you are established or just beginning, we provide advice on what is achievable and how much your vision will cost to implement.
Provide Drafts To ensure you are happy with your custom designs, we provide iterative drafts and use your feedback to improve the designs.
Design for Multiple Screens It is important that your online store is easy to use on multiple screen sizes. Customers are using mobiles, tablets and desktops which requires design attention for each screen.
Optimise for Performance We ensure the website has peak performance speeds which contributes to ranking your website higher. This is done through minimising image files, writing optimal code and hosting the website through trustworthy servers.
Deliver Final Draft After the iterative drafts, we provide you a final draft of the entire website. You are able to view the website on all screen sizes in a test environment and provide final feedback before approving the final draft.
Publish Website We take the final draft of your website and publish it online. We ensure your domains and emails have been set up correctly and we then communicate with Google to alert them of your newly published website.

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We are Sav and Dom Tripodi from Adelaide, South Australia. We both graduated in Software Engineering and Computer Science from the University of South Australia. We have worked for companies big and small, such as IBM, UniSA, Bobbies Petcare and many others.

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Deliver quality websites on-time.

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: The first consideration is the mandatory hosting cost that Shopify advertises on their website. We recommend looking at the yearly payments as you save around 25% on costs compared to the monthly payments.

For the labour of a website developer it depends on the complexity of your store. If you are wanting basic theme designs, only a couple pages, no custom functionality and have very few products - the labour may cost a few thousand dollars. However, if your store requires custom branding, custom pages, specific features and has many products/collections - the cost increases respectively. Not every online store is the same. If the goal of your business is to increase sales through organically ranking higher on Google, a website with a commonly used theme will not help your mission.
: It depends how long it takes to gather all the required information. We work with every client to ensure the logos, photos and content for the website are up to date and ready to use. After we have gathered all the required information, we proceed to develop the first design draft which can take 1-4 weeks (depending on the complexity).
: After we develop your website, we transfer ownership of the Shopify store to you. You will pay Shopify directly for their hosting plans and not us. However, it is important you know how to manage your products, orders and inventory yourself.

For no additional charge, we organise a video call with you and step through all the options Shopify has to offer. This will give you the ability to manage your own products. You will only need to contact us regarding future designs or additional features for your website.
: If you opened a brick and mortar store, would you put effort into its appearance? We emphasise that your online store needs to be even more inviting than a physical store. In a physical store you can offer your help to customers, however, an online store must sell your products itself.

If your Shopify store is difficult to use and does not look credible with your branding, this leads to abandoned carts and lost business.
: Most businesses that are new to business or not turning over large numbers will be safe to pay for the Shopify Basic plan. It is important to note that Shopify takes a small percentage from each sale made online or in-person. As you move to a higher plan, they take a smaller percentage. Higher plans also allow custom reporting, custom functionality such as third-party carrier shipping and extra staff accounts for store management.

We recommend to most new clients (depending on their size) to start with the base plan and move up from there based on their requirements.

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