Shopify builds and fixes
Shopify is Canadian, most merchants here are already on it, and the work splits cleanly into two kinds: building a store properly the first time, and fixing one that has accumulated six years of apps.
The problem
A store that converts at 1% and a store that converts at 2.5% look nearly identical to the owner. The difference is usually mechanical: a theme loading four seconds of JavaScript before the add-to-cart button appears, a shipping calculator that only fails on mobile, three abandoned apps still injecting scripts on every page.
Most merchants never find these because they test on their own laptop, on good internet, while logged in as the admin.
We audit against a real phone on a real connection, fix what is measurably costing sales, and leave the theme in a state your next developer can read.
What you get
Everything in the scope, written down before we start.
Build
New store setup
Theme selection or customization, product structure, collections, payments and shipping configured for Canadian tax rules.
Migration
Move without losing
From WooCommerce, Squarespace, Wix or an older Shopify theme, with URLs redirected so you keep your search rankings.
Speed
Measured, then fixed
App audit, image handling, script cleanup — with a before and after score you can check yourself.
Checkout
Fix the drop-off
Testing every step on mobile, where most of the loss happens and most of the testing does not.
Custom
Theme work
Sections, filters and layouts the theme does not ship with, built so updates do not break them.
Optional
Ongoing
Monthly maintenance and conversion work from $400/month.
Who this is for
Those are the sectors we know best, not a list of who we take. We build for any business — a tailor, a bakery, a driving school — and the price is the same whatever the trade.
What it costs
SHP — typical engagement
Delivered in 1–3 weeks. Fixed price agreed in writing before any work begins. Fifty percent on signature, fifty percent on handover.
Not included
- Third-party subscriptions, paid directly by you
- Stock photography and paid fonts
- Advertising spend of any kind
- Ongoing support, quoted separately after handover
How a project runs
You see it working before you are committed to it.
Call
Thirty minutes. You describe the problem, we tell you whether we are the right fit — including when we are not.
Scope and contract
A fixed price, a delivery date and a signed agreement. The contract protects you, not us. Nothing starts until you approve it.
Prototype
We build one small function from your project and show you it running. Not a mockup — working software, in two or three days.
Your call
Happy, we finish the build. Not happy, you walk away and owe nothing. No questions, no argument, no invoice.
Questions
The things people ask before signing.
Can you fix a store you did not build?
Yes, and that is most of this work. We start with an audit so you see what is wrong before deciding what to fix.
Will migrating hurt my Google rankings?
Not if redirects are set up properly, which is the part most migrations get wrong. We map every old URL to a new one before launch.
Do I need a custom theme?
Usually not. A good paid theme, customized well, beats a custom build for most merchants and costs a fraction as much.
How much does Shopify itself cost?
That is a separate subscription paid to Shopify, from roughly $39/month. We do not mark it up.
Related services
Websites that book work
A site built to book work: fast, findable on Google, and easy for a customer to act on from their phone.
- Design, build and launch
- Online booking and quote forms
- Local SEO and Google Business setup
Automation and integrations
Connect quoting, scheduling, invoicing and your CRM so the same information stops being entered four times.
- System audit and workflow map
- Integrations built and tested
- Handover docs for your team
AI implementation
An assistant trained on your own documents that answers customer questions, handles intake, or chases paperwork.
- Support assistant on your content
- Document and intake processing
- Staff training so it gets used
Start here
Tell us what is broken.
Send the short version. We reply within one business day with either a price range or an honest referral somewhere better.