eCommerce Website Design

I primarily work with WooCommerce (on WordPress) and Shopify. The right choice depends on your situation. WooCommerce gives you maximum flexibility and full ownership of your data, and it's ideal if you want your store integrated with an existing WordPress site. Shopify is a hosted solution that handles the infrastructure for you and works well for businesses that want a straightforward, managed platform. I'll recommend the best fit based on your product catalog, fulfillment workflow, growth plans, and how much hands-on control you want over the experience.

Most eCommerce projects take 8 to 12 weeks from kickoff to launch. That covers strategy, design, development, product setup, payment and shipping configuration, testing, and launch. The timeline depends on how many products you're launching with, the complexity of your product variations (sizes, colors, bundles), any custom functionality like subscriptions, wholesale pricing, or multi-currency support, and how quickly content and product photography come together. Simpler stores with fewer products land closer to 8 weeks. Larger catalogs with custom features push toward 12 or beyond.

Yes — that's a requirement for how I build. You should be able to add new products, edit descriptions and pricing, manage inventory levels, process orders, issue refunds, and run promotional discounts without needing developer help. I'll walk you through the admin interface before handoff and provide documentation for common tasks. The goal is that day-to-day store operations are fully in your hands. For larger structural changes — adding new product types, integrating new shipping carriers, or building out subscription functionality — that's where having a developer who already knows your store saves time.

Yes. Payment processing, tax configuration, and shipping rules are all part of the build. I typically set up Stripe, PayPal, or Square depending on what makes sense for your business and your customers. I also configure tax settings for your selling regions — whether that's Texas-only sales tax or multi-state nexus compliance — and set up shipping zones with accurate rates, whether you're using flat rate, weight-based, real-time carrier calculated, or free shipping thresholds. Everything is tested end-to-end before launch with real test transactions.

Every store I build is fully responsive and tested across devices and screen sizes. This isn't an afterthought — the mobile experience is designed alongside the desktop experience from the beginning. The majority of online shopping traffic now comes from phones, which means your product pages, filtering, cart, and checkout all need to work flawlessly on a small screen. I pay particular attention to touch targets, form inputs, and the checkout flow on mobile because that's where most abandoned carts happen. If the mobile experience is frustrating, you're losing sales.

Yes. I can redesign an existing store on its current platform or migrate it to a better-suited one if the current platform is holding you back. The process starts with an assessment of what's working, what's not, and where the biggest opportunities are — whether that's improving the product page layout, simplifying the checkout flow, fixing mobile usability issues, or addressing site speed problems that are costing you conversions. If a platform migration is needed, I handle the full transition including product data, customer accounts, order history, and URL redirects to preserve your SEO.