Shopify developer for businesses in Boston

An existing theme is a sensible starting point when its layouts suit your products and the way customers buy. Customising it keeps the initial setup lighter and makes later theme updates simpler. A custom theme suits unusual products or a brand that needs a distinct layout, but later layout changes need development work.

Apps are a quick way to add features, but check their recurring fees, extra scripts and dependence on the app maker. Custom code or a custom app can fit a specific requirement more closely, with maintenance needed as Shopify changes. For a content-led brand or an unusual buying flow, a headless storefront is another option, although you give up the theme editor and some theme-based apps may not work.

For international selling, one store can use markets for local currencies, translations and domains. Separate stores suit different catalogues or teams by country, or payouts in different currencies. We learn your goals and agree the scope with you before work starts.

Statewide sales tax varies across the United States; Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon have no statewide sales tax. Your checkout setup needs to reflect the market you sell in. We configure the store's taxes, shipping and payments for that market, alongside its products and collections. Give us the destinations and tax treatment you need applied so we can use them when configuring your store.

Bring the details that apply to your store.

• A Shopify account and plan in your business's name and billing.
• Consistent product photos for each colour or style, plus size charts, care instructions and specifications.
• Business and bank details for your payment gateway, plus shipping, returns, privacy and terms policies. Review any generated templates before use.
• A list of current and planned tools, such as reviews, email marketing and couriers, with what each must do.
• For a migration, exports of products, customers and orders, plus the URLs bringing the most traffic and sales.

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  Installing an app for every small task adds subscriptions and can add scripts across the store. Check the theme files when removing an app, as some leave code behind.

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  Inconsistent tags, product types and vendors can put products in the wrong collection or hide them from filters. Agree how staff will enter those fields and keep them consistent.

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  Migrating without redirects leaves old product and collection links without their intended destination. Prepare an old-to-new URL map for launch; redirects only work from URLs that no longer load a page.