Shopify developer for Sydney businesses

An existing theme is a lighter place to start when its layouts suit your products and the way customers buy. Customising it also makes later theme updates simpler. A custom theme gives you room for unusual products and a distinct brand, though later layout changes need development work.

For features beyond the theme, an app can add functionality quickly, but it also brings recurring fees, extra scripts and dependence on its maker. Custom code or a custom app fits a specific need more closely and needs maintenance as Shopify changes. A headless storefront suits content-led brands or unusual buying flows, but gives up the theme editor and some apps that work through themes.

If you sell across countries, Shopify markets can keep local-currency prices, translations and international domains in one store. Separate stores suit different catalogues or teams, or payouts in different currencies. Also check gateway costs: third-party gateways carry an extra Shopify transaction fee, even with Shopify Payments active.

Australian GST applies to most goods, services and other items sold or consumed in Australia. We set up the store’s tax settings for your market and products. Store policies must also respect Australian Consumer Law: we set up policy pages without wording that overrides consumer guarantees.

Commercial emails and texts need customer permission, and unsubscribe requests must be acted on within 5 working days. We set up permission collection and unsubscribe handling as part of the store’s marketing connections.

Gather the details that will shape your catalogue, connections and handover.

• An accountPut the Shopify account and plan in your business’s name and billing.
• A product sheetInclude titles, descriptions, prices, SKUs, barcodes, weights, options and stock per location.
• Product assetsGather consistent photos for each colour or style, plus size charts, care instructions and specifications.
• A tools listName the reviews, email marketing, subscription, accounting and courier tools you use or plan to use, and what each must do.
• Migration exportsGather products, customers and orders from the old platform, plus the URLs bringing the most traffic and sales.

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  Loose product data

  Keep tags, product types and vendors consistent. Automated collections and filters use these fields, so inconsistent entries can put products in the wrong place or hide them.

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  Missing redirects

  Map old URLs to their new destinations and import the map at launch. Redirects work only from URLs that no longer load a page.

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  Changes on the live theme

  Duplicate the theme, make changes on the copy and preview it before publishing. An error on the live theme is visible to visitors immediately.

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  Unfinished launch content

  Replace theme demo content, placeholder policies and default notification wording before customers see the store.