Shopify

You book clients and sell products. Build for both.

If you are booking appointments and selling products, a service website with a bolted-on buy button is not enough. You need one platform that handles bookings, inventory, and checkout together — not two systems pretending to be one.

The real problem

Shopify can handle this. Most builds never ask it to.

Shopify is built to run bookings, inventory, and checkout together — but the platform doesn't do that by default. Most stores we take over are running on whatever came out of the box, configured once and never revisited.

01

Booking bolted on, not built in

An appointment app installed alongside checkout instead of inside it. A client books a service in one flow and buys a product in a completely disconnected one — with no shared record of who they are.

02

One inventory count, multiple sales channels

In-person sales, online sales, and sometimes wholesale, each keeping their own tally. What's actually on the shelf and what the site shows stop agreeing with each other.

03

An app stack chosen by default, not by strategy

Reviews, loyalty, and subscription apps installed because "everyone has them" — never configured to match this catalogue or this customer base.

04

Migrated in name only

Moved from Squarespace, Etsy, or a manual system to Shopify, but the store still behaves like the old platform — the same weak checkout flow, the same missing SEO foundation.

05

Variants set up incorrectly

Size, scent, or colour options that break at checkout, confuse buyers, or require a manual fix after every sale because they were never configured properly.

06

No automation past the receipt

Shopify's built-in flows for abandoned cart recovery, win-back, and replenishment sit unused. Every repeat sale depends entirely on the customer remembering to come back.

Who this is for

Is Shopify right for your business?

Shopify is the right platform for a specific type of business. This page is not the right fit for everyone — here is how to tell.

Good fit

This is right for youif you check most of these boxes.

You book appointments and also sell physical or digital products
You run a beauty, wellness, or fitness business with a retail line
You sell, or plan to sell, 30 or more products
You need inventory tracking that does not live in a spreadsheet
You want bookings and checkout inside one platform, not two
You have outgrown Squarespace Commerce or a manual order system
You already have a Shopify store that is not converting
See the platform decision guide →

Not the right fit

Shopify is not right for youif any of these sound like you.

You only take bookings and have no product component at all
You sell a small handful of digital downloads or a single product
Products are a minor, occasional add-on to your service
You want the simplest possible platform to manage
You are not ready to take on a second monthly software subscription
Budget is a primary constraint — Shopify builds start at $10,000
See the Squarespace Commerce option →

What we build

One platform. Every revenue stream.

Shopify handles products, bookings, inventory, and payments in one place — but only if it is configured correctly from the start. Most stores are not. We build the infrastructure that makes the platform work for your business.

01

Shopify as the unified platform

No bolt-ons, no second platform, no seams in the client experience. Booking apps integrate natively for service businesses. Product revenue and appointment revenue sit inside the same checkout flow, the same customer record, and the same analytics dashboard.

02

Product discovery and conversion architecture

Products surfaced at the right moments — on service pages, at checkout, in post-booking sequences. Collection structure, product page layout, and cross-sell logic built to increase average order value without being pushy.

03

Inventory management configured correctly

Stock levels synced between online and in-person. Out-of-stock handling that does not break the page. Product variants set up so size, scent, colour, or dosage options work cleanly.

04

Shopify SEO foundations

Product page titles, meta descriptions, collection structure, and image alt text set up for search visibility before launch. Shopify's defaults are not optimal — we fix the structure before organic traffic fails to arrive.

05

Post-purchase automation

Abandoned cart sequences, post-purchase follow-ups, and replenishment reminders for consumables. Set up once, running permanently.

06

App stack and integrations

The right apps for reviews, loyalty, subscriptions, or wholesale — selected and configured for your business, not installed by default and left unconfigured.

What is included

A complete ecommerce system.

Every Shopify build includes the full infrastructure — design, product setup, booking integration where applicable, payment configuration, and post-purchase automation. Nothing left half-built.

Strategy session — platform configuration, booking app selection, and product structure confirmed before build begins
Full Shopify site design and build — homepage, product collections, about, contact, and key pages
Booking integration — appointment scheduling embedded natively (service businesses)
Product catalogue setup — up to 30 products with variants, descriptions, and imagery
Inventory management configuration — stock tracking, low-stock alerts, and out-of-stock handling
Payment gateway setup — Shopify Payments or Stripe configured for your currency and business type
Post-purchase automation — abandoned cart, order confirmation, and follow-up sequences
Shopify SEO foundations — product and collection pages optimised before launch
Google Analytics 4 with ecommerce tracking — revenue, conversion rate, and product performance tracked from day one
Recorded handover and documentation — managing products, orders, inventory, and bookings

Investment

Four paths. One destination.

Shopify builds are scoped based on product catalogue size, booking complexity, and automation requirements. The strategy call confirms the right scope before any commitment.

Audit first

Shopify Store Audit

$500 / from

A detailed written and video audit with prioritized fixes across conversion, SEO, inventory setup, and post-purchase flow.

Full store review across conversion and SEO
Prioritised fix list with effort and impact ratings
Loom video walkthrough of every recommendation
Written summary within five business days
Book a strategy call →

Template implementation

Shopify Template Implementation

$5,000 / from

We source templates from trusted partners and implement them for your business — content, product setup, and configuration handled for you, similar to our Squarespace template implementation service.

Works with premium Shopify themes from trusted partners
Product catalogue and content implementation included
Booking and payment configuration included
Faster timeline than a custom build
Book a strategy call →

Full build

Shopify Build

$10,000 / from

Full Shopify site design and build — booking integration, product catalogue, inventory setup, payment gateway, post-purchase automation, and Shopify SEO foundations.

Full design, build, and configuration
Up to 30 products set up at launch
Booking app integrated natively
Strategy call credit applied toward this service
Book a strategy call →

Ongoing

Growth Optimization

Scoped / per project

Post-launch improvements to an existing Shopify store — conversion rate optimisation, additional automation flows, product page rewrites, or SEO improvements.

Works on existing Shopify stores — not a full rebuild
Scoped to specific gaps identified in audit or call
Delivered as discrete, measurable projects
No retainer — project basis only
Book a strategy call →

Free resources

Start here. No cost, no sign-up required.

Three checklists covering Shopify SEO and paid acquisition fundamentals. Work through them to understand where your current setup stands before investing in professional help.

Questions

Before you get started.

If your question is not here, the strategy call is the right place to ask it.

Yes. Shopify supports booking integrations natively through apps like Sesame, Appointedd, and BookThatApp. Appointments sit inside the same platform as your product orders. Clients can book a service and add a product to their cart in the same session.
Up to 30 products configured as part of the standard build — with titles, descriptions, variants, imagery, and pricing. If your catalogue is larger, we scope the additional product setup as an add-on at the strategy session.
We configure whichever payment gateway makes sense for your business. Shopify Payments is available in Canada with some limitations around certain business types and currencies. Where it is not the right fit, we set up Stripe or another compatible gateway instead.
Yes. A strategy call is the starting point — we review your current store, identify the specific conversion gaps and structural issues, and scope an improvement project.
Three to four weeks from when you deliver your content and product information. Shopify builds take slightly longer than Squarespace builds because of the additional configuration — booking app setup, inventory structure, payment gateway, and post-purchase automation.
Your full call fee — $197 or $350 — is applied toward any QBD service booked within 14 days of the call. No codes, no forms. Reference your call when you are ready to move forward.
No. All engagements are conducted remotely, so we work with clients anywhere. Canada and the US make up the majority of our current client base, but strategy sessions, reviews, and handovers all happen over video call regardless of where you are.

Ready to start

The right path depends on where you are.

A strategy call is the right starting point — we review your current setup, confirm whether Shopify is the right platform, and scope what needs to be built.