Online stores
An online store that takes the order and the payment.
We build online stores for small shops, makers, and parts suppliers: your products, a cart, card checkout through Stripe or Square, and the emails customers expect after they pay. You run it from a plain admin page, and you call us when something needs changing.
What you get
Your catalog
Sizes, colors, and options, each with its own photos and stock count.
Card checkout
Stripe or Square hosts the payment page, so card numbers never touch your site.
Order emails
Order received, ready for pickup, and shipped with tracking.
An orders screen
What needs filling today, tracking numbers, notes, and refunds.
Pickup or shipping
Local pickup, your shipping rules, and sales tax set up for you.
Customer accounts
Order history, saved addresses, and dealer pricing for approved buyers.
Stores we have built
Described by the job each one does. Yours gets the parts it needs and nothing extra.
Parts catalog with dealer pricing
Parts supplierWhat it does: Shoppers search parts, build a cart, and send an order or a quote request to the office.
Built in: Public, wholesale, and dealer prices by account, prices loaded from a spreadsheet, and a reminder email for carts left behind.
Print-on-demand shop
MerchWhat it does: Mugs, shirts, and canvas prints that are made only after someone orders.
Built in: Products from Printify, Stripe Checkout with sales tax worked out by Stripe, and paid orders sent on to the printer.
Maker shop with color options
Handmade goodsWhat it does: Each product comes in many colors, and each color has its own photos and stock.
Built in: Square checkout with pickup or shipping, stock held while the customer pays, promo codes, and refunds from the order page.
Listing site for big items
Sold in personWhat it does: Every item gets a page with photos, a price, and a sold tag when it goes.
Built in: Photos the owner uploads from the admin page, questions sent straight to email, and product details Google can read.
A store we build, or Shopify?
We do not build or manage Shopify stores. For some businesses Shopify is still the right answer, so here is how the two compare.
A store we build
CustomBest for: Small catalogs, parts lists, dealer pricing, and quote requests.
Monthly costs: Hosting plus your payment processor's fees.
Selling in a store too: Square can share stock with your register.
Who you call: Us, in East Canton.
Shopify
PlatformBest for: Daily order volume and selling on many channels at once.
Monthly costs: A Shopify plan, any paid apps, and payment fees.
Selling in a store too: Shopify POS keeps the register and the site in one system.
Who you call: Shopify support.
How a store project runs
Talk about the catalog
What you sell, how many items, how you ship, and where else you sell.
A written scope
The pages, the payment processor, what we will and won't build, and a date.
Load and test
Products in from your spreadsheet, then test orders from cart to email.
Launch and hand over
You get the admin login, and we stay on for changes.
Related
Questions
Can I add products and change prices myself?
Yes. Products, photos, prices, and stock are all edited from your admin page, and the change shows on the site right away. A big price list can come in from a spreadsheet.
Stripe or Square?
If you already take cards in person with Square, using it online keeps your sales in one dashboard. Otherwise Stripe is usually simpler. Either way the account is in your business name and the money goes straight to you.
Do you work on Shopify stores?
No. We build and look after our own stores, not Shopify ones. If Shopify suits you better, we say so on the first call. If you want off Shopify, we can move your products over to a store we build.
What about WooCommerce?
For a WordPress site that sells a handful of things, it can be the right call. For dealer pricing, quote requests, or a large parts list, we build the store directly so there are fewer plugins to keep updated.
Can buyers get different prices?
Yes. Approved accounts can see wholesale or dealer prices while everyone else sees the public price.
How long does a store take?
It depends on the size of the catalog and what the store connects to. You get a date in the written scope before any work starts.
Want to sell online?
Tell us what you sell and how you ship it. We call to talk it through, then send a written quote.