E-Commerce
E-Commerce Store
Brands launching a product line or migrating an existing catalog to a modern platform.
Assumes product photography and copy ready by week 3.
Scope of work
Every section is written with the failure modes in mind — the things that typically go wrong on e-commerce store projects. Use them verbatim or edit to match how you actually deliver.
- 01
Platform & Architecture Decision
Recommend Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, or custom based on catalog size, SKU complexity, subscription needs, and growth horizon. One-page decision doc with reasoning.
- 02
Catalog Modeling
Product taxonomy, variant logic, inventory rules, metafields, and collection structure. Mistakes here compound as the catalog grows — worth locking pre-build.
- 03
Storefront Design
Homepage, collection page, product detail page, cart, and checkout. Designed with payment methods, shipping zones, and tax handling in mind from the first frame.
- 04
Development & Integration
Theme build, payment gateway (Stripe, Shop Pay, Razorpay), shipping calculator, inventory sync, and transactional email flows (order confirmation, shipped, refunded).
- 05
Migration & Content Loading
Move existing SKUs with images, descriptions, and redirects from old URLs. Review parity on staging with 10% of the catalog before full import.
- 06
Launch QA & Training
Order simulation across payment and shipping combos, tax configuration verified against 3 regions, and a 60-minute store-admin training with recording.
Deliverables
What the client gets at the end. Specific enough to be defendable; editable enough to match your exact delivery.
- Live store with custom domain and SSL
- Custom theme or template system (editable in platform admin)
- Payment + shipping + tax integration tested end-to-end
- 10–15 product catalog loaded and published
- Admin training (recording + 3-page operations guide)