A store that is easy to buy from and easy to run
Selling online exposes every weak spot. Slow product pages lose mobile shoppers, unclear shipping costs cause abandoned carts, and a tax setting entered wrong can mean charging customers the wrong amount for months. Product data is often the biggest hidden job: titles, variants, SKUs, weights, photos and barcodes for hundreds of items. Owners also worry about choosing the wrong platform and being stuck with fees or limits that do not suit how they sell.
We help you pick a platform: Shopify if you want hosting, security and updates handled for you, or WooCommerce if you want full control inside WordPress. Then we design mobile-first product and category pages, connect payments, set shipping zones and rates, and configure GST, PST or HST rules that you or your accountant confirm. Products are imported cleanly, images compressed, and GA4 ecommerce events and Google Merchant Center connected. It suits retailers, wholesalers adding online ordering and service firms selling products or gift cards.
What you get
- Platform recommendation An honest comparison of Shopify and WooCommerce for your catalogue, budget, apps and staff.
- Mobile-first storefront Home, collection, product and cart pages designed for thumbs first, with clear photos and delivery details.
- Payments Card and digital wallet payments such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, tested end to end before launch.
- Shipping and pickup Shipping zones, carrier or flat rates, free-shipping thresholds, and local pickup or delivery options.
- Sales tax settings GST, PST and HST configured by province from the rates and registrations you or your accountant confirm.
- Clean product data Titles, variants, SKUs, weights, GTINs and alt text structured for search and shopping feeds.
- Speed and stability Optimized images, a lean set of apps or plugins, and checkout tested on real phones.
- Tracking and feeds GA4 ecommerce events and a Google Merchant Center feed for free listings and Shopping ads.
- Training and handover How to add products, process orders and refunds, and read sales reports, with ongoing store care available.
Pricing
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Ecommerce website (up to 25 products) | From $4,495 |
| Store migration or rebuild | Fixed quote after we look at your existing store |
| Product import and data clean-up | Quoted by catalogue size |
| Store care and updates | From $79/month |
Prices are in CAD. Ad spend is paid directly to the ad platform. You own every account we set up.
Common questions
Is Shopify or WooCommerce better for a small Canadian store?
Shopify suits owners who want hosting, security and updates handled, at the cost of a monthly subscription and app fees. WooCommerce runs inside WordPress on your own hosting, offers more flexibility, and needs more maintenance. If you already have a strong WordPress site, WooCommerce can make sense. Our recommendation comes after looking at your products, order volume and who will run the store.
Will you set up GST and PST on my online store?
Yes. We configure tax settings by province in Shopify or WooCommerce, including GST, PST, HST and tax-exempt products where needed. Rates and registration requirements change, and they depend on where you sell, so we ask you or your accountant to confirm them before launch. We then place test orders to check the totals.
Can you migrate my existing store to Shopify or WooCommerce?
Usually, with planning. Products, customer records and past orders can often be carried across, depending on the platforms involved. We rebuild key pages, point every old URL to its new home with a 301 redirect so search traffic is kept, and pick a quiet period for the switch, testing checkout, emails and payments first.
How do I keep an online store fast as the catalogue grows?
Speed comes from a lean theme, compressed images in modern formats, and restraint with apps or plugins, since each one can add scripts to every page. On WooCommerce, good hosting and caching matter a great deal. We check Core Web Vitals on product and collection pages before launch, not just the homepage.
How long does it take to launch an online store?
Most stores launch in 6–10 weeks. The size and state of your product data usually sets the pace: twenty simple products move much faster than two thousand variants. Having photos, descriptions, shipping rules and store policies ready early keeps the project on schedule.