02 · Ecommerce · Tampa Bay

Ecommerce on WooCommerce. Not Shopify.

$6K–$22K builds. 21–50 days. Florida sales tax automated. Custom checkout, schema baked in. You own the code, the data, the database — and pay your payment processor directly.

$6K–$22K scope-tiered 21–50 days tier-dependent Save $25K+ vs Shopify over 5y
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02 — The Problem

You need Ecommerce (WooCommerce) because off-the-shelf isn’t cutting it.

You’re paying Shopify rent every month forever.

Platform fee + transaction fee on top of payment processor fee. Your $1M store is paying $25K–$40K over 5 years for the privilege of being on their servers. WooCommerce gets you off the meter.

Your Wix or Squarespace store can’t rank for anything.

Their SEO ceiling is real. Their schema is hard-coded. Their content tools are limited. You moved to ecommerce — but lost organic traffic doing it.

Your product catalog needs custom merchandising logic.

Variants, B2B price tiers, dealer logins, geo-restricted SKUs, ERP sync. Off-the-shelf platforms can’t model your actual business.

Florida sales tax is a compliance nightmare on Shopify.

Hillsborough 7.5%. Pinellas 7%. Your storefront ships to all 67 counties. WooCommerce + TaxJar handles it automatically. Shopify’s tool charges per-transaction.

Built on · measured by · integrated with

WordPress WooCommerce Next.js GA4 HubSpot Search Console

03 — What’s Included

Everything in every Ecommerce (WooCommerce) engagement.

No à la carte upcharges. No “we’ll handle that in phase two.” Real pricing, real scope.

Custom WordPress theme No templates. No page builders. Information architecture designed around customer journey.
Custom copy + visual identity Written for your customer, not your About page. Type, color, imagery, voice consistent across every page.
Technical foundation URL structure, schema markup, internal linking, page speed, SSL, plugin essentials. Built in, not bolted on.
Mobile responsive + WCAG 2.1 AA Contrast tested. Keyboard navigable. Screen-reader semantic. ADA-defensible from day one.
On-page SEO baked in Title tags, meta descriptions, header structure, schema (LocalBusiness, Service, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList), GA4 + Search Console setup, Google Business Profile alignment.
Up to two revision rounds per stage Per discovery / IA / design / build. No mid-project surprises. Locked-scope sprint.
Custom WordPress + WooCommerce theme Product catalog import. Schema markup on products, categories, reviews. Google Merchant Center + Meta catalog feeds configured.
Payment + shipping configured live Two payment gateways live and tested (Stripe + PayPal / Authorize.net / Square). Real-time or flat-rate shipping (USPS, UPS, FedEx).
Florida sales tax automation 67-county Florida tax handled automatically. TaxJar or Avalara integration if your scale needs it.
Abandoned cart + transactional emails 3-email abandoned cart sequence (default). Order confirmation, shipping notification, and review-request emails. Mobile checkout tested on real devices.
Staging environment + training Private staging subdomain for QA. Recorded training walkthrough. 30 days post-launch support included.
14-day delivery, locked scope Kickoff to live in two sprints. Deposit refunded if we miss the date. No mid-project rabbit holes.
30 days post-launch support Bug fixes, small tweaks, performance monitoring, analytics check-ins. No retainer required.

14 days. Locked scope.

From kickoff to live site in two sprints. No mid-project additions. Demos at mid-sprint and end of each sprint. Deposit refunded if we miss the date.

01

Days 1–3 — Audit + Architecture

Brand brief session. Heatmap your current site. Lock the sitemap, copy outline, and design direction. End of Day 3: signed scope, no surprises.

02

Days 4–7 — Design

High-fidelity homepage + inner templates in Figma. Demo end of Day 7. Two revision rounds inside the sprint.

03

Days 8–11 — Build

Custom block theme + theme.json + templates. Schema, Core Web Vitals, accessibility wired in from Day 1. Demo end of Day 11.

04

Days 12–14 — Launch + QA

SEO migration, redirects, a11y audit, performance pass, GSC + GA4 setup. Site goes live Day 14. Post-launch monitoring for 30 days included.

04 — Pricing

Real pricing. On the page.

No quote-form theater. No “depends on scope.” Pick the tier that fits. We’ll tell you if you’re underscoping.

Tier 01 · Starter Store

Starter WooCommerce

$6K–$9K 21-day build

For Tampa SMBs launching ecommerce or migrating from Shopify Lite. Up to 50 products, single variant type.

  • Up to 50 products / 1 variant type
  • Stripe + PayPal gateways
  • USPS shipping rates
  • Florida tax automation
  • Product schema + Merchant Center feed
  • Subscriptions
  • B2B pricing
  • ERP sync

Tier 03 · B2B / Custom

B2B WooCommerce

$14K–$22K 35-50 day build

B2B catalogs, dealer portals, custom merchandising logic. ERP sync (NetSuite / QuickBooks Commerce) included.

  • Unlimited product complexity
  • B2B pricing tiers / dealer logins
  • ERP / NetSuite / QuickBooks sync
  • Headless Next.js storefront option
  • Dedicated post-launch retainer
  • Multi-stakeholder review process

05 · Start the audit · 5-day turnaround

Drop your URL. Get your numbers.

12–20 page audit PDF in 5 business days. $500 fixed, refundable against any build engagement within 90 days. Senior strategist on every audit.

Step 1 of 2

What’s your URL?

Just the homepage. We’ll figure out the rest.

Where do we send the report?

12–20 page PDF in 5 business days. No sales follow-up unless you ask for one.

Got it. Audit incoming.

Your 12–20 page PDF lands in your inbox within 5 business days. If you have a strict deadline, call (813) 555·0190.

Our Point of View

“Web design is math, not creativity. The pretty version is the version that converts — and we have the heatmaps to prove it.”

06 — FAQ

The questions we get most.

If your question isn’t here, the audit conversation is the right place to ask.

Why WooCommerce and not Shopify?

Shopify is fine — for businesses that fit Shopify’s box. Their SEO ceiling is real (limited schema, URL constraints, slower content velocity). Their fees compound (transaction fees on top of payment processor fees). Their lock-in is real (your customer list, loyalty program, gift cards — all in their database, not yours).

WooCommerce gives you the same merchandising power on a platform you own. With proper hosting (Kinsta / Cloudways), performance is comparable or better. And it scales — companies running 50,000+ products on WooCommerce are common.

Can you migrate from Shopify?

Yes. Products, customers, order history, and subscription accounts. URLs preserved with 301 redirects so you keep SEO equity. Migration runs $1.5K–$4K depending on catalog size.

The catch: subscription billing sometimes requires customer re-authorization due to processor restrictions. We coordinate with your payment processor to minimize disruption.

What about Florida sales tax across all 67 counties?

Handled automatically. WooCommerce + a tax engine (TaxJar or Avalara) calculates the right rate per shipping address. Hillsborough 7.5%, Pinellas 7%, Miami-Dade 7%, etc. You don’t manage rate tables manually.

What if my project doesn’t fit any of these tiers?

Most don’t fit perfectly. The tier numbers are scoping anchors, not menu items. The audit conversation maps your actual scope to the closest tier with documented adjustments.

Sub-floor (e.g., a single landing page rebuild) we refer out. Ceiling-plus enterprise we custom-scope. Within range, we’ll tell you exactly which tier you land in.

Do you write the copy or do I?

You provide copy by default. We can write it as an add-on. We’re very good at structural copy — section headers, hierarchy, CTA framing — but we don’t pretend to be your industry’s content expert.

Do you offer maintenance after launch?

30 days post-launch monitoring included with every build. After that, optional WordPress Care Plan runs $200–$800/mo for updates, security monitoring, backups, and monthly performance reports.

If you have an in-house developer, they can take over fully. The site is standard FSE WordPress — anyone competent can maintain it.