by John Larkin
John runs the blog here at eCommerceLift and is a verified Shopify Expert. Interested in an initial growth consultation? Click here
8 years ago
5 SHOPIFY EXPERTS THAT WILL MAKE YOUR ONLINE STORE LOOK BETTER AND SELL MORE
For a small business setting up an online store can be a daunting task. You need to think about how to structure your store, its look & design, functionality and eventually marketing it. Unfortunately there are only 24 hours in a day and you already work 20 of them! So how do we manage all that? Who do we ask for help? Most ecommerce platforms provide a list of experts - people and companies who have form and expertise in setting up and maintaining online stores. Shopify is no exception and today we would like to take a look at some outstanding Shopify experts in five fields of knowledge: setup, design, development, marketing and photography.
SETUP EXPERT: UNDERWATERPISTOL
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http://www.underwaterpistol.com/
Tel: +44(0) 2892 619290 They are a digital agency from Moira, United Kingdom, who specialise at working with creatives – stylists, photographers, artists and designers. Established in 2003, Underwaterpistol have more than 10 years of experience in designing and building beautiful, stylish and effective ecommerce stores. |
They understand that in the ecommerce world design is just as important as maximizing profits so they are the perfect company to ask for help when getting your store setup.
Shopify setup service from Underwaterpistol includes installation of a theme, advice on SEO, training to get started with your new store and customization.
Shopify setup service from Underwaterpistol includes installation of a theme, advice on SEO, training to get started with your new store and customization.
Underwaterpistol has raving reviews from their happy customers like this one:
“The team at Underwaterpistol is amazing! Incredibly responsive, attentive and caring. They provided insightful recommendations on how to best implement any of my requests while being mindful of my budget. They were able to "get" my vision and helped it come to life. I will continue working with them on future projects and they have become my go-to for website design, management and marketing.” (See more Reviews)
“The team at Underwaterpistol is amazing! Incredibly responsive, attentive and caring. They provided insightful recommendations on how to best implement any of my requests while being mindful of my budget. They were able to "get" my vision and helped it come to life. I will continue working with them on future projects and they have become my go-to for website design, management and marketing.” (See more Reviews)
DESIGN EXPERT: BARREL
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www.barrelny.com
Tel: (212) 239-2072 Barrel, based in New York, was founded in 2006. They specialise in designing and developing highly customized Shopify websites. Their projects are outstanding not only in our opinion – Barrel was amongst the top honorable mentions in Shopify's Ecommerce Design Awards for the design of Sanctuary T, an online shop for gourmet loose teas. It is such a beautiful, clean design that we could just sit and stare at it for ages. (And then buy some tea!) |
Barrel also has excellent feedback from their customers, one of them said:
“My experience working with Barrel really was an enjoyable one; truly. They took the time to fully understand our needs, wants and objectives and were able to articulate how to realize that vision. Their talented designers, strong bench of programmers and a thoughtful project management team kept the project on time, accurate and above all complete up until the end. They know how to execute.” (See more Reviews)
Barrel are real experts in visual design and front-end development. They create visually outstanding and responsive online stores and seem to be worth every penny.
“My experience working with Barrel really was an enjoyable one; truly. They took the time to fully understand our needs, wants and objectives and were able to articulate how to realize that vision. Their talented designers, strong bench of programmers and a thoughtful project management team kept the project on time, accurate and above all complete up until the end. They know how to execute.” (See more Reviews)
Barrel are real experts in visual design and front-end development. They create visually outstanding and responsive online stores and seem to be worth every penny.
DEVELOPMENT EXPERT: LUCID DESIGN
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http://luciddesign.co.nz/
Tel: +64 3 548 1679 Lucid Design was founded in 2000 and has its offices in Nelson, New Zealand. They have been building sites with Shopify for over 8 years so they are perfect choice when it comes to tweaking and refining your online store. They can help you rebuild e-commerce website or adapt your chosen theme so that it suits your business better. |
And here is one of the reviews from their clients:
“A great team to work with, they understand the Shopify system really well & have created a site that reflects our business & captures the store's essence while using the functionality of Shopify. Kylea was really helpful with coming up with ideas to make the site work the way I needed it to work with range of products we have in store & Vend our POS. I highly recommend Lucid Design.” (See more Reviews)
Lucid Design also have experience in creating their own e-commerce themes which means that they know Shopify inside out. From simple tweaks to full development, Lucid Designs are happy to work on projects small and big.
“A great team to work with, they understand the Shopify system really well & have created a site that reflects our business & captures the store's essence while using the functionality of Shopify. Kylea was really helpful with coming up with ideas to make the site work the way I needed it to work with range of products we have in store & Vend our POS. I highly recommend Lucid Design.” (See more Reviews)
Lucid Design also have experience in creating their own e-commerce themes which means that they know Shopify inside out. From simple tweaks to full development, Lucid Designs are happy to work on projects small and big.
MARKETING EXPERT: eCommerceLift
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www.ecommercelift.com
Tel: +353868115899 Yes its us! Based in Dublin. Read more about us here.
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PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERT: PRODUCTS ON WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
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http://www.powproductphotography.com/
Tel: +01 312 880 7124 When is comes to photography the thing is that you usually need someone local to come over and take photos of your merchandise. Shopify on their experts page recommend a bunch of photographers from all around the globe. However if your products are small enough or you don't mind to pay the postage you might consider to send them to the photographer that will take pictures of them in his own professional studio. Products on White Photography in Chicago, Illinois, USA offers such service and opinions of their clients confirm great quality of their works: |
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“Totally awesome experience - easy to order, simple instructions and excellent photograph all mean we would use PoW photography again and again!” (See More Reviews)
In one of our previous posts we stressed how important quality of pictures is for your online store. PoW provide an affordable way to drive sales in e-commerce storefront. From jewelry, through food and drink, clothes, toys, beauty products to electronics and household products, PoW specialize in catalog photos for business. They have experience with photographing almost anything and with quality of their work, no wonder they are on Shopify experts list.
If you are looking for other experts, check out the Shopify Expert page. Have you had a great experience with a Shopify Expert? Feel free to share in comment section below.
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