$40 USD / hour
For investigation, technical support and backlogs where priorities or unknowns will evolve.
- Actual development time billed
- Visible priority backlog
- Direct progress updates
- Early escalation of scope changes
Transparent engagement context
A clear scope. A working model that fits.
Choose a fixed project for a defined outcome, development hours for focused improvements, or ongoing support for a growing roadmap. Scope and costs are agreed before work begins.
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Four ways to work together
Choose how we work together.
Approved quote
For a defined outcome with agreed deliverables, dependencies, assumptions and acceptance criteria.
- Written scope and exclusions
- Milestones or deliverable plan
- Change control for new requirements
- Launch and handover included as agreed
Capacity plan
For continuous storefront, integration, campaign and optimization roadmaps that need a reliable rhythm.
- Agreed monthly capacity
- Priority and planning cadence
- Release and reporting structure
- Review before renewal
Agency agreement
For partner agencies that need dependable Shopify delivery within established client and communication boundaries.
- Confidential delivery model
- Repository and review alignment
- Estimate and release ownership
- Flexible project or capacity structure
Pricing questions
What changes the final cost.
Why is there no fixed package price for every service?+
Catalog scale, theme condition, app dependencies, data quality, integration ownership, business rules and release risk can materially change the work. A generic package can hide those differences rather than make pricing clearer.
When is paid discovery appropriate?+
Discovery is useful when an outcome depends on undocumented systems, uncertain data, complex workflows or a technical approach that must be validated before a responsible fixed scope is possible.
Can a small task use development hours?+
Yes, when the task and access are suitable. The initial review confirms likely priority, constraints and whether the request is responsible to take on.
Practical next steps
Build a budget around the actual work
A development quote and the total cost of running a Shopify store answer different questions. Review both before selecting an approach.
Separate service fees from platform costs
Your Shopify plan, paid theme, app subscriptions and any external hosting or software are separate budget items unless a proposal explicitly includes them. Ask which subscriptions remain necessary after the work is delivered.
Describe the inputs behind the estimate
Provide representative products, required templates, source data and integration examples. A catalog with clean attributes is a different task from one that first needs mapping and correction, even if both stores have the same number of products.
Confirm the commercial details
The written agreement should identify milestones, payment arrangements, included revisions, exclusions and how additional work is approved. For ongoing capacity, clarify how priorities are set and how usage is reported before committing.
Not sure which model fits?
Have a specific budget in mind?
Use the custom budget option in the enquiry form. We will discuss which priorities can fit your budget and how the work could be phased.
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