Guide
WordPress vs Drupal vs Duda vs custom: how to choose
[Draft: a platform-honest way to pick the right build]
Laith Hasan · · 14 min read
Ecommerce / Custom ecommerce
Custom ecommerce development
When off-the-shelf can't handle your catalogue, pricing or workflow.
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Custom ecommerce brands we've worked with
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Custom ecommerce development built for [Draft: audience]
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01/ What's included
What's included
Custom storefronts and checkouts
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Complex pricing/configurators
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Subscriptions
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Marketplace/multi-vendor
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ERP/POS/inventory integrations
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Payments (Stripe and other gateways [CONFIRM])
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02/ Process
How we deliver Custom ecommerce projects
Discover
Stakeholder interviews, analytics and SEO baseline, competitor audit.
Define
Sitemap, content model, platform recommendation, fixed scope and timeline.
Design
Wireframes, then an interactive prototype, then UI, tested with real users.
Build
Sprint-based development, weekly demos, accessibility and performance gates in CI.
Launch & grow
Redirect-mapped migration, monitoring, then a CRO and SEO roadmap.
03/ Success story
Custom ecommerce success story
[Client I] · Manufacturing
[Outcome headline: B2B ordering moved online]
- orders placed online
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- [Timeframe] · [Source]
- [Result 2]
- [+##%]
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- [Result 3]
- [#.#s]
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04/ Why us
Why pixelpress for Custom ecommerce development
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[Draft: service-specific proof][Draft: reason 2]
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From our ecommerce lead
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05/ Stack
Tools and technologies
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- Stripe
06/ Compare
Custom vs Shopify
| Custom | Shopify | |
|---|---|---|
| [Draft: criterion 1] | [Draft] | [Draft] |
| [Draft: criterion 2] | [Draft] | [Draft] |
| [Draft: criterion 3] | [Draft] | [Draft] |
| [Draft: criterion 4] | [Draft] | [Draft] |
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07/ Straight answers
Questions to ask any ecommerce agency, and our answers
| Question | Our answer |
|---|---|
| Who writes the code: employees or subcontractors? | [CONFIRM: in-house team; name any partners openly] |
| Fixed price or time-and-materials? | Fixed-scope proposals for defined builds; T&M only for open-ended discovery, agreed in writing [CONFIRM] |
| On a migration, who owns redirects, historic orders and customer accounts? | We do: redirect map, order and customer migration plan, and first-week hypercare after launch [CONFIRM hypercare length] |
| Can we talk to clients with live stores? | Yes, two references in your category where we have them [CONFIRM] |
| Who owns the theme code and the store account? | You do. The store and the Shopify account are in your name; we work as a collaborator. Code is yours on final payment [CONFIRM contract wording] |
| How is success reported? | Launch report + analytics baseline; build and traffic measured in one report [CONFIRM] |
| What does support cost after launch? | Published care options [CONFIRM: tiers or hourly] |
08/ FAQ
Custom ecommerce development FAQs
Custom vs Shopify?
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Can you integrate our ERP?
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PCI compliance?
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Which payment providers do you support?
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Can it scale for peak sales?
[Draft answer]
10/ Start
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