Shopify store setup service for makers and artists, search-ready and launched in one to two weeks.

Think of it as a structured, time-limited design service in which your store is built and launched within a defined, focused timeline, typically a week (5 business days). It works within a clear scope, an in-house premium Shopify template, an agreed set of pages and products, and a clean handover. A calm alternative to longer, open-ended projects, and a good fit if you're ready to launch and know what you need.

Both packages land in the same place: a launch-ready Shopify store with SEO foundations in place. The real difference is who prepares them. With the Shopify Atelier, you arrive with your own keywords, optimised copy, and images, and we implement everything as part of your project. With the Shopify Atelier + Visibility Uplift, that preparation becomes ours: keyword research, SEO titles and descriptions, headings hierarchy, image optimisation, and either refinement of your existing copy or AI-drafted, hand-revised copywriting if you'd prefer we take the lead. The Uplift also includes Google Analytics and Search Console set-up checks, plus three monthly search performance reports over your first 90 days, so you can see how your store is being found. Timeline-wise, the Atelier completes in one week (5 business days); the Uplift runs across two.

The Shopify Atelier starts at $3,600 USD, covering a complete, launch-ready store built on one of our in-house templates. Want SEO foundations and website copy included too? The Shopify Atelier + Visibility Uplift package is $4,950 USD. For more complex or fully custom Shopify projects, Shopify Bespoke begins from $7,000 USD and is scoped individually.

Nice and simple: projects are split into 3 automated monthly payments. For the Shopify Atelier, that's $1,200 USD per payment; for the Shopify Atelier + Visibility Uplift, it's $1,650 USD per payment. The first payment is a non-refundable deposit that secures your project dates, once it lands and your contract is signed, your start date is confirmed and your client portal login details will follow shortly after.

Quite a lot! The Atelier covers the complete Shopify store setup: a restyle of one of our in-house templates, a homepage, collection page template and product page template, up to five pages and five products configured, mobile optimisation, and handover tutorials so you can manage your store independently from day one. The Atelier + Visibility Uplift package adds SEO foundations too – keyword research, page titles and descriptions, headings hierarchy, image optimisation, Google Analytics and Search Console checks – plus copy work across five pages and three monthly search performance reports over your first 90 days.

With the Shopify Atelier, the work itself is done within one week (5 business days). With the Shopify Atelier + Visibility Uplift, SEO and copy work happen together in week one, with the site setup and template restyle following in week two. What makes either timeline possible is the preparation that comes before: your filled out Store Info & Content Guide and photography you'll be providing, all due at least one week before your start date.

You can book your project dates up to three months in advance, so there's no rush, gather everything at your own pace. Earlier is better though, since availability shifts throughout the year!

Yes, and if you don't have these yet, we've got you! A finalised logo, colour palette, and font files are part of what we need before your project begins, since they shape how your template gets restyled to feel unmistakably yours. See Brand Styling for Web add-on for how we can help.

One of our premium in-house Shopify templates, built on Shopify's official base theme (light, fast-loading, and accessibility-compliant) and extended with our curated custom sections. We'll identify the right fit for your project during discovery, then restyle it to your brand during your project week. Our templates aren't available for standalone purchase; they're exclusive to the Atelier.

The choice is entirely yours! If you'd rather write your copy yourself, or hire a copywriter of your choosing, that works perfectly, we'll simply optimise what you provide for search and readability. AI only comes into it if you'd prefer we take the lead on writing.

When we do write copy as part of the Shopify Atelier + Visibility Uplift, AI is one tool in the process, helping us work at pace within the Atelier timeline without compromising quality. What actually shapes the result is the discovery work that comes before it: your brand voice, your audience, your products, and the keyword research specific to your site. Every page is reviewed, refined, and shaped by hand before it goes live, and one round of refinements is included so the final words are genuinely yours.

A few things, yes, and it's because they involve your business and financial details. Payment processing – connecting Shopify Payments or your preferred payment provider – requires your banking information, so that's something only you can set up. The same goes for your shipping rates and zones, any tax settings relevant to where you're selling, and your Shopify plan itself, since that's billed directly to you.

If you'd like us to connect your domain during your build week, purchase it beforehand, through Shopify or elsewhere, and we'll link it to your store as part of the project.

None of this is complicated, and Shopify's own setup guides walk you through each step clearly! We'll flag them for you so you know exactly what to expect, and you can complete them at your own pace before launch.

Of course, and you'll know exactly how! The handover tutorials walk you through adding products using the template we've set up, so you leave with the confidence to manage your store yourself.

Looking to add more pages rather than products? See Additional Pages in the add-ons above.

You've got a two-week post-handover bug support window included with every Atelier project. This covers fixing anything that isn't working as it should, not new scope, tweaks, or additional content. During this time, you can raise a bug via your client portal and we'll sort it.

Beyond that window, we're happy to work in phases. Got a wishlist of things you'd love your Shopify store to have eventually, more pages, extra features and apps? Keep it in mind, and get in touch when you're ready. For anything substantial, an E-commerce Strategy Roadmap first helps us map out the right direction before diving in. If it's ongoing visibility you're after rather than a specific build, Ongoing SEO Support is worth a mention too.

Yes, Shopify is one of the most capable choices out there for artists and makers who sell physical products. It handles inventory, international shipping, multiple currencies, and checkout with a reliability that DIY setups or marketplace-dependent stores rarely match. If you're ready to move beyond Etsy or a basic landing page toward a proper, story-rich store you own and control, it's a strong choice. The real question usually isn't whether Shopify is right for you, it's whether the timing is right. The Atelier is designed for makers who are ready.

If you're moving from Etsy, Squarespace, or another marketplace or platform, the Atelier gives you a Shopify store that's fully yours, not rented space on someone else's platform. One thing it doesn't include is bulk data or inventory transfer: we set up five of your chosen products, built on a clean product page template, so every listing looks intentional from day one. Think of it as a curated opening rather than a full inventory transfer.

If you're moving from a marketplace, this is actually a lovely moment to edit down: launch your Shopify store with the products that best represent your work, and add the rest at your own pace after handover. The handover tutorials walk you through exactly how to do that independently.

Search has changed shape recently, and it's worth knowing what that means for your store. It's no longer just about ranking on Google. AI tools like ChatGPT and Google's AI Overviews are increasingly where people start looking, whether they're searching for "handmade ceramics near me" or asking an AI assistant to recommend a maker. Some people are calling this shift Search Everywhere Optimisation, since visibility now stretches well beyond one search engine.

The good news? The groundwork is largely the same either way. Clear page titles, well-structured headings, descriptive image alt text, and copy that genuinely answers the questions your customers are asking, these are the foundations that help both traditional search engines and AI tools understand what your store offers and who it's for. Build that groundwork well from the start, and you're set up to be found wherever people are looking, today and as search continues to evolve.