Ecommerce web design in Sheffield
Sheffield has always made things, and plenty of people here still do: knives, prints, ceramics, clothing, furniture, coffee. Selling that work online is a skill of its own. For Sheffield makers and independent shops who want their own place to sell, we set things up so stock matches the workshop and every product page shows how the thing was made.
Online shops from £4,750. About 50 minutes from our studio, with no travel charge.
Ecommerce web design for Sheffield businesses
Many makers start on a marketplace, and there is nothing wrong with that. The trouble comes later, when the rules change and every customer belongs to the platform. With your own shop the customer list is yours, so you can write to past buyers when a new batch is ready.
Small batches need a shop that copes with scarcity. Limited runs can show how many are left, made-to-order pieces can state a lead time before anyone pays, and a waiting list can gather emails when something sells out. None of that is complicated on Shopify, and it heads off the emails asking where an order has got to.
Shops on Ecclesall Road or around the Moor have the reverse problem: lots of stock from other people, changing weekly. There the focus is a fast way to add products and keep counts in line with the till. Customers in Hillsborough, Chapeltown or Dronfield can order for collection, which saves both of you the postage.
What you get with online shops
Shopify or WooCommerce
Payments and postage
Stock that stays right
Product pages that sell
Set up to be found
Training
When we build your website
The PoPIt Preview, free with your quote
Live 6 to 8 weeks after you say yes
One price covers your first year
You only pay when you're happy
The price, up front
No lock-in
Online shops in Sheffield: your questions
We already sell on a marketplace. Why pay for our own shop as well?
Because the marketplace owns the relationship. You cannot easily email past customers, your listing sits next to other sellers, and the rules can change overnight. A sensible setup keeps the marketplace for being discovered and uses your own shop for repeat buyers, who arrive already knowing your name. The two can be linked so stock stays in step.
Our pieces are made to order. How do we stop customers expecting them straight away?
State the lead time on every product page, next to the add to basket button, and again in the confirmation email. The checkout can ask the customer to tick that they have read it. We also set up automatic messages when a piece goes into making and when it ships, so nobody has to chase you.
How much does online shops cost in Sheffield?
Our online shops starts at £4,750, and the price is the same wherever you are. The calculator on our pricing page gives you a rough figure in about thirty seconds.
Do you charge extra to travel to Sheffield?
No. Sheffield is about 50 minutes from the studio and visits are included in the project price.
Other services in Sheffield
Send us your website. We'll tell you what's wrong with it.
One of us looks at your site, your Google listing and your three nearest competitors in Sheffield, then sends you a short report on what to fix first.
- Free, and back within 48 hours
- No sales call unless you ask for one