Shopify stores from $990: what you get
Every Shopify store starts from one base build, with add-ons if you need them. Each one has a fixed price, so you know the number before anything starts.
| What | Price | Products | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website base, built on Shopify | $990 | Online shop for up to 25 products from one brand | About 2 weeks |
| Clean product images | $149 | Up to 25 | Done during the build |
| Bigger catalogues, store migrations, custom themes | Free, fixed-price proposal | Any size | Set out in the proposal |
Every base build includes
- One of our ready-made designs rebuilt with your logo, colours, photos and words, not a stock theme with the logo swapped.
- Home, About, Services and Contact pages, built mobile-first.
- An online shop for up to 25 products from one brand, loaded with descriptions, variants, images and pricing.
- Shopify Payments for cards, plus Afterpay for customers who want to split the cost.
- NZ shipping zones, including rural delivery, so the checkout charges what the courier actually charges you.
- GST set up correctly on prices, checkout and invoices.
- SEO and AI-search setup: page titles, descriptions, clean URLs, image alt text and a sitemap submitted to Google.
- Book buttons linked to your booking system, if you take appointments.
- Your own domain connected, and client portal access.
Add-ons you can pick when you order: service menu & pricing set-up $190 · Google Business Profile setup $249 · extra page $149 · clean product images (up to 25) $149 · Journal + 3 starter articles $150 · branded email templates (5) $150. More brands in the shop can be added too. Build yours at build your website, or browse the designs first.
When you need the bigger build
Some stores need more than the base: a custom theme designed around how you sell, not around what a template allows, a bigger range, or an existing shop to move. A migration includes 301 redirects from your old URLs, so the Google rankings and links you've already earned carry across. These jobs don't have a published price. Tell us what you need and we'll send a free, fixed-price proposal.
Proof: Shopify stores we built
Most Shopify developers build a store, hand it over and move on. We build stores and keep looking after them after launch.
UKIYO is a salon and haircare brand in Wānaka. We built the website and Shopify store for UKIYO: a haircare store across brands like Kérastase, Wella, Redken and ghd, stylist pages, a journal, and booking linked to the salon's appointment system. Read the UKIYO case study.
Crew Stylists is a salon in Queenstown. We built Crew's Shopify site: a retail store, service pages for each treatment, and a product feed set up for Google's free Shopping listings.
Looking after live stores means we see the same kinds of problems you will: stock that doesn't match, a courier rate that's wrong for rural addresses, a product page Google won't index. We fix those as they come up, then build the fix into the next store.
How a Shopify build works
- Kick-off (day 1–2). A call on Zoom, or in person around Queenstown-Lakes. We agree the product list, the look and how you ship. You send logos, photos and product details.
- Design and products (week 1). We style the store and load your products. You see a working preview link, not a mock-up.
- Payments, shipping and tax (week 2). Shopify Payments, Afterpay, shipping zones and GST go in. We run test orders end to end, including a rural address.
- Launch and handover. We connect your domain, switch on the Google and Meta channels and walk you through the admin, so you can add products, run a sale and process orders yourself.
What we need from you: product photos, prices, stock counts and a rough idea of your shipping costs. If the photos aren't ready, start with your best five products and add the rest once the store is live. A store that launches with fewer products beats one that waits months for a perfect catalogue.
Bigger builds follow the same steps, with extra time for custom design rounds, data migration and redirect checks. The timeline is set out in your proposal.
Who we build Shopify stores for
Shopify suits any business that sells physical products and wants to own its customer list. The stores we're set up for:
- Salons, barbers and beauty clinics selling retail haircare and skincare
- Fashion, jewellery and accessories labels
- Food and drink producers, including wine, coffee and specialty foods
- Outdoor, ski and adventure gear
- Homewares, gifts and makers moving off market stalls and Instagram DMs
- Tourism and hospitality businesses selling gift vouchers or merchandise
Whether you've been searching for a Shopify developer, Shopify experts or a Shopify partner in NZ, the test is the same: fixed price, a clear timeline, and someone who'll still answer the phone after launch. We're based in Wānaka and build stores for businesses all over New Zealand.
Set up for selling in New Zealand
A store built for the US market needs rework before it sells properly here. These are the NZ details we handle as standard:
- GST. Prices display the way NZ shoppers expect, your GST number goes on invoices, and tax settings match your registration.
- Payments. Shopify Payments takes cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Afterpay is switched on and shows on product pages.
- Couriers and shipping. Zones and rates match how your courier charges, whether that's NZ Post, NZ Couriers or Aramex. Rural delivery is priced separately so it doesn't eat your margin.
- Privacy and email. A privacy policy written for the Privacy Act 2020, and email sign-up with clear consent so your newsletters meet the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act.
Pay in full, or spread it out
Pay for your store in full, or spread the total over 3, 6, 9 or 12 months with no interest or extra fees. You can pay off the balance any time. Same store, same timeline, your choice. Bigger builds are fixed prices, agreed in the proposal before work starts.
After launch, monthly plans from $149 cover hosting, updates and ongoing changes. They're $0 upfront with no lock-in, month to month. Your Shopify plan and any paid apps are billed to you directly by Shopify, so you always own the account.