E-commerce Development

E-commerce development for stores that sell more

E-commerce development at Software Tech means online stores that load fast, look premium and make checkout effortless — built on WooCommerce or Shopify and set up to grow from your first order to your ten-thousandth.

Overview

Online stores built around how your customers buy

A beautiful shop that nobody can find, or that loses buyers at checkout, is an expensive brochure. We build stores with the whole buying journey in mind: clear category pages, product pages that answer every question, trust signals in the right places and a checkout with as few steps as possible.

We work mainly with WooCommerce and Shopify, and recommend the platform that suits your products, team and budget rather than the one we prefer. Payment gateways, shipping rules, tax settings, stock management and order emails are configured properly, and product data is structured for Google Shopping and search engines.

Once you are trading, we help you grow with paid advertising, email marketing and conversion-rate improvements. If you plan to let other sellers list products, we can build a full multivendor marketplace instead.

Who this service is for

  • Retailers moving from marketplaces to their own store
  • Brands launching a new product range online
  • Shops on an old platform that is slow or hard to manage
  • Wholesalers that need trade pricing and B2B ordering
  • Businesses selling services, bookings or digital products

What's included

E-commerce Development: what you get

Everything you need from our e-commerce development service, delivered by one in-house team.

Store design

Premium, on-brand store design with conversion-focused product and category pages.

Payments & checkout

Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay and local gateways with a fast checkout.

Product setup

Catalogue import, variations, bundles, filters and rich product descriptions.

Shipping & tax

Zones, rates, couriers, click-and-collect and VAT rules configured correctly.

Integrations

ERP, CRM, accounting, inventory, marketplaces and Google Merchant Center feeds.

Growth tooling

Abandoned-cart recovery, reviews, upsells, analytics and enhanced e-commerce tracking.

Our process

How our e-commerce development projects run

A clear, collaborative process with your approval at every key step.

01

Plan

Platform choice, catalogue structure, payments and shipping requirements.

02

Design

Store design for home, category, product, cart and checkout pages.

03

Build

Development, product import, integrations and full order testing.

04

Launch & scale

Go live, track sales data and keep improving conversion.

Tools & platforms

Technology we work with

  • WooCommerce
  • Shopify
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Klarna
  • Google Merchant Center
  • Meta Commerce
  • Klaviyo
  • Mailchimp
  • Xero

FAQs

E-commerce Development questions, answered

Should I choose WooCommerce or Shopify?

WooCommerce gives you full ownership and flexibility with no platform fees; Shopify is quicker to run with less maintenance. We recommend one after looking at your products, team and plans.

Can you migrate my existing store?

Yes. We move products, customers, orders and URLs from platforms such as Magento, Wix, Etsy or an old WooCommerce site, with redirects to protect your rankings.

Which payment methods can my store accept?

Most stores accept cards, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay, plus buy-now-pay-later options such as Klarna. We set up whichever gateways suit your market.

Do you write product descriptions?

We can. Our content team writes SEO-friendly product and category copy, or we can optimise the descriptions you already have.

How do you help the store get sales after launch?

We offer SEO, Google Shopping, Meta ads and email automation, and review your analytics regularly to fix drop-off points in the buying journey.

Related services

Services that work well together

Free consultation

Ready to talk about e-commerce development?

Book a free 30-minute consultation. We will review your goals and current setup, then recommend a clear plan with fixed costs.