A Shopify development agency designs, builds, customizes, and maintains ecommerce stores on Shopify and Shopify Plus. Typical services include store design and development, theme and app development, platform migrations, integrations with tools like ERP or email marketing, conversion rate optimization, and ongoing support. The difference from hiring a freelancer is scope and continuity: an agency gives you one accountable team that covers strategy, design, development, and growth, and stays involved after launch. At Cattiro, that means we build your store and keep improving it as your brand grows.

Most Shopify agency projects range from $5,000 to $50,000 or more, depending on design complexity, number of products, custom functionality, integrations, and the level of support you need. At Cattiro we keep pricing simple and fixed: Launch projects start at $2,500 for small brands building their first serious store, Custom projects run between $6,000 and $12,000, and Enterprise builds with large catalogs and complex integrations start at $15,000. Every project begins with a clear scope and defined deliverables, so you know exactly what your investment covers before work starts. If you are not sure what you need, send us your store and we will email you a straight number.

Most Shopify stores take between four and twelve weeks to build. A first store on a customized premium theme usually launches in four to six weeks, while fully custom designs, large catalogs, or complex integrations can take two to three months. The timeline depends on how ready your content is, how many products need configuring, and how quickly feedback rounds move. Before we start, you get a project timeline with clear milestones, so you always know what is happening and when your store goes live.

Look at real work before promises. Review the agency's portfolio and case studies, check independent ratings on platforms like Clutch and Upwork, and ask to speak with past clients about what happened after launch. Confirm they are an official Shopify Partner, ask who will actually work on your store, and make sure the scope, timeline, and pricing are defined in writing before you commit. Most importantly, ask what happens after your store goes live: the most common complaint about Shopify agencies is that they disappear after launch, so choose a team that offers ongoing support and can show you clients they still work with today.

Yes. We migrate stores to Shopify from WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, Magento, Etsy, and other ecommerce platforms. A migration includes your products, customers, orders, content, and metadata, plus URL mapping and 301 redirects so the SEO value you have built carries over instead of getting lost. We rebuild and test the design for parity before go-live, which means your store switches platforms without losing sales or rankings in the process. If you are outgrowing your current platform, we can review your store first and tell you exactly what the migration would involve.

Yes. You do not always need a full rebuild to get better results. We audit your current store and tell you honestly whether targeted improvements or a redesign is the better investment. That can mean improving your product pages, mobile usability, speed, cart flow, and checkout experience, or extending and customizing your existing Shopify theme when it still has room to grow. If the current theme is limiting performance or future plans, we explain why and what replacing it would take, so the decision is based on numbers, not guesswork.

It depends on your store's scale and complexity. Standard Shopify covers most growing brands. Shopify Plus makes sense when you have a large catalog, high order volume, B2B or wholesale needs, international selling, or advanced checkout and integration requirements like ERP and OMS connections. We work across both: as a team experienced in Shopify and Shopify Plus development, we can review your store and recommend the right platform tier and setup for where your business actually is, so you are not paying for capability you do not need yet.

For most growing brands, yes. An agency gives you a full team covering strategy, design, development, and CRO for less than the cost of one senior in-house hire, without recruiting, onboarding, or managing capacity. It also works well as a complement: if you already have an in-house designer or marketer, we collaborate with them, handling the Shopify development, technical work, and optimization while they keep ownership of the brand. In-house makes sense when your store needs full-time dedicated work every day; until then, a team that already knows Shopify is usually the faster and more flexible investment.

Yes, and it is the core of how we work. After launch we stay available for updates, technical issues, app and theme maintenance, new campaigns, and store changes as your business evolves. Our ongoing plans cover continuous CRO testing, monthly reporting focused on revenue rather than vanity metrics, and improvements month after month. You are never left figuring things out alone: the same team that built your store keeps working on it, which means no re-explaining your business every time something needs attention.

Yes. We work remotely with ecommerce brands throughout the United States, from first-time store owners to established DTC brands. Our process is built for remote collaboration: structured milestones, clear communication, and full visibility into what is happening at every stage of your Shopify project. Time zones are covered, feedback rounds are organized, and you always know who is working on your store and what comes next. Wherever your business is based, you get the same process and the same accountable team.

Yes. Every store we build ships with SEO foundations in place: clean site structure, optimized metadata, correct heading hierarchy, image optimization, structured data, mobile usability, and proper redirects during migrations so your rankings survive the move. That technical base is included in our build and migration projects, not sold as an extra. For brands that want ongoing SEO after launch, including content and search growth, we can recommend the right scope based on your goals and your store's current performance.

We review your store and email you practical recommendations based on what we find: what is working, what may be limiting conversions, and what we would prioritize first. There is no call required and no pressure to move forward. If there is a good fit, we can discuss scope, timeline, and investment for the improvements that matter most. If not, you still keep a clear, actionable plan you can implement with your own team or use whenever you are ready.