British Columbia Ecommerce Web Design

Our British Columbia Ecommerce Website Development Services

WebCitz was founded on the principle of providing custom web solutions throughout British Columbia and Canada. We have a strong history of working with local customers to understand their ecommerce business and deliver a custom British Columbia-area site unique to their online brand.

When it comes to developing custom functionality for your British Columbia ecommerce website, you'll be in good hands with our team. We'd like to work with you and your British Columbia team to understand your functionality requirements, outline the deliverables and turnaround time, and help you with everything after the launch.

Our ecommerce website design firm is happy to provide Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Abbotsford, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Victoria, and Chilliwack with expert ecommerce website development services.

Pricing for British Columbia Ecommerce Web Design Services

Our ecommerce web development service pricing depends on the amount of time you have available to dedicate to developing your online store. For those on a tight budget, we suggest exploring template-based ecommerce websites to save money. If customization and performance are crucial factors, you might want to consider a custom ecommerce site built from scratch, starting with a design mockup.

The Best Ecommerce Platform for Your British Columbia Website

To recommend the best ecommerce platform for your British Columbia ecommerce company we will need to talk with you about your website's objectives. There is no single ecommerce platform that is perfect for all British Columbia-area websites.

To deliver exceptional ecommerce web design services in British Columbia, we have separate development teams for WooCommerce projects than for Shopify projects. We can provide expert advice and service because our local ecommerce developers specialize in their own preferred ecommerce platforms.

British Columbia WooCommerce Website Design Services

WordPress is the most popular content management system in British Columbia. When you run an ecommerce website with WordPress, you'll probably need a WooCommerce website designer in British Columbia.

In British Columbia, we help startups and ecommerce businesses get started with WooCommerce.

Here's why our ecommerce web developers love WooCommerce:

• We recommend WordPress and WooCommerce for British Columbia web design projects that require a custom designed theme, but are working on a limited budget. We have our own internally developed WooCommerce template, based on Understrap, which is a great starting point for a custom-designed British Columbia WooCommerce web site. Theme development within Shopify is often more expensive for British Columbia ecommerce customers.
• If your British Columbia organization website runs on WordPress, we recommend WooCommerce. It doesn't make sense to spend a lot of time and money rebuilding your content-based site just to add ecommerce.
• We recommend WooCommerce for British Columbia web agencies who prefer open-source software. You don't have to pay a monthly fee to use WordPress or WooCommerce. Alternatively, Shopify has high monthly fees to use the platform and their apps are often much more expensive than WordPress or WooCommerce plugins.
• We recommend WooCommerce for most British Columbia small businesses that require a product builder. It is simply easier to develop a custom product builder in WordPress than most other platforms. Don't worry though, there are third-party apps for British Columbia websites running Shopify that need a product configurator.
• We recommend WooCommerce for those in an industry not accepted by Shopify.

British Columbia Shopify Website Development Services

Shopify is the most popular SaaS ecommerce platform. If you want to run an ecommerce website in British Columbia, you'll probably need a Shopify web designer.

With our Shopify web development company, we can design a website for a new or existing business in British Columbia that runs on the Shopify platform.

Here are some of the reasons our ecommerce web developers often recommend Shopify:

• We recommend Shopify for British Columbia merchants interested in a hosted ecommerce platform. Shopify allows you to run an ecommerce business in British Columbia without the hassle of constantly updating plugins or software versions.
• For British Columbia web firms that don't need a lot of custom features, we recommend Shopify. The cost of developing custom functionality with Shopify is higher than with WordPress. Additionally, Shopify apps often have monthly fees versus WooCommerce plugins that are more affordable.
• Shopify is a good option for British Columbia ecommerce businesses that need fast turnaround times for marketing and development. It is often faster to set up a Shopify website to test out a new product and cycle through various apps and ideas to test conversion optimization strategies.

Redesigning Existing Ecommerce Websites

If you are unhappy with the performance, functionality, or conversion rate of your British Columbia ecommerce website it might be time to think about a redo of your website.

You should approach British Columbia ecommerce redesign projects with exceptional care. For instance, you may lose search placements and online sales if your British Columbia ecommerce website designer forgets to create 301 redirects, drastically changes your URL structure, or reorganizes your product catalog.

We like to know your whole business before we start an ecommerce website redesign in British Columbia. Here are some of the important factors to consider when rebuilding British Columbia ecommerce websites:

• Where can people find your British Columbia ecommerce site? If your online sales come mostly from organic search traffic, you'll need to maintain URL structures and use 301 redirects. It's also good to keep the same product categories, breadcrumb trails, and page content throughout the development of your British Columbia website.
• How do customers like your British Columbia site? If your online shoppers aren't happy with the design of the website then it is okay to make big tweaks. If your conversion rates are already good, maybe you should consider being more conservative with design changes.
• Are you migrating ecommerce platforms? If so, you need to understand the new British Columbia website won't work like your old one did. Things like entering products, fulfilling orders, updating customer info, and going through check out will be different.

Determine Goals for Your British Columbia Ecommerce Development Service

Building out an ecommerce website in British Columbia can be an expensive project. Before hiring a local ecommerce web designer, you should put together a list of goals you'd like to see achieved through the British Columbia ecommerce development service. This will help keep you on track throughout the design of your ecommerce website, and set measurable objectives for later. We've seen these goals for British Columbia ecommerce web development projects:

• To build out an online site for a new British Columbia ecommerce venture.
• To migrate an old British Columbia ecommerce website to a new platform to improve functionality, or website security.
• Remaking an ecommerce website in order to improve user experience, reduce bounce rates, and improve conversion rates.
• Improving the shopping experience by making it faster and more responsive.
• For ADA and WCAG compliance.

We've provided such British Columbia ecommerce web design solutions before and are excited by the prospect of helping with your new ecommerce development! If your British Columbia ecommerce company needs help putting together a list of goals for your ecommerce website just reach out to our team for assistance!

Questions to Ask Your British Columbia Ecommerce Website Developer

There are numerous questions to ask your British Columbia ecommerce web design company before making a hiring decision. While the answer will be valuable, even more important to you should be the manner in which the answer is given. Pay attention to how receptive the sales team is to being asked detailed questions. You'll get a good idea for how things will be when the British Columbia ecommerce development service starts up. Here are some common ecommerce web development questions we get asked by ecommerce businesses in and around British Columbia:

• Are you outsourcing ecommerce website development? At WebCitz, we don't outsource ecommerce web design services because we have our own team of Shopify and WooCommerce developers.
• If you change URLs, do you set up 301 redirects? It's hard to keep the URL structure the same during platform migrations, but WebCitz tries. We do create 301 redirects for British Columbia ecommerce developments that will have a different URL structure.
• Do you create design mockups before starting a new ecommerce web development project? WebCitz creates design mockups for all British Columbia WooCommerce developments, but we only create a design mockup for Shopify projects that have a higher budget for a fully custom British Columbia ecommerce website development.
• Are you able to help British Columbia businesses choose an ecommerce platform? WebCitz helps British Columbia clients choose the right ecommerce platform. The answer is typically dependent upon the website development and ecommerce functionality requirements.
• What's the turnaround time for British Columbia ecommerce website development services? WebCitz typically completes most British Columbia-area ecommerce web design projects within 3-4 months, but they can take up to 9-12 months for highly complex ecommerce websites.
• Does your British Columbia ecommerce developer have a design portfolio or client reviews? WebCitz has an ecommerce web development portfolio, numerous ecommerce case studies, and dozens of client reviews to share!

How We Design the Best British Columbia Ecommerce Storefronts

You should expect British Columbia ecommerce web design companies to have a formal process for how a new ecommerce website will be developed. Here is our process for designing British Columbia ecommerce websites:

1.) Multiple Discovery Calls

In a discovery call, we learn about your British Columbia business, your ecommerce history, your development expectations, and your future plans. This helps ensure everyone working on your project has an opportunity to voice their opinion, which goes a long way to minimizing confusion throughout the ecommerce project.

2.) Kickoff Conversation

If you're happy with our ecommerce website development firm for your British Columbia website development, just sign the proposal, pay a down payment, and schedule your kickoff call! Everybody will have a chance to talk about how the project will unfold, who will handle each stage of the design, and how long the delivery time will be for completion.

3.) Design Mockup or Theme Selection

If your future British Columbia ecommerce website development is in WordPress with WooCommerce, or your design budget accommodates a custom design in Shopify, then the first phase of the project will begin with mocking up the design of your website. This allows everyone to be on the same page regarding the look and feel of your website before an ecommerce developer starts the build process. Alternatively, if you selected a template-based approach within Shopify, this is the phase where we start helping you select a template for your British Columbia ecommerce site.

4.) Ecommerce Web Development

The longest part of your British Columbia ecommerce build will be the development. This includes everything for data migration, template customization, functionality development, and much more! Throughout the process, you'll be able to follow along via a password-protected development website.

5.) Website Training & Launch

Once the ecommerce development project is close to completion, we'll start working with you to provide any necessary training. When you are comfortable managing the ecommerce website, we'll schedule a time that works for everyone involved to launch your future British Columbia ecommerce storefront! You can even get a checklist for launching the ecommerce website if you're interested!

We've been working on our British Columbia ecommerce website development process for more than 18 years. We've created, designed, developed, and launched successful ecommerce sites across Canada!

Additional Services for Your British Columbia Ecommerce Web Design Project

There is more to a successful ecommerce website design project in British Columbia than just the development of the website. Let's explore some additional services, which are completely optional, to help you get the most out of your custom British Columbia ecommerce website:

• Let our digital marketers help you rank your ecommerce products higher in British Columbia search results, or nationwide.
• We have a paid advertising team who can help you with any campaign type on Google Ads, Facebook Ads, or Bing Ads.
• With our website accessibility solutions, you'll be able to comply with ADA and WCAG standards.
• For your British Columbia business, we can design logos, web banners, affiliate graphics, social graphics, and other custom artwork.

We're your trusted British Columbia ecommerce site provider no matter what your British Columbia business needs from its ecommerce website!

Why Choose WebCitz for Your British Columbia Ecommerce Website Design

You should choose WebCitz because of the experience we have building ecommerce websites, the dedication we put to each of our British Columbia-area ecommerce customers, and the unique solutions we bring to the table.

We are a results-driven ecommerce web development company with more than 18 years of experience designing awesome, high-converting ecommerce websites for small businesses and large corporations in Canada! You can trust our ecommerce development company to handle your professional British Columbia ecommerce website development quickly and efficiently.

Here's why you should choose WebCitz:

• We don't outsource ecommerce web design services for British Columbia small businesses.
• With our own ecommerce website designers, we can create the best sites for you.
• There are separate teams working on WooCommerce and Shopify websites.
• We start "from scratch" WordPress and WooCommerce projects from our very own internally built theme, based on the Understrap framework.
• We've worked with multiple CSS frameworks like Bootstrap and Tailwind.
• We have a team of search engine optimization, UX, ecommerce funnels, and conversion rate optimization experts to help answer British Columbia digital advertising questions.
• We have free web development tools like color scheme pickers and password generators.
• You can reach us on the phone, live chat, or email when you have questions about your British Columbia ecommerce web design service.

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Ecommerce Website Design Packages throughout British Columbia

If you've been searching for an experienced ecommerce website developer serving a major city throughout British Columbia, we'll be the ecommerce web design agency you want to contact. Our ecommerce web development firm frequently helps small businesses and large corporations in Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Abbotsford, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Victoria, or Chilliwack design and develop ecommerce websites in Shopify and WooCommerce. From custom ecommerce solutions to effective internet advertising, our ecommerce website design team will have you covered!

When looking for ecommerce web development services in smaller areas throughout British Columbia, we still hope you'll consider our experienced team. We have a full staff of dedicated ecommerce website development experts ready to help British Columbia-area online businesses. Whether your ecommerce storefront is located nearby in Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Abbotsford, Coquitlam, Kelowna, Delta, Nanaimo, Kamloops, Chilliwack, Victoria, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Prince George, Langford, Vernon, or a different city, our ecommerce web development firm will be ready to help with all your British Columbia ecommerce web design needs! Check out our ecommerce website design portfolio to see examples of some of our past work!