Bridgeport Ecommerce Web Design

Our Bridgeport Ecommerce Website Design Tactics

WebCitz was founded on the principle of providing custom web solutions throughout Bridgeport and United States. We have a strong history of working with local companies to understand their ecommerce website and deliver a custom Bridgeport-area website unique to their online brand.

When it comes to developing custom functionality for your Bridgeport ecommerce website, you'll be in good hands with our team. We'll work with your Bridgeport team to understand the functionality you need, outline the deliverables and delivery time, and make sure everything runs smoothly after the launch.

In addition to developing Bridgeport-area ecommerce websites, our team also offers Bristol, Fairfield, Greenwich, Hartford, Manchester, Milford, New Haven, Norwalk, and Stamford small businesses and large corporations a custom ecommerce website development service.

Pricing for Bridgeport, CT Ecommerce Web Design Strategies

The cost of our ecommerce development services is based on the amount of time you can afford to allocate toward the development of your online store. If you are on a tight budget, we recommend you look at a template-based ecommerce website to save money. Alternatively, if customization and performance are of high priority, you could instead consider a from-scratch custom ecommerce website that starts with a design mockup.

The Best Ecommerce Platform for Your Bridgeport Website

To recommend the best ecommerce platform for your Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport-area websites.

To deliver exceptional ecommerce web design services in Bridgeport, we have separate development teams for WooCommerce projects than for Shopify projects. This gives our ecommerce developers the chance to specialize in particular development environments to provide expert advice and help.

Bridgeport WooCommerce Website Design Packages

The most popular Bridgeport website content management system is WordPress. If you want an ecommerce website using WordPress, you'll likely need a WooCommerce website designer in Bridgeport.

Our WooCommerce web development team has experience helping startups and existing ecommerce businesses in Bridgeport get started with WooCommerce.

Here are some of the reasons our ecommerce website developers tend to recommend WooCommerce:

• If you need a custom theme, but have a limited budget, we recommend WordPress or WooCommerce. We have our own custom WooCommerce theme that is based on Understrap and makes a good starting point for Bridgeport WooCommerce websites. Shopify theme development can be more expensive for Bridgeport ecommerce customers.
• If your Bridgeport small business website runs on WordPress, we recommend WooCommerce. If you are happy with the look and feel of your content-based website, why invest the time and money into redesigning that website just to add ecommerce?
• We recommend WooCommerce for Bridgeport web companies who prefer open-source software. There are no monthly fees to use WordPress or WooCommerce, except the web hosting fee to keep the website online. Alternatively, Shopify has high monthly fees to use the platform and their apps are often much more expensive than WordPress or WooCommerce plugins.
• For Bridgeport small businesses that need a product builder, we recommend WooCommerce. It's easier to build a product builder on WordPress than most other platforms. Don't worry though, there are third-party apps for Bridgeport websites running Shopify that need a product configurator.
• WooCommerce is great if you're in an industry that's not accepted by Shopify.

Bridgeport Shopify Web Design Strategies

Shopify is the most popular web-based ecommerce platform. If you want to run an ecommerce website in Bridgeport, you'll probably need a Shopify web developer.

A lot of our Shopify developers have experience designing websites for new and existing businesses in Connecticut.

Here are some reasons our ecommerce website developers like Shopify:

• Bridgeport merchants searching for a hosted ecommerce platform should check out Shopify. Shopify allows you to run an ecommerce business in Bridgeport without the hassle of constantly updating plugins or software versions.
• We recommend Shopify for Bridgeport web companies without a lot of custom functionality requirements. It is often more expensive to develop custom functionality within Shopify than WordPress. Additionally, Shopify apps often have monthly fees versus WooCommerce plugins that are more affordable.
• Shopify is a great option for Bridgeport ecommerce businesses that need fast delivery times for marketing and development. It's faster to test out a new product on a Shopify site and cycle through different apps and ideas for conversion optimization.

Determine Goals for Your Bridgeport Ecommerce Web Design Service

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

• To build out an online store for a new Bridgeport business.
• Upgrade an old Bridgeport ecommerce system into a new one to improve security or functionality.
• To remake an ecommerce site to improve user experience, reduce bounce rates, and improve conversion rates.
• To improve the speed and responsiveness of the shopping experience.
• To fix web accessibility errors for ADA and WCAG compliance.

Our Connecticut ecommerce development services have helped other businesses before, so we're excited to help with your new ecommerce website! We can help you put together a list of goals for your Bridgeport ecommerce website if you need it!

Questions to Ask Your Bridgeport Ecommerce Web Designer

There are numerous questions to ask your Bridgeport ecommerce development 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. If you do this now, you'll get an idea of what to expect in future communication. Here are a few of the ecommerce website development questions we get from businesses in and around Connecticut:

• Is your ecommerce web design outsourced? WebCitz doesn't outsource ecommerce website design because we have our own Shopify and WooCommerce developers for your Bridgeport website.
• Do you create 301 redirects if the URLs are going to change? WebCitz tries to keep the URL structure the same, but this is often not possible during platform migrations. We create 301 redirects for Bridgeport ecommerce web developments that have different URL structures.
• When you start an ecommerce website development project, do you make design mockups? WebCitz makes design mockups for all Bridgeport WooCommerce development projects, but we don't create design mockups for Shopify projects that are on a restricted budget.
• Are you able to help Bridgeport organizations choose an ecommerce platform? WebCitz does help Bridgeport clients select the platform for their ecommerce website. The answer is typically dependent upon the web development and ecommerce functionality requirements.
• How quick is the turnaround time for Bridgeport ecommerce website design services? WebCitz typically completes most Bridgeport-area ecommerce development projects within 3-4 months, but they can take up to 9-12 months for highly complex ecommerce websites.
• Your Bridgeport ecommerce web developer should have an ecommerce portfolio or client reviews. WebCitz has an ecommerce website development portfolio, numerous ecommerce case studies, and dozens of client reviews!