Rochester, NH Ecommerce Web Design

Our Rochester Ecommerce Web Design Services

Our firm was founded on providing custom web solutions throughout Rochester and United States. We have a strong history of working with local clients to understand their ecommerce business and deliver a custom Rochester-area website unique to their online brand.

You'll be in good hands with us when it comes to Rochester e-commerce website development. We'd like to work with you and your Rochester team to understand your functionality requirements, outline the deliverables and turnaround time, and help you with everything after the launch.

In addition to developing Rochester-area ecommerce websites, our team also offers Bedford, Concord, Durham, Manchester, Milford, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem small businesses and large corporations a custom ecommerce web design service.

Pricing for Rochester, NH Ecommerce Web Design Services

The cost of our ecommerce web design 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 Rochester Website

In order to recommend the best ecommerce platform for your Rochester business, we'll need to know what your goals are. There is no single e-commerce platform that is perfect for all Rochester-area websites.

To deliver exceptional ecommerce website design services in Rochester, 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.

Rochester WooCommerce Web Development Services

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

In Rochester, we help startups and e-commerce businesses get started with WooCommerce.

Here are some of the reasons our ecommerce website designers 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 great starting point for Rochester WooCommerce websites. Theme development within Shopify is often more expensive for Rochester e-commerce clients.
• We recommend WooCommerce for Rochester businesses with an existing WordPress website. When you like the look and feel of your content-based website, why spend time and money redesigning it just to add ecommerce?
• We recommend WooCommerce for Rochester 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. As an alternative, Shopify has expensive monthly fees (depending on your plan) and their apps are often more expensive than WooCommerce or WordPress plugins.
• Most Rochester businesses that want a product builder should consider 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 Rochester websites running Shopify that need a product configurator.
• If you're in an industry that's not supported by Shopify, try WooCommerce.

Rochester Shopify Web Design Services

Shopify is the most popular SaaS e-commerce platform. If you want to run an e-commerce website in Rochester, you'll probably need a Shopify website developer.

Our Shopify web development team has experience designing websites for new and existing businesses throughout New Hampshire within the Shopify platform.

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

• Rochester merchants looking for a hosted ecommerce platform should check out Shopify. Shopify allows you to run an ecommerce business in Rochester without the hassle of constantly updating plugins or software versions.
• We recommend Shopify for Rochester web companies without a lot of custom functionality requirements. The cost of developing custom functionality with Shopify is higher than with WordPress. Additionally, Shopify apps often have monthly fees that really add up, in comparison to the less expensive WordPress plugin options.
• Shopify is a great option for Rochester e-commerce businesses that need fast turnaround times for marketing and development. For testing out a new product, it's usually faster to set up a Shopify website and go through various apps and design ideas to test conversion rate optimization.

Redesigning Existing Ecommerce Websites

It might be time to rethink your Rochester ecommerce website if you're not happy with its performance, functionality, or conversion rate.

You should approach Rochester e-commerce redesign projects with exceptional care. For instance, you may lose search rankings and online sales if your Rochester ecommerce web 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 e-commerce website redesign in Rochester. You should consider these factors when redesigning Rochester ecommerce sites:

• Where can people find your Rochester e-commerce 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 Rochester website.
• What do customers think of your Rochester website? Making big changes to your website is okay if your online shoppers aren't happy. It's advisable to be cautious with design changes if you've already got good conversion rates.
• Are you migrating e-commerce platforms? If so, understand the new Rochester website will function differently than your previous website. You'll have to be prepared to change how you enter products, fill out orders, update customer info, and checkout.

Determine Goals for Your Rochester Ecommerce Web Design Service

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

• Create a new e-commerce site for your Rochester-based company.
• To migrate an old Rochester ecommerce site to a new platform to improve functionality, or site security.
• Redesigning an e-commerce site in order to improve user experience (UX), reduce bounce rates, and improve conversion rates.
• Improving the shopping experience by making it faster and more responsive.
• To fix web accessibility issues for ADA and WCAG compliance.

Our New Hampshire ecommerce web design 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 Rochester e-commerce website if you need it!

Questions to Ask Your Rochester Ecommerce Web Designer

You should ask your Rochester ecommerce website design firm a lot of questions. 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 Rochester ecommerce web development service starts up. We get asked these ecommerce website development questions a lot by New Hampshire e-commerce businesses:

• Are you outsourcing ecommerce web design? At WebCitz, we don't outsource ecommerce development services because we have our own team of Shopify and WooCommerce developers.
• If you change URLs, do you set up 301 redirects? WebCitz tries to keep the URL structure the same, but this is often not possible during platform migrations. We create 301 redirects for Rochester ecommerce web developments that have different URL structures.
• When you start an ecommerce website design project, do you make design mockups? WebCitz creates design mockups for all Rochester WooCommerce developments, but we only create a design mockup for Shopify projects that have a higher budget for a fully custom Rochester ecommerce website development.
• Do you help Rochester business owners select the platform for their e-commerce website? WebCitz helps clients pick the right platform for their ecommerce websites. The answer is typically dependent upon the web design and ecommerce functionality requirements.
• How quick is the turnaround time for Rochester ecommerce web design services? WebCitz usually gets Rochester ecommerce website design projects done in 3-4 months, but it can take up to 9-12 months for really complex e-commerce websites.
• Have you seen your Rochester ecommerce developer's past work or recent reviews? WebCitz has an ecommerce web development portfolio, numerous e-commerce case studies, and dozens of client reviews!

How We Design the Best Rochester Ecommerce Websites

If you want a new e-commerce website, you should expect Rochester ecommerce website development firms to have a formal process for how they do it. Here is our process for designing Rochester ecommerce websites:

1.) Multiple Discovery Calls

In a discovery call, we learn about your Rochester company, your ecommerce history, your development expectations, and your future plans. By having everyone involved in the ecommerce project speak up, you'll minimize confusion and project delays.

2.) Kickoff Conversation

If you're happy with our ecommerce development company for your Rochester 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 turnaround time will be for completion.

3.) Design Mockups or Template Selection

We'll start with mockups for your Rochester ecommerce website design if it's built in WordPress with WooCommerce or if your budget allows a custom design built in Shopify. This way, everyone is on the same page about how your site will look and feel before an e-commerce developer starts. Alternatively, if you selected a template-based approach within Shopify, this is the phase where we start helping you select a theme for your Rochester ecommerce site.

4.) Ecommerce Web Development

The development phase of your Rochester ecommerce build will be the longest. This includes everything for data migration, theme customization, functionality development, and much more! Throughout this process, you'll have a password-protected development website to visit so you can follow along and provide comments as necessary.

5.) Website Launch (Plus Website Training!)

As soon as the ecommerce website development project is finished, we'll provide you with any training you need. We'll schedule a time that works for everyone to launch your Rochester e-commerce storefront once you're comfortable managing it. You can even get a checklist for launching the ecommerce site if you're interested!

We've been optimizing our New Hampshire ecommerce web design process for more than 18 years. We have a tremendous amount of experience planning, designing, developing, and launching successful e-commerce web sites throughout United States!

Additional Services for Your Rochester Ecommerce Web Design Project

Launching an ecommerce website in Rochester involves more than just building the site. Let's explore some additional services, which are completely optional, to help you get the most out of your custom Rochester e-commerce website:

• Let our digital marketers help you rank your ecommerce products higher in Rochester search results, or nationwide.
• Whether you need Google Ads, Facebook Ads, or Bing Ads, our PPC advertising team can help.
• With our website accessibility solutions, you'll be able to comply with ADA and WCAG standards.
• For your Rochester company, we can design logos, web banners, affiliate graphics, social media graphics, and other custom artwork.

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

Why Choose WebCitz for Your Rochester Ecommerce Website Design

We're the best choice because we have experience building ecommerce websites, we dedicate ourselves to each of our New Hampshire-area ecommerce clients, and we offer unique solutions.

We are a results-driven ecommerce website design firm with more than 18 years of experience designing attractive, high-converting e-commerce websites for small businesses and large corporations in United States! You can trust our ecommerce web development company, which is only 1242.4 miles away, to handle your professional Rochester ecommerce web design quickly and efficiently.

Here's why you should choose WebCitz:

• Our ecommerce development services aren't outsourced.
• With our own e-commerce website designers, we can create the best sites for you.
• There are separate teams working on WooCommerce and Shopify websites.
• We start WordPress and WooCommerce projects from our very own internally built theme, based on the Understrap framework.
• We've worked with multiple CSS frameworks, including Bootstrap and Tailwind.
• To answer your Rochester digital marketing questions, our team has experts in search engine optimization (SEO), user experience (UX), sales funnels, and conversion rate optimization (CRO).
• Check out our free website design 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 Rochester ecommerce website development service.

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