Freelance Web Designer Melbourne, Australia

Straightforward & fast front-end development

Stores can be as straightforward or as complex as required. Themes are built-in structured way which allows for complete flexibility. Stores can have as many CMS pages as needed and unlimited blogs.

Compared to other ecommerce platforms, Shopify allows for faster design and development turnaround times. And its integration with Github allows for quick deployments and keeping a record of all theme updates.

"We were really lucky to have found Ketan and his web development experience has been vital in the success of Taking.Care. Unlike many other Shopify web designers, Ketan has great technical development experience as well as really strong design skills."

John Swaffield, Taking Care

Out-of-the-box checkout

The checkout is the most complicated part of any online store, and so it's reassuring to know that Shopify's checkout is stable and working. Although Shopify provides its own payment system, they also integrate with third-party payment providers such as Worldpay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Braintree and SagePay.

All the technicals covered

The platform takes care of all the technicals and security, like SSL certificates, web hosting, CDNs and website caching. With 99.98% uptime and the ability to handle one million page hits per minute, there's nothing for you to worry about.

Manage everything from a single dashboard

Use a single dashboard to manage orders, inventory, shipping, and payments from your desktop computer or smartphone. Shopify provides flexible shipping rates enabling fixed-price, tiered pricing, weight-based, and location-based rates.

Storefront and admin APIs

Shopify provides plenty of powerful storefront and admin APIs that allow you to add additional functionality to any Shopify store. You can also integrate with popular services such as Zapier.

Shopify design & setup

I build all bespoke Shopify themes from scratch using my own code as it allows me to keep things simple and light.

All themes are responsive, with minimal to no third-party scripts.

I focus on page speed, and user experience (I adhere to the guidelines set by the Baymard Institute) and ensure the theme remains flexible for future enhancements.

Unlike standard pre-built themes, I limit the amount of customizability through the Shopify admin to what is absolutely essential, i.e. managing content. The more settings that are added, the more Shopify has to work in the background, so it makes sense to not go crazy and maintain a fast loading website.

"Ketan was a joy to work with. The wireframing process, design and build was very quick, he has great systems in place for feedback, and is always happy to jump on a call if anything needs discussion. He also makes suggestions to improve CRO on top of the brief - which is incredibly valuable. Ketan really knows Shopify and was able to customise our basket to highlight free shipping thresholds and capture additional data we needed to record with each transaction."

Steve Heyes, Hearing Dogs

Shopify VAT relief

If you offer products or services adapted for disability, you are aware of the VAT relief available to disabled people.

Out of the box, Shopify does not offer a VAT relief system capable of applying VAT "switching" at a customer, product or cart level.

Over the last couple of years, I've been integrating and fine-tuning this feature for a few of my UK based Shopify clients. It's by no means a simple integration, which is why there are no proper Shopify apps for it, but my version aims to make it simple and easy for the customer.

"Ketan quickly understood our requirements and was able to overcome all the challenges associated with a VAT-exempt subscription product. We were initially concerned that the Shopify platform would be too restrictive but Ketan's ecommerce experience meant the checkout could be customised beyond what we expected."

John Swaffield, Taking Care

If you require VAT relief functionality for your Shopify store, get in touch to discuss your options.