eCommerce Website Design Company

Investing in a custom eCommerce web design gives you the opportunity to create a website that provides a personalized experience to your visitors, encourages on-site engagement through intuitive navigation and high-quality images, and is optimized to drive more organic traffic. 

A custom web design can also be optimized for search engines, to help you rank higher in search results, generate more leads, and increase sales. 

To evaluate your prospective eCommerce web design partners:

• Ask to meet the people who would be working on your project. Their expertise, experience, and approach will directly impact your project.
• Evaluate their technical expertise. Do they have the skill set necessary to build and integrate a high-performance e-store?
• Explore their in-house capabilities. Does your partnership end with this project or can you grow the relationship over time through maintenance and marketing support?
• Understand their processes. Do they have the structure and methodology that gives you confidence they can carry your project through completion on time and on par with your expectations?

Custom eCommerce website project timelines depend on:

• The scope: Are you looking for eCommerce UX and UI design, or end-to-end design and development? How big is the website?
• Complexity: How complex is your eCommerce platform? What types of integrations do you require? What type of functionality do you require?
• Collaboration efficiency: How responsive are the collaborative teams? How structured are the service provider’s processes and project management?

An average custom eCommerce web design project can take anywhere between three months and six months or more.

At Digital Silk, we typically recommend a phased approach to custom eCommerce design to optimize efficiency.

Custom eCommerce websites typically cost more than informational sites due to their technical complexity.

The cost of your eCommerce website project will depend on:

• Platform costs: What are your platform subscription, integration, and hosting costs?
• Project complexity: Do you require niche expertise (ex. SiteCore)? Do you require any special, custom-built features/functionality?
• Project duration estimate: How long would your e-store need to be developed? Agencies typically price their services on hourly rates.
• Service provider rates: How much does your service provider charge per hour?

There is no one-size-fits-all recommendation for eCommerce design and development.

eCommerce platforms have evolved their offering to better serve their target markets. For instance, Shopify, BigCommerce, and WooCommerce are among the favorites for small businesses and brands looking for easy-to-manage systems. Magento (i.e., Adobe Commerce), on the other hand, is an enterprise-level solution known for its robust features and capabilities.

If you need help finding the right technology for your eCommerce website, contact our experts.