Shopify Consulting
Whether you're building a new store or reworking an existing one, we set up the store structure, catalogue, checkout and integrations so the store is ready to sell and easy to run.
Two starting points
Shopify Consulting works for two different situations; we set the scope around where you're starting from.
Built from scratch
We set up the store's structure, theme, catalogue and checkout from the start and get it ready to launch.
Scope
Review and improvement
We review a live store, set priorities and carry out the improvements you approve.
Scope
01Store architecture
Whether customers find their way around, understand the product and reach checkout smoothly depends on getting the structure right before the design. We plan each layer around the store's product range and target markets.
The architecture is kept as simple as the store's size and sales set-up allow; not every store needs every layer to the same degree.
Foundation
Store
Shopify account and settings
Theme & store design
On the chosen Shopify theme, we configure the store's visual layout, navigation, mobile presentation and how collections and product pages are presented. The work is theme configuration within the agreed project scope; custom theme development isn't part of this service.
What we configure
Products & collections
We set up the product and collection structure and prepare product pages. Where needed, we organise variants and take on product content and image preparation.
Scope
Checkout & payment providers
A Shopify store needs a suitable payment provider, depending on the business entity, country, market and the provider's own requirements. We support setting up third-party providers such as Shopify Payments, Stripe or PayPal in the store and configuring checkout, and guide you on application readiness.
What determines eligibility
Eligibility, identity and business verification and approval are the payment provider's decision.
Separate layers
A customer's payment passes through the store's checkout, is processed by the payment provider and is paid out to the business's account under the provider's rules. Each layer has its own application and review; we support configuration and readiness on the store side.
Layers
Configuring checkout
A guarantee of provider or account approval
We cover how payments are reflected in the accounts on our Accounting & Tax page.
Domain & store settings
We connect your existing or new domain to the store, configure the store settings and, where needed, set up markets and currencies. Domain registration and fees stay with the provider you choose; Sobbe isn't a domain registrar.
Settings
Integrations & policy pages
We set up essential integrations such as shipping, email and sales-channel apps; a shipping-app integration doesn't mean Sobbe provides logistics. We place returns, shipping, privacy and terms pages based on the business policies you approve; this isn't legal advice.
Scope
02Pre-launch checks
The checks cover the path a customer takes through the store and whether the settings work together.
It can't be guaranteed that third-party apps and providers are offered or approved the same way in every country.
03Existing store
Rather than changing everything at once in a live store, we review the structure, rank the issues by importance and carry out the improvements you approve.
The aim is a clearer, easier-to-run store. We don't promise a particular increase in sales or conversion.
Review My StoreThe right service
Consulting focuses on the store itself; the A-to-Z Launch is a structured programme that gets a new brand ready to sell.
Shopify Consulting
Setting up or configuring a store, or improving an existing one.
A good fit for
Shopify A-to-Z Launch
A staged programme for a new Shopify business or brand, from infrastructure to launch.
A good fit for
Service scope
Scope depends on the store's situation and the agreed project.
Process
We understand your store, products and goals.
We plan navigation, collections and page structure.
Theme, settings, checkout and integrations.
Products, content and policy pages.
Pre-launch checks and a checkout test.
Going live, or prioritised improvements.
Scope
We work on store set-up, configuration, content implementation, integrations, checkout readiness and checks. The Shopify platform, payment providers' eligibility and verification decisions, bank and payment account approvals, and app and domain services belong to the relevant third parties. Sales or conversion outcomes aren't guaranteed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Shopify Consulting focuses on the store itself: setting up and configuring a new store, or improving an existing one. The A-to-Z Launch is a structured programme that prepares a new Shopify business or brand, from infrastructure through to launch.
Yes. We review your current store across design, product pages, payment setup and essential integrations, and agree the scope of improvements together.
We first review the store's structure, navigation, collections, product pages, settings and integrations. We then rank the findings by importance and carry out the improvements you approve.
Yes, we support setting up third-party payment providers such as Stripe and PayPal in the store and configuring checkout. Which provider fits depends on the business entity, country and market; account opening and approval are the provider's decision.
No. Payment providers assess eligibility, identity and business verification and risk under their own rules. We can guide you on application readiness; the approval decision is the provider's.
Where needed, we configure the store's market and currency settings. Which options are available can depend on the Shopify plan, the payment provider and the target markets.
Within Shopify Consulting we configure the chosen theme: visual layout, navigation, mobile presentation and page presentation. Custom theme development isn't part of this service.
We place and configure returns, shipping, privacy and terms pages in the store based on the business policies you approve. This isn't legal advice; we recommend consulting a specialist on the legal suitability of the content.
No. We integrate shipping apps into the store; Sobbe doesn't provide warehousing, 3PL or freight services. Shipping and transport are provided by the companies you choose.
We check navigation and links, mobile display, product pages, the domain, market and currency settings if set up, checkout and payment configuration, integrations and the visibility of policy pages.
No. We work to make the store clearer, better organised and easier to run; sales and conversion depend on the product, traffic and market conditions.
Shopify Consulting
Building a new store or improving an existing one? Share your situation and we'll define the scope together.
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