Installing a Shopify theme takes an afternoon. A store that charges the right GST and ships at the right price takes more. As a Shopify Partner, we handle the Shopify website design and the whole build. Your products go in, payments and shipping get set up, and you only pay for the apps you need.
Partner badges you can look up, numbers straight from client dashboards, and the businesses whose websites we've built. Here's the scoreboard so far.
What we do
“The entire process was seamless, easy, and incredibly user-friendly. They were patient and flexible with all the changes and back-and-forth... Most importantly, they absolutely nailed the brief.”
5 stars Google review
What is included
These 4 rules separate a store that's ready to trade from a theme that still needs finishing.
We set up and test payments, shipping, GST and order emails before we make the store pretty. They're what take the money.
How a build runsEvery app has to justify its monthly cost and its weight on the page. Anything a few lines of theme code can do, the theme does.
See the workBanners, promotions and landing pages are built as sections, so the next sale goes live without a developer in the loop.
The proof we showThe store, the theme, the domain and every app account sit in your name. We hold staff access, never the keys.
Questions people askThe argument
Imported, cleaned and checked
Variants, images and SKUs mapped properly.
A CSV and fingers crossed
Half the variants arrive as separate products.
Set up for how you actually ship
GST, zones and rates tested with live addresses.
The default flat rate
Remote postcodes shipped at a loss.
Only what the store needs
Each app justified, the rest built in.
One for every feature
20 monthly bills and a slow product page.
Sections your team can move
New banners and pages without a developer.
Hardcoded into the theme
A ticket for every homepage change.
Test orders on every method
Paid, fulfilled and refunded before go-live.
The first order is the test
A customer finds the broken step for you.
How it runs
You see the page plan before design starts, and the design before we build. So there are no nasty surprises at the end.
Week 1
We agree what the store sells, how it ships and who runs it, then set up the Shopify account so it belongs to you from day one.
What we deliver
What do people search before they call you?
Weeks 1 to 3
We import your products, variants, images and collections and check them line by line. A store is only as clean as its product data.
What we deliver
Monthly searches
Weeks 3 to 6
We build the design as sections your team can rearrange. The theme stays light enough to pass Core Web Vitals.
What we deliver
Sentient / Inter
14.05:1Weeks 6 to 7
We set up and test payments, shipping zones, GST, emails and policies. The settings end up matching how your business runs.
What we deliver
Weeks 7 to 8
We place, fulfil and refund test orders on every method and connect your domain. Your team learns the admin before customers arrive.
What we deliver
Baseline recorded
14 OctThe long read
Anyone can install a Shopify theme in an afternoon. A store that takes money correctly and survives its first busy weekend takes a bit more work.
Most of the work that decides whether a store makes money is invisible. Think tax, shipping zones and the order your payment methods show in.
Nobody notices a wrong setting until an order goes out at the wrong price. By then it has usually happened a few hundred times.
So setup is its own stage with its own tests. Nobody rushes through it on launch morning.
Apps are how Shopify stores add features, and how they get slow.
Each one arrives as a bill and a script. The bill recurs every month. The script loads on pages that often do not need it, and some keep loading after the app is removed.
We keep the list short. Reviews and subscriptions usually earn their place. A countdown timer or an announcement bar rarely does, because the theme can do it for nothing.
Illustrative: the shape app weight takes as a store adds apps, not a measurement of any store.
This page is about getting a complete store live on Shopify, using the platform the way it is designed to be used.
Some stores need more, like custom Liquid sections, private apps or a link to a warehouse system. That's Shopify development, and it's a separate scope. Most stores never need that, and we'll tell you if yours does.
Shopify suits most product businesses. It suits fewer when the store is a small part of a large content site, or when the catalogue has rules the platform does not model well.
If that's you, WooCommerce or a headless build may fit better, and we'll say so before you sign up for a plan.
Case studies
Speech Clinic
A search-led structure giving each therapy and each mobile service area its own page to land on.
Scope of work
MedPrescribe
An e-prescribing platform positioned as a product, automating booking through to delivery.
Scope of work
First Class First Aid
A booking site built around the codes employers send, not the course names.
Scope of work
Ovaya
An at-home fertility treatment page answering what arrives, when, and who watches each cycle.
Scope of work
Full Body MRI
A whole-body screening scan surfaced by the organ or condition people actually search for.
Scope of work
Search proof
Shopify Partner
Shopify stores built so search can read the whole catalogue, with tracking on every sale.
Google Partner
Partner status you can look up in Google's own directory. Every result above comes with the screenshot behind it.
Where we work
Engagements
Start trading
A focused catalogue on a well-chosen theme, set up well and ready for its first orders.
Built to grow
A custom-designed store for a larger catalogue, with editable sections and a lean app stack.
Tools and integrations
We pick the platform that suits your business. Then we connect the site to your booking system, your CRM and your ad accounts, so every enquiry lands where your team already works.
Client results
“Up until working with Casey, we had only had poor to mediocre experiences outsourcing work to agencies... instead of needing babysitting like the other agencies we worked with, he was not only completely dependable but also gave us sound suggestions on how to get better results.”
“Since going with Casey and his team, we have had nothing but wins! They are great communicators, but more importantly, have got awesome results with low lead costs.”
“As an experienced health professional I am a hard sceptic. Casey and his team over delivered on my project with an A+ website design having actively listened to every point I was seeking.”
“Casey has been an absolute standout! His personalised approach has been nothing short of incredible. We have had amazing results from the get-go.”
“Excellent company to deal with and their web design is incredible. Would use them again and again.”
“Casey was so empathetic and patient in listening to my ideas. He asked all the right questions and got me thinking on aspects I hadn't considered. He goes above and beyond.”
“If you're looking for a highly experienced, knowledgeable and ideas-driven marketing agency, look no further... He's helped transform our business from a fairly humble start-up to a fast growing and highly regarded service provider.”
“We have worked with Casey on a number of website projects and are super impressed with his promptness, communication, professionalism, and knowledge of the full suite of digital marketing... You and your team are second to none!”
“[They have] truly exceeded my expectations... They handle every detail with care, addressing any concerns or inquiries I had with remarkable responsiveness and genuine accommodation. The end result was nothing short of fantastic.”
Research & Articles
Conversion tracking breaks when people decline cookies or block scripts. How consent mode and server-side events keep your lead numbers useful and private.
Product page design for online stores: what to show, in what order, and what Australian Consumer Law expects of your prices, returns and reviews. A checklist.
An NDIS provider website serves participants, families, support coordinators and plan managers. How to build one each of them can use, built to WCAG 2.2 AA.
Questions
What you need to know before we start a conversation.
Not answered here? Ask us directly
For a focused catalogue, a good paid theme set up well is often enough. That's the Launch store option. A custom theme pays off once your catalogue or brand outgrows what the theme's sections can show.
We can. We map your columns to Shopify's product and variant structure, import in batches, and check the result against the source before anything goes live.
Yes. Prices show including GST, because the Australian Consumer Law expects shoppers to see the total price. Tax is set for your registration, and test orders confirm the invoice shows what your accountant expects.
You get a fixed quote with line items after a free 15-minute strategy call. Your Shopify plan and any app subscriptions are billed to you directly by Shopify and the app makers. We don't mark them up.
It shouldn't, as long as every old product and collection URL is redirected to its new Shopify address. That redirect map is part of the launch stage and costs nothing extra.
You do. The Shopify account is created in your name from the first day, and we work inside it as staff. When the project ends you can remove us in one click.
A store build uses Shopify as it comes, set up and themed well. Shopify development is custom code, like custom sections, private apps and integrations. It's for stores that need something the platform doesn't offer.
