Summary
You can run ads and take orders without watching for checkout failures, wrong shipping rates, or inventory drift. You also get a store your team can update in plain screens, with a handoff that shows how products, promos, and content get changed.
We’ll build your ecommerce website build on the right platform, wire up checkout, tax, shipping, and inventory syncing, then launch with a cutover plan and a backstop for launch week. Next you’ll see platform options and a build plan with a fixed price.
We start by mapping how you sell today and what has to be true on launch day: payments, taxes, shipping rules, returns, inventory, and the way products and variants are structured. Then we build the store in working slices you can review in a staging link, test with real scenarios, and cut over when the checklist is green.
Who you are working with
We’re Mote Dock Works, and we build ecommerce sites for teams who have outgrown the limits of a template setup. Most of our projects start the same way: the brand is selling, marketing is working, and the site is now the fragile part. We do the platform work, the data work, and the launch work in one plan so the store stays sellable through the change.
We get picked when “pretty” is not the main risk. We spend the time on checkout, tax, shipping, and inventory rules because that is what breaks first under real orders. We also build with the next edit in mind: sections your team can use, sensible product structure, and an admin setup that does not require a developer for routine changes.
The team
You’ll have named owners for the work, and you’ll know who to talk to when a question hits checkout, content, or integrations.
Team
Cameron Holt, Project manager. Cameron runs the schedule, keeps decisions moving, and owns the launch checklist so cutover day stays boring.
Elena Rivera, Shopify developer. Elena builds Shopify themes and custom sections, and she’s the person making sure storefront changes stay editable after launch.
Marcus Delaney, WordPress and WooCommerce developer. Marcus handles WordPress and WooCommerce builds, including product data structure and the parts of Woo that affect taxes, shipping, and promos.
Priya Nandakumar, Integration engineer. Priya connects the store to the systems behind it, then tests the sync with real edge cases like partial refunds and backorders.
Recent projects
A few recent ecommerce builds that show the range, from straightforward theme work to migrations and headless storefronts with deeper integrations.
Portfolio
Shopify migration build. Moved a growing catalog off a page-builder store and rebuilt around variant-heavy products, collection rules, and discount logic. Migrated products, customers, and order history, then validated shipping and tax behavior before cutover.
WooCommerce rebuild. Rebuilt a WooCommerce store on a clean WordPress setup, tightened product attributes for better filtering, and fixed the rules that were producing wrong rates at checkout. The handoff included editor-friendly sections for landing pages.
Headless storefront launch. Built a Next.js storefront on top of Shopify, keeping Shopify as the system of record while improving category browsing and speed. Wired search and filtering to the product model and staged the launch behind a feature flag.
“Launch week was quiet, and checkout worked exactly the way you said it would.”
Owner-operator, a DTC brand moving off a site builder
Our approach
We run ecommerce builds around the failure points that cost money fast: checkout, tax, shipping, inventory, and data. You’ll see a staging site early, and we’ll test with real scenarios before anything points customers at the new store.
1. Requirements workshop Week 1 We map platforms, products, variants, collections, promos, shipping rules, tax setup, returns, and any systems that touch inventory. You’ll leave with a platform recommendation, a migration map, and a decision list so we do not guess later. 2. Theme and sections Weeks 2-3 We build the storefront theme and a small section library your team can reuse. You review pages in staging as they come online, and we lock patterns early so product pages, collections, and content stay consistent across the site. 3. Catalog and checkout Weeks 3-5 We build product and collection structure, filters, and search behavior around how people shop your catalog. In the same span we configure payments, tax, shipping methods, and emails, then run test orders that cover discounts, refunds, and edge cases. 4. Integrations and launch Weeks 5-6 We migrate data and connect any inventory, ERP, or shipping tools, then we run a full QA pass against the launch checklist. Cutover includes redirects, domain and DNS steps, and a launch-week support window so issues get fixed while traffic is live.
Platform plan and build map
A written plan that names the platform we are building on, why it fits your catalog and team, and the decisions we need from you before build starts.
STOREFRONT THEME AND SECTIONS
A finished theme with custom sections your team can edit, including reusable blocks for promos, content, and product education where it belongs.
PRODUCT AND COLLECTION SETUP
Configured product structure, variants, attributes, and collection rules, plus filtering behavior that matches how shoppers narrow down your catalog.
Checkout, tax, and shipping setup
Configured checkout and payments, tax behavior, shipping methods and rules, and the email flows customers see after purchase, with test orders run to confirm totals.
DATA MIGRATION PACKAGE
A completed migration of agreed data sets such as products, customers, and order history, with spot checks that confirm counts, key fields, and URLs.
INTEGRATION CONNECTIONS
Connected and tested integrations for inventory, ERP, and shipping where needed, such as NetSuite, ShipStation, or Shippo, with a clear view of what syncs and when.
What it costs
Pick the tier that matches how much setup and integration you need. These prices are for an ecommerce website build with the scope listed above.
Priced items
Next steps
If you want us to hold a build slot, the signature and first invoice are what books it in.
1. Sign this proposal to reserve the project start. 2. Pay the first 50% invoice within 14 days. 3. Join the requirements workshop so we can confirm platform and scope.
Signature
Fee summary
Payment
To book the work, we invoice 50% when you sign. We invoice the remaining 50% when the finished work is handed over. All invoices are payable within 14 days of the invoice date.
Changes. If requirements change after the requirements workshop, we will write up the change and the impact on timeline and price before we build it. We only start the changed work after you approve it.
Your inputs. Before build work starts, we will ask for logins, access to domains and DNS, and product data for what is being migrated. Delays in those inputs move the timeline by the same amount.
Platforms and build approach. We will confirm the platform plan in Week 1 and build to it. If we recommend Shopify, WooCommerce, or headless, we will tie the choice to your catalog, checkout needs, and integrations.
Catalog loading. Product and collection setup is included, and we will agree in the workshop who is entering final descriptions, photos, and pricing. If your team loads products, we provide a template and check a sample batch.
Shipping and tax
We configure shipping rules and tax settings in the platform, then test them with addresses and carts that match your real orders. Returns policy text is provided by you, and we place it where customers see it.
Launch week issues. After launch, we stay available for the first 7 days to fix build defects found in normal use, including checkout and shipping misconfigurations. New features and new integrations are handled as changes.
Integrations and third parties. Integration connections cover setup and testing against the third party systems you already use. If a third party API is down, restricted, or changed, we will document what is blocked and propose the next step.
Ownership. Once the final payment is received, you own the theme, custom sections, and configuration we built for the ecommerce website build. Any third party apps, plugins, and platform licenses stay under their own terms.
