Ecommerce Websites in Cumbria
WooCommerce
specialists
Stripe and
PayPal
You own
the store
Built in
Millom
Service · Ecommerce Websites
An online shop you own, not one you rent
Hosted platforms like Shopify, Wix and Squarespace are quick to start, but you rent your shop from them: they set the monthly fee, take transaction fees and can change the rules at any time. WooCommerce runs on WordPress on your own hosting, so your products, customers and orders are yours. For Cumbrian makers, food producers and suppliers who plan to sell online for years, that control usually works out cheaper and safer.
Product structure
Categories, attributes and variations set up so customers can find things and search engines understand them, from launch rather than as a fix later.
Payments
Stripe and PayPal as standard, with a secure checkout and SSL set up correctly. Other payment methods on request.
Stock and orders
Stock levels, low-stock alerts, backorders and per-variation stock tracking, all managed from your WordPress dashboard.
Product SEO
Keyword-researched category pages, product structured data and breadcrumbs so products can be found without paying for every click.
Offers and discounts
Coupon codes, bundle deals, free delivery thresholds and scheduled sales you can run yourself without a developer.
Custom features
Product builders, trade pricing or unusual delivery rules built as proper WooCommerce extensions when standard settings cannot do it.
Proof
Cumbrian shops competing with the big names
Sultan Delights sells Turkish delight online on a WooCommerce shop we built, with our own Build-A-Box plugin for custom gift boxes. Careful, long-tail product SEO moved it from page five to page two of Google against Amazon, M&S, Waitrose and Fortnum & Mason. Block Moulds UK in Millom sells concrete block moulds nationwide from a WooCommerce shop we built and look after.
No platform fees
You pay your payment provider, not a shop platform as well.
Your data
Products, customers and orders stay on your own site.
Local support
Changes and help from our team in Millom.
Why WooCommerce
Keep more of every sale
On a hosted platform, the monthly plan tends to rise as your shop grows, and some charge extra fees on top of card processing. With WooCommerce you pay for hosting and your payment provider's normal card fees, and that is it. For a small Cumbrian business doing steady online sales, the savings add up over a few years.
SEO
Shops that are built to be found
Ecommerce SEO starts with the structure of the shop: sensible categories, clean product addresses, the right structured data and no duplicate pages. We plan that before the first product goes in, then write category pages around the searches your customers actually make.
Payments
Secure checkout your customers trust
We set up Stripe and PayPal, the payment options UK shoppers recognise, with a checkout that works properly on phones. Order, shipping and completion emails are set up in your brand, and returns and refunds are handled inside WooCommerce.
Bookings and products
Sell products and bookings on one site
If you sell experiences, events or stays as well as products, we can combine WooCommerce with our booking plugins on one website, so customers pay once and you manage everything in one place.
Looking after it
Updates and checkout tests every month
Shops need extra care, because a broken checkout costs money straight away. Our maintenance tests the checkout, payments and order emails after every update. Hosting and maintenance start from £25 a month.
Pricing
Fixed prices for your shop
Ecommerce builds start from £5,000, depending on the size of the range and any custom features. Every project is quoted at a fixed price after a scoping call, so you know the cost before we start.
From £5,000
Ecommerce build
£25/mo
Hosting and maintenance from
0%
Platform fees on top
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Sultan Delights on Google
Who we build shops for
Online shops for Cumbrian businesses
Client feedback
What clients say
How we build
From product list to first order
Scope. We look at your range, your customers and how you deliver, and give you a fixed quote.
Build. We design the shop, set up products, payments and delivery, and test the whole checkout with you.
Launch and grow. We go live, look after updates and checkout tests, and help with SEO as your range grows.
Common questions
Ecommerce websites, plain answers
FAQs
Ready to sell online, or fed up with platform fees? Call us on 01229 774591 or send a message for a fixed ecommerce quote.