Shopify partner for your online store

Three situations we encounter every day.

Why choose a Shopify partner?

You spend more time on management than on sales

Your current platform requires maintenance, updates, and security—and that costs money before you’ve even made a single sale. On a hosted platform, those costs are included in your subscription, so you can focus on selling instead of keeping things running.
You’re paying for apps you hardly ever use

You have ten apps, each doing something small, and together they cost a fixed amount per month that no one even notices anymore. Some of them also slow down your site. Fewer apps and better choices save you money and improve speed.
Your store is up and running, but it’s not growing

Your store is up and running, but it’s never been further developed. Yet the checkout, the product page, and the search function are precisely the areas where a few percentage points of conversion are worth more than extra traffic.

Shopify as the engine behind your online store

An online store makes money from sales, not from management. Every hour spent on updates, security, and server maintenance is an hour not spent on your product offerings or your customers.

Shopify is the engine that takes that off your hands. Hosting, security, and updates are built into the platform, and the checkout is one of the most thoroughly tested available. That means you don’t start from scratch but from a foundation that works.

You’ll have more time to focus on the business side. We’ll handle the design, integrations, and ongoing development.

What We Do with Shopify

We start with your process and your product range: how you sell, to whom, and under what terms. This determines whether Shopify is a good fit and what your catalog should look like. We have that conversation before anything is built.

Then we build the store and the integrations with your other systems: your inventory, your accounting, your shipping software, and your email platform. We deliberately keep the number of apps limited, because each app comes with a fixed cost and can sometimes slow things down.

After going live, we continue to make improvements where it pays off: the product page, the search function, and the checkout. Every month, we review what’s been happening and where we need to make adjustments.

What’s the difference between Shopify and Magento?

Redkiwi builds on both platforms and doesn’t profit from your choice. The difference isn’t in quality but in what you need: speed and convenience versus freedom and control. Below, you’ll see how they differ, so you can decide for yourself which one suits your organization best.

Shopify

Voordeel: Hosted platform, maintenance included
Voordeel: Quick deployment, low management overhead
Voordeel: Strong for well-organized product ranges
Voordeel: Large app store for extensions
Voordeel: “I want sell quickly and have minimal management”

Magento

Voordeel: On your own hosting, full control
Voordeel: Prices and tiers by customer group
Voordeel: Strong with large, complex product ranges
Voordeel: Connections tailored to your needs
Voordeel: “Every customer has their own agreements”

Three things you’ll notice when working together.

Why choose Redkiwi as your Shopify partner?

You manage it yourself

You manage your store yourself and see what’s happening. Every month, we review what’s been happening, and you decide where to focus our efforts. You remain in charge of the business strategy; we ensure the platform can support it.
Independent advice

If you have customer-specific pricing, tiered pricing, or a B2B process involving quotes, you’ll run into limitations here, and we recommend Magento. Choosing a platform that’s too basic will cost you a migration down the road.
Development and growth under one roof

We build the online store and run the campaigns and email marketing on it, so any changes to your product pages are immediately reflected in your ads. You’ll work with a dedicated team that understands your market.

Frequently Asked Questions About Shopify

01/ When should you choose Shopify?

As long as your product range and pricing structure fit within the standard framework, Shopify is faster to launch and cheaper to manage. If you have prices by customer group, tiered pricing, or a B2B process involving quotes, you’ll run into limitations.

02/ Can I migrate my existing online store to Shopify?

Yes, including products, customers, order history, and your SEO value. Most of the work involves cleaning things up: you’d be better off not transferring a product catalog that’s grown over the years without making any changes.

03/ How many apps do I need, and how much do they cost?

Each app costs a monthly fee and sometimes uses up a bit of data. Five apps, each doing something small, add up to a fixed amount that no one really pays attention to anymore. We keep the number limited and review them annually to see if they’re still needed.

04/ Does Shopify support multiple countries and languages?

Yes, with a custom domain, language, and pricing per market. The question is rather how much you want to vary by country: if there are significant differences in product selection or pricing agreements, you’ll run into the platform’s limitations.