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A secure store built to sell, not just exist.
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New Free store audit: see where you are leaking sales ›
Shopify developer for small business
Turn browsers into buyers — even at 2am.
We build stores that sell while you sleep not just stores that exist.
8+ years, 40+ sites, 30+ clients in 6+ countries. Recent websites: Sweet Heaven, Smash House.
It checks speed, mobile, your tags and markup, the trust signals, and whether ChatGPT is even allowed to read you.
Search · Oshawa, ON
soy candle shop oshawa
What a shopper sees before they decide to buy from you instead.
Nearby stores
Amber & Wick Candle Co.Checkout in three taps
Oshawa Candle BarAccount required to buy
Flicker & Flame Co.Cart reloads the page
Results
amberandwick.caSoy Candle Shop in Oshawa — Amber & Wick Candle Co.Hand-poured candles, guest checkout, no account required.
oshawacandlebar.caOshawa Candle BarSoy candles and wax melts.
flickerandflame.caFlicker & Flame Co.Hand-poured candles.
where can I actually buy soy candles online without making an account, in Oshawa?
Thinking
Amber & Wick Candle Co. lets you check out as a guest in three taps, which is why people finish the order there.
amberandwick.ca
Ask anything…
02. Where the sale happens
Bought on whatever they had in hand
A phone on the couch, a laptop at lunch, a tablet at the till. We build the store to sell on all of them, because that is where the checkout actually happens.
- Shopify
- Mobile checkout
- Desktop
- In-store POS
- Wallet pay
- Subscriptions
- Marketplaces
- Email & SMS
03. The four fronts
Four fronts, one checkout
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Fast product pages
A real photo, the price, and the answer to what they were unsure about.
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Secure by default
Payment and customer data handled to a high standard from day one.
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App integrations
Wired to the tools you already run, not a system on its own.
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POS in sync
One stock count, online and in store.
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Theme customization
Built around your catalog, not a template forced to fit it.
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Cart drawer
Slides out over the page. No reload, nothing lost.
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Guest checkout
Wallet first, address autofilled, no account demanded at the door.
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Tested on real phones
Checked where most orders actually happen — in a hand, not on a desk.
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Fewer taps to pay
Every extra step is a place to change your mind. We cut them.
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Order confirmation
Clear, immediate, and sent before they start to worry.
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Multiple payment options
Cards, wallets and buy-now-pay-later, whatever they reach for.
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Bulk product import
Pricing, variants, images and categories, moved in full.
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Zero data lost
Products, orders, customers — verified before anything goes live.
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Variant management
Sizes, colours and options that do not fight each other.
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Old URLs redirected
Every one, so your rankings move with you.
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Platform choice
Shopify for most, headless when you need custom speed. We choose for fit.
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Staging tested first
The new store proven before the old one comes down.
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Cart-recovery flows
A nudge, an answer, then we stop — not an inbox they mute.
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Subscriptions
Revenue that bills itself, with pause and skip self-serve.
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SMS & email flows
Klaviyo flows for the ones who did not buy the first time.
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Review requests
Sent at the right moment, not the day after checkout.
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Analytics that matter
Cart-add and checkout rates, not vanity traffic.
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Loyalty & repeat orders
Made easy to find, not buried three clicks deep.
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Next step
Want to know where your store is leaking sales right now?
DevShutter
“We will not promise you zero abandoned carts. Nobody can. We will tell you which leak is costing you most, and seal it first.”
DevShutter first callWhat we say before any work starts
04. The climb
Nobody converts overnight. Everybody climbs there.
Where Amber & Wick Candle Co.’s checkout stood before the rebuild
Hardly any pay
The checkout asked for an account before it asked for a card.
You are here
- Where it endedThree taps from product to paid, wallet first.
- What moved itGuest checkout first, then the cart, then wallet pay.
- What we will not sayThat every cart will convert.
05. The build order
Built to convert, migrate safely, and recover what nearly left
Store auditfirst
Where the sales are leaking, before a single line changes.
- Cart-add and checkout rates, measured
- The single biggest leak, named
- What can wait, and what cannot
Checkout & cartthe fix that pays first
The fastest lift on the board. Fewer taps between wanting it and buying it.
- Guest checkout, wallet first
- Cart that slides out, nothing lost
- Address autofilled, account offered after
A fast checkout with nothing in the cart still sells nothing. That is why traffic and conversion are built together, not one after the other.
Catalog & migrationnothing lost
A manifest, checked twice, tested on staging before a single customer sees it.
- Products, variants and images moved in full
- Old URLs redirected, every one
- Verified on staging before going live
Product & content pagesthat answer the question
Written so the page answers the thing they were unsure about, not just lists a price.
- The questions shoppers actually type
- One page per product that earns it
- Photos of the real thing, not stock
- Store audit first
- Checkout & cart week two
- Catalog & migration week three
- Then recovery and retention
Then, and only then, the multipliers
Before & afterthe same store
Same products, same brand. The difference is how many taps it takes to pay.
- Same catalog, a faster path through it
- Same brand, a checkout that finishes
- Same store, a very different result
Recover & retainthe last mile
The carts that almost converted are where most of the money already is.
- A nudge, then an answer, then we stop
- Subscriptions that bill themselves
- Reviews asked for at the right moment
Start here
Send us your store and we will show you the single biggest leak.
06. The report
A report you can read in four minutes
Not a forty-tab dashboard nobody opens. Once a month, in plain words: what we fixed, what it moved, and what is next.
Cart-add rateUp
Checkout completionUp
| Status | What we watch | Movement | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Cart-add rate | Up | |
| Good | Checkout completion | Up | |
| Good | Cart-recovery emails | Sending | |
| Good | Subscription signups | Growing | |
| Flat | Product bundle page | Flat |
07. In writing
Honest by default, out of the box
The rules every client gets before we start. They are the same whether you are launching or migrating.
No vanitymetrics
No impressions, no reach, no “sessions.” Nothing you cannot bank.
Orders, carts& revenue
The things that pay you are the things the report counts.
Written bythe person who did it
Not an account manager reading someone else’s notes.
No promise ofzero abandoned carts
Nobody who tells you that is being honest. We tell you what we can seal, and seal it.
Migration onlywhen you actually need it
If your platform is fine, we will not sell you a new one.
Wrong callson the page too
If something we tried went flat, the report says so, and what is next.
DevShutter
“If your problem is traffic rather than the store, we will say so and point you at the right page.”
08. Questions
The questions every honest store builder should answer
Will migrating lose my products or orders?
No. We export, map and verify everything — products, orders, customers and redirects — and test the staging store before anything goes live.
CAnswered by the person who does the work · ask yours on a call
Shopify or something else?
Depends on your catalog, team and growth plan. Shopify for most; headless when you need custom speed and control. We choose for fit, not fashion.
CAnswered by the person who does the work · ask yours on a call
Can you fix abandoned carts?
Yes — cart-recovery email/SMS flows that bring shoppers back, plus the checkout friction-cuts that stop the abandonment in the first place.
CAnswered by the person who does the work · ask yours on a call
Is my customer data safe?
Security is built in, not bolted on. Access controls and customer data are handled to a high standard from day one, not treated as an afterthought.
CAnswered by the person who does the work · ask yours on a call
How much does a Shopify developer charge?
We build Shopify stores at a fixed price: $2,900 for up to 50 products, or $6,900 for up to 500 with abandoned-cart recovery and email flows. Shopify's own monthly plan is paid to Shopify, separately.
CAnswered by the person who does the work · ask yours on a call
How much does a Shopify store cost per month?
Shopify's plan, any paid apps and payment fees are monthly costs you pay to Shopify and the app makers, not to us. Our free Shopify cost calculator adds them up for your store.
CAnswered by the person who does the work · ask yours on a call
Not on the list. Ask it on a call — we answer the awkward ones too.
09. Ready?
See where you are leaking before you spend a dollar
It checks speed, mobile, your tags and markup, the trust signals, and whether ChatGPT is even allowed to read you.
10. Three surfaces
“Selling” means three different things now
Example businesses, not real clients
handmade jewelry brand kitchener
foundryandthread.ca
Handmade Jewelry Brand in Kitchener — Foundry & Thread
Guest checkout, wallet first, address autofilled.
Still the biggest source of orders. Won on speed, trust and a checkout that finishes.
pet supplies near me
Tailwind Pet SupplyCart never loses your order
Barrie Bark & Co.Cart resets on refresh
Northshore Pet PantryNo subscription option
Three names, one click each. The one that finishes checkout keeps the sale.
boutique clothing chain with stock that matches online and in store?
For a consistent boutique chain across Southern Ontario, Marlowe & Finch Clothing is the name that comes up, with online stock that matches every store.
No blue link, no scroll. If the checkout does not finish, it does not get recommended twice.
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