Services — Shopify design & build
Shopify stores, designed and built to sell.
THE AKYN designs and builds custom Shopify storefronts — theme, product architecture, structure and checkout — for founders in Miami, across Florida and throughout the United States. Most builds run three to six weeks and start at $1,000.
What's included
- Custom theme design and brand styling
- Fast, mobile-first layouts
- Product and collection structure
- App setup and integrations
- Speed and technical cleanup
- Launch support
Who it's for
Founders who have outgrown a template.
Most people who come to us already have a Shopify store. It works, technically. Products are listed, the checkout processes cards, and nothing is on fire. What it does not do is make the brand look like it deserves the price on the tag.
That gap is what we close. We take brands whose product is better than their storefront and rebuild the front end so the two match.
- Brands launching a first serious storefront
- Stores on a stock theme that now looks generic
- Products whose story needs more than a grid
- Merchants migrating from Etsy, Amazon or WooCommerce
- Founders who want to own the code, not rent a page builder
What we solve
The problems that actually cost you sales.
A slow storefront loses people before they see anything. Heavy themes, stacked apps and unoptimised images are the usual culprits, and they compound on mobile where most traffic now sits.
Poor product architecture is quieter but just as expensive. When collections are shallow, variants are confusing, or the path from landing to cart takes too many decisions, people leave without ever telling you why.
And a storefront that looks like fifty thousand others gives a first-time visitor no reason to trust you with a card number. Design is not decoration here — it is the only evidence a stranger has that you are a real business.
Our process
Four stages, agreed before anything starts.
01 — Discovery
We learn the product, the customer and what a win looks like. You get a written scope and a fixed cost before any work begins.
02 — Design
We design the brand-led storefront — home, collection, product and cart — and lock the direction before a line of code is written. One round of revisions is included.
03 — Build
We build the theme, structure products and collections, wire the apps and integrations you actually need, and test on real devices rather than a simulator.
04 — Launch
We ship it on your own Shopify account, connect your domain, and hand over a store that is yours to keep, extend or move.
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Storefronts we have built.
Our own brands and client projects run on the same standard. DoggieHush sells a patented product on a custom storefront; The Naked Wear runs print-on-demand apparel; Zeyser Store covers multi-category retail.
Common questions
How long does a Shopify build take?
Most Shopify builds run three to six weeks from kick-off to launch, depending on how many products and pages are involved. You get a timeline with your estimate, before anything starts.
Do I own the store when it is finished?
Yes. On final delivery the store, its theme code and its content are yours. It runs on your own Shopify account, and you can hand it to another developer whenever you like.
Can you rebuild a store I already have?
Yes. We migrate from other platforms and from older Shopify themes, carrying products, collections, pages and customer-facing content across.
What does a Shopify build cost?
Projects start at $1,000. The final figure depends on product count, custom functionality and how much design work is involved. Scope and cost are agreed in writing before work begins.
Do you work with clients outside Miami?
Yes. We are based in Miami, Florida and work with founders across the United States. Projects run remotely — scoping calls, design reviews and handover all happen online, and nothing about the process depends on being in the same city.
Which Shopify plan do I need?
For most builds the standard Shopify plan is enough. If you need advanced reporting, custom checkout or high-volume pricing we will tell you before you commit, rather than after.
Do you use a page builder or write the theme?
We build the theme. Page builders are quick to start with and slow forever after — they add weight, lock you to a subscription, and make the store harder to hand to anyone else. You get theme code you own.
Can you help after launch?
Yes, on request. Most clients take the store and run it themselves, which is the point of handing over clean code. If you would rather we stay involved, that is scoped separately.
Next step
Tell us what you are building.
Send the product, the platform you are on now and roughly where you want to be. We come back with an honest scope and a fixed cost — no retainer, no pitch deck.
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