We’re not your typical Shopify agency; we’ve mastered our craft by first building our own successful eCommerce platform from scratch. We’re also the quickest agency ever to gain Shopify Partner accreditation.
We don’t do cookie-cutter eCommerce experiences! As a design & UX-first Shopify agency, our award-winning websites reflect your brand's personality and goals, ensuring you stand out from the competition.
We’ve achieved a 7-year average client partnership and delivered over 400 eCommerce projects by first understanding how you define success and then integrating all your needs and ambitions into our work!
Our rich technical heritage has imbued our fully in-house agency team with lateral thinking and a problem-solving attitude. We use this to maintain best practices while developing custom Shopify solutions.
We utilise data and research to support all our design and optimisation decisions. We focus on speed, accessibility, and usability to deliver engaging eCommerce experiences that drive conversions on Shopify.
With 30 dedicated Shopify experts, we’re small enough to care about the details but large enough to deliver complex eCommerce projects. And with staff churn under 10%, you’ll enjoy consistent, tailored support.
"From day one of working with blubolt, their team's professionalism, passion, and drive have been inspiring. The team has a huge collective knowledge base, which allowed for the freedom, customisation and automation that other agencies didn't offer. Overall, we're exceptionally happy with the results.”
“The new RIXO website has enhanced our brand and delivered improved functionality. We have seen noticeable improvements in conversion and bounce rates combined with positive feedback from customers on the overall website usability and new services."
“We're thrilled with the new Green People website! It’s the culmination of months of development with the incredible team at blubolt and allows our customers to navigate seamlessly from discovery to purchase, elevating the entire customer journey.”
"Moving to Shopify Plus with blubolt has accelerated our momentum & given us a stable platform that also keeps pace with the industry. Migrating to Shopify Plus with blubolt’s support is the best decision I’ve made in 6 years with teapigs."
“Our migration to Shopify with blubolt was a strategic decision. I knew that Shopify would give us the flexibility and adaptability to easily handle multiple brands and was confident that blubolt understood the technical complexity of what we needed and could deliver it!”
"We’ve received positive feedback on our new Shopify Plus website delivered by blubolt, particularly with its easy navigation, and it has continued to increase conversions and revenue since launch!"
“Blown. Away. We’re all so happy and impressed with the amazing blubolt team. We’ve had very few issues, and any we had were dealt with there and then, as blubolt had already thought of them. Now, we’re really excited to get the site live!”
“The migration process with blubolt was seamless, with a well-executed project plan. Shopify Plus has opened new avenues, allowing us to introduce exciting features & improve team productivity with its ease of use!”
“Working with blubolt was fantastic; our project was managed seamlessly & delivered on time. We're really happy with the new site! Our customers have reacted well to the new Shopify Plus functionality & it’s perfectly designed for growth.”
"I would highly recommend blubolt! They've been extremely proactive as our Shopify Development partner for our eCommerce store. The team has an excellent knowledge of eCommerce and the needs of our stores"
"We’ve had nothing but positive feedback on our new Shopify Plus site! Our customers find it much more user-friendly as the layout is clearer, it’s easier to find products, and the checkout is more efficient."
"blubolt’s Date & Delivery Selector App has been a big win for us. It’s increased customer trust and saved us countless hours in administration! With the app, our customers now have more choice and a more accurate timeframe for deliveries."
"Over the years, the teams from blubolt and Seasalt have worked well together. The key benefit is that we've developed a site tailored to our exact needs, which works perfectly in terms of what we want to create with our customer experience."
"Our customers have been so positive about the new Shopify Plus site, highlighting how user-friendly it is. The proof is in the metrics: since launch, our conversion rate has increased to 3%, and revenue is up by 200% YoY."
Our Shopify clients are typically ambitious brands looking to stand out from the crowd without compromising on either form or function. Determined to grow faster on Shopify, their annual revenue starts at £5 million.
In terms of verticals, our Shopify agency clients range from fashion and beauty, homewares and gifts, to sports, food and drink. Read more about our clients here.
Unsurprisingly, costs will vary depending on the complexity of the Shopify design and build. After having a quick, obligation-free chat about your Shopify project requirements, we can give you a ballpark starting price. Typically, our design and build projects start at £80,000. From there, we can assemble a detailed proposal with specific estimated costs for the whole project (see details on Shopify project proposals below).
The time from discovery to launch will significantly depend on your specific Shopify project requirements. After discussing this with you, we’ll prepare a full proposal, including timescales tailored to your Shopify project. Generally, we estimate a nine-month timescale for a more complex Shopify project.
After contacting us to discuss your requirements, we’ll respond with a detailed Shopify project proposal covering key areas like:
blubolt services and processes. We’ll explain what we do, how we do it, and who does it! In short, you’ll know what’s happening at every project stage, from discovery, design, and build to UAT and launch.
Project inclusions. We’ll advise what Shopify services are included (like technical and design workshops, frontend build, and data migration, to name a few), as well as the specific website pages and integrations included within the project scope.
Costs. We’ll give you a clear breakdown of proposed costs for items like the design and build, retainer-only and optimisation services, and Shopify fees.
Timings. We’ll give you an estimated timeframe for the Shopify project completion.
We’ll chat through the proposal on a video call, so you’ll have the opportunity to meet the team and ask as many questions as you like! Naturally, you’ll need time to process the information afterwards, but we’re on hand for any follow-up queries you may have.
We certainly can! Our growth and optimisation packages - which form your bluprint for success with blubolt and Shopify - can be tailored to your specific needs and include:
Growth packages. We can take over managing your existing Shopify website and provide services like website development, design refreshes, and partner recommendations, as well as deliver ad hoc project work. Our thorough onboarding process means you’ll hit the ground running. We’ll organise your website code into our super-sleek blubolt folder structure, whereby each section of your code is broken down into smaller, consistently labelled folders. This becomes our pristine ‘source of truth’ so we can effectively and efficiently manage your website while keeping a clear record of changes. And, crucially, multiple blubolt developers can work on your Shopify site without any confusion! Read more about our growth packages here.
Optimisation packages. Want to unlock your Shopify site's full potential with our expert CRO insights and enhancements? With our entirely in-house team, you’ll enjoy a seamless end-to-end Shopify CRO service. We offer three optimisation packages - BluGrowth (starter), BluOptimisation (advanced), and BluData (monitoring) packages. Read more details on our optimisation packages here.
