E-commerce website development
Probeck designs and develops online shops around the products, customers and processes of the business, from finding the right item through payment and fulfilment.
A good store needs a clear buying journey for customers and practical management tools for the business.
Previous work
See how a bespoke e-commerce platform brought everyday sales and complex seasonal ordering into one reliable system.
Bespoke e-commerce
Everyday and seasonal ordering with collection rules, deposits, stock control and reporting.
Outcome: More than 300 paper Christmas orders replaced by one central system with reliable product totals.
Read the case studyMore than a shopping basket
Customers need to find the right product, understand it, choose confidently and complete the purchase without unnecessary friction.
Reach the right product or category.
See clear, useful product information.
Select the relevant option or variation.
Move through basket, checkout and payment.
Know the order has been received and what happens next.
What might your store need?
Not every shop needs every feature. Product structure, fulfilment and customer expectations should determine the useful combination.
Products · Categories · Variations · Search & filtering
Stock · Pricing · Offers · Delivery · Click & collect
Accounts · Payments · Notifications
Orders · Customer information · Fulfilment
Payments
An e-commerce project may include secure checkout through an appropriate payment-provider integration, along with order confirmation and suitable refund workflows.
Deposits or alternative payment structures may be possible where the provider and business process support them. The exact options, responsibilities and compliance requirements depend on the services selected.
No payment provider is assumed or promised on this page.
Managing the store
The business needs a practical way to manage products, orders, customers, stock, pricing, promotions and fulfilment.
The right administration view depends on who handles each task and which information already belongs in another system.
Off-the-shelf or bespoke?
Mature e-commerce platforms can be an excellent option for relatively standard catalogues, checkout and order management.
A sensible route where standard product, payment, delivery and management features meet the important requirements without awkward workarounds.
More relevant where pricing or checkout rules are unusual, products are highly configurable, the buying journey is distinctive, integrations are central or plugins create too many compromises.
Integrations
An online shop may potentially connect with payment providers, CRM, stock or inventory systems, accounting, email marketing, shipping or fulfilment and existing business systems.
Availability and reliability depend on the systems, APIs, permissions and supplier terms involved.
How it works
Discovery considers the products, customers, how products are sold, payment, delivery or fulfilment and the existing systems involved.
Understand products, customers, selling rules, payments, fulfilment and existing systems.
Develop the buying journey and visual direction collaboratively.
Create the agreed store, content structures and integrations.
Test real buying and administration scenarios, review feedback and obtain approval.
Put the completed, signed-off shop live.
Continue with hosting, maintenance and future improvements.
Transparent pricing
The final price depends on products, design, payments, delivery rules, integrations, migration and bespoke functionality.
Explore central PricingProduct data quality, photography, descriptions and testing also affect readiness and delivery.
SEO & content
An online shop still needs useful, indexable content. Product information, category pages, buying guidance, FAQs and supporting content can help people make decisions and help search engines understand the store.
Technical foundations and good content can support visibility, but they do not guarantee search rankings or sales.
Ongoing support
Plan hosting, updates, maintenance, platform changes, payment and integration changes, support and future improvements. Confirm who monitors critical journeys and what happens when a connected service changes.
Explore Hosting & SupportCommon questions
E-commerce websites start from £6,000. The final price depends on products, variations, design, checkout, delivery rules, integrations, migration, accounts and bespoke functionality.
Choose around product structure, selling rules, integrations, editing needs, ongoing costs and support. An established platform may be the best fit where requirements are standard.
Potentially. First assess the current platform, data, integrations, URLs, content and reasons for redesigning. That determines whether improvement, replatforming or rebuilding is sensible.
Possibly, where the systems provide suitable APIs or data access. Feasibility, error handling, ownership and supplier limits need checking.
Appropriate product, stock, price and content controls can be included. Agree roles, permissions and which source is authoritative where systems connect.
Customer accounts can be included where they add value. Define what customers can view or change and what guest checkout options are required.
Migration may be possible once the source data, images, variations, URLs and platform access are understood. Data usually needs mapping and verification.
Options depend on the chosen payment provider, location, business model and required checkout flow. No specific provider is promised until compatibility is confirmed.
Probeck offers hosting and support. The exact platform, updates, monitoring, backups, response arrangements and price need agreeing for the store.
Ownership of design, custom code, content, accounts and data should be documented. Platforms, plugins, payment services, fonts and images may have separate terms.