Have a webshop built on Shopify or WooCommerce
We build webshops for businesses in the Rotterdam area on Shopify or WordPress with WooCommerce, with a custom-coded front end. You manage products and orders in the platform you know; the front end loads faster than a standard theme. The price is fixed up front.
- Shopify and WooCommerce
- Faster than a standard theme
- Built for SEO and sales
- Fixed price up front
Building a webshop: most look alike
Most agencies install a standard theme on Shopify or WooCommerce, adjust the colours and stay within what the theme allows. That works, but it produces a webshop that looks like thousands of others, with the excess code and limitations that come with it.
We go about it differently. Checkout, payments and product management we leave to Shopify or WooCommerce, because that is what those platforms are good at. The front end, everything your customer sees, we build ourselves in modern code.
A headless webshop is a webshop where the management side (Shopify or WooCommerce) and the front end (the pages customers see) run separately. You manage products and orders the way you are used to, while customers see a webshop that fits your brand, loads fast and works well on any phone.
Improving an existing webshop is an option too
Even without a full rebuild there is often a lot to gain: speed, visibility, product pages and the steps towards the checkout. We first look at what is holding your shop back and tell you honestly where the biggest gains are.
If you would rather not think about it at all, we keep your webshop running: updates, new products, seasonal promotions and optimisation based on the numbers.
Standard theme versus custom coded
Both run on the same trusted platforms. The difference is in what your customer notices, and in what Google and AI assistants can read.
The same design as thousands of other shops
A design that is entirely yours, down to the details
Dead weight from unused features, and you feel it in loading time
Only the code your shop needs, so short loading times
Bound by what the theme and its apps allow
Features and integrations built to fit, so no app locks you in
It works on mobile, but it rarely feels smooth
Designed mobile first, because that is where people buy
SEO only as good as the theme permits
SEO from line one, readable for Google and AI assistants alike
Webshop build, improve and maintain
From a brand-new webshop to improving and managing what is already there. You choose what you need.
Having a new webshop built
A complete webshop on Shopify or WooCommerce with a custom-coded front end. Design, product structure, payments, shipping and copy we handle end to end, with a fixed price agreed up front.
Improving an existing webshop
Making your current shop faster, easier to find and more convincing. The biggest gains usually sit in loading time, product pages and the route to the checkout. We measure first, then improve with focus.
Maintenance and ongoing updates
Updates, new products, seasonal promotions and continuous optimisation based on data. You focus on selling, we keep the technology and the visibility in shape.
Modern code, explained in plain language
We build the front end of your webshop with Next.js, a JavaScript-based framework that major brands use for their webshops too. Pages are already prepared on the server before your customer asks for them, so your customer's phone does not have to assemble everything itself.
You notice that immediately. Pages appear almost instantly, even on a phone with patchy reception. That matters for sales: a slow page costs you visitors, and Google factors loading speed into ranking through the Core Web Vitals.
You do not need to understand or manage any of this. You simply work in Shopify or WooCommerce. The technology underneath is our trade, and we explain every choice in plain language.
Why this helps you sell
- Speed: visitors stay, and Google factors speed into your ranking
- Mobile friendly: many purchases start on a phone, so that is what we design for first
- Visibility: clean code and structured data, readable for Google and AI assistants alike
- Distinctiveness: a shop that is yours, not a theme anyone can buy
- Accessible price: by building smart, custom work stays within reach for smaller shops too
About having a webshop built
Can my existing website be improved instead of replaced?
Often, yes. We first check whether the foundation is sound. Sometimes speed gains, better copy, new imagery and technical SEO already achieve a great deal. If the foundation is outdated, rebuilding works out cheaper in the long run than repairing forever. We will tell you honestly what we would do.
Do you also handle hosting and maintenance?
Yes. We can take care of hosting, updates, backups and security so your website stays fast and safe. You are also free to keep this in your own hands, in which case we provide a clean handover and a proper explanation.
What does SEO optimisation involve at Geekie?
For us SEO starts in the engineering: fast loading times, a logical structure, correct headings, clean code and structured data. On top of that we optimise the copy for the search terms your customers genuinely use, and we make sure your business is easy to find locally.
What is SEO for AI (GEO) and why does it matter?
More and more people no longer ask Google but ChatGPT or another AI assistant which company they should call. Those assistants read websites and recommend businesses they can understand well: clear copy, structured data and a technically sound site. We build websites from the first line of code so that both Google and AI assistants can read them properly. That keeps you findable as search changes.
Can you build a webshop as well?
Yes. We build webshops on Shopify or WordPress with a custom-coded front end, also known as headless. You get the reliable checkout and management of those platforms, but without the limitations and sluggishness of a standard theme. The result is a webshop that loads faster, ranks better and is built to sell more. Improving or maintaining an existing webshop is possible too.
Get your webshop or your plans checked for free
We look at your current shop or your plans, your visibility and your competitors, with no obligation. After that you hear concretely what we would do and what it costs.
Email us directly: info@geekie.nl
free, no obligation
