Shipment exception platform
Watches every parcel an online retailer ships, finds the ones that have stopped moving, and gives customer service a short list to work before customers have to ask.
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- Fastify
- PostgreSQL
Online stores that are easy to run
Setting up a store is the easy part. Keeping stock counts right, shipping rules sensible and orders moving without someone retyping them is where stores succeed or quietly cost money. I build both parts.
In short
I set up and improve Shopify, WooCommerce and BigCommerce stores, import catalogs, connect shipping and inventory, and automate order tasks. Every store project gets a fixed written quote after a short call, because store size varies too much for one price.
Scope
Two very different kinds of store work
Knowing which one you need is the first step to a sensible quote.
Store setup
A clean store on a standard platform
For a shop or maker with a manageable catalog. Platform chosen and configured, theme fitted to your brand, products entered or imported, payments, taxes and shipping rates set, policies and contact pages written, and a short training session so you can add products yourself.
- Shopify, WooCommerce or BigCommerce
- Catalog import from a spreadsheet
- Payments, tax and shipping settings
- Product and category pages structured for search
Commerce systems
A store connected to the rest of the business
For a business where orders touch inventory, a warehouse, accounting or a carrier. The work is in the connections: stock that stays correct, orders that flow to fulfillment, and problems flagged before customers notice.
- Inventory and warehouse sync
- Shipping and carrier integrations
- Order routing, alerts and reports
- Large catalog migrations and cleanup
Improvements
Fixes for stores that already exist
Checkout
Fewer steps, clearer shipping costs up front, guest checkout, and payment options customers expect. Abandoned carts are often a checkout problem.
Speed
Slow product pages lose sales on phones. Image sizing, app cleanup and theme fixes usually make the biggest difference.
Product data
Duplicate products, inconsistent names, missing part numbers and broken filters. A cleaned catalog helps search, filtering and Google Shopping.
Search visibility
Product and category titles, structured data for products and prices, canonical tags for variants and sitemaps that list what you actually sell.
Sales tracking
Analytics that record purchases correctly, so you can see which products and traffic sources bring revenue.
Subscriptions
Recurring orders and memberships through the platform's own tools or a well-supported app.
Experience
Built on real catalog work
As an in-house developer for an online parts retailer, I build and maintain WordPress parts catalogs with more than 1,200 searchable parts, interactive parts diagrams that link to BigCommerce product pages, and a custom plugin that routes old product listings to parts that are still for sale. I also built the retailer's shipment exception platform, which connects the storefront, the fulfillment system and three carriers.
That is employment work, not Code Hawk client work, but it is the same set of problems a growing store runs into: messy product data, search, and orders that need to reach the right place.
Pricing
How store projects are priced
Every store gets a fixed written quote. These are the things that move the number:
- Number of products and variants, and whether the data is clean
- Shipping rules: flat rate, calculated, freight or local delivery
- Systems that must connect: inventory, accounting, warehouse, carriers
- Whether the design is a fitted theme or fully custom
- Migration from an existing store, with redirects
Platform fees, apps and payment processing are paid by you directly to those providers.
Related work
Projects that used this kind of work
Built by Code Hawk's founder. Each card says whether it was employment, team or independent work.
Questions
Online stores: common questions
Shopify, WooCommerce or BigCommerce?
Shopify is the simplest to run and suits most new stores. WooCommerce makes sense if you already have a WordPress site or want full control over hosting. BigCommerce handles large catalogs and multiple storefronts without as many paid add-ons. I will recommend one based on your products, your budget and who will run the store day to day.
Why is there no fixed price for a store?
Because two "small stores" can differ by a factor of ten. Fifteen products with flat-rate shipping is a short job. Eight hundred products with variants, freight rules and an inventory system to sync is a project. After a short call I give you a fixed quote for what you described.
Can you move my products from one platform to another?
Yes. Products, variants, images, categories and customer records can usually be moved with an import. Old product addresses are redirected so search rankings and links from other sites keep working.
What does it cost to run a store each month?
Expect a platform fee (Shopify and BigCommerce plans start around $30 to $40 a month), payment processing of roughly 3% per sale, and any paid apps. WooCommerce has no platform fee but needs good hosting. I will give you a realistic monthly figure before you commit.
Can my store connect to my inventory or accounting software?
Usually. Most inventory, shipping and accounting tools have an integration or an API. If a ready-made connector exists and works, I will use it. If not, I can build one.
Next step
Selling online, or about to?
A few sentences is enough to start. I will reply within one business day with questions or a rough price, and there is no charge for the first conversation.