Shopify Plus - The Benefits to You
If you’re running a business that is scaling at a great pace then you need tools behind you that can keep up with your expansion. Shopify Plus is the enterprise-level upgrade to the original Shopify web platform. Designed with ambition in mind, Shopify Plus provides you with a new portfolio of tools and plug-ins to utilise to aid your growth.
From making international selling and shipping straightforward to helping you expand your sales reach across multiple channels whilst managing them all from one place, Shopify Plus is focused on making scaling sales easy.
Alongside improved functionality, the increased level of support available to you is also essential for a business with bigger promises to deliver. As with any business change, especially one influenced by growth, you need the right team on your side. As well as expedited support from Shopify, we’re experts in managing the Shopify Plus platform and have strong relationships with the experts at Shopify, allowing us to take all that work off your hands.
Shopify + SEO
A website without SEO is like a shopfront with no windows - your products aren’t visible to customers passing by.
Shopify is a powerhouse of a platform but as with any website, if not correctly optimised for search engines, your expertly designed website will be seen by no one. As an SEO-first agency, our work on optimising Shopify websites for search engine results is fuelled by years of learning the platform and implementing improvements, making us your expert partners in SEO for your Shopify site.
Specialising in improving the SEO of eCommerce Shopify sites, we’re your designated partners in enhancing the visibility of your online store across all search engines. We work to make sure customers that know they need you, and even those that don’t, find your store before competitors and have an easy conversion journey.
From auditing your current set up to putting together a custom plan to then implementing the changes, your SEO journey is explained and documented throughout for ultimate reporting of results.
Building fast, responsive websites that show off your business and look good on all devices.
When it comes to designing Shopify that convert as great as they look, we’re your people. Shopify may come with an abundance of off-the-shelf templates to choose from but the way to stand out from the crowd is with bespoke Shopify design.
Our service offers you something unique, designed specifically with your business in mind and what’s most important to you at the forefront. We focus on functionality and aesthetics in equal measures, ensuring your site delivers the results you need whilst offering the look you want. Forget ‘one size fits all’ web design and go bespoke with Ideate.
Decided it’s time to move operations over to Shopify? Migrating your website can feel daunting and that’s the very reason that with a million other things to do, your best option is to leave it to us.
Migrating from Magento, WordPress or any other website platform to Shopify is a process that needs to be done right to ensure the value of your website is retained. Done wrong and you’re back to the very start of your SEO journey, or in some cases, worse off than when you first started. Our team are experts in seamlessly migrating websites to Shopify whilst retaining your site’s search engine reputation.
As your business scales up, your technology needs to as well. Shopify Plus is the enterprise-level version of the platform that is designed for rapidly growing businesses with international potential and high functionality requirements. With an abundance more potential for businesses that need it, Shopify Plus is a machine that needs skill in the driving seat.
As experienced users of Shopify Plus, our team are confident and skilled in the platform and are able to utilise the tools available to their full potential. From taking your products global to broadening your sales horizons with the ability to sell across all channels from one platform, our team can take the reins and get Shopify Plus working for you.
A popular choice of web platform in the eCommerce space, did you know that Shopify and Shopify Plus can also make your B2B business fly. With the right team of experts behind your site’s build, Shopify can be a perfect choice of tool for elevating B2B and wholesale businesses on not just a national but international scale.
From designs anchored by what really matters to B2B brands to customising functionality to allow your customers to achieve what they need to do in the most efficient way possible, Shopify for B2B businesses is a reliable choice when paired with the expertise from the Ideate team.
In this modern world of online business, speed really is everything. Slow page speeds lead to frustrated and disengaged customers - a recipe for lost sales and low conversion rates. Our work on Shopify page speed is founded on years of experience working on websites using the platform, allowing us to understand the way to sites are built and also a knowledge of the tools available to optimise performance.
In the day to day of running a business, you don’t have the time to be worrying about page speed, nevermind optimising it. The answer? Leave it to us, the experts, to ensure your Shopify site is also running at its max.
A website without conversions is simply a waste of your investment. Web design needs to offer performance and aesthetic in equal measures and with our work on Shopify Conversion Rate Optimisation, we can transform your existing Shopify’s site conversion rate to a level that makes your website an investment worth having.
Our knowledge of the tools and plug-ins available on Shopify as well as experience on optimising these sites to convert, allows us to get stuck in quickly on the tasks that will really make a difference to your CRO to get you not just quick but lasting results.
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Here are some frequently asked questions relating to Shopify.
Shopify is coined as a ‘commerce platform’ which is best-described as a website platform for those wanting to sell products or services online. Shopify is best-loved by eCommerce businesses wanting to sell products directly to the customer. Shopify is popular for its ease of use, versatility of templated designs and broad range of functionality.
Both the customer-facing website and backend dashboard are user-friendly and easy to navigate, making it a popular choice with start-ups and established businesses alike. Shopify can also be used by B2B and wholesale businesses to sell offline services or larger volumes of products, further showcasing its versatility for all business types.
Here at Ideate, we offer full package Shopify support. No matter when you’re up to in your Shopify journey, we have a service, or range of, which will be able to support your current position.
From designing and building bespoke Shopify websites from scratch to migrating existing sites over to the platform, we also offer a range of maintenance and enhancement services to ensure your Shopify website is always performing at its optimum. We’re passionate about what Shopify has to offer and have spent years learning the platform, making us your perfect Shopify partner.
In short - yes! We’re proud to be part of a network of specialist Shopify partners, qualifying us as expertly trained and knowledgeable on the Shopify platform and therefore best suited to support you in using the platform.
As a team, we’re well versed in how Shopify works, from the earliest stages of web design and build through to SEO and conversion rate optimisation. So, whatever stage your business is at in its Shopify journey, we have the expertise to be able to support you in taking your online store to the next level.
Shopify has its own in-house app store that is packed to the rafters with plug-ins and tools which can be added to your Shopify site to enhance performance and add increased functionality. The Shopify App Store is a treasure trove for business owners to explore, although this vast selection of web-enhancing apps can be overwhelming and that’s where we come in.
As your Shopify Partners, we’re able to pinpoint the exact apps you need and get them installed and in-action on your site. By taking away the effort of exploring and installing new features to your website, you can simply enjoy their benefits without the hard work.
One of the joys of Shopify is there are multiple ways to subscribe as a business owner and the plans are tailored to the size and scale of your business.
From Basic to Shopify Plus, you can choose from 4 pre-boxed plans that are available at a monthly or annual price. As expected, the plans increase in functionality and features as the price does, however even your basic package gives you the tools you need to get your first Shopify site set up and live.
The Shopify Basic plan starts at £19 per month if paid annually, allowing you to kickstart your Shopify journey for a small investment. All plans can be tried for free to help you decide whether the platform is the right choice for your business.
In our opinion - yes! There’s a reason that millions of business owners choose Shopify and that’s because it truly is worth it. A cost-effective investment into your eCommerce infrastructure, Shopify is an Aladdin’s cave of opportunity and can really be the difference between online businesses flourishing and failing.
The functionality Shopify provides businesses goes far beyond web design and includes support with shipping, expansion to new markets, increased reach to new sales channels and ultra-accurate reporting. These things combined with websites that both look great and convert thanks to their ease of use for customers is a recipe for success for your online business.
A new and perfectly-timed launch from Shopify, Shopify Collabs is a new platform that facilitates collaborations between brands and influencers. Now coined as one of the most impactful ways to market as an eCommerce business in 2025, influencer collaborations have in the past been notoriously tiresome to organise and difficult to track.
Shopify Collabs is a ‘does all’ platform that streamlines the process of finding influencers, organising collaborations and most importantly, tracking the success and performance of these brand deals. The improved ease of organising these relationships and increased visibility of their success makes influencer marketing more accessible and profitable than ever before.
