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Marhardt Consulting
Sell Online

E-Commerce Website Design & Online Store

A store that takes orders while you run the shop.

Most small shops that sell online are paying a platform fee, a theme, three plugins, and someone to make them work together — and the store still looks like everyone else's. We build the store around your actual products and how you actually fulfil, host it, and keep it selling, for Metro Detroit retailers, makers, and specialty shops that want online orders without a second job running the website.

Starting range

$200 – $500 / month

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What it solves

Real problems, plainly solved.

The problem

You sell in person but not online, and the customers who search for what you stock are buying it from somebody else.

What we do

We build an online store with your real catalog and pricing, connect secure checkout, and set up shipping or local pickup — then point local search at it.

Orders arrive while the shop is closed, from people who would otherwise never have found you.

The problem

You have a store on a big platform, but it is slow, generic, and the monthly bills for apps keep growing.

What we do

We migrate your products, customers, and orders into a fast custom store that does what the apps did, in one plan.

A faster store that looks like your business, and one predictable bill instead of five.

The problem

Keeping products, photos, and stock current online is a job nobody in the shop has time for.

What we do

Catalog updates are part of the plan, and stock and pricing can sync from the tools you already use.

The site stays accurate without anyone spending their evenings on it.

What's included

Everything in an e-commerce website development engagement.

  • Custom online store with your products and pricing
  • Secure checkout: cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay
  • Shipping, local pickup, or both
  • Catalog migration from Shopify, WooCommerce, or spreadsheets
  • Managed hosting, security, and updates
  • Local SEO and Google Business Profile for the store

Common questions

Online Store, answered.

How much does an e-commerce website cost?
Ours runs $200 to $500 per month depending on catalog size and how much integration you need — the store build, secure payments, hosting, and local SEO are all in that number, with no upfront build fee. A comparable agency build is typically several thousand dollars up front plus a platform subscription and app fees on top.
Should I just use Shopify?
Sometimes, yes — if you have a handful of products and no special requirements, a platform store is fine and we will tell you so. Where a custom store earns its keep is when you have a large or unusual catalog, custom-artwork or made-to-order products, live pricing, local pickup rules, or you simply do not want your shop to look like a template. Two of the stores in our portfolio started as exactly those cases.
Can you move my existing store and products over?
Yes. We migrate catalogs, customer lists, and order history from Shopify, WooCommerce, Square, or a spreadsheet, and we keep your existing URLs working so you do not lose the search rankings you already have.
How do payments work, and who holds the money?
Checkout runs through a standard processor such as Stripe or Square — or the one you already use — so the money goes straight to your account; we never hold it. Cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay are included; tax and shipping rates are configured for how you actually sell.
We are a physical shop first. Does an online store still make sense?
Usually, because it is not either/or. For a physical shop the typical case is the customer who searches at 9pm, reserves for pickup, and comes in the next day — the site brings the person to the counter. Local pickup, in-store inventory, and 'call to reserve' all fit.

Ready for Online Store?

Tell us what’s slowing you down. We’ll take it from there.

A free, no-pressure conversation. Pick what you need help with and we’ll suggest the right next step — no pitch.

Email or phone — one is required. We reply within one business day.

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