Friction Studio — Conversion-Led Shopify Development for Ambitious Brands Friction Studio is not just a Shopify agency — we are strategic partners for DTC and eCommerce brands that want stores built to perform, scale, and convert. We don’t simply deliver a website; we engineer Shopify systems that elevate revenue, reduce friction, and strengthen customer experience. We help established and scaling brands unlock higher growth by combining conversion-driven design with robust Shopify engineering. Our focus is simple: high-impact UX, scalable development, and business outcomes that matter. How We Help You Grow: Custom Shopify & Shopify Plus Builds — Premium, performance-focused stores designed for long-term scalability. Conversion-Focused Redesigns — Strategic UX and merchandising upgrades that increase conversion rates and AOV. Platform Migrations to Shopify — Seamless transitions from legacy systems without data loss or SEO setbacks. Performance & Speed Optimization — Technical tuning to improve user experience and search performance. Landing Page & CRO Systems — Revenue-driven landing pages and CRO experimentation for paid acquisition and retention. We take a systems-first approach, aligning design, development, analytics, and conversion strategy so every touchpoint drives measurable results. Why Brands Choose Friction Studio: We operate as long-term growth partners, never one-off vendors. We’re obsessed with clean code, fast experiences, and friction-less buying journeys that turn visitors into loyal customers. Our work isn’t just technically sound, it’s commercially intelligent. From advanced integrations to retention-driven experiences, we build Shopify solutions that strengthen both brand perception and bottom-line performance.
Find the Best Shopify Experts in the United States
Finding Shopify help in America is not the hard part. Choosing between agencies that all promise the same migration, theme rebuild and growth plan is.
As of October 2026, 430 Shopify experts in the US have a profile on shopexperts: 383 agencies and 47 freelancers. Between them they cover store setup, custom development, marketing, consulting, design and content. Only 50 take on finance, tax and compliance work.
With that much choice, let the job pick the shortlist, not the logo. Decide whether you need a build, a fix or ongoing help before you open a single profile.
Then pick three of the US profiles below and send them the same brief, sales tax set-up included, so the quotes come back comparable line by line.
Top-rated Shopify experts in the United States
Shopify Plus Developer for Growing & Global Brands I've spent the last 5+ years in the weeds of Shopify — not just writing Liquid, but figuring out how commerce actually scales. As a Shopify Select Partner, I've helped brands migrate messy legacy systems onto Shopify Plus, built custom middleware to connect ERPs with storefronts, and shipped apps and Functions that off-the-shelf solutions just can't handle. A few examples of what that's looked like in practice: cutting load times from 7-10 seconds down to under 2 for a jewellery brand doing a WooCommerce migration, and getting a Shark Tank India-featured ethnic wear brand to 65% faster load times with an 80% jump in mobile engagement. Where I can help: Complex migrations — moving high-volume stores to Shopify Plus without losing SEO rankings or data integrity along the way Custom app development — private apps built around your actual business logic, not whatever an app store happens to offer Performance engineering — getting heavy Plus stores down to sub-2-second loads, even under Black Friday-level traffic If your tech stack feels more like a bottleneck than an asset right now, that's usually a sign something in the architecture needs rethinking — happy to take a look.
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At OnlyGrowth, we help Shopify and Shopify Plus brands grow through strategic website design and development. We partner with brands to plan, design, and develop high-performing ecommerce experiences, including full website redesigns, custom Shopify theme development, and conversion-focused landing pages built to support acquisition, retention, and long-term customer value. While our core offering is web design and development, we bring a deep growth background to every project. We analyze customer behavior, heatmaps, and data to identify friction points, uncover opportunities, and continuously improve how shoppers move through the store.
I help smart DTC brands dramatically improve their bottom line through rigorous, data-driven experimentation across the customer journey. Helping 7, 8 and 9 figure brands scale profitably is what I excel at. I do this through 1) focusing on contribution margin as my north star metric, and 2) strategic A/B testing fueled by extensive customer research. Here's what one of my former clients had to say about me: Luka is a rare mix of strategic and hands-on — he doesn’t just talk about ideas, he executes them. During our time working together, he helped professionalise our marketing systems, improved conversion across key funnels, and consistently brought clarity to complex problems. What stood out most was his clarity of thought, detailed consumer and market analysis combined with a deep understanding of website performance. This translated into very significant performance gains on our website. We saw increased sales, conversion rates and customer retention. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Luka to any founder or leadership team looking for someone who delivers real results.
Boundless AI is a capital marketplace built for growing eCommerce brands. We connect businesses to 150+ lenders across 20+ non-dilutive funding products, including term loans, lines of credit, revenue-based financing, and inventory funding. We use real-time data to intelligently match brands with lenders they’re most likely to receive offers from, reducing unnecessary declines and improving approval outcomes. With one simple application, businesses can apply to multiple capital providers at once. Founded in 2022, Boundless has supported 3,100+ funding customers and facilitated over $3.5B in capital requests. Our platform is free to use for businesses and partners alike.
The best part about our work is seeing the direct revenue we bring to our clients. That's what keeps email marketing exciting for us on a daily basis. Simple terms -- we help e-commerce brands grow revenue and retention (LTV) through email / retention marketing. We run the whole email channel end-to-end, meaning, you have to do nothing except continue your top-of-the-funnel and operational activities like you do. We will add 30-40% revenue within your current set up. Happy to talk if you're interested.
Relevant Bits is a personalization and A/B testing platform for Shopify that helps brands deliver more relevant shopping experiences and improve conversion rates. Our team specializes in UX design, experimentation strategy, and ecommerce optimization. We work closely with brands, agencies, and theme developers to implement personalization rules, optimize customer journeys, and run data-driven experiments. Using the Relevant Bits app, we help merchants configure and launch personalization experiences, set up targeting rules, and deploy A/B tests that quickly deliver measurable results.
10xGEO is a Shopify app that generates revenue from AI search. When buyers ask ChatGPT or Perplexity what to buy, we make sure it's our brands that get recommended and we tag every resulting Shopify order with its AI source so brands can see the exact ROI.
Tomorrow belongs to the brands who build for it. Domani is a consulting agency built by partners who have owned and scaled e-commerce brands for over a decade. We specialize in launching, scaling, and optimizing high-performing Shopify stores with a focus on clarity, speed, and tangible impact. We partner with ambitious DTC and B2B brands to build high-performing Shopify experiences rooted in operational efficiency. Whether we are optimizing your UX, mapping complex customer journeys, or automating back-end workflows, our goal is simple: building the Shopify foundation for tomorrow’s growth. Core Expertise: Design & UX: Conversion-focused theme optimization. Retention: Advanced Klaviyo lifecycle and retention programs. Systems: Seamless POS, B2B, and third-party app integrations. Automation: Workflow streamlining to help your team move faster.
I'm Patrick. I help ecom brands doing $500K–$5M scale to $10M through Meta ads, email, and landing pages. I've scaled multiple brands from six and seven figures to eight, doing the actual work myself, not managing it from a Slack channel. I write the ads. Send the emails. Build the pages. No retainers inflated with strategy calls. No three-month planning phases. Just consistent, high-quality creative output that scales what's working and cuts what isn't.
Inside the US list: who the agencies and freelancers are
Agencies make up almost the whole list. 383 of the 430 experts based in the US are agencies and 47 are freelancers. If you want one person who answers their own email, seek out the freelancer profiles; most of what you scroll past is firms.
Set-up and development lead. 385 list Store Setup & Management and 326 list Shopify Development, with Marketing & Growth close behind at 294. Strategy, design and content work thin out from there.
Tax specialists are the scarce skill. Only 50 US-based experts list Finance, Taxes & Compliance, fewer than one in eight. If sales tax is part of your launch, ask about it in the first call rather than assuming a generalist covers it.
Languages and cities. English appears on 415 profiles and Spanish on 88, followed by German (31), French (25) and Hindi (8). Profiles name cities including Los Angeles, Austin, Miami, Chicago and Atlanta. Location rarely matters for Shopify work. A shared language with your customers does, once the job includes product copy or support content.
Below the US profiles. US-based experts fill the top of the list. Scroll further and you reach firms and freelancers based abroad that also take North American clients, worth a look if you're open to a team outside the country.
Proof beats size. With 383 agencies to choose from, the useful filter is whether a candidate has already shipped your exact job. Ask each one for two stores they built in your category and a client reference you can actually call.
How much do Shopify experts in the US charge?
Of the 430 US-based experts, 311 show a starting price. Every figure here is in US dollars, read from US profiles in October 2026; anyone listing zero is excluded. Think of a starting price as an expert's floor for taking work on, never a quote for your project.
Middle half of US starting prices
$90 – $1,500
Half of the 311 listed prices sit in this band
Median starting price
$299
The midpoint of all 311 US starting prices
Top quarter of listed prices
$1,500 – $50,000
A quarter of US experts start at $1,500 or more
Budget from the middle half. The top quarter runs all the way to $50,000, so ask any expert in that band what their starting price actually includes before you rule them in or out.
What moves a US quote. Catalogue size, the number of apps and integrations, a migration from another platform, and a move to Shopify Plus. B2B ordering and sales tax set-up add scope on top.
What to send for a firm number. Your store URL or current platform, SKU count, the three outcomes you need, a deadline and a budget range. Say whether you sell B2B, because that changes the payment set-up.
US set-up details a good expert raises early
Payments. Shopify Payments is available to US-based stores and pays out in US dollars. For wholesale, Shopify's docs list ACH Direct Debit through Shopify Payments, for B2B orders only, so anyone building your B2B flow should confirm buyers can pay that way. Shop Pay Installments is also available here; decide whether it suits your order values before switching it on.
Sales tax. Shopify Tax calculates sales tax automatically. Shopify only files and remits on your behalf if you use Shopify Tax automated filing; otherwise filing stays with you or your accountant. Manual Tax is the alternative for merchants who set rates themselves. A good expert asks which route you're on before touching a single tax setting.
Banking and financing. Shopify Balance is available only to US merchants, and Shopify Capital is offered to eligible US businesses. Neither is a set-up task, but an expert reviewing your payout flow should know both exist.
Retail counters. US merchants can buy POS hardware straight from Shopify's hardware store. For phone-based card taking, Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android runs through Shopify POS, provided Shopify Payments is active.
Selling abroad. Managed Markets is available to businesses based in the continental US. If international orders are on the plan, ask whether it fits before anyone builds country settings by hand. English covers both the admin and checkout, so translation only becomes a job once you add markets.
Where US supply runs deep, and where it thins out
Even the smallest category on the US list has 50 experts behind it, and most of the 430 profiles sit under several at once.
Store Setup & Management
On 385 of the 430 US-based profiles
Shopify Development
Listed by 326, the deepest bench for custom work
Marketing & Growth
294 US experts offer acquisition and retention work
Consulting & Strategy
218 take on audits, roadmaps and platform decisions
Design, UX & Branding
174 list design; Copywriting & Content sits at 138
Finance, Taxes & Compliance
Only 50 list it, so ask about tax experience directly
What US merchants ask before hiring a Shopify agency or freelancer
Freelancers are scarce on the US list, at 47 of 430 profiles. Hire one when the job has clear edges: a theme fix, a product import, one app configured properly. Choose an agency when the work crosses design, development and marketing, or when you need cover through peak season. A store still proving its product rarely needs an agency retainer.
When you're already on Shopify Plus, or moving there, and the work touches Plus-only features. On a standard plan, a Plus agency is usually more firm than the job needs, and you pay for process you won't use. Ask any agency claiming Plus experience to name live Plus stores it has worked on and what it did for each.
Not for most Shopify work. What matters is enough overlap in working hours for a weekly call, a contract and invoices in US dollars, and real experience with American sales tax and customer expectations. US profiles sit at the top of the listing, with overseas experts serving North American merchants underneath, so you can weigh both.
If a real share of your customers shop in Spanish, yes. 88 US-based profiles list Spanish, so you can find someone to write product pages and support replies in it without leaving the US list. Ask to see Spanish pages they've written for another store, and have a native speaker check a sample before you sign off the scope.
Yes. A quarter of the US experts who list a starting price set it at $90 or less, so a small, well-defined job is easy to place. Describe the fix in two sentences, attach a screen recording, and ask for a fixed price rather than an hourly estimate. Give the developer their own staff access instead of your owner login, and remove it the day the job is signed off.
The price in USD and what it includes, who owns the code and design files, which app subscriptions sit in your name rather than theirs, the support window after launch, and how change requests get priced. The app point catches people out: if the agency holds the subscriptions, leaving them later gets messy.