Since 2006, Michael has been at the forefront of ecommerce innovation. After launching and scaling his first online business to significant revenue and earning recognition in Internet Retailer's Second 500, he sold the company in 2015. Now Michael dedicates his expertise to helping other entrepreneurs succeed, combining deep technical knowledge with proven strategic insights gained from real-world experience. His services Include: E-commerce Consulting, Shopify Development, Automated Email Marketing, Website Migration, AI integration & Visibility, Website Audits, and Amazon Optimization. He utilizes AI for the following Site Pre-Design, Customer Service and Shopping Agents, CRO, Descriptions, Icon/ Graphic creation, Market Research, and more as he finds additional uses that add speed and value.
Find the Right Shopify Consultant
Most people looking for a Shopify consultant have one decision in front of them: whether to move to Plus, open a wholesale channel, launch in a second country or cut back an app stack nobody planned. The right hire depends on which of those it is.
This page lists all 781 experts on shopexperts who offer consulting and strategy work (September 2026). If your question is specific, a specialist page gets you there faster. Ecommerce and business strategy handles growth plans and priorities, Shopify Plus consulting handles the upgrade decision and Plus architecture, and wholesale and B2B, international expansion, and product development and sourcing each have a page of their own.
Consulting means advice and scoping. Building what gets recommended is a separate job for developers and agencies, even when one firm offers both. Browse the full list below, or go straight to the specialist that matches your decision.
Top-rated Shopify consultants across every specialism
Helping Shopify stores build an authentic brand that aligns across every touchpoint. I consult with merchants to audit their Brand DNA identity and ensure it flows seamlessly through the entire business. By making your identity clear and consistent across all experiences, we build trust and ensure you stand out to AI agents. Let’s optimise your CX to improve long-term retention, lower your acquisition costs (CAC), and turn casual visitors into loyal, sustainable customers.
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We are a performance-driven Shopify Plus agency helping DTC brands grow through better design, smarter data, and continuous optimization. We specialize in conversion rate optimization (CRO), UX/UI enhancements, and Shopify development for high-growth brands. Whether it’s improving product storytelling, streamlining checkout, or optimizing multi-region performance, our focus is on measurable results — not just pretty pixels. Our clients include fashion, lifestyle, and wellness brands that want to elevate their online experience and drive consistent revenue growth.
We connect eCommerce brands and agencies with top freelance Shopify developers and designers. Hire for single projects or ongoing needs. No hiring fees or recurring charges.
Adfix is a performance marketing agency that helps eCommerce brands scale sustainably through data-driven paid media and retention strategies. We specialize in Google Ads, Meta Ads, and Klaviyo lifecycle marketing for Shopify stores and direct-to-consumer retailers in the U.S. Our team combines creative strategy, data analytics, and conversion-focused optimization to deliver measurable growth. We manage full-funnel campaigns, from prospecting and UGC ad testing to automated email and SMS flows, ensuring consistent results and strong ROI. We also provide Shopify store management, conversion rate optimization, and design services to create seamless customer journeys that convert visitors into loyal buyers. Tech stack: Asana, Slack, Shopify, Klaviyo, Postscript, Triple Whale, Figma, and Looker Studio. We work with brands that want to grow profitably and build long-term success, not just chase short-term revenue.
HAS MERIT is a studio crafting conversion-driven Shopify storefronts and building brands for ambitious companies. We design and develop polished sites that feel like real brands (not quick templates) and back them with brand identity systems that create lasting recognition. From strategy to branding to design to development, everything’s done in-house for a seamless process. We’re a great fit for brands seeking personalized brand design paired with thoughtful conversion strategy, without the agency fluff or freelance hit-or-miss. Building Digital Storefronts: Personalised Design - tailored layouts built to sell, not just look good. Custom Development - beyond just templates, crafted solutions for your brand. Conversion Optimisation - auditing and smarter UI/UX so you don’t leave money on the table. Brand & Identity Design - constructing a brand that stands out and connects. Seamless Integrations - payments, shipping, and tools connected without friction. We just helped an FMCG brand increase conversions by 56% and increased net sale by 86% within 30 days by tweaking their existing page. Female-founded by a designer/developer with experience across brands of all sizes, partnered with a commercial lead from top global CPGs and agencies, we blend design, strategy, and business insight to help brands stand out and scale. Our clients have been featured in Forbes, Vogue, Allure, mindbodygreen, Whole Foods and more
Gloross helps ambitious D2C brands to migrate and accelerate growth on Shopify (Plus). Whether it's migrating to Shopify, increasing revenue and CR, improving user experience, or optimizing performance, we tailor our expertise to your specific needs and goals. With a dedicated team of experts in strategy, UX, design, development, and data-driven conversion optimization, we are committed to delivering solutions that drive measurable results.
Digital Fresh was founded by Joe Barr after more than a decade working with ecommerce brands across development, optimisation and technical strategy. The studio was built around a simple idea: keep the team deliberately small, stay close to the work and give every client direct access to experienced Shopify specialists. We work with a limited number of brands at any one time, giving every client direct access to experienced Shopify specialists who understand the business they're helping to grow.
10+ Years Ecommerce Expert | Growth Hacker | Shopify Specialist I specialize in turning Shopify stores into high-performance revenue machines, I combine deep marketing expertise with technical development. Having founded, bootstrapped, and successfully exited my own ecommerce business within five years, I understand the ecosystem from the founder’s perspective. I help Shopify merchants maximize profit through a data-driven mix of: Strategic Growth: Scaling via Paid Media (Meta/Google) & Organic Traffic (SEO) & Marketing automation Technical Edge: Custom App development and Google Ads Scripts to automate performance. Efficiency: Marketing & Operational automation to lean out your workflow. Profitability: CRO and retention strategies that stick. Whether you need a high-level consultant or a hands-on operator, I bridge the gap between technical execution and business ROI. Let’s scale your store.
Zettler Digital is a digital marketing agency for Klaviyo retention, paid media and Shopify development. We help brands convert better, keep more customers and spend smarter. Shopify Premier Partners | Klaviyo Elite Partners | Meta Business Partners | Google Partners
How to choose a Shopify store consultant
Write the decision as a question with a date. "Should we open wholesale accounts before next spring?" gets you proposals you can compare. "Help us grow" gets you three different engagements at three different prices, and if you can't phrase the question yet, a short paid call to shape it is the right first purchase.
Hire for the decision, not the job title. Anyone can call themselves a consultant. Someone sharp on paid acquisition may know little about trade terms, and a Plus architect may never have built a margin model, so use a specialist page when the question sits in one area and this full list when it spans several.
Ask what a past client decided. Workshops run and decks delivered describe effort, not value, so ask for the question, the recommendation and whether the client acted on it. A consultant worth hiring can also describe advice a client turned down, and why.
Name who will carry out the answer. A recommendation to change your fulfilment model goes nowhere if your operations lead never met the consultant. List the people who will act on the plan and make sure the consultant talks to them during the work, not after it.
Fix the finish line in the proposal. It should state the output (a written recommendation, a working session or a costed plan), the date it arrives and what counts as done. Ongoing advice should say how often you meet and what you receive each month.
Treat an early retainer as a warning. A consultant who proposes monthly fees before the first piece of work, gives firm answers before seeing a single report, or talks about other brands' results instead of asking about yours is selling a relationship, not an answer.
Match the decision to the right specialist
Most consulting questions sit inside one specialism. Start from the decision you're facing:
- A growth plan and priorities for the next few quarters: ecommerce and business strategy.
- Whether to move to Plus, or how to structure a Plus build: Shopify Plus consulting.
- Selling to trade buyers on account: wholesale and B2B.
- Opening a new country: international expansion strategy.
- A new product line or a change of supplier: product development and sourcing.
- Too many apps and systems that nobody chose on purpose: technology and app stack strategy.
- Senior ownership of ecommerce without a full-time hire: fractional ecommerce leadership.
Some decisions cross two lines, and the brief should say so. Wholesale buyers in a second country raise B2B and expansion questions at once, and customising the storefront and checkout for a B2B market needs the Advanced or Plus plan, so the platform question comes up too.
Consultant or agency? A consultant decides and scopes, and an agency builds, so the consultant's output should be a recommendation plus a brief another team could price. When one firm offers both, ask them to price the advice as its own piece of work, so you can take the plan to other builders if their build quote doesn't suit.
Buying the build before the decision is the costly order to get wrong: you pay for a well-made version of the wrong thing.
How much does Shopify consulting cost?
Consulting is priced by the size of the question more than by the hour, so the ranges are wide. The tiles show typical ranges for the three main kinds of consulting work, taken from our guide to Shopify expert costs:
Strategy consulting
$500 – $15,000
From a one-off review to a full project
Fractional leadership
$3,000 – $15,000
Per month, part-time senior lead
Plus implementation consulting
$5,000 – $50,000+
Platform and architecture decisions
The directory gives a lower anchor. Across the 47 claimed consultant profiles on shopexperts (September 2026), the median published starting price is $680 and the spread runs from $55 to $10,000. A starting price usually buys a call or a narrow review, not a strategy project.
Three things move the figure: how many parts of the business the question touches, how much cleaning your data needs before anyone can analyse it, and whether the consultant stays involved while the plan is carried out. Plus work sits at the top because those decisions shape your architecture for years.
For a quote, send the decision you need made, the date you need it by, and last year's sales reports by month.
What Shopify consulting services cover
Most engagements answer one of the following questions for a Shopify business.
Growth priorities
Which channels, products and customers to back next, judged on your own numbers
Platform and plan
Plus readiness, plan fit and whether a rebuild is justified
Trade and wholesale
Price lists, payment terms and ordering for business buyers
New markets
Which country next, and what it changes in tax, shipping and pricing
Range and supply
New product lines, supplier changes and landed cost
Senior cover
Part-time ecommerce leadership until a full-time hire makes sense
Frequently asked questions about Shopify consulting
Neither wins by default. Firms do outnumber individuals here, three to one among the first 100 consultant listings on shopexperts (75 agencies, 25 freelancers, September 2026). A firm can put a finance specialist and a platform specialist on the same question, and someone covers when a person is away. A freelancer gives you one senior person from first call to final recommendation. Choose by how many disciplines the decision touches, not by the size of the team.
An audit examines the store: where shoppers drop out, which pages and apps slow it down, whether the tracking can be trusted. A consultant helps you decide what to do with the business: which channel, which market, which plan. If sales are falling and nobody knows why, start with an audit. If the facts are clear and the team can't agree on a direction, that's a consulting question.
Not for most strategy work, which runs on calls and shared documents. What matters is experience with your customers' market, because tax, shipping costs, payment habits and seasonality differ by country. Among the first 100 listings on shopexperts (September 2026), 47 are in the United States, 15 in the United Kingdom, 6 in Canada and 5 in Australia. For a new-market decision, look for someone who knows the market you're entering, not only the one you're in.
Yes, and for a narrow question it's often the right format. A single session works when you bring the data and a specific choice, such as whether to accept a large retailer's payment terms or which market to test first. It won't answer questions that need someone to work through a year of reports. Ask for a short written summary afterwards, so the advice outlives the call.
You should have something a builder could quote from: the decision, the reasoning behind it and a scoped list of work. Some consultants will also review build quotes against that scope or check progress a few weeks in. Both are worth considering, because plans drift once execution starts. If nobody is lined up to act on the recommendation, hold off on commissioning more advice.