Online store
For businesses that want to sell straight from their site.
from
7,500 lei
≈ €1,500
- Product catalogue, cart and checkout
- Online card payments
- Courier integration and automated invoicing
- Admin dashboard for orders
Online store development · Zalău, Romania
An online store for businesses that already sell
From Zalău, Romania, we build online stores for businesses that already sell and want orders coming straight to their own website, working remotely with clients at home and abroad. From 7,500 lei (≈ €1,500), paid once.
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from 7,500 lei · ≈ €1,500
What you get
Product catalogue
Categories and product pages with photos, description, price and variants, wherever your products have them.
Cart and checkout
Customers order in as few steps as possible, on their phone too, and receive an order confirmation.
Online card payments
We connect the store to the payment processor you have a contract with, and the money goes to your business.
Courier integration
Order details reach the courier you work with, with no addresses copied by hand, provided the courier offers an integration.
Automatic invoicing
An invoice is issued for every order through the invoicing software you already use, if it offers an integration.
Admin panel
See orders, update their status and change products and prices in one place, without having to ask us.
If you already sell — in a shop, on Facebook, on Instagram or on a marketplace — you've solved the hard part: you have products people buy. Your own online store brings orders to a place you control: no marketplace commission on every sale and no orders lost in message threads.
When your own online store makes sense
- You have a physical shop and customers keep asking whether they can order from home.
- You sell on Facebook or Instagram, and orders arrive as messages, with addresses typed by hand and payments checked manually.
- You sell on a marketplace and want a channel of your own, with no marketplace commission on every order, where customers come straight to you.
- You make things to order and want a catalogue with clear prices and options, instead of quoting one message at a time.
If you're just starting out and don't yet know what sells, start simpler: a business website with your main products costs less, and the enquiries you get show you what people are after. The store can come later, once you know where the demand is.
What's on your side and what we do
With an online store, a large part of the work sits with the business, not the code. Below is the split we use, so you know from the start what to prepare.
| Area | Your side | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Products | the product list, descriptions, categories and variants (sizes, colours) | we structure the catalogue and the product page, with the filters you need |
| Photos | clear photos on a clean background for each product | we optimise them for speed and lay them out consistently |
| Prices and stock | prices, discounts and stock records | we display them correctly and show you how to change them in the panel |
| Delivery | the courier, the rates and, if you want one, a free-delivery threshold | we connect the store to the courier, if it offers an integration, and show the delivery cost in the cart |
| Payments | the contract with the payment processor, in your company's name | we connect card payments and test an order from cart to confirmation |
| Invoicing | an account with the invoicing software you use | automatic invoices, if the software offers an integration |
| Returns | your returns rules, within what the law requires, and who pays for return shipping | the returns policy made visible on the product page and at checkout |
| Legal documents | your company details and your rules (delivery, returns, warranty), which you check at the end | we draft the terms and conditions, returns, privacy and cookie policies, with the consumer-protection notices required in Romania (ANPC), and link them in the footer and at checkout |
How much an online store costs and what drives the price
Our prices for an online store start at 7,500 lei (≈ €1,500), paid once, for a store with no special requirements. We estimate the final price in hours once we know what you need, and the difference usually comes down to the points below. Our prices are in Romanian lei; euro amounts are approximate.
| What matters | Simpler | More complex |
|---|---|---|
| Catalogue | a few dozen products, in a ready-made spreadsheet | hundreds of products, with data scattered across several places |
| Variants | each product has a single price | sizes, colours or different prices per variant |
| Delivery | one courier, flat rate | several couriers, weight-based rates, collection from your shop |
| Payments | online card payment and cash on delivery | several payment methods |
| Integrations | courier and invoicing, through their existing integrations | a link to your stock software or other sales channels |
| Languages | one language, one currency | several languages or currencies |
| Content | copy and photos prepared by you | descriptions to write or complete, photos to make consistent |
If you're comparing several quotes, the criteria in our article on how much a business website costs apply to an online store too.
Costs after launch
- The payment processor's fee on every card payment.
- Deliveries, according to your contract with the courier.
- Invoicing software, if it runs on a subscription.
- Domain and hosting, paid yearly or monthly.
- [Maintenance](/servicii/mentenanta-site), if you want it: backups, updates, monitoring and hours for content changes, from 350 lei (≈ €70) a month.
Choosing an ecommerce platform for your business
We build on two options: a Shopify store, on a monthly subscription, or a store on our own platform, built around your business. Either way, you manage products, prices and stock yourself. You can also start on your own with a template platform; for some businesses that's enough. Before you choose, compare the options against the same questions:
- Who owns the order and customer data, and can you take it with you if you leave?
- What do you pay in total — subscription, commission per sale, paid add-ons — not just at the start?
- Can you change the checkout flow and the design, or only the colours and logo?
- How quickly do the product page and checkout load on a phone?
- Does it connect to the courier and invoicing software you already use?
- Who helps you after launch when something breaks on a busy day?
If you like, we can go through these questions together on a phone or video call before you get a quote.
An ecommerce website from Romania, built remotely
We're a web agency based in Zalău, in north-west Romania. We work with businesses across the region and further afield, and we've delivered projects in 12 countries, including the UK, the USA, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Australia. We don't have an office open to the public, so everything happens remotely, by phone, video call or email.
From day one you get an account in our client portal. There you see the hours worked, what's been done and what's next, your requests and your invoices. For every new request you get an estimate in hours and price, usually on the same working day.
If you also have a physical shop, local customers look for you on Google Maps too. A complete Google Business Profile with a link to your online store connects the two channels — details on our local SEO page.
Pricing
The price depends mainly on the number of products and variants, the delivery and payment options, and the integrations you need.
Projects are paid 30% upfront and 70% on completion. You get a written estimate in hours before we start.
Projects like this
Work we've delivered that you can open and try.
How we work
Four stages, each with clear deliverables and a deadline agreed upfront.
- 011–2 days
Discovery
We learn the business, the audience and the competition, then set measurable goals.
- Measurable goals, written down
- A map of the site's pages
- An estimate in hours and price
- 023–5 working days
Design
Structure, wireframes, then final design. You approve before we write a line of code.
- The page structure, as a sketch
- The final design, on desktop and phone
- One round of changes, included
- 032–4 weeks
Build
We build, test on mobile and optimise speed. You follow daily progress in the portal.
- A test link, updated daily
- Checks on phone and on speed
- The hours worked, in your link
- 041 day, then monthly
Launch and growth
We publish, get you indexed in Google, then continue with maintenance and content.
- The site live, on your domain
- Submitted to Google for indexing
- A monthly report of the work done
Frequently asked questions
How much do you charge for an online store?
It starts at 7,500 lei (≈ €1,500), paid once, for a store with no special requirements. You receive the final quote in writing, estimated in hours, and payment is 30% upfront and 70% on completion.
How long until I can take my first orders?
On average, 3–4 weeks. It depends mostly on the number of products and on how ready the documents, photos and copy are; card payments also need your contract with a payment processor. You can follow progress in the portal throughout.
Can I keep selling on Facebook or a marketplace?
Yes, your own store is an extra channel, not a replacement. If you need stock to update automatically across channels, we check what the platforms you sell on allow before we quote.
Do you write the product descriptions and legal documents?
You can write the descriptions yourself, or we can adapt them and include the hours in the estimate. We draft the legal documents (terms, returns, privacy, cookies) around your rules, and you approve them before launch.
Can I add products myself after launch?
Yes. Whether we build it on Shopify or on our own platform, you manage products, prices and stock yourself from the admin panel. If you'd rather we handled changes, the Maintenance plan includes 4 hours a month, and Maintenance + Content includes 10.
Who owns the store and the accounts?
The rights to the store pass to you once it's paid in full. Your contracts with the payment processor, the courier and the invoicing software are in your company's name anyway.
Do you work with businesses outside Romania?
Yes. We work remotely, by phone, video and email, and have delivered projects in 12 countries.
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- Business websitesDesigned and built from scratch for conversion, not just for looks.
- Local SEO and Google BusinessStand out in your own town, on Google and on Maps: an optimised Google Business Profile, local SEO on your site and rankings tracked monthly.
- Monthly maintenanceOff-site backups, updates, security and uptime monitoring.
Ready to start?
Tell us what you need and we will come back with an estimate in hours and price, no strings attached. We usually reply the same working day.