Fraser Valley
Custom online stores for Fraser Valley retailers, with ecommerce SEO included.
A slow, generic storefront costs a retailer sales every day it's live. Ripple Strategies designs and builds ecommerce websites for Fraser Valley businesses, on Shopify or custom code depending on what your catalogue needs, with ecommerce SEO and AI optimization included from launch.
What’s included
Custom Storefront Design
A storefront designed around your products and customers, with product pages built to answer buyers' questions and a checkout that works well on a phone.
Payments, Shipping & Tax
Payment processing, shipping rules, local pickup and GST and PST set up to match how your business sells.
Ecommerce SEO Built In
Category structure, product page copy, product schema and technical fixes included from launch, so the store can be found.
Why Fraser Valley Retailers Choose Ripple for Ecommerce
We're a two-person studio based in Chilliwack that designs and codes. That lets us build a clean Shopify store when that fits, or write custom logic when your pricing, inventory or checkout doesn't fit a template.
The same team handles design, SEO and AI optimization, so the store launches as one connected system instead of a storefront bolted onto a separately built marketing site. Our Fraser Valley Computers build, a storefront with service booking and quote intake, is one example.
Shopify or a Custom Store?
Shopify suits most retailers: it's reliable, handles payments and tax well, and is easy for your team to run day to day. We design and build custom Shopify themes so the store doesn't look like every other one.
A custom build makes sense when you need things Shopify struggles with, such as complex product configurators, trade or wholesale pricing, quoting instead of fixed prices, or tight integration with your own inventory or ERP system. We decide in discovery, based on your catalogue and how you sell.
What's in an Ecommerce Build
Product and category pages, search and filtering, cart and checkout, payments, shipping zones and rates, local pickup or delivery for Fraser Valley customers, GST and PST, order emails, and a simple way for your team to manage products and orders.
We also set up analytics and conversion tracking so you can see where shoppers drop off, and connect the store to your email, accounting or inventory tools where needed.
Ecommerce SEO From Day One
Most store traffic from search lands on category pages, not the homepage. We structure categories around the way people search, write category and product copy that answers real buyer questions, add product schema, and handle the duplicate-page problems that product variants create.
If you're moving from an old store, we map every product and category URL to its new home and set up redirects, so the rankings you've built come with you.
What an Ecommerce Website Costs
We quote a fixed price after discovery. Cost depends on the platform, catalogue size, how much product data needs importing or cleaning, custom features like configurators or trade pricing, integrations, and any migration from an existing store.
After Your Store Launches
Launch is when the real data starts. We watch where shoppers leave, which products get views but no sales, and which searches bring in buyers, then fix what's costing orders. Ongoing ecommerce SEO, product page updates and new features can continue with us as an ongoing arrangement.
If you plan to advertise, the store is already set up with the conversion tracking Google and Meta need, so ad spend can be measured against real orders from day one.
Our Process
Every ecommerce project starts with a discovery call covering your products, how you sell today and where customers drop off. You get a written plan and fixed price, then we design the key templates, build and import products, test checkout end to end and launch with tracking in place.
Once your project is live, we stay on it. We track how it performs, adjust from real data, and tell you what's worth doing next when your business is ready for it.
Frequently asked questions
Do you build on Shopify or custom platforms?
Both. Shopify suits most retailers; custom builds suit stores with complex pricing, configurators or deep inventory integration. We choose during discovery, based on your catalogue and how you sell.
How much does an ecommerce website cost in the Fraser Valley?
It depends on platform, catalogue size, product data, custom features, integrations and migration. We give a fixed quote after discovery, so you know the price before work starts.
How long does an ecommerce build take?
Longer than a brochure site, mainly because of product data, payments and testing. We confirm a firm timeline once we know your product count, platform and integrations.
Can you migrate my existing online store?
Yes. We move product data, customers and order history where the platforms allow, and redirect old URLs so your existing search rankings carry over.
Do you set up local pickup and delivery for Fraser Valley customers?
Yes. Local pickup, local delivery zones and shipping rates are configured to match how you actually fulfil orders.
Do you offer SEO for ecommerce sites?
Yes. Ecommerce SEO, including category structure, product copy and product schema, is part of every store we build, and ongoing ecommerce SEO is available after launch.
Can you handle a large product catalogue?
Yes. Catalogue size is one of the first things we scope, since it affects platform choice, category structure and how product data is imported and organized.
Are payments on the store secure?
Yes. Every store runs on HTTPS, and payments go through an established payment processor, so card details are handled by the processor rather than stored on your site.