Shopify Plus experts are important to brands growing fast, as they help them scale, automate and improve how they work on their e-commerce website. In this full guide, we’ll cover what a Shopify Plus expert can do for your business, the reasons why they’re important, how they benefit your results and who should get started with one. We’ll also examine the essential characteristics of Shopify Plus, share some true success stories and describe how you can make use of my expertise as a verified Shopify Plus expert featured in the Shopify Partner Directory who has helped brands leap from six- to eight-figure results.
What Does a Shopify Plus Expert Do?
Big brands aiming to enhance, outsource too-much work and automate their e-commerce sales rely on the Shopify Plus expert services of an expert. Unlike other developers on the platform, a Shopify Plus expert is responsible for functions that go beyond what a general Shopify developer offers.
- Themes and checkout development made just for your store
- Linking API to ERPs, CRMs and 3PLs
- Solutions without a storefront
- Automation is a key feature enabled by Scripts and Shopify Flow.
- People are transferring their stores from other enterprise platforms like Magento, WooCommerce or Salesforce.
If you need your platform to work fast, be easy to navigate or run smoothly on the back end, Shopify Plus experts can support your business growth.
Why Choose a Shopify Plus Expert Over a General Developer?
Shopify Plus is a great option, but is also quite difficult to master. While basic Shopify developers are able to set up stores, only those who are certified in Shopify Plus understand the special needs of larger businesses.
There are several important reasons to use an expert
You can give access to a special checkout page.
Shopify Plus is the sole version of Shopify where you can modify the checkout process. Shopify Plus experts are able to adapt this flow in order to increase purchases.
API-Level Integrations
Stores with fast growth should have effortless connections to inventory, accounting and shipping software. Real-time APIs that are secure are built by experts.
The automation functions available in Shopify Flow
Shopify Flow is used by experts to quickly manage jobs that need to be repeated, for example tagging VIP customers, sorting orders by where they are sent or checking stock.
Scalable Infrastructure
A Shopify Plus expert ensures shops can manage 10 times more traffic, making sure that products are easily accessed during flash sales, Black Friday and product drops.
Security and Compliance
Enterprise businesses must be compliant with GDPR, PCI-DSS and SOC 2. An expert ensures your online store meets the worldwide standards for processing data.
Key Features Shopify Plus Experts Unlock for You
A Shopify Plus expert supports you with tools and methods to differentiate your shop from competitors. These include:
- Product Drop All-In-One: Organize your flash sales, manipulate themes and more automatically.
- Script Editor for Checkout Customization: Change the discounts, try different shipping rates and choose payment methods available to customers.
- Run different stores in different regions and languages with no trouble.
- As Shopify Plus customers, your dedicated success manager at Shopify is accessible to Shopify Plus experts.
- Make wholesale websites, personalize pricing and set up online dashboards for your customers to log in.
When Should You Hire a Shopify Plus Expert?
Looking at the business size and how complicated it is matters just as much as cost. Following these guidelines is when you really should team up with a Shopify Plus expert.
- You’re making more than one million dollars every year and have decided to grow more quickly.
- You have to change platforms without any time when the site is down
- You have busier sales and need platforms that handle it well.
- You aim to open stores in different places across the world
- You have teams taking on many manual jobs.
If these problems sound like your store’s issues, a Shopify Plus expert can help transform your business.
Real Results: How a Shopify Plus Expert Scaled a Brand to $10M
A luxury home décor brand asked for my support because it had $500K in monthly sales but was having trouble.
- Theme has old and outdated framework used
- There isn’t any integration between Shopify and their ERP.
- Many people do not finish the checkout process during promotions.
According to my expertise with Shopify Plus, here’s what we applied:
- Re-designed their Shopify store using a unique Plus theme.
- Combined our NetSuite ERP with a system that updates real-time inventory records
- Added scripts to the checkout and tailored shipping by location.
- I created an auto rule in Shopify Flow to tag my most valuable customers.
The result?
- Cart abandonment has reduced by 58%
- There was a 2.4x increase found in AOV (average order value)
- A fourfold increase in sales to other countries
You can find my official Shopify Partner listing on the Shopify Partner Directory for similar results.
How Shopify Plus Experts Use Shopify Scripts for Checkout Magic
Only Shopify Plus provides complete checkout customization and it takes a Shopify Plus expert to fully take advantage of this feature.
With Shopify Scripts, experts/developers can complete various functionalities.
- Discount items based on how much buyers purchase.
- You can limit some payment methods depending on what customer tags are present.
- VIP customers should benefit from automatic free shipping.
- Add prices that go up or down depending on what is in the shopping cart
Scripts are installed along with the rest of your site and launch right away without delays or external apps, keeping your customers happy.
Headless Commerce & Shopify Plus Experts
Looking for the fastest experience and endless personalization features? That’s when headless commerce is needed.
- You can let a Shopify Plus expert manage the development of a headless site.
- Easy product, customer and order management are features of the Shopify Plus backend.
- Popular frameworks on the front end are Next.js, Vue and Hydrogen
- Contentful and Sanity are examples of content systems for CMS.
- APIs are available for personalizing, localizing and examining performance.
The latest stack works best for brands that want to experiment with stories, media-rich content and maximizing performance.
SEO & Performance Optimization by a Shopify Plus Expert
If your store is fast, mobile-friendly and well put together, Google gives it a better ranking. An expert in Shopify Plus guarantees your store complies with all SEO technical standards.
- Using semantic HTML for the theme development process
- Designing for mobile viewports first
- Lazy loading images and videos
- URLs should be clean and metadata needs to be organized.
- Optimizing for Core Web Vitals
The result? Search engines will see your urls more, your site will load faster and you can expect lower bounce rates.
Top Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Shopify Plus Expert
Some “experts” know more about the subject than others. Ask the candidates questions like these to make your choice.
- Rather than listing your projects, could you walk us through those you’ve finished for clients?
- How do you focus on making your application optimized?
- How often do you rely on Shopify Flow and Scripts in your store?
- Is support included after the product has been launched?
- Which tech options do you choose to support headless builds in your organization?
Even better—see their experience directly on the Shopify Partner Directory to be certain about their credibility.
