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Ecommerce website design · custom stores from US$279 Your own online store, without the platform fees

  • Custom-coded store with its own admin
  • No Shopify, WooCommerce or monthly platform fees
  • Three fixed-price packages, paid once
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SIX9 Design builds custom online stores in-house, with no Shopify, WooCommerce or other platform underneath. There are three fixed-price packages, paid once: Store Launch US$279, Store Growth US$549 and Store Scale US$849. Every store has its own admin for products and orders. There is no monthly platform fee; you pay for hosting, your domain and your payment provider’s card fees.

Store Launch · up to 10 products
US$279
Store Growth · up to 30 products
US$549
Store Scale · up to 50 products
US$849
Monthly platform fee
None
Running costs
Hosting, domain and card fees

Choose your store package

Three fixed scopes. Store Launch gets a small catalog selling; Growth and Scale add the tools a busier store needs.

Launch

Fixed scope

StoreA custom online store for a small catalog, with its own admin for products and orders.

US$279/one-time

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No payment with your brief

  • Custom storefront: home, shop, product, cart and checkout pages
  • Up to 10 products added from your supplied details
  • Custom admin to add products and manage orders
  • Online payments through your own payment account (Stripe or Square; bKash or SSLCommerz in Bangladesh)
  • Flat-rate shipping or local pickup
  • Order confirmation emails for you and your customers
  • 1 consolidated revision round and launch assistance
  • Domain, hosting and payment processing fees
  • Customer accounts, discount codes and stock tracking
  • Product photography and copywriting
  • Subscriptions, marketplaces and third-party integrations

The price covers the features listed. Anything extra is quoted separately before work starts.

Growth

Recommended

StoreA larger catalog with variants, discounts, customer accounts and stock control.

US$549/one-time

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No payment with your brief

  • Everything in Store Launch, for up to 30 products
  • Categories, product variants (size, color) and search
  • Stock levels, order statuses and low-stock alerts in your admin
  • Discount codes and customer accounts with order history
  • Shipping zones and rates, plus tax settings
  • On-page SEO, product structured data and sitemap
  • 2 consolidated revision rounds and launch assistance
  • Domain, hosting and payment processing fees
  • Staff roles, bulk import and third-party integrations
  • Product photography and copywriting
  • Subscriptions and multi-vendor marketplaces

The price covers the features listed. Anything extra is quoted separately before work starts.

Scale

Fixed scope

StoreFor bigger catalogs and busier teams: bulk import, staff roles, reports and one integration.

US$849/one-time

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No payment with your brief

  • Everything in Store Growth, for up to 50 products
  • Bulk product import and export from a spreadsheet (CSV)
  • Staff logins with roles, plus sales and order reports
  • Advanced shipping: weight-based rates, free-shipping thresholds and local delivery
  • Shipped and delivered status emails to customers
  • One agreed integration, such as accounting or email marketing
  • 3 consolidated revision rounds and an admin handover session
  • Domain, hosting and payment processing fees
  • Native mobile apps and multi-vendor marketplaces
  • ERP, warehouse or POS sync beyond the one agreed integration
  • Product photography, copywriting and ongoing marketing

The price covers the features listed. Anything extra is quoted separately before work starts.

All prices in USD, paid once. No payment is taken with your brief; we confirm scope, total and timing before work starts.

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What each store package includes

Every package is a complete store with its own admin and card payments. The difference is how many products we set up and how much the admin does for you.

Store packages compared
FeatureStore Launch · US$279Store Growth · US$549Store Scale · US$849
Products added for youUp to 10Up to 30Up to 100
Custom admin for products and ordersIncludedIncludedIncluded
Online payments (Stripe or Square; bKash or SSLCommerz in Bangladesh)IncludedIncludedIncluded
ShippingFlat rate or pickupZones and ratesWeight-based, free-shipping thresholds, local delivery
Categories, variants and search—IncludedIncluded
Stock levels and low-stock alerts—IncludedIncluded
Discount codes and customer accounts—IncludedIncluded
On-page SEO and product structured dataPage titles and descriptionsIncludedIncluded
Bulk CSV import and export——Included
Staff logins, roles and sales reports——Included
Third-party integration——One agreed integration
Consolidated revision rounds123
Product counts are the products we add for you before launch. You can add more yourself in your admin at any time.

Why custom

Why a custom store instead of a platform?

Hosted store platforms are good products. A custom store is a different trade-off: you pay once for a store built around your business, then keep your running costs low.

On a hosted platform you rent the store. The subscription keeps it online, and features you need later often come as apps with their own monthly fees. Over three years the running costs can add up to far more than the build. A custom store turns most of that into one upfront price: you pay for hosting and card fees, but nothing to a platform.

You also own what you paid for. The code and your data are yours once the project is paid, so you can host it where you like and ask any developer to extend it. The design isn’t limited to a theme, and the admin is built around how you actually take and fulfill orders, rather than a screen shared by millions of stores.

A custom store and a hosted platform compared
What you pay forA SIX9 custom storeA hosted store platform
Upfront costOne fixed price: US$279, US$549 or US$849Usually low; a theme or a designer is extra
Monthly platform subscriptionNoneYes, for as long as the store is open
Card processing feesYour payment provider’s ratesThe platform’s payment rates, or an extra fee on some plans for outside gateways
HostingSeparate, on a plan that suits your storeIncluded in the subscription
Extra featuresBuilt for you and quoted before work startsInstall apps, often with their own monthly fees
DesignDesigned around your products, with no theme limitsLimited to what the theme and editor allow
AdminBuilt around how you take and fulfill ordersThe platform’s admin, the same for every store
If you leaveYou keep the code and your dataExport your products and orders; the store itself stays on the platform

Honest trade-offs

When a platform is the better choice

A custom store isn’t right for everyone. These are the cases where we’ll suggest a platform instead, even though we don’t build on one.

A custom SIX9 store suits you if

  • You sell up to a few hundred products from your own website
  • You want low running costs and no monthly platform subscription
  • Your ordering, pickup or delivery rules don’t fit a standard checkout
  • You want to own the code and choose where it’s hosted

A platform may suit you better if

  • You sell thousands of products or across many marketplaces
  • You need a point-of-sale system for a physical shop
  • You want to add new features yourself from an app store, often
  • You’d rather the platform handled hosting and updates for a monthly fee
Every new feature on a custom store is built rather than installed, so it’s quoted before work starts. If you expect to add features every month, weigh that against a platform’s app store.

Included

What every SIX9 store includes

Store Launch already covers everything a small store needs to take its first orders. Growth and Scale build on the same foundation.

  • A custom storefront designed for your products and brand, mobile first
  • Product pages with photos, descriptions, prices and an add-to-cart button
  • Cart and checkout that work on every phone, tablet and desktop
  • Online payments through your own payment account (Stripe or Square; bKash or SSLCommerz in Bangladesh)
  • Your own admin to add products, change prices and manage orders
  • Order confirmation emails for you and your customers
  • Shipping, pickup and returns information pages, using your policy wording
  • HTTPS, with card details handled by the payment provider, never stored on your site
  • Page titles, descriptions and launch checks, including test orders
  • Launch assistance and a walkthrough of your admin

Not included in any package

  • Domain, hosting and payment processing fees
  • Product photography, product descriptions and copywriting
  • Ongoing marketing, advertising and SEO campaigns
  • An app store: new features are built and quoted, not installed

Local details

Selling online in the United States

Sales tax depends on where you’re registered and where you ship. We set up the rates you or your accountant confirm, or connect Stripe Tax as the agreed integration on Store Scale; Stripe charges for that service separately. We don’t give tax advice.

Shipping is usually flat-rate or zone-based to start, using your USPS, UPS or FedEx rates. We design toward WCAG 2.2 AA, with readable text, labeled form fields and a checkout that works with a keyboard. The work is done remotely from Melbourne: you share content in your project workspace and calls are booked at a time that suits your time zone.

Store types

Stores we build

The kinds of small business stores these packages are designed for, and the package each one usually starts with.

Handmade and small-batch products

Candles, ceramics, prints and jewelry, where good photos and a simple checkout do most of the selling.

Store Launch
Cafés, bakeries and local food

Coffee beans, cakes to order and gift hampers, with local pickup or delivery to nearby suburbs.

Store Launch
Fashion and accessories

Sizes and colors as variants, stock for each one and discount codes for launches and sales.

Store Growth
Beauty, skincare and wellness

Product ranges in categories, customer accounts for repeat buyers and clear ingredients on every page.

Store Growth
Growing catalogs

A hundred products imported from a spreadsheet, staff who pack orders and reports that show what sells.

Store Scale
Trade and wholesale ordering

Order forms for regular trade customers. Price lists and account terms are scoped with custom software.

Scoped with you

How your store gets built

Three stages, with the scope and total confirmed before anything is built.

  1. PlanBrief, free review and fixed scopeTell us what you sell and how orders are fulfilled. We recommend a package and confirm the scope, total and timing in writing before any work starts.ProductsShippingPayments
  2. BuildDesign, storefront and adminWe design the store around your products, then build the storefront, checkout and admin, with payments in test mode until you approve.DesignCheckoutAdmin
  3. LaunchProducts, test orders and go-liveYour products go in, we run test orders through payments, shipping and emails, then switch to live payments and show you the admin.Test ordersGo-liveHandover

Before you start

What we need from you

Having these ready makes the build faster. If something is missing, we’ll tell you in your scope.

  1. Product details
    A name, price, photos and a short description for each product, ideally in a spreadsheet. Variants such as sizes and colors, if you have them.
  2. Payment account
    A Stripe or Square account in your business name (a bKash merchant or SSLCommerz account in Bangladesh). We connect it; payouts go straight to your bank account.
  3. Shipping and pickup rules
    Where you deliver, what it costs and whether customers can collect. Flat rates are the simplest place to start.
  4. Your policies
    Returns, refunds, shipping times and privacy, in your own words. We add them as pages and link them from the checkout.
  5. Brand assets
    Your logo, colors and any photos of your products or space. No brand yet? Brand Launch designs one.
  6. Domain and hosting
    The domain you want to use. We recommend hosting that suits your store and list its cost in your quote.

Keep exploring

Compare, budget and plan

Prices, comparisons and the services that pair with an online store.

Pricing and packagesEvery SIX9 package on one page.Compare website pricesOne-off builds beside published agency and subscription prices.Pay monthly or pay once?Subscription websites over 12, 24 and 36 months.Website cost guideWhat goes into a website budget.AI automationAutomate order updates and customer replies.Custom softwareOrder management, CRM and wholesale portals.

Websites for your industry

Restaurant and café websitesMenus and hours, with pickup orders on a store.Artist and photographer websitesPortfolios, with prints for sale on a store.Gym and trainer websitesPrograms and classes; sell merchandise on a store.Service business websitesWhen you sell services rather than products.
Google reviews

What clients say

“The team at SIX9design were an absolute pleasure to work with from start to finish. … They brought my website vision to life, exceeded my expectations, and truly captured the heart of Heartful Celebrations …”
Silvana KatragaddaHeartful Celebrations
“Really happy with my experience with SIX9 Design. The whole process was easy and straightforward. The team was friendly and helpful and they made sure everything was done properly.”
Kazi NaeemGoogle review
“No compromise with result. … they delivered exactly what I asked for. … Leaving review so others can get benefitted.”
Awsaf Abrar Al AeonGoogle review
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How much does an ecommerce website cost with SIX9?

There are three fixed-price packages, paid once: Store Launch is US$279 for up to 10 products, Store Growth is US$549 for up to 30 products with variants, discounts and customer accounts, and Store Scale is US$849 for up to 50 products with bulk import, staff roles, reports and one integration. Your domain, hosting and card processing fees are separate running costs.

How much does an online store cost in Melbourne?

In October 2026, Australian cost guides put a theme-based Shopify store at about US$2,000–8,000 to build plus US$56 a month for the Basic plan, a standard WooCommerce store at about US$3,000–10,000 plus hosting, and custom agency builds from about US$10,000. A SIX9 custom store is US$279, US$549 or US$849 paid once, with no platform fee; you pay hosting, a domain and your card provider’s fees. The Melbourne cost table on this page lists the sources.

Do you build online stores for Melbourne businesses?

Yes. SIX9 Design is a Melbourne studio and builds online stores for small businesses in Melbourne and across Australia, including makers, cafés and local retailers. Everything runs online, and you can meet us in person if you prefer. Prices are in Australian dollars, with GST and shipping planned into the store from the start.

Is a custom store cheaper than Shopify over a few years?

Shopify and similar platforms charge a monthly plan, and often paid apps and transaction fees on top, so the cost keeps running. A SIX9 store is a one-off fixed price, with only hosting, your domain and card processing fees afterwards. Which works out cheaper depends on your catalog and sales, so we compare both with your numbers in the free review; see our monthly versus one-off comparison for the method.

Do you build on Shopify or WooCommerce?

No. We design and code every store ourselves, with its own admin for products and orders. There is no store platform underneath, so there is no monthly platform subscription and the design is not limited by a theme.

Are there any monthly fees?

Not to SIX9 or a store platform. Your store needs hosting and a domain, and your payment provider charges its card processing fees on each sale. We list these running costs in your quote so you know them before you start.

How do payments work, and is it secure?

Customers pay through your own payment account (Stripe or Square; bKash or SSLCommerz in Bangladesh), and the money is paid out to your bank by the provider. Card details are entered on the provider’s secure checkout, so they are never stored on your website, and the whole site runs over HTTPS.

Can I add and edit products myself?

Yes. Every package includes a custom admin where you add products, change prices and photos, and see and update orders. Store Growth adds stock levels and discount codes; Store Scale adds staff logins, reports and CSV import.

What if I have more products than my package includes?

The product count is how many products we add for you before launch. You can add as many more as you like in your admin afterwards. If you want us to load a larger catalog, tell us in your brief and we’ll include it in your scope.

Can you move my store from Shopify, Wix or WooCommerce?

Usually, yes. Most platforms export products as a CSV file, and Store Scale includes bulk import. We keep your important URLs with redirects where we can. Customer passwords can’t be moved between systems, so returning customers set a new one.

When is a platform like Shopify the better choice?

If you sell hundreds or thousands of products, sell across many marketplaces and social channels, need a point-of-sale system in a shop, or want to install new features yourself every week, a platform is often the better fit. We’ll tell you honestly after your free review.

Who owns the store once it’s built?

Once the project is fully paid, the store built for you and its data are yours, subject to third-party licenses. You can host it where you like and ask any developer to work on it.

How long does a store take?

It depends on the size of your catalog and how quickly your products, photos and payment account are ready. We confirm a timeline with your scope before work starts, and Store Launch projects are the quickest.

Do I pay when I choose a package?

No. Choosing a package opens a short brief. No payment is taken; we confirm the scope, total and timing before any work starts.

Which currency are prices in?

Prices on the US site are in US dollars (USD), set at the same figures as our Australian prices. Your written quote confirms the final price and currency before any work starts.

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