01 / Shopify agency
What our Shopify agency does
Store setup on a theme
Products, collections, shipping, taxes, payments and legal pages, set up on an Online Store 2.0 theme that we adapt to your brand.
Design and theme customisation
Home, product and collection pages that look like you, not the theme demo. You manage products, prices and stock in the Shopify admin as usual; changes to pages and layout are handled by us.
Shopify Markets
One store for several countries: languages, currencies, prices, domains or subfolders and shipping zones across the EU and the UK.
Migration to Shopify
Moves from WooCommerce, Wix and other platforms with products, customers and redirects, so your Google rankings come with you.
Apps and automations
Only the apps you need, plus automations for stock, enquiries and repetitive work.
Care after launch
Theme updates, app upkeep, campaigns and speed, handled through our website care plans.
02 / Shopify agency
Shopify theme or Hydrogen: which tier fits?
Both use Shopify for products, stock, payments and checkout. The difference is the storefront, everything your customers see:
| Criterion | Shopify with a theme | Shopify Hydrogen (premium) |
|---|---|---|
| Storefront | Customised Liquid theme | Fully custom React frontend |
| Design | Free within the theme's structure | Free with no template limits |
| What your team does in the Shopify admin | Products, prices, stock and orders | Products, prices, stock and orders, exactly as with a theme |
| Changes to pages and layout | Handled by us, as part of care or at a fixed price | Handled by us as development work, as part of care or at a fixed price |
| Apps | Almost every Shopify app works straight away | Apps with a storefront part need integrating |
| Budget and time | Lower, live sooner | Higher, longer project |
| Best for | Most merchants, from launch to growth | Premium brands, large catalogues, content-led stores |
03 / Shopify agency
Hydrogen as the premium tier
For most merchants a well-customised theme is the right call: live sooner, lower cost, easier to run. Hydrogen pays off when your brand sells through design and storytelling, when a theme hits limits on speed or presentation, or when your catalogue needs comparison and editorial journeys.
For those projects we build custom storefronts with Shopify Hydrogen and headless commerce. If you want the background first, read Shopify Hydrogen vs a theme.
04 / Shopify agency
Case study: Drop Bike, Lisbon
Drop Bike is a bicycle dealer with a showroom and workshop in Lisbon, selling e-bikes and mountain, road and gravel bikes from premium brands. We built the store on a custom Shopify Hydrogen frontend with a clear structure by discipline and brand, strong product imagery and a direct path to purchase, while Shopify keeps running products, stock, payments and checkout. Read the Drop Bike case study.
05 / Shopify agency
Selling in Germany and Portugal from one Shopify store
Cross-border stores need more than translations. We build these points into every store; this is not legal advice, and the legal texts themselves come from your lawyer or a legal-text service.
- Germany: a legal notice (Impressum) under § 5 DDG, withdrawal information, an order button labelled with a clear payment obligation (§ 312j(3) BGB) and VAT-inclusive prices with shipping costs
- Portugal: a link to the electronic complaints book (Livro de Reclamações), invoices from billing software certified by the Portuguese tax authority (AT), and local payment methods such as MB WAY and Multibanco
- Across the EU: VAT at the customer's rate and the One-Stop Shop once your cross-border sales to EU consumers exceed €10,000 a year
- Accessibility: the European Accessibility Act has applied to many online shops since 28 June 2025, so we build towards WCAG 2.1 AA
- Languages and SEO: separate URLs per language with hreflang instead of machine translation, as explained in our guide to multilingual websites
06 / Shopify agency
How a Shopify project runs
- 01
Discovery call
We go through your range, countries, payment methods, current systems and goals, and decide whether a theme or Hydrogen fits.
- 02
Fixed quote
You get a fixed price that lists every deliverable. We start with a 50 % deposit; the rest is due at launch.
- 03
Design and build
We design the key pages, set up Shopify and connect payments, shipping and apps.
- 04
Data and migration
Products, customers and content move across, and old URLs get 301 redirects to their new Shopify addresses.
- 05
Test orders and launch
We place test orders in every market, check emails and invoices, then go live.
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Why work with Tanomedia
We are a senior team of three specialists in design, code and strategy, founded in Düsseldorf in 2023 and based in Lisbon. Our founder Angelo is German-Portuguese and native in both languages, which helps when you sell between Germany and Portugal: we know the copy, the rules and what customers expect in both markets.
We have delivered more than 45 projects for clients in Germany and Portugal. For realistic budgets, read what an online shop costs.
FAQ
Common questions
01How much does a Shopify agency charge for a store?
It depends on your range, the number of countries, the design work and whether a migration is involved. We send a fixed quote after the discovery call; typical ranges are in our article on online shop costs.
02Do I need Shopify Hydrogen?
Usually not. A well-customised theme is enough for most merchants. Hydrogen makes sense when design, content or speed clearly outgrow a theme, and we tell you honestly in the first call.
03Can you migrate my WooCommerce store to Shopify?
Yes. We move products, customer data and content and set up 301 redirects from the old URLs to the new ones, so Google and your customers find every page again.
04Can one Shopify store sell in several countries and languages?
Yes. Shopify Markets handles languages, currencies, prices and shipping zones in one store. We set it up so each language has its own URLs and can rank on Google.
05Do you look after the store after launch?
Yes. Theme updates, app upkeep, campaigns and speed are covered by our monthly care plan at a fixed price.
