We Open Stores/Why work direct
Whyworkdirect
No marketplace in the middle. Your full budget goes into your store, and you talk to the person building it.
By the numbers
The same experience, without the middleman
Five years of building, redesigning and migrating Shopify stores for brands around the world.
- Registered Shopify Partner
- Free quotes, agreed before work starts
- You own the store and every account
Follow the money
Where your budget actually goes
Freelance marketplaces charge on both sides of an order: a service fee added on top for you, and a commission taken out of what the freelancer earns. Move the slider to see what that does to your budget.
Through a typical marketplace
76% of what you pay goes into the work
Direct with We Open Stores
100% of what you pay goes into the work
Illustration only, using commonly published marketplace rates: a buyer service fee of about 5.5% and a commission of up to 20% taken from the freelancer. Fees differ between platforms and change over time, so check each platform's current pricing.
Side by side
Marketplace or direct: what changes for you
Marketplaces such as Fiverr and Upwork are a good way to find a freelancer, and many of us started out there. Once you know who you want to work with, going direct is simpler and your budget goes further.
Your safeguards
How you are protected when you work direct
A marketplace holds your money in the middle. Working direct, these are the things that protect you instead.
You get the scope, the price and the timeline in writing before any money changes hands.
No deposit. You pay once, by secure payment link, and only after we agree exactly what you get.
We work through Shopify collaborator access. The store and every account stay in your name, and you can remove our access at any time.
Our portfolio links to live stores. Browse them and judge the work for yourself.
See the portfolioRead what past clients wrote about working with us, in their own words.
Read the reviewsEmail info@weopenstores.com or send the form below. You hear back within 24 hours.
Contact usLet's build your store direct
Tell us about your brand. We reply within 24 hours with an honest plan and a free quote based on what your store needs.
- Free custom quote, priced to your store's needs
- No platform fees on top
- You talk directly to the person building it
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