Design. Build.
Scale on Shopify.
We are a boutique digital agency exclusively focused on engineering high-performance Shopify storefronts for ambitious, world-class brands.
Trusted by ambitious Shopify brands globally
Our Expertise.
Comprehensive solutions engineered specifically for the Shopify ecosystem. No distractions, just mastery.
UI/UX & Web Design
We don't use templates. We craft bespoke, pixel-perfect interfaces designed to guide your customers seamlessly from discovery to checkout. Fluid animations, intuitive navigation, and uncompromising aesthetics.
- Bespoke Shopify Theme Design
- Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)
- Mobile-First Prototyping
Shopify SEO
Dominate organic search. We unravel Shopify's technical nuances to optimize your architecture, speed, and content structure.
Growth Marketing
Data-driven acquisition. Klaviyo retention flows, Meta ads, and omnichannel strategies tailored for e-commerce scale.
Advanced Development
Pushing the boundaries of Liquid and headless commerce. We build custom applications, seamless ERP integrations, and lightning-fast Hydrogen/Oxygen storefronts.
- Custom Liquid & Section 2.0
- Private Shopify App Development
- Headless Commerce (Hydrogen, Next.js)
How We Scale.
A battle-tested methodology designed to mitigate risk and accelerate growth for Shopify merchants.
Discovery & Audit
We analyze your current Shopify setup, unearthing technical debt, UX bottlenecks, and conversion leaks.
Strategic Blueprint
Mapping out the optimal architecture, app stack, and design system tailored to your unique scaling goals.
Design & Dev
Our engineers and designers bring the blueprint to life, writing clean Liquid code and building fluid interfaces.
Launch & Scale
Rigorous QA, seamless migration, and continuous post-launch marketing to drive relentless revenue growth.
Selected Work.
We partner with brands that refuse to settle. Here is how we've transformed their digital presence.
Aura Botanics
Aura Botanics needed a site as clean as their ingredients. We performed a full migration to Shopify Plus, designing a headless architecture that cut load times by 70% and increased mobile conversions by 135%.
- Headless Shopify
- UI/UX Design
- Klaviyo Setup
Nova Gear
Moving from Magento to Shopify Plus, Nova Gear required a custom 3D product configurator and complex B2B wholesale logic. We delivered a seamlessly integrated theme that redefined their digital sales process.
- Shopify Plus
- Custom App Dev
- Technical SEO
Client Success Stories.
ScalePod MNL completely transformed our digital presence. Our conversion rate doubled within the first month of migrating to their custom Shopify Plus build.
Their technical expertise in headless commerce is unmatched. We needed a complex B2B portal integrated with our ERP, and they delivered flawlessly.
Stop looking for other agencies. ScalePod MNL understands e-commerce growth metrics better than anyone. They act like an extension of our own team.
Common Questions.
Everything you need to know about working with us.
The honest break-even is around $1M–$2M in annual revenue, not the $800K/month threshold where Plus pricing shifts to variable fees. Below that, you're paying a ~$1,900/month premium over Advanced Shopify that fee savings alone won't recover. But Plus can justify itself earlier if you have meaningful wholesale/B2B revenue (25%+), $50K+/month in ad spend, custom checkout needs, or 2+ regional stores. We'll run the math with you before recommending an upgrade — we'd rather earn trust than a larger contract.
73% of enterprises adopted headless architecture by 2025, but that doesn't mean your store should. Headless delivers real gains — 56% faster page loads, 33% higher mobile conversion — yet the first-year investment runs $100K–$200K+ and requires a dedicated dev team. If you're under $5M in revenue, selling through one or two channels, and your conversion rate is solid, a well-optimized Liquid theme outperforms a poorly executed headless build. We'll tell you straight if that's not you yet.
Shopify reported a 15x year-over-year increase in AI-driven orders in 2025. The single highest-ROI preparation step is fixing your product data — clean GTINs, structured specifications, comprehensive schema markup, and machine-readable policies. Agents can't buy what they can't parse. Through Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol and Catalog, your store can already be discoverable by ChatGPT, Copilot, and Google AI Mode. We help merchants build the data foundation that makes your brand the one agents recommend, not the one they skip.
Most well-executed migrations see a traffic dip of 10% or less, recovering within 60–90 days. The key is zero-downtime parallel building: we keep your current store live while building Shopify behind the scenes, then run a delta sync at cutover so no orders are lost. We map every legacy URL 1:1 with 301 redirects, carry over all metadata, re-implement schema markup, and monitor Search Console daily for 30 days post-launch. What doesn't transfer automatically — customer passwords, subscription tokens, custom plugin logic — we handle with specific migration protocols.
Shopify wins on speed to market and operational simplicity — you'll never patch a server or manage an outage. WooCommerce wins on upfront cost and content flexibility if your team is technical (but 3-year TCO often exceeds Shopify once hosting, plugins, and dev time are factored in). Magento remains unmatched for complex B2B, multi-store, and 50K+ SKU catalogs, but $40K–$200K+/year licensing makes it overkill for most DTC brands. We're Shopify-exclusive because we believe it's the right platform for 90% of the merchants we work with, but we'll tell you honestly if your requirements point elsewhere.
INP (Interaction to Next Paint) replaced FID as a Core Web Vital and it's significantly harder to pass — it measures every interaction during a session, not just the first one. The #1 culprit on Shopify stores is app bloat: stores running 8+ apps regularly exceed 300ms INP. A 1-second LCP improvement can increase conversions by 27%. We audit your app stack ruthlessly, defer non-critical JavaScript, and optimize hero image loading. We don't install "speed optimizer" apps that add more JavaScript to solve a JavaScript problem — we remove what shouldn't be there.
Template-based builds take 4–8 weeks, semi-custom builds with integrations take 8–16 weeks, and full enterprise builds take 3–6 months. The #1 cause of delays is content not being ready when development starts — stores that deliver complete assets on Day 1 launch 2.5x faster. We structure every project with a clear discovery-to-launch timeline, a single empowered decision-maker on your side, and a 2-week post-launch stabilization window because 78% of stores need at least one critical fix within the first week. We'd rather set honest expectations than promise an unrealistic deadline and miss it.
Ready to elevate your store?
We take on a limited number of projects per quarter to ensure exceptional quality. Let's discuss your vision and how our Shopify expertise can get you there.