Ecommerce website development for UK businesses that need to sell online without a full-time web team
Selling online should not mean a platform you cannot afford to leave or a site that only its developer understands. Atom IP builds ecommerce websites for UK small and mid-sized businesses on platforms that fit the way you trade, with the payments, delivery and stock handling done properly.
Choosing the right ecommerce platform for your business
The platform decision is the one that is hard to undo. A hosted platform gets you trading quickly with payments, tax and delivery rules largely solved, at a monthly cost and with some limits on customisation. An open-source platform gives you more control and lower running costs but needs someone to keep it secure and updated. A bespoke build makes sense only when the way you sell does not fit either.
We are not tied to one platform. We ask how many products you have, how you handle stock and delivery, what your accounting and warehouse systems are and how much you expect to change, then recommend the option that fits and explain the trade-offs.
- Platform recommendation based on your catalogue, volumes and systems
- UK payment gateways with card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal
- VAT, delivery zones and click-and-collect configured for UK trading
- Product pages built for search as well as conversion
- Stock, order and customer data connected to your accounts or CRM where possible
- Trade or wholesale pricing and account areas where you sell B2B
Product pages that rank and sell
Most ecommerce sites have a handful of product and category pages that do most of the work. We make sure those pages load fast, show the product clearly on a phone, answer the questions that stop people buying (delivery cost, returns, sizing, availability) and carry product structured data so they can show price and stock in search results.
Connecting the shop to the rest of the business
An order should not have to be retyped into your accounts package. A customer question about a delivery should reach someone who can see the order. Because Atom IP also runs business phone systems and CRM integrations, we can connect the shop to those systems: orders into accounts, customers into the CRM, a support number that pops the order on screen when the customer calls.
Keeping it secure and running
An online shop is a live system taking payments. It needs updates applied, backups tested, certificates renewed and someone to call when a payment or delivery integration stops working. We offer hosting and maintenance for the sites we build so there is one team responsible, and we say plainly what is and is not covered.
See your new homepage before you spend anything.
Tell us about your business. We design and build a preview of your new homepage, you view it on any device, and you decide. No design fee, no obligation.
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Read moreWhat Atom IP customers say
“Good guys — worked with them to switch over from a previous very good supplier. They have gone above and beyond to understand our needs and bespoke systems to help support our specific needs. Transition over on getting their systems up and running was smooth. As a small business owner, trust and confidence are important to me.”
“We have been using Josh at Atom for a few years now. Service has always been amazing. Just today our router blew up due to a power surge and he came out promptly with a new one to make sure we were back online in time for trading. Would highly recommend.”
“There aren’t many telecom providers that can be described as truly honest and straightforward. Georgia was very well spoken and made me feel my company was in the right hands. Ollie and Josh responded promptly throughout getting my phones and security systems set up. The install was seamless with no drop in connectivity and no technical issues since.”
Ecommerce website development FAQs
Short answers here. Anything specific to your business, current site or systems is answered by the people who would build it.
Tell us about your business and we will build your preview
Your name, your business, your current website if you have one and a few lines about what you do. That is enough to start. You get a link to view the preview on any device.
- No design fee, deposit or obligation to see the preview
- Fixed price in writing for the full site, only if you want it
- You own the site, the domain and the content
- Southampton team, 10+ years trading, every review 5 stars
Websites alongside the rest of your business technology
The website produces the enquiry. The phones, CRM and IT behind it decide whether it turns into a customer.
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