Headless Shopify development, when it pays off
Hydrogen or Next.js storefronts on Shopify, built for speed and flexibility, with an honest view of when headless is worth the cost.
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Headless is powerful, and often oversold
A headless storefront can give you speed and design freedom a theme cannot. It also adds hosting, build and maintenance costs, and some Shopify apps stop working. Many brands go headless without needing to.
I start with whether headless fits your goals, then build it properly if it does. See Hydrogen developer and headless commerce developer.
What the service covers
- Fit assessment — an honest look at whether headless or an Online Store 2.0 theme is right.
- Hydrogen or Next.js — storefronts built on Shopify's Storefront API with modern frameworks.
- CMS integration — content from Sanity, Contentful or Shopify metaobjects.
- Speed — server rendering and caching for fast first loads.
- App replacements — plans for reviews, search and personalisation that work headless.
- Hosting — deployment on Oxygen, Vercel or your preferred platform.
From first call to launch
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Discovery call
A free 30-minute call to map your goals, stack and timeline, with an honest read on what it will take.
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Fixed-scope proposal
A clear plan, timeline and fixed price. No hourly meters, no scope creep without your sign-off.
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Build in weekly sprints
Work happens on staging you can click through anytime, with weekly demos and a shared punch list.
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Launch & handover
QA across devices, analytics checks, documentation your team can use, and 30 days of post-launch support.
Why hire Omer
- 15+ years, 100+ projects across ecommerce, SaaS and enterprise, so senior judgment on every decision.
- Senior Shopify Developer (ex-Integriti) with platform depth, not tutorial-level theme tweaks.
- $25M+ in client revenue enabled through builds engineered to convert.
- Operator background ran ecommerce operations for Nello, a drink brand, so commercial trade-offs shape the build.
- Dubai-based, serving 6 countries with overlap across US, UK and Asia-Pacific hours.
Questions, answered
Is headless Shopify worth it?
Hydrogen or Next.js?
Does checkout change?
How much does it cost?
How fast can you start?
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Ready to get started?
The best way to explore working together is a quick conversation. Reach out through your preferred channel and let us discuss your project.
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