Working with Shopify Plus Clients: Advice from Shopify Plus Partners
summary
Panelists describe concrete practices for Shopify Plus work: migrating dozens of stores (Seed CMS scales from ~5 to 14 devs handling frequent migrations), avoiding broad subcontracting except one trusted local partner, and hiring from bootcamps. They use Mavenlink, Bugherd and Google Slides proposals, push discovery-first fixed-fee engagements with ranges for dev work, and favor Klaviyo/Returnly-style apps over heavy enterprise suites. A showcased build is a WordPress–Shopify sync that imports 9,000 posts and tags products, and teams report this approach works for fast‑growing merchants.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 2:05Introducing our Shopify Plus Partner panelists
- 7:05What are the differentiators for your agencies?
- 12:20What recommendations do you have for new agencies looking to raise their profile?
- 16:05Does your agency use paid marketing?
- 18:20How do you scale your agency operations to complete a high amount of projects?
- 24:52What's your approach to using subcontractors and handle business spikes?
- 28:50How do you hire and retain new talent for your agency?
- 33:58What is your approach to contract management?
- 39:40How do you evolve your service offerings to align with high-volume merchants?
- 47:40What would you say are the biggest challenges facing Shopify Plus merchants?
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