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Our WooCommerce stores start at $999 as a fixed price, with no surprises later. That tier covers up to 50 products fully configured, Stripe and PayPal payment gateways, a mobile-optimized checkout, abandoned-cart recovery, tax and shipping setup, and inventory management. We build on WooCommerce and WordPress, which means your only ongoing platform cost is roughly $25 a month for hosting -- there is no monthly platform fee and no cut taken from your sales. Payment is split 50% to start and 50% on launch, and 3-month installments are available if that helps your cash flow. Every project includes a design mockup before we build and 30 days of post-launch support. Antrais Tech has built 200+ sites since 2017, so the $999 covers a complete, real store, not a template you finish yourself.

For most stores, yes -- and the gap widens as you grow. A hosted store typically charges a monthly subscription plus a percentage of every single transaction, so the more you sell, the more those fees compound. WooCommerce flips that math: there is no platform fee and no per-transaction cut. Your ongoing cost is roughly $25 a month for hosting, period. You still pay normal payment-processor rates through Stripe or PayPal, but those are the same fees you would pay anywhere. On a store doing even $10,000 a month, the difference between a percentage-of-sales model and a flat $25 hosting bill adds up to real money over a year. We have moved many clients off hosted platforms specifically because the running cost stopped making sense once their volume climbed.

The sticker price hides the real story. A hosted platform looks affordable at first, but you pay every month plus a slice of each transaction, and that slice scales with your revenue forever. WooCommerce has a one-time build and roughly $25/month hosting after that. Imagine a store doing $20,000 a month: a percentage cut on every order, month after month, can quietly cost more in a year than your entire WooCommerce build did. There is also a hidden cost most people miss -- you never own a hosted store, so if you ever leave, you are rebuilding from scratch and re-migrating products. With WooCommerce you own the store, catalog, and customer list outright, so there is no exit penalty. That ownership is the difference that pays off most over several years.

Yes -- preserving your catalog is the whole point of a clean migration. We export your products, variations, images, prices, categories, and customer list from your current platform and import them into WooCommerce, then check each one against your live store so nothing silently drops. Order history and customer accounts come over too where the source platform allows it. We also set up redirects so your existing product URLs keep their Google ranking instead of returning dead links, which protects the SEO you have already earned. You review everything on a staging site before we go live, so you see your full catalog working before customers ever touch it. Migrations are included in the standard 30-business-day timeline for stores up to 50 products; larger catalogs we quote after a quick look at your data.

Every store we build ships with Stripe and PayPal configured and tested at launch, so you can accept all major credit and debit cards plus PayPal balances from day one. Stripe handles card payments with a clean, fast checkout that stays on your own site, and PayPal gives shoppers who prefer it a familiar option -- offering both typically lifts completed checkouts because people pay the way they trust. WooCommerce also supports many other gateways if you need something specific to your region or industry, and we can add Apple Pay and Google Pay through Stripe for one-tap mobile checkout. You connect your own Stripe and PayPal accounts, which means payouts go straight to your bank and you own that relationship -- we never sit between you and your money.

No. WooCommerce itself takes zero percent of your sales and charges no platform fee -- that is the core reason we build on it. The only fees you pay are the standard processing rates from your payment provider, like Stripe or PayPal, which are roughly 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction and are unavoidable on any platform because the card networks charge them. The difference is that hosted platforms often add their own cut on top of those processor fees, so you effectively pay twice. With WooCommerce there is no second cut. On a store doing $15,000 a month, avoiding even a 1-2% platform surcharge keeps thousands of dollars a year in your pocket. Your ongoing cost outside processing is just the roughly $25/month hosting.

Completely. WooCommerce runs on WordPress, which is open-source software installed on hosting you control, so your store, product catalog, customer list, and order history all belong to you outright. We hand over full admin access at launch -- nothing is locked behind our agency or a third-party platform. This matters more than it sounds: on a hosted store you are renting, and your customer list effectively lives on someone else's system, so leaving means rebuilding everything. With your WooCommerce store you can change hosts, hire any developer, or export your data any time without asking permission. That ownership is one of our core promises, alongside fixed pricing, a mockup before we build, and 30 days of post-launch support. You are never trapped, and your hard-won customer relationships stay yours.

WooCommerce has no real upper limit -- stores run everything from a dozen items to hundreds of thousands. Our $999 build tier includes up to 50 products fully configured, meaning we set up each one with images, descriptions, pricing, variations like size or color, categories, and inventory tracking so it is genuinely ready to sell, not just listed. If your catalog is larger, we simply quote the additional setup, or we can configure a representative sample and show your team how to add the rest using a bulk import. Either way, the store itself will handle far more products than 50 as you grow, with no need to rebuild. We also organize categories and filters thoughtfully, because a shopper who can quickly narrow 500 products to the 3 they want is far more likely to actually buy.

Yes -- every store we build ships with a mobile-optimized checkout, because most shopping traffic now comes from phones and a clumsy mobile checkout quietly kills sales. We streamline the steps, size the buttons and forms for thumbs, enable autofill, and offer one-tap options like Apple Pay and Google Pay through Stripe so a customer can pay in seconds without typing a full card number. Our sites also load in about 1.8 seconds on average, which matters enormously on mobile, where every extra second of wait increases the odds someone gives up before paying. The whole flow is tested on real phone screen sizes before launch, not just a desktop browser shrunk down. A checkout that feels effortless on a phone is one of the highest-leverage things you can do to lift your conversion rate.

Yes, abandoned-cart recovery is included in every store we build. Most shoppers who add something to their cart do not finish checking out -- they get distracted, compare prices, or hesitate. Recovery works by capturing the email of someone who started checkout and then automatically sending a friendly reminder a short time later, often nudging them back to complete the purchase. It is one of the most reliable ways to recover revenue you would otherwise lose, and stores commonly win back a meaningful share of abandoned carts this way. We configure the timing and messaging during the build so it runs on autopilot once you launch. Because it is built into your own WooCommerce store, there is no extra per-message platform fee -- it simply works as part of the system you already own, quietly recovering sales while you focus on the rest of the business.

Yes -- shipping and tax configuration is included in the $999 build. For shipping, we set up the rules that fit how you actually sell: flat rates, free shipping above a threshold, rates by weight or zone, or live carrier rates if you ship a lot. For tax, we configure US sales tax so the correct amount is calculated at checkout based on where your customer is, and we can connect automated tax tools if your obligations span many states. We will talk through your situation during the build so the rules match reality rather than guesswork, because nothing erodes trust at checkout like a surprise shipping cost or a tax error. You can adjust these rates yourself any time afterward from your dashboard, and we walk you through how during the 30-day post-launch support window.

Inventory management is built into every store and configured during your build. WooCommerce tracks stock counts per product and per variation -- so each size or color has its own count -- and automatically updates as orders come in. You can set it to hide or mark items as out of stock when they hit zero, show low-stock warnings, and allow or block backorders depending on how you operate. This prevents the classic problem of selling something you cannot actually ship, which leads to refunds and unhappy customers. Everything is managed from a single dashboard you own, and you can update stock manually or with a bulk import when a new shipment arrives. For stores with a physical location or a warehouse system, we can discuss connecting inventory so counts stay in sync, keeping your online and offline stock from drifting apart.

Yes. Security is handled in layers. Card data is processed by Stripe and PayPal, which are themselves PCI-compliant -- sensitive card numbers are tokenized and never stored on your own site, which keeps the heaviest compliance burden off your shoulders. On top of that, every store ships with an SSL certificate so all traffic is encrypted, plus the security hardening, login protection, and update routines we apply to every WordPress build. Keeping WordPress, WooCommerce, and plugins updated is the single most important ongoing security habit, which is exactly what our maintenance covers. Because you own the store, you also control who has access, and we set that up cleanly at launch. No system is magically unbreakable, but processing payments through trusted gateways and keeping software current puts your store on solid, standard-compliant footing from day one.

At minimum, your ongoing cost is roughly $25 a month for hosting -- there is no platform fee and no cut of your sales, which is the whole advantage of WooCommerce. On top of hosting, most store owners want maintenance, because WordPress, WooCommerce, and plugins need regular updates to stay secure and compatible, especially when payment and checkout are involved. Maintenance typically covers those updates, backups, security monitoring, and being able to call someone when something needs attention. We offer maintenance plans and will recommend the right level based on how busy your store is. The key point is that even with hosting and sensible maintenance, your predictable monthly cost stays modest and flat, rather than rising automatically with every extra sale the way a percentage-based hosted platform does. You always know what next month will cost.

Yes -- WooCommerce on WordPress is one of the strongest setups for product SEO, which is a big reason we use it. You get full control over every product page: clean URLs, custom titles and meta descriptions, proper heading structure, image alt text, and product schema markup that helps Google show rich results like price and availability right in search. Because you own the site, nothing limits how you optimize, unlike some hosted platforms that restrict URL structure or page markup. Our builds also load in about 1.8 seconds on average, and speed is a real ranking and conversion factor. When we migrate an existing store, we set up redirects so your current product pages keep the ranking they have already earned. Strong product SEO means more shoppers finding you through free organic search instead of paid ads.

A standard WooCommerce store at the $999 tier takes 30 business days from kickoff to launch. That window covers the full process: we start with a design mockup you approve before any building begins, then configure up to 50 products, set up Stripe and PayPal, build the mobile-optimized checkout, configure shipping and tax, wire up abandoned-cart recovery and inventory, and test everything on a staging site before going live. The timeline depends partly on how quickly you get us your product details and feedback -- stores where the client sends content promptly tend to finish on the early side. If you are migrating an existing catalog, that fits within the same window for up to 50 products. Need it faster? Rush delivery is available on request. Either way, you see and approve the design well before launch, so there are no surprises.

Less than most people expect, and we guide you through all of it. The essentials are your product information -- names, descriptions, prices, and photos -- plus your logo and any brand colors you already use. You will also need accounts with Stripe and PayPal so payouts go straight to your own bank, and we help you connect them. Beyond that, it helps to know your shipping approach and which states you collect sales tax in, but we work through those with you rather than expecting answers upfront. If you do not have polished product photos or descriptions yet, we will tell you exactly what works and can point you in the right direction. We handle all the technical setup; your job is mainly to supply the products and your business details and to review the mockup before we build.

Yes to both. For digital products -- downloads like ebooks, software, music, templates, or licenses -- WooCommerce delivers the file automatically after payment, with secure, expiring download links so your product is not freely passed around. There is no shipping to configure, which keeps those stores simple. For dropshipping, WooCommerce works well too: we can connect it to supplier systems so orders route to your supplier and tracking flows back to the customer, depending on which supplier or network you use. We will talk through your specific model during planning, because dropshipping setups vary a lot by supplier. Either way, you own the store and customer list outright, which matters especially for digital and dropshipping businesses where the customer relationship is the real asset. Tell us what you are selling and we will configure the store to fit it.

Yes -- a design mockup before we build is one of our core promises, on every single project with no exceptions. Before we configure a single product or write any code, we design how your store will look and feel and show it to you for approval. You get to react to the real layout, colors, and product presentation while changes are still easy, instead of discovering at launch that something is not what you pictured. This step is exactly why our clients are rarely surprised at the end, and it is part of why our retention rate sits at 98%. Only once you are happy with the mockup do we move into building. Combined with our fixed pricing, you know both what your store will look like and what it will cost before committing to the full build -- no guesswork, no scope creep.

We keep it straightforward and predictable. The build is a fixed price -- $999 for a standard WooCommerce store -- split as 50% to start the project and 50% on launch, so you are never paying in full before you see results. If splitting it twice is still a lot at once, we offer 3-month installments to spread the cost further. We accept cards, ACH bank transfer, PayPal, and Venmo, so you can pay whichever way is easiest. Because the price is fixed and agreed upfront, there are no hourly surprises or scope-creep invoices arriving later. This is separate from your ongoing costs, which are just the roughly $25/month hosting plus any maintenance plan you choose. If you have questions about structuring payment for your situation, call us at (405) 874-7011 and we will sort it out before anything starts.

Every build includes 30 days of post-launch support, included in the price. That window is there to make sure your store runs smoothly once real customers and real orders start flowing -- if something needs adjusting, a setting needs tweaking, or you have questions about managing products and orders, we are there. We also walk you through your dashboard so you feel comfortable adding products, updating stock, and reading orders yourself, since you own the store outright. After the 30 days, you can continue with an ongoing maintenance plan for updates, backups, and security, or manage it yourself -- there is no lock-in either way. We have kept a 98% client retention rate since 2017 largely because we do not vanish at launch. You can always reach us at info@antraistech.com or by phone.

Yes. WooCommerce supports recurring billing, so you can sell weekly, monthly, or annual plans and let customers manage their own renewals. We configure the subscription products, billing intervals, free trials if you want them, and the automated renewal charges through Stripe or PayPal. Failed-payment retries and renewal reminder emails get set up too, so you are not chasing payments manually. Because this runs on WordPress you own the subscriber list outright, and there is no per-subscription fee skimmed off the top the way hosted platforms often charge. We will scope the exact subscription setup during your mockup so the flow matches how you actually bill. Recurring revenue is one of the strongest reasons to be on a platform you fully control.

Yes. We can show prices in multiple currencies and let shoppers check out in their local one, with conversion handled automatically. For international shipping we configure zones, per-country rates, and any customs or handling notes so buyers see real costs before they pay. Stripe and PayPal both accept international cards, so you can take orders from most countries on day one. We also set tax rules per region so you are charging correctly rather than guessing. Selling globally on a hosted platform usually means stacking on paid apps that each add monthly cost; on your own WooCommerce store these capabilities live in your site, which you own. We will map out which countries you actually want to serve during the mockup stage so the setup fits your real markets, not a generic default.

Yes, and they are flexible. We can set up percentage discounts, fixed-dollar amounts, free shipping codes, first-order codes, and minimum-spend thresholds. You can limit a coupon to certain products, certain customers, or a set number of uses, and give it a start and end date so seasonal promos expire on their own. Once it is set up you create new codes yourself from your dashboard in under a minute, no developer needed. We will show you how during the handoff that comes with your 30 days of post-launch support. Because coupons run natively in WooCommerce there is no extra app fee for this, unlike some hosted platforms that gate promotion tools behind a higher monthly tier. It is a simple, owned tool that you control completely.

Yes. We enable star ratings and written reviews on your product pages, which does two things at once: it reassures hesitant buyers and it adds fresh, keyword-rich content that helps those pages rank in Google. We can require that a reviewer actually purchased the item so the feedback stays genuine, and you moderate everything from your dashboard before it goes live if you prefer. We can also mark up reviews so star ratings show in search results, which tends to lift click-through. You own every review since it lives in your own database, not a third party's. For context, social proof matters: our own 4.9-star rating from 305 verified Google reviews is a big reason clients trust us, and the same effect works on your products.

Yes. We can add a wishlist so shoppers save items they are not ready to buy yet and come back to them later, which is especially useful for higher-priced catalogs or gift shopping. Customers can build their list, return to it across visits, and move items to the cart in one click. If they are logged in, the list follows them between devices. This pairs naturally with the abandoned-cart recovery we already include, giving you two ways to bring browsers back. It lives in your own store, so the data on what people are saving is yours to use for future promotions. We will confirm during your mockup whether a wishlist fits your catalog or whether your budget is better spent elsewhere, since not every store needs one.

Yes. We can build wholesale or B2B pricing so approved trade accounts see different prices than the public, with options like tiered quantity discounts, minimum order amounts, and tax-exempt checkout for resellers. We can gate wholesale prices behind a login or an application you approve, so retail shoppers never see your trade rates. Many businesses run both retail and wholesale from one WooCommerce store rather than paying for two systems. Because you own the platform, there is no per-account surcharge for adding wholesale buyers the way some hosted plans impose. We will scope the exact rules during your mockup, since B2B setups vary a lot by industry. If your needs are heavier than the base eCommerce tier from $999 covers, we will quote a fixed price up front so there are no surprises.

Yes. We can add digital gift cards that customers buy, receive by email, and redeem at checkout against any order. You set the amounts, whether to allow custom values, and any expiration rules. The recipient gets a branded email with their code, and the balance tracks automatically as it is spent, even across multiple purchases. Gift cards are a reliable revenue source, especially around holidays, because you collect the money up front. Everything runs inside your own WooCommerce store, so there is no monthly app fee just to offer them and the funds settle straight to your Stripe or PayPal account. We will confirm during the mockup stage whether gift cards belong in your launch scope or make sense as a quick add-on afterward, billed at a fixed price.

Yes. We connect your store to Klaviyo, Mailchimp, or a similar platform so new customers, their orders, and their purchase history flow in automatically. That lets you send welcome series, post-purchase follow-ups, win-back campaigns, and product recommendations triggered by what people actually bought. This works alongside the abandoned-cart recovery we already build in, giving you a full picture of each customer. Crucially, the customer list lives in your own store first, so you own it outright; the email tool is just a connected channel, not the owner of your data. If you ever switch email providers you keep every contact. We set up the connection and a couple of starter automations during the build; the 30 days of post-launch support covers showing you how to create campaigns yourself afterward.

Yes. We can generate a product feed that syncs your catalog, prices, images, and stock status to Google Shopping and to Meta (Facebook and Instagram) so your items can appear in those shopping placements and ads. The feed updates as your catalog changes, so a product that sells out or changes price does not keep showing wrong information. We handle the technical setup of the feed and connect it to your Merchant Center and Meta catalog. From there you control any ad spend yourself; the feed itself is just the data pipe and runs from your own store. We will confirm during the mockup whether you want this at launch or later. Because everything is built on your owned WooCommerce store, you are never locked out of your own product data if you change marketing channels.

Yes, both. Variations let a single product offer choices such as size, color, or material, each with its own price, stock count, and image, so a shirt in three colors and four sizes is one clean product page instead of twelve. Bundles let you group items and sell them together, often at a small discount, which lifts average order value. We set up the variation logic so inventory tracks correctly per option and customers cannot order a combination that is out of stock. The base eCommerce build from $999 includes setting up your catalog with variations where you need them. We will map your product structure during the mockup so the pages stay simple for shoppers. Everything runs natively in WooCommerce, so there is no extra per-product app fee to support variations or bundles.

WooCommerce handles refunds directly from your order dashboard: you can issue a full or partial refund and, when paid through Stripe or PayPal, the money is returned to the customer's original payment method automatically, with inventory optionally restocked. We can also set up a returns request flow so customers ask for a return through their account and you approve it, keeping everything documented. You write your own return policy and we make sure it is clearly posted, which reduces disputes and chargebacks. Because the order and customer data all live in your own store, you have a complete history for every transaction. We will walk you through processing a refund during the post-launch handoff covered by your 30 days of support, so the first real return is not a guessing game.

Every order lands in one dashboard with the items, customer details, shipping address, and payment status in a single view. You move each order through stages like processing, completed, or refunded, and the customer gets the matching status emails automatically. You can add internal notes, print packing slips, and search or filter orders to find anything fast. If you ship physical goods we configure it so marking an order shipped can trigger a tracking email to the buyer. For higher volumes we can connect tools that batch-print labels. All of this runs inside your owned WooCommerce store, so your full order history is yours forever, not rented from a hosted platform you would have to leave product data behind to exit. We cover the day-to-day workflow during your post-launch support so your team is comfortable from the first order.

Yes. We can integrate carriers like USPS, UPS, and FedEx so checkout shows live, accurate rates based on the customer's address and the package, instead of a flat guess. On the back end we can connect label printing so you buy postage and print labels straight from the order, often at discounted commercial rates, and the tracking number emails to the customer automatically. That turns fulfillment into a few clicks per order rather than copying details into a separate carrier site. We configure your real package sizes and origin address during setup so the rates match reality. Everything runs from your own WooCommerce dashboard, which you own, so you are never tied to one carrier or one platform's shipping tool. We will confirm which carriers you use during the mockup so the setup fits your actual shipping process.

Yes. We migrate your products, images, descriptions, categories, and, where the source allows, your customer and order history into your new WooCommerce store. From Shopify we can typically pull a clean export; from Etsy, eBay, or Amazon we work with the data those marketplaces let you take out. The goal is that you launch with your full catalog already in place, not rebuilt by hand. Moving to WooCommerce means you stop paying marketplace listing fees and per-sale commissions and start owning your storefront, your customer list, and your traffic. We map the migration during the mockup so we know exactly what is coming over and flag anything a marketplace restricts. The base eCommerce build from $999 covers up to 50 products; larger catalogs are quoted at a fixed price so you know the full cost before we start.

Yes, and it is one of WooCommerce's quiet advantages. Because your store is built on WordPress, a full blog and content pages come native, no separate system or extra subscription. We can publish buying guides, how-to articles, and category content that target informational searches and pull in shoppers earlier in their decision. That content links to your product pages, which spreads ranking strength and tends to lift sales over time. You can write and publish posts yourself from the same dashboard you manage orders in, and we show you how during the post-launch handoff. Content is a big reason WooCommerce stores often out-rank hosted shops, where blogging is frequently a bolt-on. With our average build loading in about 1.8 seconds, that content also loads fast, which both shoppers and Google reward.

Yes, and we usually recommend enabling it. Forcing account creation is one of the most common reasons shoppers abandon a cart, so guest checkout removes that friction and lets people buy with just their email and payment details. We can still offer an optional account at the end, or a one-click prompt to save their info for next time, so you capture repeat customers without blocking the sale. The customer's details are saved to your store either way, so you keep the record. This pairs with the abandoned-cart recovery we already include, catching the shoppers who do start to drop off. We will set the checkout to match how your buyers behave, and because it all runs on your owned store, you can adjust the requirement anytime without paying for an add-on.

Yes. We can build a membership store where customers pay for access to content, downloads, courses, a community area, or member-only pricing, with the rest of the site locked until they join. Memberships can be one-time or recurring, and we tie them to the same secure login and billing your store already uses. Content stays protected so only active members reach it, and access ends automatically if a subscription lapses. Because this runs on your own WooCommerce store, you own the member list and the content outright, with no platform taking a cut of membership fees the way hosted course tools often do. Membership setups vary a lot, so we scope yours during the mockup and quote a fixed price up front. The 30 days of post-launch support covers showing you how to add and manage members yourself.

Yes. One WooCommerce store can handle physical goods that need shipping and digital products like downloads, PDFs, or license keys side by side, even within the same order. Digital items deliver automatically after payment through a secure download link, with no shipping step, while physical items flow into your normal fulfillment. Tax and checkout adapt to each type, so a customer buying a download and a shipped item is charged and served correctly. This means you do not need two separate systems or two subscriptions. Everything lives in your owned store, so your full catalog and customer list stay in one place. We will sort out which products are which during the mockup so the checkout and delivery behave right from launch, all within the eCommerce build that starts at $999 for up to 50 products.

Yes, in most cases. We can connect WooCommerce with popular point-of-sale systems so inventory stays in sync between your physical location and your website, meaning an item sold in-store updates online stock and the reverse. That prevents overselling something you no longer have on the shelf. Depending on your POS, we can also sync products, prices, and order history so you manage one catalog instead of two. Which POS you use determines the exact connection, so we confirm that during the mockup before scoping the work. Because your store data lives in your own WooCommerce install, you keep full ownership of the catalog and customer records regardless of the POS. If the integration goes beyond the base build, we quote it at a fixed price so you know the total cost in advance, with no surprise monthly fees.

Yes, and we treat it as essential, not optional. We install Google Analytics 4 with eCommerce tracking so you see real numbers: which products sell, where buyers come from, how far people get in checkout, and which pages lose them. We configure conversion events for purchases and key steps so you can measure what actually drives revenue, and we can add Google Ads or Meta conversion tracking if you run ads. This data lives in your own analytics account, which you own and keep. Seeing where shoppers drop off is how you improve sales over time rather than guessing. We set this up as part of the build and, during the 30 days of post-launch support, show you how to read the reports so the numbers are useful from week one rather than just sitting there collecting data.

That is completely fine -- there is no pressure here. An online store is a real decision, and it is better to start when you are genuinely ready than to rush it. If you are still weighing WooCommerce against a hosted platform, working out your product list, or just not sure of the timing, you are welcome to sit with it. Nothing about our pricing or process changes if you come back in a month or in six months, and we are happy to answer questions in the meantime with no obligation. If it helps, reach out at info@antraistech.com or (405) 874-7011 and we can talk through your situation honestly -- including telling you if WooCommerce is not the right fit for what you are doing. We would rather you make the right call than make a quick one. Whenever you are ready, we will be here.