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.
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.