Shopify Plus Agency Wanted — Long-Term Build & Maintenance Partner

Established Southern California Retailer, Multiple Sites Ahead Who We Are We're a 44-year-old Southern California company in ceiling fans, lighting, and electrical. We already run a Shopify store for our San Diego business, and now we're building out more. We're looking for one agency to be our long-term development partner — not a one-off build, an ongoing relationship. What We're Looking For A Shopify Plus certified agency or studio — a team, not a solo freelancer. We want a group with real bench depth: someone who can code, someone who can design, and someone who picks up the phone when we need a fast turnaround. If you're an individual contractor, you're not who we're after, and that's nothing personal — we need the reliability and capacity a team provides. The Work Build new Shopify stores as we expand — we're not sure yet how many, but the right partner grows with us Maintain and improve our existing San Diego store and everything we build after Own our product data: keep data sheets accurate, complete, and up to date across the catalog Make everything optimized for how people and machines find products today — traditional search (SEO), answer engines (AEO), generative AI search (GEO), and clean, structured data so LLMs read and cite our catalog correctly Respond quickly and code cleanly — fast turnarounds without sacrificing quality Be a true partner: bring ideas, flag problems, and help us think through what these sites should become What Matters to Us Shopify Plus certified. Non-negotiable. Show us A team, not one person. We want redundancy, range, and someone always reachable Modern search expertise. You know that SEO alone isn't enough in 2026 — you optimize for AEO, GEO, and LLM visibility, and you can show us how Speed with quality. We move fast and expect the same. Clean, maintainable code — not shortcuts we pay for later Long-term thinking. We'd rather find one great partner and grow together than re-hire every project Clear communication in English. We'll be working closely, and we need to understand each other easily The Engagement We're open on structure and want to hear how you work best. Tell us how you'd want to handle ongoing maintenance versus new builds, and what your pricing looks like — monthly retainer, per-project, or a blend. Propose what's worked for you and your best long-term clients. To Apply, Please Send Us Proof of your Shopify Plus certification Three or four Shopify Plus stores you've built, with links — ideally for product/e-commerce brands, not just landing pages A quick overview of your team: who does what, how many people, and where you're based How you approach SEO, AEO, GEO, and LLM optimization — ideally an example where it measurably improved a client's visibility or sales How you handle turnaround and support — typical response times, and how a client reaches you when something's urgent How you'd propose to structure pricing for ongoing maintenance plus new builds over time One example of a long-term client relationship you're proud of, and what made it work We're looking for one agency to grow with us over years, not a vendor for a single project. If that's how you like to work, we'd like to talk. Respond with the word Elephant.