Shopify development build

Project Overview We're building out a new ecommerce homepage on Shopify. We're currently planning to use the Mila theme, but we're not married to it — if you have a strong reason to recommend a different base theme (better fit for the design, more reliable section architecture, better long-term maintainability, etc.), we're open to hearing that in your proposal. Full mobile and desktop designs are provided (attached) and need to be implemented as close to the designs as possible, using the theme's native sections/customizer wherever feasible, with custom sections/liquid where the theme doesn't already support what's shown. This is the first phase of a larger site build — we're starting with the homepage to establish the pattern for how we'll work together before handing off additional pages (collection, product, etc.). What's Provided Full homepage design (attached image/Figma — confirm which you'll receive) Brand assets: logo, fonts, color palette (to be shared on hire) Existing Shopify store with Mila trial theme installed An detailed overview of the sections will be provided on the kickoff call Technical Requirements Build using the chosen theme's built-in sections, blocks, and theme editor settings wherever possible — do not fork into a fully custom theme unless a section genuinely can't be achieved with the theme's architecture Every section must be theme-editor-configurable — this is a hard requirement regardless of which theme is used. No hardcoded content; we need to be able to edit text, images, and links ourselves after handoff without touching code Fully responsive across desktop and mobile — please confirm mobile breakpoints match (or reasonably adapt) the desktop design Cross-browser tested (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge) Optimized images/lazy loading — no page speed regressions. Optimized images will be provided. Basic accessibility: proper alt text fields, semantic heading structure, keyboard-navigable menus Clean, commented Liquid/CSS/JS — no leftover unused code from the base theme Open Questions for Freelancer (please address in your proposal) Do you have experience with the Mila theme? If you'd recommend a different theme for this design, tell us why and what it would change about cost/timeline If we do use Mila, are you comfortable extending it with fully theme-editor-configurable custom sections where needed? Will all content (product grids, testimonials, sale badges, stats) be dynamic/theme-editor-driven, or should any sections be static/hardcoded for now? Will you be able to integrate the third party plugins required here (Yotpo reviews specifically)? What's your estimated timeline for the homepage build? Do you provide a staging/preview link for review before pushing live, and how many rounds of revisions are included in your quote? Can you flag anything in the attached design that may need clarification (icon behavior, hover states, mobile stacking order) before starting? Deliverables Fully built, responsive homepage live on the Mila theme or other theme in a development/unpublished format, ready for review