Iโm Syed, a Senior Shopify Developer and Top Rated Plus freelancer with a 99% Job Success Score, over $1M earned, and 29,900+ hours billed on Upwork. After 20 years as a full-time IT consultant for enterprise companies like IBM USA, HP, Tracfone Wireless USA, State of Florida, and Rogers Communications, I transitioned to full-time ecommerce development. Over 12 years and 970+ completed projects, Iโve helped growing brands across the US, UK, Canada, and Australia scale their Shopify and WooCommerce setups.
Shopify became my life, and working as a Shopify Developer is my full-time and only job.
If you are looking to take your Shopify store to the next level or want to utilize AI capabilities for growth, I can do a quick audit and provide my recommendations. In the last few years, I have successfully migrated 50+ online stores from other platforms to Shopify. I also provide day-to-day support and maintenance to my clients.
For new customers who want to establish an online brand, I utilize the latest AI capabilities and tools. I am very quick to provide a couple of Figma designs to my clients to choose one, and using AI, I build similar Shopify stores within 2โ3 working days on an agreed fixed price.
Here is where I help store owners most:
Shopify & Shopify Plus Development
Custom Liquid theme development, checkout modifications, app integrations, and performance optimization built for high volume.
Fast Turnaround Figma Builds
Taking your Figma designs and building out clean, fast Shopify stores within 2 to 3 working days on a fixed price basis.
WooCommerce & WordPress Development
Custom theme coding, plugin development, store setups, and technical speed optimizations for complex setups.
Platform Migrations
Having successfully completed 50+ store migrations, I move brands smoothly between WooCommerce and Shopify or WordPress and Shopify without losing SEO authority, customer data, or search rankings.
Conversion, Speed & AI Optimization
Klaviyo integrations, subscription models, custom payment setups, and store audits utilizing AI capabilities and Shopify Sidekick to keep your operations practical to maintain as you grow.
If you have a project in mind, drop me a message with a link to your store or design files. Iโm happy to do a quick audit and share a few honest recommendations on the best way forward.
๐ I build ecommerce websites with a responsive web design that scale to millions in revenue.
As a Senior Shopify developer / Full stack developer with 7+ years of production experience, I delivered 147+ Shopify / Shopify Plus stores, with $250M+ in total client sales. I focus on speed, conversion, and systems that hold up when traffic and revenue grow. As a Shopify CRO specialist, I also do a Shopify app development, along with Shopify API integration and Shopify Ads for Shopify increase sales and e-commerce marketing, using google ads strategies.
๐ Strengths & Skills:
โ Shopify developer speed in e-commerce development: Shopify | Shopify Plus | Shopify templates | Shopify designer | Shopify App developer
โ As a React developer, I do web development with React.js | Next.js | JavaScript | TypeScript | Liquid | HTML | HTML5 | CSS
โ As a Shopify developer CRO, I ensuring fast, scalable, and search-friendly websites, with experience as a Shopify CRO specialist, cro specialist shopify, and seo specialist
โ As a Shopify CRO specialist, I focus on conversion-focused UX, customer journeys, and ecommerce performance.
โ 3D & Animations: Three.js | GSAP for interactive user experiences.
๐ Notable Projects & Experience:
I'm a a Shopify developer and Shopify app developer with 7+ years of experience in ecommerce website development using Shopify and Shopify Plus development
As a Shopify developer I developed 147+ websites on Shopify and Shopify Plus with custom themes, integrations, and optimizations, combining development with my experience as a Shopify CRO specialist.
as a Shopify expert, I worked with UNICEF, PepsiCo and a company valued at $1 billion ( Front-end development with React and Next.js )
As a Shopify developer & Shopify virtual assistant fluent in English
As a Shopify developer, I've logged 4,000+ hours on Shopify projects.
my last project as a Shopify developer and Shopify App developer has 4.2 million sales in USD during last 4 months
If you need a Shopify expert, Shopify app developer, Shopify CRO specialist, or just a skilled web developer to build a high-quality, scalable website or ecommerce store, letโs talk!
I'm an expert Shopify developer SEO marketing & Python developer, and Wordpress developer specializing in building and customizing e-commerce websites, Shopify speed optimization, Shopify landing page, Shopify dropshipping, Shopify CRO and Shopify app developer. I also work as a Shopify CRO specialist and growth hacker, providing shopify conversion rate optimisation, cro audit, and shopify seo.
Notable projects include transforming Figma designs into Shopify stores and developing mobile-responsive layouts with advanced animations along with Shopify marketing. Proficient in CSS, HTML, Liquid, Shopify Plus and JavaScript, adept at integrating custom features and themes. As a Shopify assistant, I delivered measurable enhancements in user experience and site functionality, with a focus on performance and responsiveness across devices. As a Shopify CRO specialist, I also work with gempages, crm specialist workflows, and shopify seo.
Shopify Plus developer, CRO specialist and Shopify migration expert with 14+ years in eCommerce. My recent Shopify Plus projects delivered conversion rate lifts of 31% to 45%. Top Rated, with $200K+ earned on Upwork.
Most clients hire me for one of four things:
1. Conversion rate optimization (CRO)
Store audits, product page and collection redesigns, bundles and upsells, product quizzes, cart and checkout improvements, and A/B testing to prove what actually lifts revenue.
2. Shopify and Shopify Plus development
Custom themes and Liquid sections, custom and private apps, Shopify Functions, headless storefronts, Shopify Markets for international selling, subscription and B2B flows, and integrations with ERPs, CRMs, Klaviyo, Recharge and fulfillment tools.
3. Shopify store migrations
Magento to Shopify, WooCommerce to Shopify, BigCommerce to Shopify, plus PrestaShop, Wix, Squarespace and custom platforms. Products, variants, customers, order history and reviews are moved accurately, 301 redirects and SEO metadata protect your rankings, and the new store is built and tested before the switch so you keep selling with no downtime.
4. Speed and technical fixes
Page speed and Core Web Vitals optimization, app clean-up, theme bug fixes and checkout extensibility upgrades.
Results from recent projects (with my team at Binary Future, a Shopify Partner agency)
- Superior Care Pet (European pet wellness brand): +45% conversion rate after restructuring product architecture, rewriting benefit-led product pages and unifying the mobile UX.
- My Mum Made It (global streetwear label): +39% conversion rate with a high-performance Shopify Plus storefront and next-gen fashion UX.
- MuttGut (US pet wellness brand): +34% conversion rate with custom product pages, subscriptions, bundles and Klaviyo retention flows.
- Mylee (UK's leading at-home gel nail brand): +31% conversion rate on a mobile-first Shopify Plus store with bundles, a product quiz, automated discount logic and Shopify Markets across 250+ SKUs.
- Kolab Collection: headless Shopify Plus build connecting apparel with NFC chips and a companion mobile app.
- Harklinikken: Shopify Plus store serving customers in the UAE, Denmark, the UK and the USA.
How I work
I start with your goals, your numbers and your customers, then propose a clear plan with scope, timeline and cost. You get clean, documented code, regular updates, and a developer who thinks about revenue, not just tickets.
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