Outsourcing E-commerce Builds

Clients increasingly want to sell online, and many agencies are asked to build shops they are not set up to deliver. E-commerce involves far more than design: payments, shipping, tax, inventory and legal requirements all need to work flawlessly. Outsourcing lets agencies say yes with confidence.

Why agencies outsource e-commerce

• Platform expertise: each shop system has its own strengths, limits and best practices.
• Integrations: payment providers, ERP, inventory, shipping and accounting tools.
• Risk: errors in checkout or tax settings cost real money.
• Speed: experienced teams deliver faster and with fewer surprises.
• Scalability: handle large projects without hiring.

What a shop project includes

1. Discovery: products, volumes, markets, integrations and growth plans.
2. Platform selection based on those needs.
3. UX and design for category, product, cart and checkout pages.
4. Catalogue setup with product data, variants and images.
5. Payments, shipping and tax configuration for every target market.
6. Legal requirements such as terms, cancellation policies and privacy notices, which are particularly strict in the DACH region.
7. SEO and analytics setup before launch.
8. Testing of every purchase path.

Helping clients sell more after launch

• Clear, unique product descriptions.
• A short, trustworthy checkout.
• Email flows for welcome, abandoned carts and repeat purchases.
• Retargeting campaigns.
• Reviews and social proof.
• Ongoing e-commerce SEO.

Keep the client relationship

With a white-label partner, the agency stays the client's single point of contact while specialists handle the build.

E-commerce development

oceanone builds e-commerce websites white-label, managed by German-led project management and QA.