Payments that clear here
We work through which gateways genuinely settle for a business registered in the Federation, rather than assuming the default that works in the United States.
Online shops and payments
E-commerce built for selling from the Caribbean
Setting up a shop is the easy part. Getting paid reliably from a small island market, and shipping what you sold, is where most online stores quietly fail.
From $1,800Shop build with payments
4 to 8 weeksTypical build time
Card and localPayment options that clear
What you get
What an online shop needs to actually work
A product grid is not a business. These are the parts that decide whether orders arrive and money lands.
Stock that stays honest
Inventory tracking so the site stops selling what you no longer have, which is the fastest way to lose a repeat customer.
Delivery and pickup rules
Shipping zones, island by island rates, and pickup options configured to match how you really get goods to people.
Checkout built for phones
Most abandoned carts are abandoned on a phone. We keep checkout short, thumb reachable and free of surprise fields.
Order emails that arrive
Confirmations, receipts and dispatch notices configured and tested so they reach the inbox instead of spam.
Measurement from day one
Analytics and conversion tracking set up at launch so you can see which products earn and which pages lose people.
How it works
Getting a shop live
Selling online has more moving parts than a brochure site, so the order of work matters.
We settle payments and shipping first
These are the constraints everything else has to fit. We confirm what will actually work for your business before designing a single page.
We structure the catalogue
How products group, filter and get found. A shop nobody can navigate does not sell regardless of how it looks.
We build, then place real test orders
We run genuine transactions end to end, including refunds, before you go live. Finding a broken checkout after launch is expensive.
We launch and watch the first orders
We stay close through the first live orders so anything unexpected gets fixed the same day.
Good fit if you sell
E-commerce suits some businesses far better than others. These are the ones where it usually pays.
- Retail goods with repeat customers
- Food and drink for pickup or delivery
- Tours, tickets and timed bookings
- Services sold as fixed packages
- Products shipped to the diaspora abroad
Why us
The diaspora is the market most shops forget
A shop that only serves the island caps itself at the island. A large number of people with roots in St Kitts and Nevis live in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, and they buy from home when someone makes it possible.
That changes decisions. It means international shipping configured properly, prices that make sense in more than one currency, and a checkout that does not reject a foreign card. These are not exotic requirements, but they are routinely missed.
We build for both markets from the start, because retrofitting international selling onto a local shop is more work than doing it once.
- Payment options checked for the Federation
- International shipping configured properly
- Stock control included
- Real test orders before launch
- Analytics from day one
- Trained on how to run it yourself
Questions
Frequently asked
How much does an online shop cost?
Shops start from $1,800, which covers a custom build with e-commerce or booking integration. Larger catalogues and custom checkout flows are quoted individually.
Which payment providers can I use?
That depends on your business registration and banking. We work through the realistic options with you before building rather than assuming one will work.
Can I sell to customers abroad?
Yes, and we recommend planning for it from the start. International shipping rules and card acceptance are far easier to set up at build time than to retrofit.
Can I manage products myself?
Yes. You get an admin area to add products, change prices and update stock, and we show you how to use it.
What about failed or fraudulent orders?
We configure the standard protections your gateway offers and explain what to watch for. No setup removes the risk entirely, so we make sure you can spot it.
Do you handle the product photography?
Not in house, but good photography materially affects sales, so we will tell you honestly when your current images are costing you orders.
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Next step
Tell us what you want to sell
Send us the products, the market and how you get goods to people. We will tell you what the shop needs to do.
Talk to the person who will build it
No account managers, no call centre. You speak to the team writing the code.