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Blackbelt Commerce™ | Shopify Plus Experts NYC

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★★★★★ Rated by Shopify Merchants 178+ Reviews
Shopify Experts & Shopify Plus Experts NYC | Blackbelt Commerce

Your Shopify Store Should Be Your

Best Salesperson.

We make sure it is!

Blackbelt Commerce builds, migrates, and grows Shopify & Shopify Plus stores for DTC brands doing $1M–$5M. Direct access to Victoria and Cesar from day one.

Founder-Led Agency
Work directly with Victoria & Cesar
No account managers. No handoffs. Direct access from day one.

No pitch. Just a real conversation about your store.

NYC's Shopify Plus Experts
For brands that have outgrown their store.

 Full-service Migration, Development, and CRO to launch
AI SEO, Digital marketing, and ongoing support to grow.

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Trusted by growth-focused and luxury brands worldwide as their Shopify Experts.

Our Process

Book a call. We handle the rest.
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1. Discover

We align on goals and map your growth strategy.
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2. Build

We design and develop a high-converting Shopify store.
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3. Launch & Optimize

Discover our Services
Verified Shopify Plus Partner

Most Shopify stores don’t fail — they stall between $50K and $150K per month. The culprit is almost always the same: a design that looks good but doesn’t sell. We build the other kind.

As certified Shopify Plus Experts, our senior team averages 10+ years on the platform. We ship high-performance Shopify and Shopify Plus stores in 4–8 weeks, guaranteed. Speed, mobile, and AOV drive every decision from wireframe one. For founders done with pretty sites that don’t generate revenue.

Comparing options? Here’s how to choose the right ecommerce agency for your growth stage.

Your theme isn’t the problem. But it leaks revenue in three places: the PDP, the cart, and the mobile checkout. We’ve audited over 1,000 Shopify stores. We know exactly where to look.

Need surgical fixes? Or a full theme rebuild? Either way, our Shopify Experts customize Dawn, Impulse, Prestige, or any Plus-grade theme. The result: a storefront that converts for your customer, your AOV target, and your Core Web Vitals score. No bloated apps. No template lookalikes. Just senior developers who’ve lived on Shopify since the early days.

Migration is where most agencies break things: SEO equity, customer accounts, subscription data, historical orders. We’ve moved brands off Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, and Salesforce — without losing a single redirect or ranking.

Every migration includes a full SEO preservation plan and 1:1 redirect mapping. We schedule the cutover at off-peak hours. We guarantee zero downtime on launch day. Are you spending too much on dev costs or page speed? You’re talking to the right Shopify Plus Experts.

See why brands choose our Shopify Plus agency for zero-downtime migrations.

Search changed. Half your future buyers now ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, or Google AI Overviews before they click anything. Most Shopify stores don’t appear in those answers. We fix that.

We build schema-first content architecture, entity optimization, and semantic clustering. We add technical hygiene and authority signals on top. The result: your products appear in the AI answer, not just the index. Agencies that still sell 2018-era keyword reports are about to learn their playbook no longer works. We already moved on.

Want this for your store? Our Shopify SEO experts build the structure that gets you cited and found.

The launch is not the finish line. Our retainer clients get a senior Shopify developer, a project manager, and the full Blackbelt team — without the cost of hiring in-house.

We handle theme updates, app conflicts, speed regressions, and security patches. We cover BFCM peak readiness. We handle the “can we add this by Friday?” requests too. Here’s the proof: 98% of our clients renew. And 90% of new clients come from a referral. That’s the bar we work to every month.

Most ecommerce brands don’t have a real brand. They have a logo and a color palette. We build what comes next: positioning, voice, identity system, photography direction, and packaging cues.

We develop the design language that carries from your homepage to your unboxing moment. We build for the screen first — that’s where 95% of your customers first encounter your brand. Founders get one team for brand and store. The identity you invest in actually reaches the product page.

Conversion isn’t just code. It’s also the photo on the PDP, the lifestyle shot in the hero, and the founder clip on the About page. We produce ecommerce-grade content and event photography.

We build every asset for cropping, sequencing, and merchandising across your site, ads, and email. Not just content for Instagram — assets that move product. From product shoots to launch events, founder video, and UGC direction — we deliver assets your store can use the day we shoot them.

Paid traffic to a leaky store burns money. Paid traffic to a tuned store compounds revenue. We run Meta, Google, and TikTok campaigns for Shopify and Shopify Plus brands — but only after the store converts.

We include full-funnel creative, audience architecture, and server-side tracking. We send weekly reporting tied to revenue, not impressions. We refresh creative for today’s algorithm, not last year’s. For brands ready to scale past $100K per month in ad spend without watching ROAS collapse.

Explosive Growth: 5 Brands That Scaled With Our Shopify Experts

Lindísima

Lindísima.nyc - New York, NY

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Branding + Store Build & Set-up + Custom Theme

"I had an amazing experience working with Blackbelt Commerce! Cesar and his team were incredibly professional from start to finish. They built my skincare brand website, lindisimany.com, completely from scratch and went above and beyond with custom theme customization, branding, packaging design, and SEO blogging. The turnaround time was fast, communication was always clear, and they really took the time to listen to my vision and bring it to life. I highly recommend Blackbelt Commerce to anyone looking to build or grow their brand online."

PeloFacil

PeloFacil.com - Bogotá, Colombia

★★★★★

Full Store Set-up + Theme Customization + Ongoing support

"Buscas un Shopify Expert? No busques más: Blackbelt Commerce. Esta es mi cuarta web, después de tres intentos fallidos con otros desarrolladores. El equipo realmente entendió mi producto, me guió en el proceso y trabajó conmigo de forma cercana a pesar de la distancia. El resultado: una web impecable, bien pensada y perfectamente ejecutada. Recomendados al 100%."

Judith Leiber

JudithLeiber.com - New York, NY

★★★★★

Shopify Plus + Advanced Custom Theme Development

"Blackbelt Commerce is a great team to work with. They developed a website for Judith Leiber that is beautiful and functional. They are extremely knowledgeable in terms of site design, functionality, and SEO. Blackbelt met all timelines, kept within budget, and continues to make suggestions to improve the site."

Metro School Uniforms

MetroSchoolUniforms.com

★★★★★

Shopify 2.0 Design + SEO + Ongoing Support

"Blackbelt was responsive to any issues that came up. Their team understood my design requirements and came up with solutions in a timely manner. I highly recommend them for web development."

Erica Wilson

EricaWilson.com

★★★★★

Shopify 2.0 Redesign + SEO + Conversion Strategy

"Extremely knowledgeable and easy to work with. The results speak for themselves." In just 3 months organic traffic exploded from 3,300 to 25,725 monthly visitors — a 614% surge powered by a full Shopify store redesign, targeted SEO, and a conversion strategy built for high-growth fashion brands.

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Our Difference

We’ve been in the Shopify ecosystem long enough to earn our name. “Blackbelt” isn’t a brand. Instead, it’s the standard.

Specifically: skill, discipline, and senior-level experience on every project.

Moreover, we run a family-led, two-generation agency. Therefore, we bring something most agencies can’t: a team that stays through your next platform upgrade, not just the launch.

In practice, we’re an extension of your team. Specifically: customized work, clear communication, and long-term support tied to revenue, not retainers.

You’re never just another project. Instead, you’re a partner we’ve invested in for the next five years.

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Why Brands Hire Us As Their Shopify Experts

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Creative Agencies

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Freelancers

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Portfolio

METRO SCHOOL UNIFORMS

A leading supplier of high-quality school uniforms. Dedicated to providing the best selection and service for educational institutions.

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Metro School Uniforms

ERICA WILSON

Contemporary lifestyle fashion brand celebrating the Nantucket lifestyle, born from America's First Lady of stitchery.

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Erica Wilson

LINDÍSIMA BEAUTY

Conscious beauty meets premium DTC branding. A modern approach to sustainable and effective skincare solutions.

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Lindisima

SILVER LINING HERBS

Natural health products and education for optimal care. Specialized herbal solutions for people and animals.

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Silver Lining Herbs

BILTMORE AVENUE

Excellent family dentistry in Asheville. Committed to providing personalized and professional dental care for all ages.

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Biltmore Avenue

JUDITH LEIBER

Iconic luxury handbag authority. A premium Shopify Plus experience matching the brand's heritage of exclusivity.

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Judith Leiber
METRO SCHOOL UNIFORMS
ERICA WILSON
LINDÍSIMA CONSCIOUS BEAUTY
SILVER LINING HERBS
BILTMORE AVENUE
JUDITH LEIBER

METRO SCHOOL UNIFORMS

METRO SCHOOL UNIFORMS — is a leading supplier of school uniforms. Are you looking for the best school uniform store. You’re on the right place!

https://metroschooluniforms.com/
METRO SCHOOL UNIFORMS

ERICA WILSON

ERICA WILSON — Founded 1963. Women's contemporary lifestyle fashion brand featuring pajamas, dresses, and needlepoint celebrating the landscape and lifestyle of Nantucket, born from America's First Lady of stitchery, Erica Wilson.

https://ericawilson.com/
ERICA WILSON

LINDÍSIMA CONSCIOUS BEAUTY

LINDÍSIMA CONSCIOUS BEAUTY — conscious beauty + premium DTC branding

https://lindisimany.com/
LINDÍSIMA CONSCIOUS BEAUTY

SILVER LINING HERBS

SILVER LINING HERBS — Find natural health products & get education to provide optimal care for yourself and your beloved animals. Shop Herbs for horses, dogs, and people today!

https://www.silverliningherbs.com/
SILVER LINING HERBS

BILTMORE AVENUE

BILTMORE AVENUE — Dentist Leslie Wessinger, DDS, and our Asheville-based Biltmore Avenue Family Dentistry team are committed to providing excellent care for our patients and their entire families.

https://bafdentistry.com/
BILTMORE AVENUE

JUDITH LEIBER

JUDITH LEIBER — luxury Shopify Plus authority. Judith Leiber, an iconic name in the luxury handbag space, partnered with Blackbelt Commerce to launch a Shopify Plus website that would match the brand’s heritage of exclusivity and craftsmanship. The goal was to develop a custom eCommerce platform that could deliver a luxurious user experience, support advanced product customization, and remain performant during high-profile product launches.

https://judithleiber.com/
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Frequently Asked Questions

Shopify Experts are agencies vetted and listed by Shopify in the official Experts Marketplace qualified to build and customize standard Shopify stores. Shopify Plus Experts is a tighter tier: only certified Shopify Plus Partners earn it, and only after repeatedly shipping complex, high-volume builds for enterprise merchants. Plus Experts handle the work standard Experts don’t touch Launchpad, Shopify Flow, custom checkout, multi-store architecture, and B2B. We’re certified at both. Blackbelt Commerce has held Shopify Plus Partner status for over a decade across 1,000+ projects.
Most of our builds ship in 4–8 weeks. A clean Shopify rebuild on a brand with solid assets lands in 4. A full Shopify Plus build with custom features, B2B logic, advanced integrations, or migration data work runs 8–12. If an agency quotes you 2 weeks, that’s a templated theme swap not a build. If they quote 6 months, that’s usually a scope problem, not a complexity problem. We give you a fixed timeline and a fixed scope on day one and hit them. That’s what 1,000+ projects of practice gets you. 
Yes. We’re headquartered in NYC, but most of our clients aren’t. Over 1,000 Shopify and Shopify Plus brands across the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and Europe have shipped with us fully remote, fully on time. The NYC base matters because it’s where the talent density, brand concentration, and velocity are. The work itself doesn’t care about ZIP codes. If you’re a Shopify or Shopify Plus brand in any time zone our team can reach by Zoom, we’ll build for you.
Most agencies guarantee they’ll launch on time. We guarantee something harder that conversion rate and core revenue metrics on the new store beat the old one. Every Blackbelt build starts with a baseline audit of your current funnel: PDP, cart, checkout, mobile, speed. We design against those numbers, not against a moodboard. Post-launch, we benchmark CRO performance for 30 days. If a critical metric regresses, we fix it on us. That’s the difference between Shopify Experts who build for a portfolio and Shopify Experts who build for your P&L.
Yes and that’s the specific reason brands come to a certified Shopify Plus Experts agency instead of a general developer. Shopify Plus handles PCI DSS Level 1 compliance, SOC 2/3, and 99.99% uptime at the platform level, with peak capacity near 11,000 checkouts per minute. What we layer on top: SSO, role-based permissions, GDPR/CCPA-compliant data flows, audit-ready logs, and secure ERP/CRM integrations via Shopify Flow and private apps. We’ve shipped builds for 7- and 8-figure brands without a single security incident in over a decade.
Launch is the start, not the finish line. Our retainer clients get a senior Shopify developer, a project manager, and access to the full Blackbelt Commerce team without paying to hire any of them in-house. We handle theme updates, app conflicts, page-speed regressions, and security patches. We also cover BFCM peak readiness and the inevitable “can we ship this by Friday?” requests. 98% of our clients renew, and 90% of our new business comes from a referral by an existing client. That’s the bar we hold ourselves to.
Book a free strategy call. We’ll spend 30 minutes on your store, your numbers, and the gap between where you are and where you want to be. If we’re a fit, you’ll get a fixed-scope proposal within 5 business days timeline, deliverables, and price, all on one page. No retainers required to start. No 12-month lock-ins. The fastest builds we’ve shipped started from that first call within the same week.
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