Services

IRS Shopify Store Audits

We connect Shopify to the systems that actually run the business — ERP, WMS, PIM, POS — and map every field before anything moves.

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Engagement
Project or retainer
Typical cadence
1–2 meetings a week
Starts with
Data & Systems Audit

Architecture

Shopify is the storefront.
It is rarely the system of record.

Orders, inventory, pricing, and customers usually live somewhere else. We map every field before we write a line of code, then build the connections so nothing gets re-keyed.

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Now, if you have ever wanted to take the pulse of your Shopify Store and get a real arms-around assessment of how your store is performing, then you have come to the right place.

Text Connects now offers a comprehensive Store Audit for any Shopify Store you have. It’s a soup-to-nuts audit that includes:

  • Across-the-board UX review
  • Text-Connects-codified Quality Assurance (QA) test
  • Review of Shopify e-commerce Best Practices
  • Google Analytics Review
  • Optional:
    • Install Microsoft Clarity and review all interaction data after one week
  • What will your takeaways be from the Store Audit?
    • Suggestions to consider after Audit completed
    • Prioritized action items (easy lifts vs. hard lifts)

While some of the processes we utilize in the Store Audit are automated, this report is based directly on your store. Not cookie cutter (or Chat-GPT-generated) advice. We take our time to make sure this “bespoke” audit is on point and driven by our collective years of successful experience in working with more than 300 Shopify Stores. Need a bit more convincing? Take a look at a sample report we’ve created for your review here.

Want to get a Store Audit started or learn more? Just pop us a quick message here and we’ll be in touch soon.

Adjacent capabilities

What usually comes with it.

How an engagement runs

Clarity first.
Then code.

  1. 01 · 2–3 wks

    Audit

    Product data, systems, and operations reviewed against how you actually sell. Easy lifts separated from hard ones.

    Prioritized findings

  2. 02 · 1–2 wks

    Architecture

    Every field mapped, every system named, every hand-off drawn — before anyone opens an editor.

    Systems map + plan

  3. 03 · milestones

    Build

    Theme, apps, integrations, and extensions built in 2–4 billed milestones with a documented QA pass at each.

    Working store

  4. 04 · ongoing

    Run

    Documentation for every change, a 30-day warranty on our code, and pre-paid retainer hours that never expire.

    Documented, supported

How we work

The commercial stuff,
out in the open.

01 Do you require deposits?

Yes — for projects over 10 hours, unless you're on a retainer. Theme and app projects are billed on 2–4 milestones.

02 Do you do monthly maintenance retainers?

No. We sell pre-paid development retainers in 10-, 20-, 30-, and 50-hour blocks. The hours never expire.

03 What happens if something breaks after launch?

Our own code carries a 30-day bug warranty. Bugs in third-party themes and apps are billed hourly, and we'll tell you which is which before we touch it.

04 What are your hours?

Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm Eastern. After-hours work is a 3-hour minimum at 300% of the standard rate — so we plan launches inside business hours.

05 Will we get documentation?

Every store change is documented in an online knowledge base you can read and search. After 180 days of inactivity it's converted to a PDF and handed over.

06 Can we pay in equity?

No.