MakeBeCool

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO & Co-Founder of Che IT Group

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Web development partner

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire MakeBeCool to accomplish?

• Shopify Development

SOLUTION

How did you find MakeBeCool?

Referral

Why did you select MakeBeCool over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from MakeBeCool were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We engaged the team to help us develop an eCommerce website on Shopify for a cosmetic brand. Their team handled both front-end and back-end implementation, ensuring that the website perfectly matched the custom design we provided.

The scope of work included:

• Setting up the Shopify environment and customizing the theme according to the approved design layouts.
• Developing custom functionality tailored to the brand’s needs, such as product bundling options, a loyalty program integration, and a customized checkout process.
• Implementing design adjustments across key pages to fully align the visual experience with the brand identity.
• Conducting quality assurance, performance optimization, and assisting with the final deployment.
   

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The project went really smoothly - the team delivered everything on time and with great attention to detail. After launching the new Shopify store for the cosmetic brand, we noticed a clear improvement in performance and user engagement. The website became faster and more stable, and the overall user experience improved significantly.

Within the first couple of months after launch, the client reported an increase in online sales and a noticeable drop in cart abandonment. The store’s structure and custom features also made it much easier for the client’s team to manage products and content internally.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The communication was easy and straightforward. They kept us updated on progress, met deadlines, and were always quick to adjust when we needed something changed. Overall, the process felt well-organized and comfortable to work in.

What was your primary form of communication with MakeBeCool?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We appreciated their ability to quickly understand our technical requirements and translate them into solid Shopify solutions. They have a really good eye for detail and design implementation, which is not always easy to find among developers.

Are there any areas for improvement or something MakeBeCool could have done differently?

The collaboration went smoothly.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Warmly

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We sell rechargeable heating products for outdoor use. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire MakeBeCool to accomplish?

• Make our webstite more mobile friendly
• Higher conversion rate
• Better product and check-out page

SOLUTION

How did you find MakeBeCool?

Linkedin

Why did you select MakeBeCool over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Clear communication from start

How many teammates from MakeBeCool were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Changed our landing site overall, much better now. A new and more updated version of the product page and check-out. Better bundle options through new apps. More video slots than before, also better. 

Time will tell if the conversion rate will go up but I am 99% sure it will. 

From start to finnish Makebecool has been amazing, both in communcation along the way and project management. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

How fast and easy everything went from the first meeting until everything was done. 

Bundles and sales have been good and it will be awesome to see how it goes after 1 full year. 

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Flawless. They delivered on time and were very communicative along the way. 
Every question we had we got, they answered. 

What was your primary form of communication with MakeBeCool?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

How fast they worked and how good the outcome looks. Very impressed. 

Are there any areas for improvement or something MakeBeCool could have done differently?

Not that I can think of. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

 I am the Digital Manager of a pharmaceuticals company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Omni-channel Probiotik Brand 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire MakeBeCool to accomplish?

• Help us to make a new website
• Push tthe new website live
• Keep all the data and tracking from previous version

SOLUTION

How did you find MakeBeCool?

• Referral
• Other

Why did you select MakeBeCool over others?

Great culture fit

How many teammates from MakeBeCool were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We recently engaged this web agency for a significant project: migrating our Shopify store from version 1.0 to 2.0, including a new theme and a restructured product layout. The entire process took a month and a half, and I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome.

From the very start, the team was incredibly responsive and provided outstanding guidance. They handled the challenges of integrating a new ERP system with remarkable expertise and supported us every step of the way. Most tasks were completed within the day, showcasing their efficiency and dedication

Communication with the team was straightforward and swift, whether through Slack or calls. This made the entire experience smooth and stress-free. The end result exceeded our expectations, with significant improvements in web performance and overall customer satisfaction.

I highly recommend this agency to anyone considering similar projects. You can trust them with your eyes closed!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The measurable outcomes from the project includ an increase in website speed and a better connection with erp

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Their project management was outstanding. They consistently delivered items on time.

What was your primary form of communication with MakeBeCool?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

exceptional responsiveness and expertise

Are there any areas for improvement or something MakeBeCool could have done differently?

Don t know

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of a web development company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Web development using Drupal.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire MakeBeCool to accomplish?

• Rebranding of e-commerce business
• Increasing e-commerce business awarness and reputation
• Designing a user flow to convert prospective buyers to sol
• Increasing revenue and AOV

SOLUTION

How did you find MakeBeCool?

Referral

Why did you select MakeBeCool over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The MakeBeCool team carried out an in-depth examination of competitors and market share to guide the development of a new brand design. They overhauled the website's design and user experience, leading to a substantial rise in sales and a doubling of the Average Order Value within the first month. Their project management team completed everything punctually and with outstanding quality, surpassing expectations.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We boasted our project traffic by up to 30%, and increased leads and sales by about 20%.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Alex, the PM was extremely frequently and easily to communicate. He communicated all issues in advance. All project goals were achieved on time. Communication with the team was straightforward.

What was your primary form of communication with MakeBeCool?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

MakeBeCool delivered outstanding service quality and professional expertise. They are prepared to develop personalized solutions, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of the Shopify platform, user interface design, and best practices.

Are there any areas for improvement or something MakeBeCool could have done differently?

No, all was good from my perspective

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head Of Operations of Rhyde

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

ECommerce in the micromobility market. We Refurbish electric scooters and e-bikes as new, and sell them back to the market with 1-year warranty and 14-days trial periods.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire MakeBeCool to accomplish?

• Product page modifications for a better UX
• ECommerce Look and feel
• Add features that lead to greater efficiencies
• Fix native apps issues

SOLUTION

How did you find MakeBeCool?

Referral

Why did you select MakeBeCool over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Referred to me

How many teammates from MakeBeCool were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We’ve been working together for a year and a half. Our company hired Ecrivio to help with the realization of the content plan according to the detailed SEO requirements. Despite the fact that we need domain-specific content, dealing with e-commerce development, Ecrivio’s writers are up to the task. Our team provides them with the key facts, and they do the rest, researching for more information if needed and packing it into the required format.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

They helped us to create the main pages for our website. The traffic went up as well as the number of leads.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Super good! They completely understood the features and tasks we wanted to work on before getting started, they created a backlog space allowing us to detail the projects + at the same time allowing us to add any inconvenient we detected along the way. If help was needed the answer came right away. Feedback was always taken positively. Super clear communication and expectations.

What was your primary form of communication with MakeBeCool?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They wrote creative texts while scrupulously following SEO requirements and keeping in line with the company image we wanted to convey.

Are there any areas for improvement or something MakeBeCool could have done differently?

Can’t think of any.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Brand Director of a beauty D2C company. We sell colour cosmetics.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire MakeBeCool, and what were your goals?

Our website had become very outdated. We currently don't have in-house developers, so we decided to hire Make Be Cool team to design and develop a new Shopify site for our brand based on our wishes. Our goals were to design a more functional, user friendly and good looking e-commerce to meet the need of our customers and improve conversion on our website.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Another company recommended Make Be Cool team to us.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We started with a kickoff meeting to discuss our wishes and our objectives for the new website. We chose the theme and started working on a basic "mock up" based on the theme and extra customisation we wanted to have. With that, Make Be Cool team started delivering page by page the designs suggested and, after approvals from our side, they proceeded with development phase. We had many interactions throughout all the phases where we discussed together the designs and possible changes. Make Be Cool team has helped us finding the the best solutions and customisation in order to reach our desired results for the website.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

A project manager was our main point of contact. There have been at least 2 backend developers and a designer working on our project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We still have to put the content on the website and make it live. But definitely the website is now easier to navigate and has the functions we need to potentially improve conversion on our website.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We used mainly Slack for daily exchanges, Click up for project management and Figma to evaluate designs. We had calls whenever was needed/requested from both sides.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their team was very patient in understanding our needs. They did a very good job in personalising the website based on our wishes and objectives. They recommended us certain features but were open in adapting/changing based on our wishes/needs.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We had few communication issues discussing topics on slack, but everything got always clear after a call together.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the COO of Mine Baseball, a baseball bat manufacturer selling baseball bats direct to consumer.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire MakeBeCool, and what were your goals?

We've been working with MakeBeCool for over a year on our website. The initially did a full website redesign and have since worked with us through continuous website improvements. Our main focus has been creating a site that has an effective conversion rate.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

One of the owners of the company had previously worked with MakeBeCool on a previous project and recommended them. We moved forward with MakeBeCool and have been very satisfied with their service to date.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We typically provide MakeBeCool a initial project concept, some examples, and the details we need. Within 1-2 weeks they provide a draft design and we go back and forth on the design until we feel it's ready for implementation on the website. Once the design has been coded onto the website, we work through it on a trial site. If the trial site works without issue, it is pushed live to our main site.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

My main contact is Alexander. He is my account manager. I've worked with a few of their designers and a few from their website implementation team. Everyone is highly responsive and will make changes as needed until it is done to satisfaction.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Our conversion rates have increased over the past year to a satisfactory level. We are constantly looking at ways to continue to tweak and improve our design and we expect to be working with MakeBeCool as long as we are in business.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We typically communicate over email - then we move over to figma for the design aspect, and finally the remaining progress is done through shopify.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Due to the time difference between Ukraine and the USA - I typically receive theirs responses overnight and try to respond first thing the morning to try and get as much done during both of our "working hours". That being said, they've done a great job and scheduling calls during convenient hours. Despite the time difference, I feel everything is done in the timeline we need it.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Initially we had some communication issues - but once Alex become our account manager, the communication as been outstanding.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

CEO and product manager at Calcurates, a zero-coding shipping SaaS that helps e-commerce not to lose money on shipping by setting up delivery methods and accurate rates displayed at the checkout. It integrates with top e-commerce platforms and major shipping carriers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire MakeBeCool, and what were your goals?

Our expertise in developing Shopify embedded apps was not enough, that's why we hired MakeBeCool to build a small app as a part of our major service. The goal was to distinguish the popular functionality of our SaaS into small embedded app and then check how it performs. The key requirement: develop the app fast, not longer than 1 month.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We have found MakeBeCool via Google search. There was a short list of 3 agencies, but MakeBeCool was the one who replied us faster. The determining factors are:

• App portfolio
• Russian-speaking developers
• Easy communication flow
• Match our budget limit

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

MakeBeCool team has developed a custom Shopify app for us.

• We have already prepared mockups for an app, so it was very easy to communicate the app workflow during the first call;
• Then they did a frontend part;
• We have adjusted our backend a bit and then they've connected the app to our API and backend;
• We did testing and QA on our side;
• The team responded quickly and fixed the bugs we've found;
• Minor out-of-scope requests were implemented quickly. The team has fully completed the project in one month.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

There were 2 people from the MakeBeCool team communicating with us throughout the project: a project manager and a senior developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We were able to launch the project quickly and easily, which was a major achievement for us. At the moment we are starting to distribute our app to Shopify users.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The project management was great, proactive, and responsive. They fully met our deadlines, and we never had unexpected turnovers. We communicated through Slack, Google Meet, and GitHub. Special thanks for the fact that the vendor agreed to move to our Slack environment for more productive communication.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The MakeBeCool team is very friendly and professional, the communication style perfectly matches ours. Also, it was a great to meet MakeBeCool CEO in person as he recently moved to the city where our head office is located.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We didn't get into the budget for testing and QA from MakeBeCool. It would be great if they met us halfway and included it in the final price.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CTO from rissc solutions GmbH an web2print company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire MakeBeCool, and what were your goals?

We hire MakeBeCool for professionnel Shopify App Development based on Laravel and React. Our Goal is to help our clients to create Web2Print Shops based on Shopify. For this we need Shopify developers that integrate our Web2Print Tool and even more shop functions

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We have found them on Google and have first made a small project with them. After this successful pilot project I decide to work also bigger in projects with them

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

First they have created user stories for the projects. After that I provide them with mockups with detailed information about the app design and the api communication with the external system that imports the product into the shopify shops. After that they have created tickets and we get access to the dev shop and source code where we can check the progress.

After the first two weeks we saw the first result of the app. In the development process we use clickup as a project management tool. When we wanted to go deeper in the development process we have also can communicate with the app developers directly.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Project Manager, Frontend Developer, Backend Developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Currently we are working on the final steps before we start the shopify app review to go public with the app.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Excellent, direct and streamless communication via slack and clickup. We had a fixed deadline and everything was done according to plan.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They are a young and highly qualified team, and we are on the same wavelength. We have found here a partner for the future

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

currently nothing comes to mind

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the creative director at Ingarden, a company in the food business. We offer customers a device to help them grow microgreens, a version of vegetables that people can garden at home. We also supply the customers with the seeds needed. Our idea is to sell healthy food, sustainable living, and nutrition.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with MakeBeCool?

We wanted to improve our website and subsequently improve sales of our device.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

MakeBeCool redesigned and is developing our website from scratch on Shopify. Our users’ ability to pause subscriptions is among the features they’ve implemented. They’ve also enabled us to bundle products and add gifts. They’ve completed most of the website and are now working with residual files.

What is the team composition?

We mainly work with a project manager and communicate with some of the developers.

How did you come to work with MakeBeCool?

Our CEO found them, and we chose them because they were Shopify experts. 

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we’ve invested more than $10,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in January 2022, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

Our users like the new website much better because it’s more user-friendly. Thanks to MakeBeCool, we were able to introduce features that we couldn’t earlier. Before, our users couldn’t pause their subscriptions if they went on vacation, and we couldn’t include bundles and gifts in their purchases, all of which we can do now. We launched less than two weeks ago, so we don’t have metrics yet. 

How did MakeBeCool perform from a project management standpoint?

We use Slack for day-to-day communication. Meanwhile, we use ClickUp to keep track of worked hours, tasks, and milestones. They complete tasks within their estimated timeline, if not earlier.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I’m impressed with MakeBeCool’s responsiveness; they’re always there to execute major and minor tasks alike. Additionally, they’re a fully dedicated team. Even though some of their teammates are based in Ukraine, they haven’t interrupted their work for a single day despite the Russian Invasion.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, our engagement has gone pretty smoothly. The only challenge has been using ClickUp because it’s new for us. However, that has nothing to do with them.