Cart Blender

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an Associate

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are jewelry designers

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Cart Blender to accomplish?

• Migrate data from Prestashop to Shopify
• Build new website with improved UX/UI
• Implement the options we had into the new website

SOLUTION

How did you find Cart Blender?

• Referral
• Other

Why did you select Cart Blender over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Our first call was convincing

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

We wanted to switch our CMS to Shopify. We had been for about 10 years on Presatshop. This included to build the website on Shopify while retaining most of our functionalities and also migrate all our data as we wanted to keep a track of previous orders/customer history along with SEO retention and of course the migration of products and categories. Key deliverables:

• Working Shopify with custom theme
• SEO retention plan
• Migration of data
• Installation of apps to retain functionalities
• Domain transfer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We kept a checklist of things to do so we could keep track of what was done and left to do. The website is up and running with little bugs or redos, only a few SEO points to clarify.

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

Everything went fine once they got on the project. The checklist made it easy to work together on the project and have a view of what was to be done. They finished a little behind the scheduled delivery date but compensated with extra work on the website.

What was your primary form of communication with Cart Blender?

Email or Messaging App

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

We were impressed with the professionalism of their project management — they aligned with our values and work style.

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

Maybe stick to the deadline a bit more.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Marketing Manager of PARAX GmbH

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We produce High Quality Bike Wall Mounts for your Home.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Cart Blender to accomplish?

• Creation of a new online store on Shopify
• Visibility worldwide through multilingual website

SOLUTION

How did you find Cart Blender?

Online Search

Why did you select Cart Blender over others?

High ratings, Pricing first our budget, Great culture fit, Good value for cost, Other

What was your primary form of communication with Cart Blender?

Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

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

We had a WooCommerce webshop before. The task was to create a completely new Shopify online store with product and subpages. All content should be taken over and embedded into a new appealing concept.

The design of the website was to be completely redesigned. The link structure was to remain largely the same. The task was completely fulfilled and exceeded all expectations.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Faster Website
• Good user experience on the new website

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

All requests were answered and taken into account to our complete satisfaction. We had very high demands and numerous change requests, but all of them were implemented. Communication was always characterized by high diligence by the team.

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

We were impressed with their serious and respectful work and communication, even in the highest times of crisis.

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

Nothing to complain about.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm Co-Founder of SheSpot. We sell wellness subscription boxes for women.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our store was hosted on squarespace and used the subbly app to manage our customer subscriptions. We needed to upgrade our store to help us scale and offer a more seamless sales experience. We hired Cart Blender to design our new site on Shopify and migrate our subscribers to the Recharge platform.

SOLUTION

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

We searched online for vendors and submitted a brief on Fiverr. CartBlender provided the most detailed proposition for how the work would be done, as well as a reasonable rate. They also had good reviews online.

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

We had a kick off meeting to discuss the scope of work. Taras reverted with a full itemised list of deliverables. Cart Blender then created a shopify store front for our review, while working with the Recharge team to begin the migration process for our subscribers. CartBlender liaised with all relevant stakeholders on our behalf which was extremely helpful. We gave feedback via a Notion kanban board and CartBlender responded to tickets raised by us promptly until everything was in agreed form.

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

We worked directly with our project manager Taras. Taras was supported by a designer and developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

After launching we have quadrupled our subscriber base and benefitted from a much cleaner sales process. It's great also to have an integrated shipping service, referral system and full marketplace capability.

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

We had a Notion board to keep track of all tasks - this gave a great indicator of project progress in advance of a big launch for our business. Taras also provided regular updated via Whatsapp which was extremely convenient for us.

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

They were extremely flexible and willing to adapt to our fairly unique project. Taras met our tight deadlines and was able to explain complex technical issues along the way so that handover to our new site was seamless. We also benefitted from support after the project which was extremely helpful.

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

CartBlender was exceptional.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Founder & Owner

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I was starting a baby furniture rental startup and had a simple Wix website built for idea validation. After collecting some data and leads feedback, I decided it was time to build a commercial pilot – a fully functional rental website to kick off my business. For this reason, I started searching for a development and design agency, since I did not have enough design or technical skills myself.

SOLUTION

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

I started searching for a team who had enough experience and skills to help me with setting up a website. I shortlisted a few providers together with an external IT-consultant close to me. After a few rounds of discussions and a sound comparison of providers and offers, I decided to go for Cart Blender who proved themselves to be the most professional, credible, and caring provider among the available options. Before starting the development project and as part of the initial evaluation phase (and before paying anything, cartblender already created a project roadmap, suggested a suitable technical stack for my needs, and provided some valuable insights. The communication with Taras was very effective and swift while the pricing was reasonable. I felt confident in my choice and was not disappointed eventually.

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

The project was done in 2 stages: Functional Pilot (MVP with a simple design and basic features) and Commerical Pilot. Our initial idea was to use Shopify + Bold Subscriptions for the website. However, after some additional tests, research, and Zoom meetings, we decided to switch from Bold to Firmhouse. Even though it meant a minor setback in the delivery time and extra work, the Cart Blender team was very understanding and did not exceed the agreed budget. Once I provided the text content, product data, and design guide, the Cart Blender team took care of all the rest: created wireframes, UI/UX design, theme customizations, integration with Firmhouse, custom features development, QA, and eventual website launch.

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

Almost all of my communication happened with Taras who's the agency's Co-Founder and Project Manager. At least one developer and UI/UX designer were also working behind the scenes.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The team worked hard on delivering a project exactly how I saw it and eventually exceeded my expectations by suggesting a few smart design and functional solutions. The MVP product was approved by my friends and family, and the Commerical Pilot was very positively received by the lead base I had.

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

Most of our communication happened with Taras via email with regular status updates on WhatsApp and Zoom calls (2 times per week or more if it was necessary). I was confident in how the project went at every stage, especially once we finalized the technical setup.

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

Cart Blender was very proactive and helpful; I learned a lot about the technical side of the project. The best thing is the price-to-quality ratio – I can hardly imagine someone else being so diligent, dedicated, and passioned within such a reasonable budget. Taras – the Project Manager – has become a friend of mine with whom we continue to talk even after the project was finished.

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

I feel like the experience was beyond perfect. The only thing I could point out is that we lost a few days on changing the subscription software after discovering that Bold Subscriptions did not suit our needs fully. However, Cart Blender this did not have any impact on the project's success itself. In fact, Cart Blender always focused on the best outcome in a very constructive manner, in this case by proactively and independently researching, comparing, diligencing, and then onboarding the new subscription platform despite some not billable extra hours on their side.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of an online Whiskey Giftshop Business

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I had built my website on Wix, but in order to grow my revenue, I needed to migrate from Wix to Shopify and also needed to completely re-design my very amateur website.

SOLUTION

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

I searched on a few freelancer websites and Cartblender just had such great reviews that I shortlisted them along with one or two others. After speaking with them, I felt that Cartblender cared more about my needs and understood what I wanted to be done.

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

I spoke with Cartblender on the phone to talk through what I wanted done. They asked many questions and then drafted a tailored proposal document for me which outlined everything they proposed to do.

We tweaked one or two things and agreed to go ahead. Project steps included, research and Understanding, Planning, Data Migration & SEO retention, Web design and web development.

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

I spoke only with Tara, who is a co-founder

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I have seen a 30% increase in web traffic since launching our new site

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

They had key deliverables and timelines outlined in their proposal document and they stuck to it rigidly. They remained in contact via email or phone through out the process which was very much appreciated.

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

Taras was available 24/7 to answer all of my many questions. The team were never offended if I didn't like an idea or wanted to change something and they were very accommodating.

That being said, I didn't actually have to give them much direction as they were really creative and understood exactly the theme I was going for. I was so delighted with the outcome which was better than I had even envisaged.

Very grateful to have found such a great team to work with and I will most definitely be using them for any future web development needs that I may have.

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

I honestly have nothing I can even think of in terms of critical feedback, the whole process was so seamless and the results were terrific.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the owner of a danish digital agency.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to switch our client's website from a local Danish SaaS to Shopify in order to improve marketing capabilities. We also intended to improve the design and mobile responsiveness along the way.

SOLUTION

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

We decided to contact Cart Blender due to their excellent rating on a freelance platform. Their communication was great and quick, and the quote was very reasonable, so we decided to move forward with them.

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

After analysis of our requirements, Cart Blender suggested a project plan that included:

• UI/UX audit
• competitor analysis
• wireframes development
• redesign
• eCommerce data migration
• SEO retention services
• multi-language functionality setup
• existing features recreation
• a bit of custom development (Liquid and JavaScript)

They also took care of the store configs and domain switch.

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

All our communication happened with Taras, a project manager at Cart Blender. We know that at least one developer and a designer were involved in the project too, maybe more.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project was delivered in a timely manner and all in accordance with the requirements. The team also provided exceptionally valuable consultations, as well as helped us to resolve some of the translation inaccuracies after the delivery – super quickly and effectively.

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

We were receiving bi-daily updates on the project progress via email, as well as had a few Google Meet calls to discuss the details. The communication was really effective and meaningful.

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

Working with Cart Blender turned out to be one of the best experiences we've ever had. The work quality was perfect, especially considering how reasonable their pricing was.

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

I only wish we found Cart Blender earlier.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of this company. We have a online shop that specializes in big sized bras, technical bras.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed to migrate from magento to shopify. We needed to have more flexibility in our platform and shopify was a better bet. We hired them to migrate all our products, pictures, descriptions, skus, eans to the new platform, while maintaining the api connection to 2 of our suppliers stock so we could have everything integrated and stocks updated.

SOLUTION

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

We searched online talked to several company's, and we choose them because of the approach they have. Super friendly, very committed to ours needs, and we could tell right from the first minutes that they knew what they were doing. The decision was made right there on the first talk. He hired them.

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

We needed to migrate from Magento 2 to shopify, we also needed to create a bra size calculator so that the client could insert the body measurements and the correct size would be suggested with diferent models, and at the same time export the client email, body measurements and suggested size to klaviyo email provider so we could build a segment of clientas via size. We have a lot a products with a lot of variantes it was a huge task. We also needed to migrate the api connection to our suppliers so the stock would be always up to date.

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

2 persons, project manager and dev.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

At that time we really needed the migration to happen fast and without bugs, our Magento shop was constantly having bugs that were hurting our sales and the migration was paramount. Our sales went way up because finally we had everything we needed to work full force.

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

Super friendly, super open, super professional. The communication skills are top notch always available to explain what their doing and always making sugestion or diferent and better ways to do what is intended.

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

The communication. Is super easy to talk to them. And the delivery. They never missed or delayed any task we handed to them.

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

Honestly at this noment can't make any suggestions.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of Europeans largest manufacturer for original handwriting, name of the company is SCHREIBSTATT. We are writing letters mostly for B2B-customers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

For B2C-Customers we wanted to create a wonderful Online-Shop www,schoene-briefe.de where you can order individual handwritten letters. However, due to a government grant, the project had to be completed within 3 weeks.

A main point of the online store is the price structure. Here it is necessary to determine the price depending on the number of characters and other specific parameters apply. This had to be programmed manually, as a pre-developed app for this does not exist.

SOLUTION

How did you select Cart Blender and what were the deciding factors?

We searched online for Shopify-Specialists and shortlisted 10. After contacting them we choosed this endor based on their past projects, skills, and cost estimate.

What impressed us from the beginning was the intensive communication and the detailed proposals even before the contract was awarded.

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

From the very beginning we received a very detailed progress plan including all individual costs and time duration per stage. These goals were all met and even exceeded.

Project steps were Research and Discovery, Planning, Data Migration & SEO Retention, Web Design, Website Development: General Configurations, Website Development: Frontend Development, Website Development: Features Implementation, 3rd-Party Services Integration and recent Data-Migration.

How many people from the Cart Blender team worked with you, and what were their positions?

One of the owner of CartBlender has been our contact and there has been several others working in the backround. It was very helpful to always have a fixed contact person who knew the job down to the smallest detail.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The Design and usability is wonderful and customers (and we :-)) are loving this Web-Shop. We have raised our business for more than 400% with this new version.

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

During the three weeks of order execution, we communicated several times a day. We always had a quick response and were thus able to work through the individual steps quickly. If things went a little slower, that was always on our side.

Since we are not a tech company as a manufactory for handwritten things, we asked about an exchange of content via Google Sheets. CartBlender was very accommodating and professional in solving this, even though it probably wasn't the easiest solution for them.

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

The way they communicated, worked hard, and found solutions were notable in the partnership.

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

They should not make so many subsequent order adjustments for free. This can not be good for a company :-) They are really great!!!!!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm Senior Software Engineer working in a startup. We aim to accelerate the path to sustainable coffee consumption.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our old website was hosted on Wordpress / Woocommerce. We evaluated multiple options and decided to migrate to Shopify. Cart Blender was hired to migrate the data and to consult on the best practices.

SOLUTION

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

We searched options online. Cart Blender seemed to be the most professional option. Due to the old version we could not use automated options.

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

The project progressed incrementally. We had multiple rounds of migrated data & then quality assurance. Key deliverable was the migrated data. Key technologies were Shopify, Woocommerce and Wordpress.

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

There was a single point of contact. Behind the scenes one backend person also worked on the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The data we wanted to migrate was migrated. Cart Blender was very responsive to the changes we requested during the project.

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

Main communication tool was email and Google Sheets.

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

Cart Blender reacted very well on the changes we requested during the project and they fixed all the issues we found on the quality assurance phase.

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

Sometimes the email response times could have been faster - both on our side and on the supplier side.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder of Super Bottega

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are an agglomerator of art and design projects

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Cart Blender to accomplish?

• Realize the website

SOLUTION

How did you find Cart Blender?

Online Search

Why did you select Cart Blender over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from Cart Blender were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Cartblender begin by gathering requirements and understanding the client's objectives and target audience. Next, they create a site map and wireframes to plan the website's structure and layout. They then proceed to develop the website using appropriate technologies, coding languages, and frameworks, ensuring responsiveness, functionality, and compatibility across devices and browsers. 

Lastly, they conduct testing, debugging, and optimization to deliver a polished website that meets the client's specifications and provides an engaging user experience.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Increased website traffic

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

The team have delivered items on time, demonstrating excellent project management skills. They have been responsive and attentive to our needs, providing prompt and effective support throughout the development process.

What was your primary form of communication with Cart Blender?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The relationship established between the vendor and the buyers

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

While Cart Blender's website development project was largely successful, the testing areas can be a potential improvement.