Magento design & development company
Staylime is a Magento development company that delivers ecommerce solutions to companies of all sizes, providing end users with engaging omnichannel shopping experience. Whether you need to develop a multifunctional store from scratch, fine‑tune an existing product or get your project back on track, we have a team of Magento-certified experts to help.
Staylime provides a full spectrum of Magento consulting and development services: digital strategy and roadmap development, design creation, brand identity implementation, migration to Magento 2, extension development, turnkey solutions development, as well as ongoing support through retained services.
Our strong technological and domain expertise enable us to offer effective B2B & B2C ecommerce solutions to transform your online presence and help you achieve the desired results. With 10 years of experience and a successful track record of deploying and managing Magento ecommerce solutions, we have achieved 80% customer retention rate.
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E-Commerce Design & Development for Strap Manufacturer
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"They have all done a top-tier job fulfilling all our requests and providing innovative solutions."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I’m the Technologies Manager at Strapworks — an American enterprise company that manufactures and sells the widest collection of straps. We also offer a great variety of webbing and hardware to individuals and companies.
For what projects/services did your company hire Staylime, and what were your goals?
We hired Staylime for Magento 2 multistore development. With the primary goal of growing our target audience, we asked them to design three online stores (Strapworks, Honest Dog, and Killer Straps) to let Strapworks sell products to different clients. One of the stores was successfully launched in September 2021, and the other two will be live soon.
For the past 5 years, Staylime has provided us with ongoing maintenance and support services. Furthermore, they helped us enhance the Advanced Product Options Suite extension developed by Mageworx to tailor our business needs.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
Since we use Adobe Commerce powered by Magento, we were looking for a trusted development partner with a wealth of experience with this technology. Mageworx, our vendor of Magento extensions, recommended Staylime to us. We considered several other agencies, but Staylime impressed us the most with their high level of service and open communication. Throughout the time, I found everyone in their team to be responsive and cooperative, which made me feel that the choice was right.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
The scope of the project was extensive. It all started with the customization of the Advanced Product Options Suite extension, which didn’t cover the needs of a store with large amounts of product data like ours. Without going into technical detail, I could say that Staylime suggested and implemented the solution to this problem, which other vendors failed to do.
They’ve also made several other vital customizations on our website that greatly facilitate our business operations. No wonder we addressed their team again. This time, for custom Magento theme design and development services. Staylime designed custom themes for multi websites and rewarded us with excellent results.
For many years, they have been providing us with ongoing maintenance and support, including the following: regular updates of the platform, themes, and extensions, fixing compatibility and other issues if they arise, consulting of our team on new technology (we used to work with Volusion before Magento), AWS EC2 instance configuration and 24/7 server support. Staylime has done much for performance optimization.
They conducted a performance audit to find and uninstall unused extensions, including core ones, and gave their recommendations on removing bottlenecks between a codebase and a database. This allowed us to optimize website performance, which is important if you have hundreds of thousands of users per month. We continue working with Staylime. After the website release, they helped us set up Magento BI for better data management and analytics.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We communicate directly with their PM, Account Manager, and CBDO. The development team also includes frontend and backend developers, a devops engineer, and designers.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
I’m satisfied with Staylime’s services in general and the designed website in particular. First, the website is fast: TTFB is 104 ms, which is rather impressive. Second, it’s secure due to the AWS EC2 server configured and maintained by Staylime’s team. Last but not least, it provides us with all the functionality, including multiple customizations, needed to operate an e-commerce business effectively.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
The communication with Staylime’s team was one of the best we’ve ever had. They were very helpful and supported us in difficult times: when COVID-19 started, they made the price more flexible. Despite the fact that Staylime’s development team is located in Eastern Europe, we didn’t have any communication problems. Instead, different time zones gave us additional benefits: the team was working with the production site at low-traffic time periods and provided us with 24/7 support.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Staylime’s people. We have worked with several team members over the course of years, and each has impressed us in their own way. They have all done a top-tier job fulfilling all our requests and providing innovative solutions.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
It may be that our project was particularly complex, but at times there was a disconnect in understanding what we wanted, and how. The only thing I can think of would be the discovery phase of any request, or major part of the projects, but even there I think Staylime did an admirable job.
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Portfolio
Kitco Metals, Accenture, Mageworx, Strapworks, Softeq, Full Race, CNVCOM, Spectrum Boutique, Carlsbad Manufacturing, Renovator Store, Freigeist, Hegen
Bespoke Magento 2 theme development for Mageworx
As part of a long-term partnership, Staylime delivers bespoke Magento 2 theme development to Mageworx, one of the leading vendors of Magento extension and Shopify app worldwide.
Started as a Magento extension vendor over a decade ago, Mageworx has been growing rapidly. As the business evolved, the team has diversified their expertise and stepped into a new direction — Shopify app development.
Though the company’s business strategy changed significantly, their legacy ecommerce website remained the same, being laser-focused on Magento extensions and services. User experience and interface design were dated too. Therefore, Mageworx turned to Staylime to create a new website, implementing a signature identity and UI/UX design in-line with the new business positioning of the Magento extension and Shopify app vendor.
New identity & branding
To help Mageworx gain the upper hand, we put our bets on a complete rebranding, having introduced a next-gen identity for their business. We created a new minimalistic logo and corporate style that clearly translate the wide spectrum of expertise and solutions Mageworx offers. Our team also paid particular attention to the design of Mageworx’s Magento extension and Shopify app icons.
UI/UX design
We wanted to get away from the default layouts offered by Magento and create a one-of-a-kind design that is driven by both UI/UX trends and company’s business objectives. The final concept is noted for minimalistic design, large fonts and lots of white space, and contrasting colors with black as the dominant one.
Apart from bespoke Magento 2 theme development, Staylime reworked the catalog structure and replaced Magento 1 offering with Shopify, bringing in a simple layout to the catalog.
In addition to creating a new frontend design, we also revamped the backend of the legacy solution.
The all-new Mageworx website introduced a boutique-like experience to buyers of Magento and Shopify solutions.
Magento 2 development for Egaming
Staylime delivers a bespoke Magento theme for Egaming — a british online game and software retailer, bringing in unparalleled user experience to gamers worldwide.
Empire Gaming had been successfully running a webstore based on Magento 1. But to keep up with the rapidly growing user demands and competition in the UK, they decided to revamp the site in-line with the latest industry standards and trends. The company addressed Staylime to develop a unique design theme for the store and migrate it to Magento 2.
However, during the presale the company’s business strategy changed. The new goal was to build a new Magento 2 store from scratch, ensuring one-of-a-kind UI/UX design that would help the customer win its niche on the international market under the ‘Egaming.com’ brand.
The first thing we wanted to address was the width of the main container on the site, as it lays the foundation for further layout and grid design. As 95% of the target audience, gamers, turned out to have 1920 px FullHD screens, our team decided to go away from the obsolete concept and design a full-width layout for the new website.
Working on the product page, we put the typical gamer behaviour pattern first to ensure smooth and seamless online purchasing experience to customers, which resulted in a unique, non-standard UI/UX concept for the industry.
Consisting of three semantic blocks, the product page layout provides an all-round overview of a game from in-game experience, technical aspects, and purchasing stand-points. Though the description of each game is rather detailed and informative, it yet does not overload users with data as it is presented in simple, intuitive interface elements.
As a result, we created an exceptional solution the gaming industry has never seen before. With its unconventional, well-thought-out user interface and user experience design, the Egaming store has all the potential to compete with such giants as GOG and Steam.
Turnkey Magento development for Spectrum Boutique
The customer, a famous online store for adults Spectrum Boutique, entrusted Staylime with migrating their store from WooCommerce to a more flexible Magento 2 and further customizing their next-gen ecommerce solution.
Initially the customer approached us with a set of ready-made design mockups. Our task was to implement a custom Magento theme leveraging the existing design. However, they gradually increased the scope of our activities and eventually delegated the majority of development works to Staylime thanks to our in-depth technical knowledge.
The Spectrum Boutique store was designed with a particular focus on usability and visual appeal. Looking to make the user experience seamless and truly memorable, we embarked on the most creative yet proven frontend trends: eye-catching clickable icons, scroll-linked animations, intuitive and fast navigation.
Aimed at perfection, Staylime significantly refined the UI provided by the client and developed the following custom-built elements:
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Interactive site menu;
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Multi-parameter category sorting;
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Easy site-wide search enabled by Elasticsearch;
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Distinctive category page featuring sub-category product breakdown.
Migrating WooCommerce to Magento
As part of migration from WooCommerce to Magento, we developed a custom migration tool on top of the commercial off-the-shelf script by Firebear Studio to ensure fault-free data transfer to Magento 2.
It took us two weeks to successfully complete the data migration: all the customer and product data was transferred with no loss or damage.
Custom functionality
Working in close collaboration with the customer, Staylime thoroughly elaborated the requirements and developed the following custom functionality on top of the platform:
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Product catalogue and menu;
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Product reviews;
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Product tags;
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Wishlist;
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Gift cards and coupons.
As a result, Spectrum Boutique revenue rose 15% in less than a month thanks to WooCommerce to Magento migration delivered by Staylime.
Magento theme design and migration for Meissner
Staylime, a Magento development company, delivered a modern custom theme for Meissner Sewing Machine Company, a well-recognized producer and distributor of high-quality sewing machines and vacuums. Our team worked out a visually clean and simple design with sophisticated contrasting fonts, beautiful infographics and subtle animations. To appeal to visitors at the emotional level, our designers used the palette of corporate colors that are well-familiar to Meissner’s customers and partners. We styled the extension to match Meissner brand identity and then configured all the necessary product categories and subcategories in a flexible dropdown menu. This approach allowed us to reduce the development efforts by three times in comparison with custom development yet ensure fast and intuitive navigation with little sacrifice. Besides theme development, the project scope included Magento migration, custom functionality development, and pre-live SEO. As part of the migration, our engineers transferred the existing data to a clean Magento 2 installation, making sure that none was lost or damaged. Thereafter, they carefully moved all the data from two Magento 1 extensions, Advanced Product Options and Class Manager, to Magento 2. To ensure seamless transfer of APO data, Staylime decided to build a custom migration script from scratch, as no suitable tools were available at that time. Our engineers opted for Mageworx SEO Suite Ultimate as an all-round SEO solution for Magento websites to help Meissner manage SEO activities and keep on improving website visibility further. As part of the pre-live SEO, Staylime also transferred the existing SEO settings to Magento 2. Well-designed from both technological and aesthetic perspectives, the new website for Meissner has been successfully launched by Staylime. We made it possible to deliver a professionally looking, full-fledged ecommerce solution, having walked a fine line between business requirements and budget limitations.
Magento 2 customization for Strapworks
Strapworks is a strap manufacturer and supplier, serving 400,000 customers in the US. Strapworks managed their online store via Magento Commerce 2.1. They worked with a technology vendor that failed to make necessary changes to their product — Advanced Product Options extension. Strapworks also wanted to add new functionality and improve product configuration.
After online meetings with stakeholders, we offered some changes to improve the Strapworks’ solution. Being impressed by our approach, they entrusted the project to our team.
We customized Magento 2 Advanced Product Options extension as per Strapworks’ requirements and added new features:
- Dependent product options for flexible product configuration;
- Custom option wizard for displaying products with multiple options and grouping these options into separate tabs (size, material);
- Dynamic pricing for setting a rate for a product and associating this rate with other product options, which allows calculating a price based on many options;
- Hidden price for hiding product prices and adding explanations that guide users (e.g., select a product to see the price);
- Credit terms checkout for allowing clients to place an order and pay for it later;
- Quick product import/export for importing/exporting products in only one click;
- Swatch options for replacing text descriptions on the preview with product icons.
For enhanced user experience, we offered a new website design concept. We also revised Advanced Product Options extension and eliminated excessive features. It helped increase the website speed by 30 points in Google PageSpeed Insights.
Due to the issues with Strapworks’ hosting provider, such as delays in responses, we offered and further performed migration to Amazon Web Services. Being satisfied with the project results, Strapworks offered to continue our business partnership.
Migration to Magento CC for Renovator Store
Our customer, Renovator Store, provides premium renovation materials. They helped 40+ million homeowners improve their houses. For business management, the customer used Magento 1. Yet, it stopped meeting their growing business demands, so they decided to migrate to Magento Commerce Cloud.
Renovator Store required a smooth migration of their business-critical data, third-party extensions, and a WordPress blog. They held a tender and chose Staylime for project implementation. We deployed a Magento 2 Commerce installation, using the Data Migration Tool.
We encountered many errors along the way, including mapping issues and corrupted records, which we successfully eliminated. Besides, we had an additional challenge: the customer’s migrated database had obsolete records due to which Magento 2 couldn’t start.
We solved this problem by cleaning the database and eliminating the old rubbish. To help the customer consolidate their entire architecture under a single platform, our team migrated their Wordpress blog to Aheadworks’ Magento 2 Blog extension, and their Reward Points extension to Magento Commerce’s native functionality. Renovator Store entrusted their store redesign to a local vendor for on-premise control and then got back to us with a new design for delta migration.
Renovator Store introduced new changes to their Magento 2 store although we advised against it. Therefore, we received the modified store’s database dump. To prevent errors, we deleted all obsolete data and performed a successful overnight delta migration. Then we returned the updated database dump to the customer’s dedicated support team and they made a switch to the new Magento 2 store. We successfully overcame all project challenges and migrated the customer’s store to Magento Commerce Cloud.
Magento 2 migration and theme design
Little Lunch, an organic food delivery service, turned to Staylime to enhance presence and recognition by revamping their Magento 1 website. We migrated the store to Magento 2 and implemented a signature design theme along with custom functionality.
The solution boasts a one-of-a-kind interface built from scratch. With Magento 2 blank theme at base, the conventional template was tailored to support the new custom features the store was to obtain. Prior to implementing the new design, we refined the mockups provided by the client so that they complied with UI/UX standards and conveyed the brand mission and values better.
Migration to Magento 2 was carried out in stages, as the customer updated the product catalogue quite significantly throughout the process. After the first migration cycle, we transferred the updated database to a clean Magento 2 and then moved it to the new store installation, having double-checked the correctness of data.
To ensure the solution meets business requirements precisely, we delivered a set of bespoke features on top of the default Magento 2 capabilities:
- Customer report generation tool to collect customer data daily with no performance loss;
- Custom widgets for product data (a slider, labels, a static title block);
- Relevant recipes displayed on product pages;
- Ability to add ordinary and double-sized products into one order;
- Combo Pack wizard allowing clients to place orders for multi-product sets.
An easy-to-follow checkout was made possible by customizing the IWD Checkout extension. We also added Postfiliale and Packstation fields to checkout and personal accounts to facilitate completion of address forms.
With a catchy look and feel, comprehensive ecommerce functionality, and unmatched performance, Little Lunch website now provides an engaging and smooth user experience to buyers, contributing to ever-growing traffic and conversion rates.
Migration of Jaydee Living stores to Magento 2
Staylime carried out a complex Magento 2 migration for Jaydee Living, a british family-run recycling business. We also delivered a custom design theme and functionality for all 5 newly deployed stores.
We were tasked with migration at first. However, given the size of the customer’s online ecosystem, we proposed building a single backend for the suite too.
Apart from performing incremental migration of 4 standalone websites, our engineers moved the existing blog to the ‘Blog for M2 by Aheadworks’ extension with a custom script. All the SEO settings, including URLs and tags, were also transferred to Magento 2 as part of the migration to preserve the initial positions in search engines.
To reduce the efforts required for deployment of new stores, we created a one-of-a-kind installable theme package for Magento 2 that can be easily deployed on other websites with minor customizations. Thanks to this solution, all websites under Jaydee Living umbrella provide a consistent brand experience to customers now.
Based on the default Magento 2, the new solution still boasts a range of custom features and integrations top for enhanced ecommerce capabilities:
- Tier Price extension to set tier prices for customizable products;
- ‘Available in [qty] colours’ feature to show the amount of colour values on the category page;
- Ekomi Reviews extension to allow customers leave feedback on the site;
- Quick product deletion from the cart to let buyers remove items with one click;
- Integration with SagePay and PayPal for secure online payments.
Within a year, our team gradually moved 5 websites to the latest Magento 2 version available at that time. As the result of the transformation, the customer has achieved higher website performance and SEO rankings, having also received an opportunity to expand the online business further at a significantly lower cost.
Magento migration & ERP integration for Green Aqua
Staylime helped a Hungarian aquascaping retailer to migrate to Magento 2, enhance its capabilities, and integrate with an ERP system, whilst maintaining high SEO rankings.
Migration of the initial database to Magento 2 went smoothly as we used the Official Data Migration Tool to transfer business-critical data to a new installation.
Looking to improve customer experience with the store, we implemented extra functionality leveraging a set of third-party extensions that covered the company’s requirements out-of-the-box at a reasonable cost:
- Klevu Search facilitating fast navigation and better site usability via an AI-driven search engine; Yotpo Reviews to market products more effectively by collecting unique user-generated content;
- Big Fish Payment Gateway providing for various online payment methods. To additionally protect payment transactions, 3D Secure support was also enabled;
- Mageworx Reward Points to nurture customer loyalty and satisfaction through rewards programs;
- SEO Suite Ultimate to simplify SEO management and tracking and so help Green Aqua rise to the top of search engine rankings.
Integration with ERP Symbol, a commercial solution for order management automation, was performed thanks to a custom ERP connector built by our engineers from scratch after an in-depth analysis of the legacy integration.
Before going live, we re-migrated the database to ensure the relevant product catalogue is in-sync with the Magento 1 version that the customer continued on updating throughout the development.
Staylime delivered the new website in-line with customer’s requirements, having conducted a series of pre-live SEO and performance checks before its going live. As the project goals were met and the challenges were tackled, Green Aqua decided to continue our collaboration, so we are now addressing their technology needs under the ongoing support framework.
Continuous Magento 1 support for Gewächshausplaza
Staylime takes on a pivotal Magento 1 upgrade project for one of the leading greenhouse retailers in Germany, resolving technical debt and increasing store performance as part of the company’s transition to Magento 2.
Given the critical importance of smooth UX for any ecommerce business, we got started with the interface renovation. Having rearranged the product and category pages, we then enabled a responsive layout to match usability standards and best practices and ensure consistent viewing experience across multiple screens and operating systems.
Poor code quality affected the legacy store performance, causing slow page loading and high cart abandonment rate. Meeting the challenge, we refactored the code and gradually fixed the existing bugs to speed the website up and increase average session times. The latest security patches to date were also installed, further contributing to optimal performance and enhanced security.
As the customer planned on moving to Magento 2, we took care of necessary preparational activities within the project framework too. Thus, our team upgraded Advanced Product Options, one of the business-critical extensions in place. With no available documentation or Git commits, Staylime engineers had to alter the extension’s frontend and backend and handle unexpected changes in product templates introduced by the client.
Git repository was created by our team from the very beginning and the commit history was kept synced and clean throughout the entire project. Following the incremental approach, we migrated legacy product data to the updated extension and renewed its layout as appropriate.
Regardless of the dated and imperfect technology foundation, Staylime managed to freshen up Gewächshausplaza online store and achieve its stable performance and operation. Thanks to the improvements made, the website conversion has grown significantly, resulting in a 10% turnover increase.
Magento 2 migration of Gameday’s store
Gameday offers branded sportswear for North-American League fans in Sweden. To operate their business, Gameday used Magento 1 that soon stopped meeting their requirements. They also hadn’t changed their store’s design since opening.
To move their business forward, Gameday decided to migrate to Magento 2 and launch a new website. They outsourced the project to our team due to great customer references and required experience.
To ensure all assets were transferred smoothly, we installed a Magento 2 version on a staging environment and performed beta tests. Then we installed and configured the required extensions:
- Mirasvit Help Desk for customer support
- Social Login for logging in via social media
- MLX-STORE Guest Wishlist for making wishlists offline
- Magefan Blog for blog management
We also collaborated with Gameday’s local vendor, responsible for installing shipment data management and payment modules. The vendor failed to deliver the modules on time, so we finalized their installation and setup.
Staylime created a modern, intuitive website design. We built a mega-menu, dividing all leagues into first-level categories. For easy navigation, we implemented a filtering and sorting tool, utilizing Magento 2 Layered Navigation. To meet Gameday’s business requirements, we also built custom features:
- Sports team-based / region-based product arrangement to add new regions and/or teams within a category and create product groups based on these attributes
- Pop-up login form to log in via social media without redirection to a login page
- Custom API to monitor website’s traffic via Facebook and Google analytics
For high website ranking, we conducted a pre-live SEO check and made necessary adjustments.
Magento 2 extension development
Staylime becomes a long-term Magento development partner for Todd Lininger Design. During the initial engagement, our team turned a legacy solution into a commercial Magento 2 extension that facilitates online education via convenient class and event management tools.
Given the product’s commercial nature, we paid particular attention to the architecture design to ensure its ability to adopt new features in the future. Upon conducting an in-depth extension audit, our engineers worked out a proper architecture addressing the key scalability and performance considerations.
With loads of legacy information residing in the legacy database, we delivered a handy custom script to enable fault-free transfer of critical data to a newly built Magento 2 version.
Our team also redesigned the UI keeping common information architecture patterns of the initial solution in place to provide fluid experience to users, whilst ensuring their smooth onboarding.
Magento 2 Class Manager was significantly upgraded in terms of functionality, automating organizational and management aspects of the educational process. Magento-driven stores can now leverage the tool to create classes online, end-users, in turn, are able to:
- Check class and seat availability;
- Register for a class; View assigned instructors;
- View class schedules and personal calendars;
- Sign up for a wait list;
- Track class history;
- Receive email notifications; Participate in surveys.
A proper project management framework along with the iterative development and unit testing approach allowed us to deliver the full product version in 11 months, regardless of the ever-changing requirements and technical challenges on the way. The new Class Manager extension has inherited the best of its predecessor, yet received a highly scalable architecture and advanced functionality capabilities users will benefit from.
Magento 2 migration for Ankerkraut
Staylime performed migration to Magento 2 for a German manufacturer and retailer of spice mixes and seasonings, redesigning the UI and introducing custom functionality to improve conversion.
With the help of the official Magento 2 migration tool, we incrementally migrated the store to a new platform, having run a set of tests during the process to ensure data consistency and accuracy. Looking to provide users with a smooth and consistent browsing experience, our team developed an eye-catching custom design theme and optimized website’s performance across desktop and mobile devices.
Along with store’s migration and visual improvements, we revamped the product catalogue and delivered a range of new functional features, either built from scratch or customized:
- Flexible product slider to enable display of new arrivals, bestsellers, limited time offers;
- Storefront grid module to edit job opportunities and team members on the corresponding website pages;
- Custom pricing algorithm to specify product price based on its weight or item package quantity as per German legislation;
- Store locator to allow buyers see the nearest store on the map;
- Single box for native coupon input fields and Amasty Gift Card’s inputs to speed up the checkout process and offload the page;
- Email validation field to confirm users’ emails during the registration and checkout.
The upgraded store supports integration with a number of third-party systems, including payment gateways (PayPal, Amazon Pay) and delivery services (DHL), as well as an internal ERP system employed by the customer. The new website has been successfully launched in 3 months. Thanks to a brand-new design theme and enhanced functional capabilities, the bounce rate has dropped significantly, whilst conversion rates have increased shortly after the release.
Luicella’s Premium Ice Cream Store
Staylime assisted Luicella’s Ice Cream in building a new Magento 2 store for premium products and frozen desserts, delivering a remarkable design theme and bespoke functionality right before the client’s debut on a famous German TV show.
With no time to spare, we started the project off by transferring the existing order, product, and customer data to the new store. Implementing an eye-catching interface was crucial for this project to enhance customer perception of the company — and we managed to introduce a lightweight and distinct design theme accurately reflecting Luicella’s values and differentiators. However, the task required additional effort from our side, as we first had to significantly refine the initial design mockups provided by the client.
Aiming at keeping the project budget reasonable and maintaining the strict delivery schedule, we leveraged all the out-of-the-box Magento 2 capabilities we could and built business-specific custom functionality on top. The new website now boasts:
- A shipment restriction tool suggesting users from abroad to either remove perishable goods from cart or change the delivery destination to avoid product melting;
- A combo pack configurator allowing buyers to purchase 6 ice cream flavours in a value pack;
- A gift card editor making it possible to create and share personalized gift vouchers via email;
- Advanced filtering & search helping users to easily browse through a wide product catalogue thanks to tag icons, search autocomplete, and layered navigation.
We delivered Luicella’s mission-critical project to a tight deadline, having ensured the website's high performance and seamless user experience for over 35,000 of concurrent visitors during the TV show. As a result of the store upgrade, as well as the episode success, the customer achieved a 30% conversion increase in just a few weeks.
Reviews
the project
Magento Website Update for Consumer Products Company
"They did excellent work."
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I'm a partner and founder of a manufacturer of consumer products sold in the US.
For what projects/services did your company hire Staylime, and what were your goals?
Updating Magento, already and involved and sometimes difficult proposition, made harder by earlier developers that didn't follow best practices and modified core files. Staylime did it when other couldn't. They did it thoroughly and completely without other issues. Having professional help like this is a lifesaver.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
We tried other developers and they all failed. We found Staylime through our using Mageworx for extensions. They were right there all the time!
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
Everyone knew this update to Magento was a bear. We setup a dev server and Staylime immediately realized core files had been tampered with. Once those were fixed the update went smoothly with only very minor issues that were promptly fixed.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We communicated with two people, account manager and tech support lead.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
Our site is updated without issues, it runs faster and we feel we have a real partner going forward.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
Everything was done via email and while there is a big time zone difference the project went seamlessly.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
They didn't bring any problems into the project, they solved all issues, no blame, they got the work done and done correctly.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
I can't think of anything. Maybe they could introduce the entire team that would be working on our project but hardly necessary.
the project
E-Commerce Development for Cannabis Products Retailer
"We anticipate working with them for a long time to come!"
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am the founder of Sava. Sava is the leading e-commerce marketplace for premium cannabis products, standing up many of the top emerging and consistent brands in Northern CA and across the state, since 2015.
For what projects/services did your company hire Staylime, and what were your goals?
We decided to migrate our site from a cannabis-specific ecom platform to Magento 2, in order to take advantage of the many functions and customizations that Magento offers. Because of the regulations surrounding cannabis, this is an extremely specific, customized project. We originally hired a different set of developers, who weren’t up to the complex demands of our project.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
Staylime was recommended to us by an advisor, and we decided to go with them because of their depth of knowledge and experience with Magento.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
Because Staylime came onto our project after the migration had already taken place, the first step was to identify and document all the issues we were experiencing. The integrations that our previous developers had put in place needed significant review and revision, including developing an alternative to the Mageplaza module that had been installed to edit orders.
Staylime was able to replace this with a Mageworx module, which has drastically improved our customer service and decreased the amount of time spent on investigating issues. Because our orders are placed online and then delivered to customers, Staylime had to integrate the Mageworx module with OnFleet and Stronghold. They also integrated Berbix ID verification and Klaviyo. Staylime’s design team has revised our product pages to our specifications, both for desktop and mobile, and will soon do the same for our brand pages.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We have an Account Manager, Project Manager, Designer, Frontend developers, and Backend developers.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
Our team is now able to use our website in the way that we intended to when we made the switch to Magento. There’s still more work to be done, but I have every confidence that Staylime will handle it effectively. Their Magento expertise has strengthened our business.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
We communicate with Staylime primarily through our Project Manager, via Slack and Asana. Communication is both friendly and clear—something of a rarity. Communication has been an issue we’ve had with other developers.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Staylime’s team is incredibly easy to work with. Our PM, Andrew, is a truly delightful colleague. Though, of course, there have been times when the project was frustrating, Andrew’s professionalism and courtesy never wavered. Because of the transparency of communication, we feel that we’re in good hands with Staylime, and we anticipate working with them for a long time to come!
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
Since our team had zero experience with Magento before beginning this project, there were times when having more of a clear direction from Staylime as to the best path forward could have shortened parts of the overall timeline. However, their deference to us in prioritizing and implementing changes is very helpful as they are able to work within the constraints of our monthly hours allotted.
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Magento Migration for Pet Shop
"They had a reliable team of experts who were willing to help and respond to our questions at any time."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I’m the Owner of ePet — the Hong Kong pet shop that offers over 5,000 pet products to its customers.
For what projects/services did your company hire Staylime, and what were your goals?
We hired Staylime for Magento 1 to Magento 2 migration services. Transferring our pet store to Magento 2 was the optimum solution to keep our retail business running smoothly. Following the successful migration to Magento 2, Staylime also provided us with ongoing maintenance and support services.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
Our vendor of Magento extensions recommended Staylime to us as a trusted company. During 3 years of working together, Staylime made this point and proved to be a reliable service provider, able to manage and implement complex projects and carry out non-standard works.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
Staylime’s team took care of every aspect of Magento migration. First, they analyzed our Magento 1 store to define the scope of work and draft a migration plan. Next, they embarked on the database migration and replication of previous functionality and design on a new store. After launching a new Magento 2 store, Staylime kept an eye on Magento and third-party update releases. Since the Ultimo theme that we had on our store was no longer supported by its vendor and not ready for Magento 2.4, they helped us maintain the existing theme while we were looking for a ready-made replacement. I felt their willingness to help at each stage of the project. Our old store was slow and there was always something off as a consequence of having a web hosting which was inappropriate for Magento. To optimize performance, Staylime suggested moving our website to a Magento-specific hosting — MageMojo. After doing so, we forgot about performance issues and started to enjoy a fast-loading site.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We had an Account Manager, Project Manager, Frontend and Backend developers.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
The Magento 1 to Magento 2 migration was a great success. Now we have a stable website that responds to the needs of our customers. What is important, Staylime helped us address performance issues. High website downtime on our Magento 1 store had an adverse effect on sales and conversion rates, but they fixed it.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
We mostly spoke via email. They had a reliable team of experts who were willing to help and respond to our questions at any time.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
They had a lot of experience developing Magento stores and were able to quickly implement and execute changes on our web store on short notice.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
Additional quicker forms of communication channels such as whatsapp or a direct line would be helpful in urgent situations. On rare occasions there have been major issues after an update which prevented normal business operations so a quicker response time would be helpful in reducing business downtime in those situations.
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UI/UX Design for E-Commerce Company
"Their design team was exceptionally talented."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I’m the CEO & Co-Founder of a Suggestr, a Singapore-based eCommerce company. We offer an AI-powered product recommendation and personalization tool for Shopify store owners. Suggestr is backed by Y Combinator and Entrepreneur First.
For what projects/services did your company hire Staylime?
Our current website doesn’t reflect the branding of a DTC-enablement SaaS. We would like our website to communicate with each customer. In eCommerce, it is important to be on the same page with the client.
Hence, we wanted to do a redesign to effectively present our product to the target audience. An increase in the conversion rate of our Shopify app would be the result of this rebranding. We engaged Staylime to help us with this.
How did you select this vendor?
Some time ago, I bumped into the website of our friends – a dating startup called Zodier. I really liked their website, and found out that Staylime was the agency behind it. I got an introduction to Staylime since I wanted to get something of that kind.
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
Staylime started with examining our requirements. After that, within a couple of weeks they created two design concepts. We approved the one we liked the most and received the design of the project.
At the moment we are planning the pivot of our product and discussing with Staylime some fine tuning of the solution, in particular, the logo design and guidebook. Our (pre-Staylime) logo now looks outdated and doesn’t correspond to the concept of the product.
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We had an Account Manager, Project Manager, Art Director, and UI/UX designer.
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
We’re happy with the website design concept developed by Staylime — it looks fresh and modern. They have really strong expertise in UI/UX design.
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
We communicated mostly via email but all important meetings such as a briefing and design concept presentations were carried out via Google Meet. They were always very proactive: gathered info on our competitors, read my CTO's Telegram channel to dive deeper into the project.
They installed our app to know how it works so as to show through the design all the peculiarities of the product to the target audience. Staylime asked as many questions as possible to have a better understanding of our wishes. Despite the time zone differences, we’ve never encountered communication problems.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Their design team was exceptionally talented. I was impressed by the design concepts and motion designs they made. Their work was on par (or even better) than design studios that charge many times higher. I'm giving this review because they really deserve it, and I'll surely be coming back to them for more work in the future.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
Our project took slightly longer than the initial timelines. However, this is because my team failed to deliver the requested information (website copy, customer logos, etc.) on time. I wish they had told me earlier how the delays on our side would impact delivery times. So we could have gotten them the information they needed more urgently.
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E-Commerce Design & Development for Strap Manufacturer
"They have all done a top-tier job fulfilling all our requests and providing innovative solutions."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I’m the Technologies Manager at Strapworks — an American enterprise company that manufactures and sells the widest collection of straps. We also offer a great variety of webbing and hardware to individuals and companies.
For what projects/services did your company hire Staylime, and what were your goals?
We hired Staylime for Magento 2 multistore development. With the primary goal of growing our target audience, we asked them to design three online stores (Strapworks, Honest Dog, and Killer Straps) to let Strapworks sell products to different clients. One of the stores was successfully launched in September 2021, and the other two will be live soon.
For the past 5 years, Staylime has provided us with ongoing maintenance and support services. Furthermore, they helped us enhance the Advanced Product Options Suite extension developed by Mageworx to tailor our business needs.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
Since we use Adobe Commerce powered by Magento, we were looking for a trusted development partner with a wealth of experience with this technology. Mageworx, our vendor of Magento extensions, recommended Staylime to us. We considered several other agencies, but Staylime impressed us the most with their high level of service and open communication. Throughout the time, I found everyone in their team to be responsive and cooperative, which made me feel that the choice was right.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
The scope of the project was extensive. It all started with the customization of the Advanced Product Options Suite extension, which didn’t cover the needs of a store with large amounts of product data like ours. Without going into technical detail, I could say that Staylime suggested and implemented the solution to this problem, which other vendors failed to do.
They’ve also made several other vital customizations on our website that greatly facilitate our business operations. No wonder we addressed their team again. This time, for custom Magento theme design and development services. Staylime designed custom themes for multi websites and rewarded us with excellent results.
For many years, they have been providing us with ongoing maintenance and support, including the following: regular updates of the platform, themes, and extensions, fixing compatibility and other issues if they arise, consulting of our team on new technology (we used to work with Volusion before Magento), AWS EC2 instance configuration and 24/7 server support. Staylime has done much for performance optimization.
They conducted a performance audit to find and uninstall unused extensions, including core ones, and gave their recommendations on removing bottlenecks between a codebase and a database. This allowed us to optimize website performance, which is important if you have hundreds of thousands of users per month. We continue working with Staylime. After the website release, they helped us set up Magento BI for better data management and analytics.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We communicate directly with their PM, Account Manager, and CBDO. The development team also includes frontend and backend developers, a devops engineer, and designers.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
I’m satisfied with Staylime’s services in general and the designed website in particular. First, the website is fast: TTFB is 104 ms, which is rather impressive. Second, it’s secure due to the AWS EC2 server configured and maintained by Staylime’s team. Last but not least, it provides us with all the functionality, including multiple customizations, needed to operate an e-commerce business effectively.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
The communication with Staylime’s team was one of the best we’ve ever had. They were very helpful and supported us in difficult times: when COVID-19 started, they made the price more flexible. Despite the fact that Staylime’s development team is located in Eastern Europe, we didn’t have any communication problems. Instead, different time zones gave us additional benefits: the team was working with the production site at low-traffic time periods and provided us with 24/7 support.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Staylime’s people. We have worked with several team members over the course of years, and each has impressed us in their own way. They have all done a top-tier job fulfilling all our requests and providing innovative solutions.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
It may be that our project was particularly complex, but at times there was a disconnect in understanding what we wanted, and how. The only thing I can think of would be the discovery phase of any request, or major part of the projects, but even there I think Staylime did an admirable job.
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Web Design for Crypto Marketing Consultancy Firm
"I was impressed with their clear understanding of the problem and the ability to solve it."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I’m the CEO and Managing Partner of a global crypto marketing consultancy with offices in the UK, Estonia, Russia, and Belarus. Our company was founded in 2011 and has successfully implemented over 70 blockchain projects.
For what projects/services did your company hire Staylime?
We turned to Staylime for web design services. They developed our first corporate website, which existed for several years. After a while, we changed our market positioning to a crypto consultancy and, in this regard, needed to update our brand and site. Staylime’s team helped us with this. The goal was to develop a top-notch website that would reflect our business positioning and appeal to our target market, and they have accomplished this objective.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
The choice was made upon the recommendation from our business partner who worked with Staylime in the past. We had a face-to-face meeting with Staylime during which their team impressed us with their expertise and gained our trust. Therefore, we selected them without hesitation.
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
After requirement gathering and analysis, they provided us with the design concept in the video format. It was a motion design with 3D graphics and other progressive features, which we liked and approved immediately. Next, they provided the project framework and started desktop and mobile UI design. After the design stage was complete, they conducted QA to ensure everything was perfect. As the end result, we have got a state-of-the-art website that fully met our requirements.
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
Project Manager, Art Director, Lead UI/UX Designer, and Graphic Designer.
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
With the website designed by Staylime, we have increased our online presence considerably. The new website fully aligns with our business vision and has positive reactions from our clients, which cannot but rejoice.
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
We have been communicating with their team via messaging. They provided me with the statement of work every week and also presented the major milestones to be always in touch with the situation.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
I was impressed with their clear understanding of the problem and the ability to solve it, as well as their willingness to think outside the box. We just told them what we wanted to have without going deep into technical details and Staylime’s team provided us with the desired results.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
At an early stage, I wanted to have more feedback from their side. But after I expressed concerns to Staylime, the problem was quickly addressed.
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Web Dev, Design & Branding for AI-Powered Dating Platform
"I was impressed by the Staylime team’s creativity and deep involvement in each task."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I’m the CEO of a startup business. We simplify dating by offering a tool allowing people to get acquainted via popular messengers and chatbots.
For what projects/services did your company hire Staylime?
Our company used to have an outdated Tilda-based landing page that we have quickly outgrown. Therefore, we addressed Staylime to develop brand identity design and create a corporate website that would reflect our business vision. The key goal was to create a modern design that would appeal to our target audience — generation Z.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
We conducted market research and identified several potential candidates by calling them up. Staylime’s team impressed us with their individual approach to each case and high level of professionalism. Therefore, we opted for their design services.
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
Staylime provided us with complex services, including brand identity development and UI/UX design. First, we asked them to create a new logo design and a new landing page for our company. We admired the design concept developed by Staylime’s team, approved it, and soon launched our one-page website. It has successfully existed for more than a year. As time went on, our investments grew, and we decided to create a new website. Having good impressions of working together with Staylime, we addressed their team again.
The goal was to create a modern and vibrant design with extremely bright colors. In accordance with our wishes, they designed and developed our new website — bright, vivid, and with animated GIFs. They also developed our brand identity design, including a logo, a corporate presentation, banners, and social media design concept.
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
Our main point of contact was a PM. The team also comprised of an Art Director, Lead Designer, Graphic Designer, and Copywriter.
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
The website designed by Staylime helped considerably in attracting new customers and investors. I would say, it helped to generate a new “face” of ours. One of the major achievements was the fact that Product Hunt featured our brand as the #1 Product of the Day, of the Week, and of the Month.
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
We communicated every week, mainly via online conference calls and chat messages. I have to admit that our teams have been working closely together, which was one of the key reasons for the project’s success.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
I was impressed by the Staylime team’s creativity and deep involvement in each task. They take a responsible approach to every project and always listen to and feel a client in order to achieve the best results.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
No, I don’t think so.
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E-Commerce Development for LED Company
"What impressed me most was their active engagement in the project."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I’m the CEO of a Swiss-based LED Company. We offer a vast collection of energy-efficient LEDs to B2C and B2B clients. We also sell them online trough our LED Store. With the help of our project managers, we are able to handle small and large lighting projects quickly and professionally.
For what projects/services did your company hire Staylime, and what were your goals?
Initially, we hired Staylime to migrate our Magento 1 store to Magento 2. Being pleased with their migration services, we entrusted them with website maintenance and support.
For the last three years, Staylime’s team has been helping our organization with different tasks such as compatibility issue fixes, Magento performance analyses, and custom extension development.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
We were seeking experts who have the know-how in Magento. One of our partners recommended Staylime as a highly-reliable Magento vendor with a proven track record. So, we hired them and never regretted it.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
The first important task was Magento 1 website migration to Magento 2. Staylime’s team helped us with database migration and the installation and configuration of a number of Magento 2 extensions.
The shift to Magento 2 was smooth and fast, and, therefore, we addressed their team again. Second, Staylime created a custom extension for us to stay compliant with the EU regulations for energy labeling.
With this extension, one can display the energy label of LED products below the price field.
This allowed us to stay legally compliant and ahead of the competition. Third, they provided us with a Magento performance audit. Staylime’s specialists analyzed the theme and extensions and gave practical recommendations on how to enhance our website performance.
They further help us to implement several of those recommendations.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
I communicated directly with their account manager and a project manager.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
Thanks to Staylime’s team, we migrated to Magento 2 on time, thus avoiding risks associated with the Magento 1 end of life. Also, they helped us improve the website performance by conducting thorough analyses and providing actionable recommendations for store speed optimization.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
We communicated mainly via email and Telegram messaging. They are project-driven and deliver consistently on time and on budget.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
I know their team to be trustworthy and capable. What impressed me most was their active engagement in the project.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
I wish the cost of their service were lower.
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E-Commerce Development for Topiary Company
"The team has shown dedication and hard work over the month of joint work and made favorable impressions."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
Fiberglass and artificial grass topiary. I’m the CEO of a creative topiary store based in Miami, Florida.
For what projects/services did your company hire Staylime, and what were your goals?
We addressed Staylime to develop a Shopify-based online store that will let us manage and grow our ecommerce business. The goal was to create a clean, modern design with a minimalistic layout that would reflect the nature of the products that we sell.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
We were looking for an American vendor with a proven track record of successful projects. Also, the decisive factors were the vendor’s competence in E-commerce web development and a high level of professionalism. Staylime fully met these requirements and, therefore, was entrusted with the Green Animals store development.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
Staylime’s team first analyzed our requirements and proposed their vision of what the Shopify store would look like. After the concept was agreed upon, they moved to website development which took about a month.
The special task was to create a custom “Get a quote” button enabling our customers to request the price of any topiary by clicking on it. All requests should be later sent to an instant messenger to be able to respond to them proactively.
Staylime’s team did a great job with this task and the project as a whole, proving their professionalism.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We worked directly with their UI/UX designers and a PM.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
We’re delighted with the results. The e-store developed by Staylime is fast and user-friendly, with a minimalistic design yet all the required functionality — just like we wanted. The timeframe is also worth noting: they managed to develop a fully functioning Shopify website in a month. We appreciate this.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
We communicated mainly by email. Their team was exactly on time, so there weren’t any project delays.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Staylime’s willingness to tailor their approach to our needs was impressive. The team has shown dedication and hard work over the month of joint work and made favorable impressions.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
No, everything was great.
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Magento 2 Migration for Automotive Business
"Their attentiveness and work ethic were a breath of fresh air, and they communicated effectively to keep us updated."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am the founder and head engineer for a niche e-commerce company that specializes in turbochargers. We've used woocommerce for many years until it was clearly holding us back, and decided to switch to magento2. We've worked with numerous different devs over the years and consistently was frustrated with the lack of professionalism, communication and code quality.
For what projects/services did your company hire Staylime?
We previously hired a "premier" magento2 dev firm that couldnt deliver as promised. After months of little to no progress, we fired the original devs and Staylime was able to pick up the pieces and get the project to the finish line
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
We found staylime when a "wholesale pricing plugin" was not performing as expected. the original supplier of the plugin referred us to staylime to fix the issues
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
We had a hot mess on our hands, handing over an incomplete project with a number of puzzle pieces needing to be pieced back together. Staylime started by taking a look at the project and creating a trello board to manage progress. Then they worked through issue after issue diligently and thoroughly
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
In total we worked with our account Rep and he worked through their dev team.
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
Staylime's quality of codeing along with their communication and timeliness were unlike anything we've seen from previous devs. In fact I am not tempted to reach out to anyone we've worked with previously for any reason whatsoever
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
Highly effective. Their attentiveness and work ethic were a breath of fresh air, and they communicated effectively to keep us updated.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
The timeliness, can-do attitude and knowledge/quality of code makes Staylime a no-brainer for anyone needing e-commerce development.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
Im thrilled with staylime and have no suggestions to change anything.
Staylime delivers innovative solutions that provide the client with the functionality and customization capabilities needed to effectively operate an e-commerce business. The reliable partner communicates well, provides 24/7 support, and excels at project management despite working remotely.