Ownership and management

[Aep59]

I'm new to shopify and it's processes, and I'm looking for some advice. Based on very limited web design experience, I signed up for a  shopify trial with the intent of building a store for a 3rd party (actually a family member). I'm in the final phases of the site and looking to transfer the site to the new owner. While I will not be the owner, I will be the primary person to maintain the site and show the owner how to use it. After checking on how to do a ownership transfer, I see that  shopify recommends updating our current basic plan to a small teams plan in order continue to have access to the site for upkeep. At this point we are a very small operation, and upgrading is not a good option, as it is cost prohibitive right now. I'm thinking being added as a collabarator might serve our needs. Has any one else had an issue like this, or could offer some other advice I'm not aware of?

Thanks

[BPJWebDesign]

@Aep59 - You would transfer ownership of the store, and you could be added to the store as a staff member (settings > users and permissions > add staff). When adding a staff member, you are able to select what areas of the store the staff member has control over. 

[Aep59]

Hi Paul,

Not sure if you saw in my original post that to add be added as a staffer, I would need to upgrade my  current basic plan to a small teams plan, and thats what I want to avoid.

Thanks

[BPJWebDesign]

@Aep59 - on the basic ($39/mo) Shopify plan you can add two staff accounts.

[StevenDunneDev · Accepted solution]

You wouldn't necessarily need to be added as a staff member. You can be added on your partner account as a collaborator with full access instead. That's how I operate with my main customer which I manage full-time