Finding and Choosing the right partner for store design updat

Topic summary

A store owner with physical limitations (back issues, carpal tunnel) is seeking help with site redesign but struggling to find trustworthy Shopify Partners.

Main challenges encountered:

  • Partners providing false information (claiming US locations while actually based elsewhere)
  • References not checking out or being fabricated
  • Non-responsive partners or prohibitively high pricing
  • One company’s reference denied ever working with them

Specific needs:

  • Reorganizing product categories and designs
  • Fixing issues with women’s vs. unisex t-shirt categorization
  • General store design improvements to increase conversions

Additional frustrations:

  • Unable to reach human Shopify support
  • Email support discontinued
  • Chat support described as unhelpful

The discussion remains open with no clear resolution. One response criticized the store’s content, while another offered services from a China-based Shopify partner.

Summarized with AI on October 24. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hello,

I have major back issues, and carpal tunnel; since I am also a pianist, I’m not able to fix my site myself. I need help. The problem I have been having is that every time I contact one of the over 1000 “Shopify Partners” either their references don’t check out, or their primary location might say Los Angeles, but it is actually in India. Not that India is necessarily a problem, but I’m wary when these partners have so much false information. Others I’ve contacted haven’t responded or their prices are too high. Example: I had a company (Shopify Partner) approach me for a reasonable redesign and I reached out to several of their references. Two of these responded, one favorably. The other said they never heard of the company and they were lying. I have put way too much time and effort into setting this store up, and designing wonderful products, but I need help fixing the store design itself to fix the host of issues which are keeping people from buying: I need to delete certain designs and reorganize their order and categories. The problem is especially problematic with “women’s T-shirts” because there are unisex t’s and there are those designed for women specifically. Trying to fix just one design the other day was excruciatingly painful and my hand was numb. How have people chosen partners successfully? I have been unable to reach anyone human at Shopify and now their e-mail support is discontinued. Their Chat program reminds me of the recent South Park Episode. A joke. I would be grateful for any advice. J Breitbart. notsobreitbart.com

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It would be difficult to find someone who wants to help promote repulsive content.

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