How to review an ecommerce website proposal before hiring
The buyer of a website project should be able to identify the customer it serves, the problem being fixed and the work included in the quote. Compare scope and evidence before comparing promises.
Ask for a checkable scope
- Which product categories, pages and buying paths are included?
- What data, content and account access do you need to provide?
- How will retail, wholesale, stock, shipping and payment requirements be handled?
- Which subscriptions or provider fees are outside the implementation fee?
- How will mobile behavior, order routing and rollback be checked before handover?
- Who owns the domain, provider accounts and business data?
Separate delivery from claimed growth
A working buying path is an acceptance check. Revenue or margin impact requires real business records and a defined comparison period. Traffic alone is not a completed sale. Missing data should stay unknown; a small before/after comparison cannot isolate every cause.
Begin with a boundary you can manage
You may need one repair on the current site, a product organization change or a small new build. Confirm who approves the work and the provider limits before committing. A recurring service should specify actual recurring jobs and a review point.
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