Maybe you’ve got a product idea you keep coming back to. Maybe you already run a small side hustle from a spare room, or you simply want a second income stream that doesn’t demand a second job’s worth of hours. Whatever brought you here, the goal is the same: an online store that keeps working while you get on with your actual life — your job, your family, your other ventures.
The good news is that this isn’t a fantasy sold by “passive income” courses. It’s what happens when a store is built properly from the start. Payments processed automatically. Orders and stock levels synced without you touching a spreadsheet. Customer emails, receipts and shipping notifications sent without you lifting a finger. Once a store like this is live, it genuinely needs minimal day-to-day attention — a check-in now and then, not a second full-time job.
It doesn’t mean you never look at it again. It means the boring, repetitive parts — taking payment, updating stock, confirming orders, chasing failed transactions — are handled automatically by systems we set up correctly the first time. You focus on the parts that actually need a human: sourcing products, occasional marketing pushes, or simply deciding what to do with the extra income. Everything else runs in the background.
This approach suits people who:
We build fully working Shopify stores — not templates left half-finished, but properly configured, automated storefronts with payments, inventory, and order management set up correctly from day one. Because we use AI-accelerated development practices, we can deliver this kind of quality faster and at a fixer price than a traditional agency, without cutting corners on how the store actually runs once it’s live.
Our Shopify build packages range from £499 for a lean, focused store through to £18,999 for a fully custom, feature-rich setup with bespoke automation and integrations. Every tier is fixed-price and agreed upfront — no surprise invoices, no vague “it depends” quoting. If your ambitions grow beyond a store — say, into a full software platform or marketplace — our SaaS development service covers builds from £18,000 up to £650,000+ for complex, large-scale platforms.
Once your store is live, you don’t need to become a technical expert to keep it running smoothly. Our optional support plans start from £299/month for Shopify stores (SaaS support starts from £797/month), covering updates, monitoring, and small changes so the store keeps running itself while you keep an eye on the bigger picture rather than the small print.
A basic, well-built Shopify store with automated payments and order handling typically starts around £499, while more complex builds — custom product configurators, multi-channel inventory, bespoke integrations — run up to £18,999. The right number depends on how automated and custom you need things to be, which is exactly what we talk through on a free discovery call before any fixed price is agreed.
Freelancers can be a gamble — great when they’re available, difficult when they disappear mid-project, and you often don’t end up owning the code cleanly. Traditional agencies swing the other way: slower timelines, higher costs, and pricing that only becomes clear once you’re several invoices deep. By Design UK sits in between. You get agency-level reliability and code ownership, freelancer-level speed and pricing, all fixed upfront.
You can see this isn’t theoretical. Tackly.co.uk is a live, multi-toolkit SaaS platform we designed, built, and continue to run ourselves — real proof we can build and maintain software that works, not just a portfolio slide. We’re UK-based, every project is fixed-price, and you own 100% of the source code at the end. No lock-in, no dependency on us forever.
If you’re ready to talk through what a hands-off store could look like for your idea, get in touch via our contact page or read more about how we work on our about page. A short conversation is often all it takes to see whether this is the right fit.
Yes, once payments, inventory and order confirmations are properly automated, most day-to-day tasks handle themselves. You’ll still want to check in periodically, but it won’t need constant management.
Simple builds can be live in a few weeks, while more custom, fully automated setups take longer depending on integrations and complexity. We agree a timeline upfront alongside the fixed price.
Yes. Full source code and store ownership transfer to you, with no ongoing dependency on us unless you choose one of our optional support plans.
Our support plans start from £299/month for Shopify stores and cover updates, monitoring, and small ongoing changes, so your store keeps running smoothly without you needing technical knowledge.
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