Exclusively for overwhelmed solo Shopify operators
34 browser tabs. Messy Shopify variants. A half-installed app nagging you from the admin.
Maker Commerce is the external executive function you’ve been missing:
Introductory onboarding rate. Continue at $2,000/month from Day 15—or walk away. Capped at 10 brands per cohort.
Live now in Slack
Focus studio — 9 Shopify makers heads-down, 3 shipping profiles fixed, 1 Klaviyo welcome flow live.
| Running solo in task freeze | Running with Maker Commerce in your corner |
|---|---|
| Chronic avoidance of tedious Shopify admin mechanics | 4x Weekly live Slack focus studios (Body doubling) |
| Context-switching drag & open-tab paralysis | Exactly 1 finished Shopify deliverable shipped weekly |
| Stalling on product setup, apps, emails & taxes | 1:1 live unblock desks to talk you through it in real time |
| Managing freelancers feels like a second full-time job | Drop raw 45-second memos; we handle the build |
| Deep operational guilt over abandoned admin backlogs | A trusted senior partner prioritizing your roadmap |
| Complete isolation behind a table or studio workbench | Held accountable weekly by us and a cohort of fellow merchants |
“Makercommerce did an amazing job helping me build my website not only looking professional but creative and highlighting my handmade jewelry business. I remember struggling with the technicality of website features and being completely overwhelmed—they stepped in and patiently walked me through it step-by-step until I felt confident. I highly recommend their services.”
The solo founder wall
Running a Shopify store solo means you are the CEO, the developer, and the packing department. These are the four points of friction where overwhelmed operators stall.
You can spend 14 hours in pure flow throwing ceramics, sewing garments, or casting jewelry. But the moment you have to sit down to map 40 SKU barcodes, configure shipping profiles, or update variant tags, your brain hits a wall. You clean your studio, reorganize your tools, and feel guilty for the rest of the night.
Every season it’s the same story: you want to apply for Renegade Craft, Shoppe Object, or your local holiday market, but the application sits open in a tab for two weeks. Sizing booth dimensions and drafting artist statements triggers instant avoidance until the deadline passes.
Your day is chopped into 40 tiny interruptions: answering Instagram DMs, fulfilling market orders, restocking packaging, and untangling a discount glitch. By 2:00 PM, your cognitive tank is empty. You simply don't have the mental bandwidth left to touch heavy digital projects.
You tried Upwork or an offshore virtual assistant, but having to write step-by-step SOPs, record Looms, and QA broken spreadsheets took more energy than doing it yourself. You took the work back, burned your cash, and felt twice as exhausted.
How we work
Courses give you information. What gets a store built is someone expecting you to show up. Here, that's us and a small group of fellow merchants who notice when you go quiet.
4x weekly in Slack
Show up, say your one task out loud, and work heads-down alongside us and fellow merchants. Once you’ve said it in front of the room, you follow through. Body doubling breaks task freeze so the backend work you’ve been avoiding finally gets done.
Live, when you’re stuck
Stuck on product setup? Don’t know how to set up an app? What’s the next email you need to send? Need to build a welcome flow in Klaviyo? Paralyzed thinking about taxes? We talk you through it in real time until it’s done.
1 finished deliverable weekly
Drop a raw 45-second memo. Our squad executes the Shopify dev, catalog architecture, graphic assets, and store admin behind the scenes. No SOPs, no Looms, no QA on your end.
Every week
We hold you to your roadmap: a senior partner checks what shipped and what’s next. Your cohort of fellow Shopify merchants holds you to your word, sharing wins, calling out stalls, and showing you’re never building alone.
Scope
One finished Shopify deliverable shipped every week, pulled from the roadmap we set together in coaching, in priority order.
Your coach
I’ve spent more than 17 years in ecommerce, from launching storefronts for Rocket Internet to leading Shopify Plus builds at a Platinum Partner agency. Since 2018 I’ve also run my own small Shopify brand, so I know exactly how it feels when the admin backlog outgrows the hours in your day.
I coach solo Shopify operators from anywhere, on everything from product strategy and catalog decisions to simply getting the next thing done. You bring the craft; I bring the operating rhythm big brands rely on, scaled down to fit a one-person business.
Engagement Director
Shopify Platinum Partner agency
Guiding fashion and supplement brands through ambitious Shopify roadmaps.
Co-Founder
A Mediterranean home and lifestyle brand. I live the solo-operator juggle myself: sourcing, catalog, fulfillment, wholesale, and pop-ups.
Lead Producer
Shopify Plus agency
Ran Shopify Plus launches and growth projects across strategy, design, development, and QA.
CTO, launch team
Rocket Internet (Zidora.az)
Took ecommerce sites live from zero across four markets: payments, catalog loading, and back-office integration.
Pricing
Step 1 · 14-Day Pilot
50% off · Pilot pricing$500Regular price $1,000one-time
Two live Shopify projects shipped in 14 days.
On Day 15, continue at $2,000/month—or walk away with your two shipped projects.
Step 2 · Ongoing Partnership
$2,000/ month
Fixed monthly rate after your pilot. Everything in the pilot, running continuously.
Capped at 10 brands per cohort so every maker gets real attention.
The field manual
The operating playbook we use inside the studios—how to break task freeze, batch your Shopify admin, and finally close the tabs on product setup, apps, and emails. Free.