E-Commerce Site Build -- 2

I’m ready to take my line of physical products online and need a full-featured e-commerce website built from the ground up. The core goals are straightforward: a clean product catalog, a frictionless checkout, and an administrative back-end that lets me manage inventory, orders, and promotions without headaches.

Platform is still open—Shopify, WooCommerce, or Magento could all work—so I’d like your recommendation based on speed, scalability, and ease of maintenance. Whichever route we choose, the store must be mobile-responsive, fast, and SEO-friendly, with secure payment gateway integration and real-time shipping rates.

Deliverables:
• Fully designed and developed storefront, including product, category, and policy pages
• Payment gateway and shipping rate configuration tested end-to-end
• Admin dashboard set up with simple inventory and order workflows
• Basic on-page SEO (titles, meta, schema) and analytics tracking
• A brief handover guide or screenshare so I can confidently manage the store myself

Once the build is stable, I’d also appreciate guidance on performance tuning and launch best practices to make sure we go live smoothly. If this sounds like the kind of project you enjoy, let’s talk through your proposed platform and timeline.