Web Design and Development·Besiders, since 2002

Ecommerce website development that sells

For retailers and brands selling online in Lebanon, the GCC and beyond. Our ecommerce website development covers the store, the checkout and the operations behind them, on Shopify, WooCommerce or a custom build.

What our ecommerce development covers

  • Platform selection

    A clear recommendation between Shopify, WooCommerce and a custom build based on your catalogue and operations.

  • Store design

    Category pages, product pages and search designed to help shoppers find and compare products quickly.

  • Checkout and payments

    A short, trustworthy checkout with the payment methods your customers actually use, including cash on delivery where relevant.

  • Shipping and taxes

    Delivery zones, rates and tax rules configured for the countries you sell in.

  • Integrations

    Connections to inventory, ERP, accounting and marketing tools so orders flow without manual re-entry.

  • Tracking and feeds

    GA4 ecommerce tracking and product feeds for Google and Meta, so ads and reporting work from day one.

An example of our work

CHF Heron Nigeria website on a phone
CHF Heron Nigeria website on a phone, another section

CHF Heron Nigeria

Distributor of beauty, home and personal care brands in Nigeria

An online store for its brands, organised by category, with featured collections, best sellers and time-limited offers, designed to be used mostly on mobile.

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CHF Heron Nigeria: Special collections by category
Special collections by category
CHF Heron Nigeria: Best sellers with prices in naira, stock and add to cart
Best sellers with prices in naira, stock and add to cart

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Where online stores lose sales, and how to build them out

Most ecommerce problems are not visual. Shoppers leave because delivery costs appear too late, the preferred payment method is missing, or the product page does not answer a basic question about size, material or stock. Good ecommerce website development starts with the buying journey and the questions customers ask before they pay, then designs the store to answer them clearly and early.

Regional details matter more than many templates allow for. Stores in Lebanon and the GCC often need cash on delivery, several currencies, Arabic product content and delivery rules that vary by city. Choosing a platform that handles these cleanly saves a lot of workarounds later, which is why we settle them during scoping rather than after launch. A platform that fights your market will cost more in plugins and patches than it saved upfront.

Operations decide whether a store scales. If every order needs manual copying into a stock sheet or accounting system, growth simply creates more admin. We map how orders, stock and returns move through your business and connect the store to those systems where it makes sense, so the team spends time on customers, not data entry. That integration work is often where the real return on a new store comes from.

How we build your online store

  1. Plan

    We review your products, markets, payments, delivery and systems, then choose the platform.

  2. Design

    We design the home, category, product, cart and checkout pages around how your customers buy.

  3. Build

    We develop the store, import products, configure payments and shipping, and connect your systems.

  4. Launch and optimise

    We test real orders end to end, launch, then improve using sales and checkout data.

Why build your store with Besiders

  • Store and marketing together

    We also run SEO and paid media, so the store is built ready for traffic and tracking.

  • Regional know-how

    We understand Arabic content, local payment habits and delivery realities in Lebanon and the GCC.

  • Judged on revenue

    We measure the store by orders and revenue, not by how it looks in a portfolio.

Frequently asked questions

Should I use Shopify or WooCommerce?

Shopify is simpler to run and suits brands that want a managed platform. WooCommerce gives more control and suits businesses already on WordPress or with unusual requirements. We recommend after reviewing your catalogue, markets and team.

Can my online store accept cash on delivery?

Yes. Both Shopify and WooCommerce support cash on delivery alongside card payments. We configure it with the right rules for the areas you deliver to.

Can you build an Arabic and English online store?

Yes. We build bilingual stores with right-to-left layouts, translated product content and separate language URLs that search engines can index.

Can you migrate my existing store to a new platform?

Yes. We migrate products, customers and order history where the platforms allow, and set up redirects so you keep your search rankings and links.

Do you help with marketing after the store launches?

Yes. We can run SEO, Google Ads and Meta campaigns for your store, and the tracking we set up during the build makes that reporting accurate.

Ready to sell online? Tell us about your products.