Web design

Online shops for Spanish and Costa del Sol businesses

If you are selling through a marketplace, you are paying commission on every order and borrowing a customer who can be delisted at any time. A shop of your own costs more to set up and keeps everything after that — including the customer, who is very hard to get back from a platform.

1

What a shop costs in this market

A focused store with a manageable range starts around €1,500. A larger catalogue, several delivery zones, a connection to your stock system and real content work pushes towards €6,000. The range is driven by how many products, how many delivery and tax rules, and how much of the business the shop has to become. A shop built for one range of beachwear in August is a very different project from one carrying 900 lines all year.

2

Selling to Germany, the Netherlands and France

International customers are most of the potential for a lot of businesses here, and the checkout has to survive them. Delivery zones with sensible thresholds, a shipping cost shown before payment rather than discovered at the end, delivery times written in days rather than vague phrases, and a returns address that is a real place. On tax, the EU-wide distance-selling threshold was removed at the start of 2025, so cross-border sales generally need to be looked at properly — your accountant should confirm where you stand before you launch, not after.

3

Prices on screen, the Spanish way

Prices shown to consumers include IVA, unit pricing where it applies, and the total that will be charged. Shipping is stated before the customer commits, not at the last step. The small print is not what sells the order, but it is what a customer remembers if something goes wrong, and it is far cheaper to get right at the start.

4

Seasonal stock is the real operational problem

A coastal retailer has a very short peak and a long, deep trough. Your site has to handle a July traffic spike without falling over, a January sale that clears stock without damaging your margins, and the months in between when the site is the only thing still selling. Stock that drifts out of sync is the fastest way to lose a customer's trust, so we connect it properly rather than letting the shop guess.

5

Marketplaces and your own shop, together

The sensible arrangement for most businesses here is both. The marketplace handles discovery and the customers who only buy from a platform. Your own shop keeps the margin, holds the customer relationship, lets you sell what does not fit marketplace rules, and gives you somewhere to send people who have already bought from you once.

6

The compliance that is not optional

Legal notice, privacy policy, cookie consent under the GDPR and the LSSI that actually blocks anything loading before agreement, shipping and returns information, and the withdrawal rights that apply to online sales in Spain. None of it is difficult when it is built in from the start. Retrofitting it into a live shop in August, with orders arriving, is a very different job and a very different price.

Get a free quoteFree website audit

Common questions

WooCommerce or Shopify?
It depends on how much of your business has to connect to the shop. Shopify is faster to launch and easier for a small team to run day to day. WooCommerce costs less to run and fits better when your stock, pricing or processes need to talk to something else. We will recommend one, and explain why, rather than selling you the one we prefer.
Do you take a commission on sales?
No. We are paid to build it and, if you want, to look after it. Every euro you take through the shop is yours, and the payment account is in your business's name from the start.
Can I sell to customers outside Spain?
Yes — European orders are routine, and outside the EU is straightforward with the right carrier setup. What needs care is tax: which regime you fall under, what you charge at the point of sale, and what you report. We build the shop to be ready for it and we will tell you to confirm your position with a Spanish accountant before launch.
Do you handle stock and orders?
We connect your existing stock system or a sensible one, so the shop shows what you actually have, flags low stock, and lets you know when something needs reordering. The daily admin stays with you, through a straightforward screen — but the numbers are not left to be guessed.
What about returns and the legal information?
Both are built in, in language that actually says what happens and who pays. It is part of the build rather than an extra, because a shop without clear returns information generates more complaints than it saves orders.
How long does an online shop take?
A focused store with a manageable range is usually four to eight weeks. Larger catalogues, several languages and complicated delivery rules take longer. We give you a real date after seeing what you sell, not a template schedule.

How we can help

We work with businesses across Marbella & the Costa del Sol

Free website audit

Not sure where to start?

Send us your website and we'll tell you what needs attention — at no cost and with no obligation.

Get a free quoteSee our work

Trusted by businesses across Marbella & the Costa del Sol