A webshop where orders, payment, shipping and accounts talk to each other

WooCommerce suits you when you want to own the whole solution or need special adjustments. Shopify suits you when you want as little upkeep as possible and can live with its limits and the monthly fee. We work with both and recommend based on how you sell.

Usually because the message from Vipps saying the customer has paid does not reach the shop, while the money is often held at Vipps. The message can be stopped by a security add-on, a firewall or a wrong setting after an update. Run the webshop check to see what the shop shows from the outside.

Yes. Either with a ready-made connection or a solution of its own that records every order with the right VAT and fees. Which one depends on how much you sell and how you keep your accounts.

Yes, that is a large part of our work. We take a backup and say honestly what is risky before we change anything. If you change platform, we bring along product addresses, images and your place on Google.

Yes. In WooCommerce we set up own prices, invoice as a payment method and a separate login for business customers, as we did for Karma Pro Beauty Store.

Webshops using Vipps’s ready-made checkout must move to another checkout before that date. Ordinary Vipps payment continues. We replace the checkout, test payment and shipping, and check that orders come in correctly. What the webshop must do, and how we make the move.

Yes, you can run a webshop as a sole proprietorship (enkeltmannsforetak), but the business must be registered and have an organisation number before you start selling. The shop needs clear terms for purchase, the right of withdrawal and returns, and it is wise to have a separate bank account for the business. If turnover passes the threshold for VAT, you must register, and you settle that with your accountant.

Vipps usually charges per order, and some agreements also have a fixed monthly amount, but the terms vary between agreements and providers. Ask for the agreement in writing and check what applies to returns and refunds, because that is where costs can get higher than you expected. Also expect costs at the payment provider or bank you go through. We go through the agreement with you before the shop opens.

Most Norwegian webshops need Vipps and card, and many also need invoice or instalments. You can get it as one ready-made checkout from one provider, or as several payment options in the shop’s own checkout. What decides it is what your customers use, whether you sell to businesses, and how the money should be recorded in the accounts.

Yes, Shopify works well for many Norwegian shops, and Vipps has its own official connection to Shopify. What you need to check is shipping with Norwegian carriers, the connection to your accounts, and whether you need features that require extra apps. You do not need a partner to start, but it helps when the shop is to be connected to the rest of the business.

Look for an agency that can show webshops for Norwegian customers and takes responsibility for payment, shipping and accounts, not only the look. Ask who owns the Shopify account, and who answers when a payment fails after launch. We have seen shops that look good while Vipps, shipping and orders to the accounts are left half done. With us you get a written proposal with scope and price before anything starts.