Hi, I'm Terris. I'm a web designer in Singapore, and I design and build every online shop myself, payments included.
Get ecommerce website design in Singapore that takes PayNow and cards
Your customers pay the way they already do in Singapore: PayNow from any bank app, DBS PayLah! included, cards, GrabPay, Apple Pay and more. I load your products and run test orders before it goes live, and after that you run the shop from one dashboard.
Every way Singapore pays, set up at your checkout
Singapore shoppers pay online with Visa and Mastercard, PayNow from their bank app (DBS PayLah! pays the same PayNow QR), GrabPay, ShopeePay, Apple Pay and Google Pay, and pay-later plans like Atome. I set up the methods your customers actually use, through one payment gateway that takes them all.
Cards
Every gateway below takes the major cards.
Visa
Mastercard
American Express
UnionPay
PayNow and bank apps
Checkout shows a PayNow QR. Customers scan it with DBS PayLah! or any Singapore bank app, and the order confirms once the payment comes through.
PayNow
DBS PayLah!
Wallets
Apple Pay and Google Pay use the card already saved on the customer's phone, so paying is one tap.
GrabPay
ShopeePay
Apple Pay
Google Pay
NETS
Through NETS's own online services or your bank's.
NETS
Pay later
Customers split the bill into instalments with the provider.
Atome- PayLater by Grab
- SPayLater
Visitors from China
For tourists and overseas Chinese customers.
Alipay
WeChat Pay
Which gateway takes which
| Gateway | Takes |
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| Stripe | Cards, PayNow, GrabPay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay and WeChat Pay |
| HitPay | Visa, Mastercard, American Express, UnionPay, PayNow, GrabPay, PayLater by Grab, ShopeePay, SPayLater, Atome, Apple Pay, Google Pay and WeChat Pay |
| NETS | NETS cards and NETS QR, through eNETS, NETS Click or NETS QR Online |
From each gateway's own documentation, checked in October 2026. Gateways change their lists, so I check again before your build, and I'll show you their fees before you sign up with one.
What every online shop I build includes
Every shop I build comes with the catalogue, product pages, cart, checkout and payments, plus delivery options, order emails and stock that counts itself down. You add products, change prices and handle orders yourself from the shop's dashboard, with no code.
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Catalogue and product pages
Products sorted the way your customers shop, with filters for size, colour or whatever splits your range, and photos, variants, price and stock on each product page.
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Cart and checkout
A short checkout that works on a phone, with guest checkout so nobody has to make an account to buy.
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Payments
The methods your customers use, from PayNow to Atome, through one gateway, tested in the gateway's test mode before launch.
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Delivery and self-collection
Delivery rates by area or order size, free delivery above an amount you set, and self-collection if you have a shop front.
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Orders and stock
Order emails to you and your customer, and stock that counts down as things sell, so you don't sell what you don't have.
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Product SEO
Page titles written for what people search, and product pages carrying the price and stock details Google reads.
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Imagery
Banners and section images are custom AI-generated imagery, art-directed to your brand and included in every package. Product photos should be your real products, so those come from you or your photographer.
Shops and catalogues I've designed and built
A learning-resources shop inside a 38-page site, and a catalogue of more than 150 machines that people browse by category.
learning-resource products in a WooCommerce shop, beside a 38-page site for parents and therapists
Special Needs Tutoring, special needs education, 2026 I did: Brand, design, build and SEO Read the case study →
arcade machines in a catalogue that event planners browse by category
Arcade Rental Singapore, event rentals, 2024 I did: Design, build, SEO and Google Ads Read the case study →What clients wrote on Google about working with me
These come straight from my Google profile.
How a shop build runs, from product list to first order
A shop on Premium takes 5 to 8 weeks, counted from the day you pay the first half. You and I agree the catalogue, payments and delivery first. Then I design it, build it, load your products and run test orders before it goes live.
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Agree the shop
You tell me what you sell, how you deliver and how your customers like to pay. I reply with a fixed price and a date.
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Design
I design the homepage, category, product, cart and checkout pages, phone first, and you approve them before I build.
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Build and connect payments
I build the shop, connect the payment gateway, and set up delivery rates, order emails and stock.
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Load your products
Your products go in from a spreadsheet you fill in, with their photos, variants and prices. How many is agreed in the quote.
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Test orders, then launch
I place test orders with each payment method in the gateway's test mode, check the emails and stock, then switch on live payments.
Half when I start, half when you approve the finished shop.
What ecommerce website design costs in Singapore
An online shop with me costs from SGD 6,075: Starter at SGD 2,535 plus the shop at SGD 3,540. Premium, from SGD 10,620, has the shop built in with up to 30 pages and a second language. Large catalogues, marketplaces and subscriptions start at SGD 15,180. Every price is fixed before I start.
| Route | What you get | Price |
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| Starter with a shop | Up to 10 pages designed from scratch, with the copy and imagery, plus the product catalogue, cart, checkout and payment gateway | from SGD 6,075 |
| Premium | Up to 30 pages with the shop built in, a second language, full SEO with competitor analysis, and conversion tracking | from SGD 10,620 |
| Large catalogue or multi-vendor | Marketplaces, subscriptions, deposits and memberships, scoped against your catalogue and how payments flow E-commerce development → | from SGD 15,180 |
Want Growth's editable CMS and blog with a shop as well? Take Premium. Growth from SGD 7,585 plus the shop from SGD 3,540 comes to SGD 11,125, so Premium is the cheaper way to get both.
You pay half when I start and half when you approve the finished shop. Each payment gateway charges its own fee on every sale, and that goes to the gateway, not me. For comparison, mid-tier agencies in Singapore quote SGD 5,000 to SGD 25,000 for a business website.
Your own online shop or Shopee and Lazada
Shopee and Lazada bring shoppers who are already looking, but they charge fees on every sale, set the rules and keep most of the customer relationship. Your own shop costs more to start and needs its own traffic from search or ads, but the customers, the branding and the margins are yours. Plenty of sellers run both.
| Your own shop | Shopee or Lazada | |
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| Who brings the shoppers | You do, through Google, ads, social media and repeat customers | The marketplace, from people already browsing it |
| Fees on each sale | The payment gateway's fee | Commission and transaction fees the marketplace sets |
| Your customers' details | Yours: emails and order history you can reach again | Mostly kept by the marketplace |
| How your brand looks | Your design, your product pages, your story | The marketplace's layout, beside your competitors' listings |
| Payment methods | The ones you choose, set up in your gateway | Whatever the marketplace offers |
| Cost to start | A website build, from SGD 6,075 with me | Low: you list products on their platform |
Questions people ask about online shops
How much does an ecommerce website cost in Singapore?
With me, an online shop starts at SGD 6,075: Starter at SGD 2,535 plus the shop at SGD 3,540. Premium, from SGD 10,620, has the shop built in with up to 30 pages and a second language, and large catalogues or marketplaces start at SGD 15,180. Mid-tier agencies in Singapore quote SGD 5,000 to SGD 25,000 for a business website. Payment gateway fees are separate and go to the gateway.
Can my customers pay with PayNow and PayLah!?
Yes. The checkout shows a PayNow QR code, and customers scan it with DBS PayLah! or any Singapore bank app. Stripe and HitPay both take PayNow, and the order confirms once the payment comes through, so you don't match bank transfers to orders by hand.
Which payment gateway should my shop use?
The one that takes the methods your customers use. Stripe covers cards, PayNow, GrabPay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay and WeChat Pay. HitPay also takes ShopeePay, Atome, SPayLater and PayLater by Grab. I'll set you up on the one that fits and show you its fees before you sign up.
Can I offer buy now, pay later like Atome?
Yes, through a gateway that takes it. HitPay takes Atome, PayLater by Grab and SPayLater, so customers can split the bill into instalments with the provider. It matters most when your orders are big enough that people want to spread the cost.
What platform do you build online shops on?
I build online shops on WooCommerce and on Shopify, and I'm a Shopify Partner. A WooCommerce shop sits inside your WordPress site, which you own outright, and costs less to run. A Shopify store is hosted by Shopify for a monthly fee and needs less looking after. My Shopify vs WooCommerce guide sets out when each suits a Singapore business.
How long does it take to build an online shop?
Premium takes 5 to 8 weeks, counted from the day you pay the first half. A shop added to Starter or Growth is timed in the quote, because it depends on how many products go in. What slows shops down most is waiting on product photos and details, so it helps to start gathering them early.
Can I add and edit products myself?
Yes. You add products, change prices and stock, and handle orders yourself from the shop's dashboard, with no code.
Do you photograph my products?
No. Product photos should be of your real products, so they come from you or a photographer. The rest of the site's imagery, the banners and section images, is custom AI-generated, art-directed to your brand and included in every package.
I already sell on Shopee or Lazada. Should I have my own shop too?
Plenty of sellers run both: the marketplace for reach, and their own shop for repeat customers, their own branding and no commission on each sale. Your own shop needs its own traffic from search or ads, so it pays off most once you have customers who come back.
Will my online shop show up on Google?
Every shop comes with on-page SEO, and product pages carry the price and stock details Google reads. Ranking for competitive product searches takes ongoing work, which is what e-commerce SEO and Google Shopping ads are for.
What happens after the shop goes live?
Each package comes with a support period, from a 14-day bug-fix warranty on Starter to 60 days on Premium. After that, the website partner retainer at SGD 3,045 a month grows the shop with Google Ads, SEO and new landing pages, with hosting and upkeep included. If you only need upkeep, website maintenance starts at SGD 550 a month.
More on selling online
Selling online
- E-commerce development from SGD 15,180
- Shopify stores from SGD 4,045
- E-commerce SEO
- Google Shopping ads
- Google Ads for e-commerce
Your website
- Web design from SGD 2,535
- Website packages
- Website partner retainer
- Website maintenance
Guides I've written on selling online
Tell me what you sell and I'll send you a fixed price for the shop
Send me your product list, or just roughly how many products you have and how you deliver. It goes to my phone and I answer it myself.
