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BigCommerce-to-Shopify Migration & Store Build for Vital Earth Minerals

Services Covered:

E-commerce Development • Search Engine Optimization (SEO) • Website Development • UI/UX Design

Industry

Food & Beverage

Duration

4 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 April 2025

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

82/100

Strong

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Client

Vital Earth Minerals

Grand Junction, United States of America

Project Summary

IT-Geeks migrated the client's e-commerce site from BigCommerce to Shopify, building a mobile-optimized, conversion-focused store while preserving SEO and data integrity. The engagement included full data and subscription migration, ERP synchronization, and customization of a premium Shopify theme with ADA/WCAG 2.1 compliance. The team implemented wholesale functionality, personalization tools, and analytics tracking; the project was delivered on time with clear communication and strong Shopify expertise.

Key Challenges

Create new website
Transfer from Big Commerce to Shopify
Implement SEO links / preserve SEO rankings

Project Deliverables

Data migration (customers, order history, blog content up to 100 posts, products and SKUs)
Subscription migration from ReCharge with customer notifications for credit-card re-entry
SEO migration and preservation (URL mapping, 301 redirects, keyword benchmarking, sitemap submission)
Mobile-optimized Shopify theme customization (Dawn or Impulse) with dynamic content
ADA / WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliance
Wholesale B2B functionality using Customer Tags
ERP synchronization for order and inventory management
Personalized product quiz and live chat implementation
Bundling and upsell feature implementation
Analytics and tracking setup (Google Analytics 4, Microsoft Clarity)

Project Solution

IT-Geeks executed a BigCommerce-to-Shopify migration including full data transfer (customers, orders, products, blog content) and subscription migration from ReCharge with customer notifications for payment re-entry. They preserved SEO through URL mapping, 301 redirects, keyword benchmarking, and sitemap submission, and customized a premium mobile-first Shopify theme (Dawn or Impulse) with dynamic content and ADA/WCAG 2.1 accessibility. The team implemented wholesale B2B functionality via customer tags, synchronized the store with the client's ERP for order and inventory management, added personalization (product quiz), live chat, bundling/upsell tools, and configured analytics tracking (GA4 and Microsoft Clarity).

Project Outcome

Project was delivered on time.
Client reported high-quality deliverables and effective communication.
Client praised the team's Shopify expertise and project tracking.

Platforms

E-commerce Platform
Web

Tech Stack

Google Analytics

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“IT-Geeks delivered the project on time and addressed all the client's needs. The team communicated easily via virtual meetings, email, and messaging apps, tracked the project well, and showed high knowledge of Shopify. The client was impressed with the quality of the deliverables.”
Anthelme Machet
CEO
Date: 08/22/2025