Custom Shopify Stores in 2026: Hire a Designer, Not a Developer

Find a Shopify designer: https://www.storetasker.com/?ref=alioned You don't need a developer to build a custom store. Instead, hire a designer who specializes in Shopify. They can use these modern workflows to build you a custom store: 1. Dawn + section libraries (see links below) 2. The new Horizon-generation free themes 3. Page builders (used carefully) It's important to hire a designer that knows Shopify well and how to use it's themes and apps to maximum effect. They don't need to have coding skills, but they must understand the effect of certain apps and designs on performance. Hiring a generalist UX/UI designer who doesn't know Shopify, will lead to wasted time and money. 🔗 LINKS DESIGN TOOLS 1. Design Packs (section library): https://apps.shopify.com/design-packs?mref=kuyyshxv 2. Section Store (section library): https://apps.shopify.com/section-factory?mref=kuyyshxv 3. Pagefly (page builder): https://pagefly.io?ref=cuAjcvJp&target=app-listing DESIGN SERVICES Your safest bet for finding a reliable designer or developer is one of these companies that vets and connects you with freelancers: 1. Storetasker (more designers, bigger projects): https://www.storetasker.com/?ref=alioned 2. Shopexperts (more developers, small tasks, some design): https://app.shopexperts.com/client/new-project/?ref=6ee8583f830c 📢 STAY UPDATED Subscribe for more tips & tricks that I don't publish on Youtube: https://ed.codes/newsletter 🙏 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Become a member - https://www.youtube.com/@EdCodes/join 🛠 CODE SHOP Pre-built sections & blocks. Easy copy & paste to install. https://ed.codes/shop 👍 MY FAVOURITE APPS & THEMES All listed on my website - https://ed.codes/resources 📚 MY SHOPIFY CODING EBOOK Learn HTML, CSS and Shopify Liquid from the beginning and specifically for Shopify. https://ed.codes/shopify-coding-handbook 👨🏼‍💻 WHO AM I? 👋 My name is Eduard. I'm a web developer specializing in Shopify. I want to help you with the tech side of