Hiring a WordPress or Shopify developer for a European business
A European site usually has to work in more than one language, respect GDPR from the first page load, and charge the right VAT in every country it ships to. Getting these right at the start is far cheaper than fixing them later.
GDPR cookie consent
Many sites show a cookie banner but still load Google Analytics or Meta pixels before anyone clicks. I set up a consent tool that holds those tags back until the visitor opts in, connects to Google Consent Mode, records consent, and offers a clear reject option alongside accept. Forms collect only what you need, with a privacy page linked from each one.
Multilingual sites
- WPML for larger sites and WooCommerce stores: translated products, attributes, emails and checkout.
- Polylang for lighter brochure sites in two or three languages.
- Shopify Markets for stores, with per-country currency, domains or subfolders and a translation app.
- Correct hreflang tags so Google shows the German page in Germany and the French page in France.
EU VAT and the One Stop Shop
When you sell to consumers in other EU countries above the threshold, VAT follows the customer's country and is reported through OSS. Shopify can handle much of this natively; on WooCommerce I set up country-by-country rates or a VAT plugin, validate business VAT numbers for B2B sales if you need it, and show prices including VAT.
Working hours
India is 3.5 hours ahead of Central European time in summer and 4.5 in winter, so your morning and early afternoon fall within my working day. Calls are easy to book, and anything left at the end of your day is usually done by the next morning. The Southern Flavours project in the UK ran the same way.
In the UK? See the UK page. For platform details, see WooCommerce development or Shopify development.
